Daily rantings – Avoid high contrast situations One of the most common mistake made by newcomers to digital photography is taking photos in very high contrast situations. Most DSLR’s sensors can record images with about 5 to 6 stops of dynamic range. Trying to take a photo of a scene that is higher than what the digital sensor is capable of capturing will result in blown highlights and blocked shadows. Negative films have a slight advantage...

Daphne Low is a Chartered Accountant working for a Biopharmaceutical company. Her first camera in 2008 was a Canon IXUS P&S. She now shoots with a Canon DSLR, which she bought only in August 2009. Her hobbies include traveling, swinning, and outdoor activities such as white water rafting and bungee jumping. She is an outdoor enthusiast and travel bug. She says traveling is one of life’s most satisfying pleasures. To experience adventure...

PMPE once again organised a Ricoh Walkabout and Street Shoot to give its members a chance to touch and try out the famed Ricoh GRDlll and the GXR point and shoot cameras. These point and shoot cameras are no ordinary P&S, the price guarantees that. It is a specialised camera for street, documentary and family photos. It has some of the features like prime lens, snap mode, hyperfocus mode which are not found in most P&S...

PMPE-Pentax K-x Workshop on 13th march 2010 This camera specific Photography workshop was conducted by PMPE (PhotoMalaysia Photosafari Experience) for DSC World, the Sole Distributor for Pentax Cameras in Malaysia. The Instructors of  this workshop were Maxby Chan and Eddie Putera Noordin with Yusuf Hashim as Advisor. The workshop was conducted at Malaysia Institute of Arts in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur. This workshop was conducted...

Dai Minh Lake, Dalat City, Vietnam The Dai Minh Lake is about 12 miles southeast of Dalat City. The Lake was named after Don Duong. The lake was formed when the hydroelectric dam was built. One can see parts of dead tree projecting from the water surface. Local fishermen usually go out to fish in the early hours of the morning and bringing their catch to the market by 7am. The best time to photograph the activities in the lake is around 5.30am...