A few nights ago, I was on my way back from somewhere (I honestly cannot recall where) and I happened to catch a glimpse of the Christmas lights around Bangsar Village. I only saw the lights for about 2 seconds, and even then, I only saw them from the corner of my eye. I thought they were magical.
So, I decided to do something adventurous. I would attempt to shoot the lights using only my 50mm lens. I would of course shoot in RAW and process the shots later. Alas, as I drew closer to the lights, I realised that they were far from magical.
Sure, they were better than all the Christmas decorations from previous years, but I was really hoping for something more. There was one year, the management of Bangsar Village got so cheapskate, they decided to wrap the whole building in some cheap looking ribbon. Not cool, at all.
I took a few shots, and I’m not really happy with them, but they’ll have to do. I need to spend more time with my camera and get my mojo back.
I challenged myself to shoot with only my 50mm, and once again, I made the most embarrassing mistake. I shot at the widest aperture, f/1.8
I need to stop doing that. Sharpness is hard to control on this lens once you open the aperture that wide. Better luck next time I guess.
However, one really cool thing about this year’s decorations is that they’re made from recycled tin cans! It’s amazing how they managed to cut slits into so many cans and attach them to ten trees which are 12 feet tall. Okay, one fake tree and nine real trees.
And that my friends, is Christmas in Bangsar. Which reminds me. I have to go set up my Christmas tree!
So, I decided to do something adventurous. I would attempt to shoot the lights using only my 50mm lens. I would of course shoot in RAW and process the shots later. Alas, as I drew closer to the lights, I realised that they were far from magical.
Sure, they were better than all the Christmas decorations from previous years, but I was really hoping for something more. There was one year, the management of Bangsar Village got so cheapskate, they decided to wrap the whole building in some cheap looking ribbon. Not cool, at all.
I took a few shots, and I’m not really happy with them, but they’ll have to do. I need to spend more time with my camera and get my mojo back.
I challenged myself to shoot with only my 50mm, and once again, I made the most embarrassing mistake. I shot at the widest aperture, f/1.8
I need to stop doing that. Sharpness is hard to control on this lens once you open the aperture that wide. Better luck next time I guess.
However, one really cool thing about this year’s decorations is that they’re made from recycled tin cans! It’s amazing how they managed to cut slits into so many cans and attach them to ten trees which are 12 feet tall. Okay, one fake tree and nine real trees.
And that my friends, is Christmas in Bangsar. Which reminds me. I have to go set up my Christmas tree!
