7 January 2016

Description

Another test shot using the Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro Lens. Taken on 6 January 2016, with the Goldenrod (out of focus) setting his sights for a glass of juice.

Taken with

Nikon D5500 @ 300mm, 1/100s, f/6.3, ISO 6400, lightly edited in Lightroom

6 January 2016

Description

One of my favorite photos of my niece, when she was around 2 years old. I took this candid shot of hers on 30 July 2010, when she was playing with my old Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS.

Taken with

Nikon D40 @ 38mm, 1/60s, f/4.8, ISO 200, shot as JPEG

5 January 2016

Description

A photo of 47 Queensland Avenue in Coventry, where I lived in my final year as an undergraduate student in the UK. This was taken on 21 January 2010, with the finals looming but the itch for photography still burning brightly.

Taken with

Nikon D40, edited in Photoshop and exported to HDR using Photomatix

4 January 2016

Description

Testing the new Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro Lens which I bought at Camera Valley at Sunway Giza Mall. Shot some photos of Threepio and Artoo plush toys on 3 January 2016.

Taken with

Nikon D5500 @ 16mm, 0.6s, f/8, ISO 200, lightly edited in Lightroom

3 January 2016

Description

My wife receiving change when she bought a medium Llaollao froyo for us to share after lunch. Snapped on 26 December 2015 at Bedok Mall.

Taken with

Nikon D5500 @ 35mm, 1/125s, f/1.8, ISO 140, lightly edited in Lightroom

2 January 2016

Description

Neighbor's cat passing the time by casually walking into our home. Shot taken on 19 December 2015 in a messy living room.

Taken with

Nikon D5500 @ 35mm, 1/50s, f/1.8, ISO 800, lightly edited in Lightroom

1 January 2016

Description

Life-sized X-wing starfighter and special appearances by R2-D2 and BB-8 at Changi Airport's Terminal 3 departure hall. Captured on 31 December 2015 before boarding a flight to KL for the new year holiday.

Taken with

Nikon D5500 @ 14mm, 1/60s, f/8, ISO 400, lightly edited in Lightroom

2016 Challenge - Post 1 photo (or more!) per day

Background

Back in 2007, I bought my first DSLR in the form of Nikon D40. I loved it since it immortalized most of my journeys in my early 20s when I lived in the UK to study, capturing photos of trips after trips from Northern Ireland and Wales to western European countries i.e. the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

Fast forward to 2016, I recently made my second DSLR purchase, this time a Nikon D5500. I stuck with Nikon since I'm familiar with its interface and some of my accessories for the D40 can still be used i.e. old lens  (e.g. Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX) and flash (i.e. Nikon SB-400 AF Speedlight).

I would like to rekindle my interest in photography, since it has be a while since I took it seriously as a hobby. The D40 is still working flawlessly, but has seen little action since the best part of the last 5 years. So, with the new D5500 (and maybe sometimes with the D40), let's hope 2016 will a great year for amazing/memorable photos.

I will post 1 (or more) photo per day as part of this challenge. I hope this can instill a sense of discipline that I need to make sure that photography becomes a rewarding hobby/habit!