All the Reds

Hi! World Cup is fast approaching. I am not into football so much as I'd rather watch the Grand Prix, Cricket, or Wimbledon if given the choice. But there's one exception- the World Cup. Although I would be cheering for team England I will keep an eye out for other countries close to me and one of them of course is Korea. I visited the Cup's website for some infos on the timetables and line up so click here if you want to know. To watch about Korea's qualifying highlights just click here and for the England team here.

Below are pics of Yjssi for the All The Reds campaign.

Lifted from Fuyuka's blog. Thanks

More AB Pics

Hello there!Style of BYJ Gallery posted more AB photos of YJssi. I think they are lovely shots of him.

The End of a Winter's day

Hi! It's been sunny and lovely in East Anglia. Just about time to prepare the garden for summer. I have been contemplating on getting more border and flowering plants to brighten it up. Despite the fact that it's still cold the temperature have gone up slightly for Spring plants to come out.

With this change in the weather I have noticed some lovely sunsets appearing once in a while which to me is always something to keep an out. Recently this gave me the opportunity to explore my camera. I nearly gave up on my DSLR as I thought I was desperate for an upgrade and started using the compact camera hubby got me. Most of my disappointments was due to the fact that I haven't got much knowledge on how to use it. When you have a camera such that ,it could actually  be daunting as it required some time and patience to explore the advance program. Others may find it easy but not in my case.

But something happened that turn my view 180 degrees. First when I got back the result of my first module my tutor thought the shots I took from the compact camera was too noisy..don't ask me.. This remains a mystery but I thought the camera wasn't as good as I hope it to be plus my lack of experience. Then one day hubby came home with a Photoplus magazine. I have a slight reservation with this sort of magazine because of the cost and me being a reluctant learner. So hubby thought instead of buying something for himself he'd get this for me. After I read through I realized that the mag was catered for Canon users and most of the unresolved issues I had with my first camera were solved. Eureka!!! I thought. I asked myself why I didn't seek more help and did research? So I'm back using the DSLR again and been experimenting on overriding the cameras metering system and changing exposures. Below are sample photos of sunsets I took as we near the end of Winter.

 

About His Camera

Hello!! At last I finished work this weekend. phew!! I was looking forward to this week as I have taken time off . Yup! Being back at work after resting did me some good and actually a test of how I felt about myself in general and fortunately it turned out ok.

Last few weeks of surfing the net, there were few photos of YJ taken during the making of the book. These photos from the look of it showed the sort of cameras he was using. Whether it was intended to show his precious collection or to make a lowly amateur like me to droll over them, whichever reason it did the trick.

BYJ Gallery made a list of the cameras he used which was good as it helped me with my research. I have written about the Contax, Leica, Hasselblad and Canon before but there were some I missed. To add to his list of high caliber gadgets are the following.

Linhof Technorama 617s III - this must be the King of extreme panoramic experience. The motto of this seemingly spaceship looking camera is : seeing more, showing more. Mhhh why does it reminds of the phrase 'show me the money'? maybe not.

Another camera which I noticed and thought it was another type of Canon is the one he used in the photo below. I am a fan of Canon being an owner on one although mine was the predecessor of Canon DSLR , his was the Canon EOS-1 D . This is part of Canon's top range from 1 D, Mark ll, Mark lll which according to Canon the most  powerful camera in the world.

And of course his faithful Leica M7. Sigh..read here if you want to know some of the reviews.

You might have wondered why Yjssi used so many cameras during this trip. I don't actually blame him. Each camera has it's own strong features and varying results. He's lucky to have used them effectively and the result? What the world have known- The Beauty of Korea. .

Photo Credit: BYJ Gallery

Hello

Hello friends!

First of all I'd like to thank you for your warm thoughts and prayers. I had ample time to recover and been back to work. All your thoughts have helped me to face life with a smile again and stay positive. I couldn't thank you enough. Physically I feel fit enough to do my usual stuffs but emotionally it would probably take a while to fully recover however time will tell.

All those days that I spent resting, my other half have always been there for me too. We have been hit by a blow but we both stood strong and there for each other. This might be an unlucky time for us but I am glad that he's born to be with me. So let me wish him a happy, happy birthday.

The book said it would take two hours to prepare and bake the cake but it took me all afternoon.. anyhow I enjoyed making it and I hope you like it..

Taking a Break

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all keeping well. I am for the mean time signing off. I don't exactly know how long it would take for me to recover mentally,emotionally and physically after tomorrow's procedure but I pray I would as I believe things happen in life for a reason. We gain some and we lose some unfortunately. Sometimes things aren't meant to be and we have to let go no matter how painful it is. The lost of something precious especially if it belongs to you may be hard to bear but I just have to leave it to the Almighty- that everything will be just fine. So friends I hope to see you soon.

The Camera Club I talked about last time is finally launch on the web. You are free to visit it. I trust that whoever comes to visit the site respects the rights of every photographer and their works. Let's enjoy and respect what we see. Thank you.

Till then.

lovely AB pics

It's like feast or famine in Baeland sometimes but certainly now is the time to celebrate. Happy Lunar New Year!! I know it's late but I hope everyone who celebrated had a promising time.

I love this added AB spring/summer photos. They are charming and sweet photographs of YJssi.

courtesy of maron & shianco/byjgallery..cheers!

some practice????..tsk, tsk...lucky girl.