27 Jan 08 Outing: Macro photography at Alexandra Hospital

[wasabi8888]

i know... another day lah.... must stay home and be good husband.....


you should have seen me today... i even sat down at the little fountain and wait for dragon fly.. but that **** dragonfly chose to fly another place and stay there when I sat on one side.. I then slowly moved to that side, then he flew to my previous location...***......

[hwchoy]

don't you know that these bugs and fishes all have a "focus-lock" sensor? something like those missile-lock sensor on fighter jets. the moment you frame properly and focus, they would scoot off instantly, even though they had sat motionless for 10 minutes before your red light blinked.

[Goondoo]

you should have seen me today... i even sat down at the little fountain and wait for dragon fly.. but that **** dragonfly chose to fly another place and stay there when I sat on one side.. I then slowly moved to that side, then he flew to my previous location...***......

That's why you need practise, Simon will show you how to tame butts...

[hwchoy]

simon ah, actually he shocked them into inaction.

[luenny]

Simon will show you how to tame butts...

Hahaha!!!

[Simon]

I show you how to approach a butterfly.

[trident]

leopard crawl or butterfly crawl?

[Shadow]

too bad I can't see Simon famous leopard crawl

[Simon]

I have done many things for a good shot, leopard crawl, proning on muddy ground, going into knee deep stream. I prone so much, I got phobia of proning once

[Goondoo]

I have done many things for a good shot, leopard crawl, proning on muddy ground, going into knee deep stream. I prone so much, I got phobia of proning once

I think its pretty common, I was even considering getting knee pads then....

[Simon]

when you prone on river sand, that feeling can be quite painful over a long period of time

[benetay]

Guess after knee guard we need this??

















Reference from :
http://www.outerbanksguidebook.com/ToolsIndex.htm

[trident]

wonder our photography course got teach people how to camouflage like this

[valice]

Shoot fish you don't wear anything also no one care.

[Goondoo]

Shoot fish you don't wear anything also no one care.

Simon have a new toy tomorrow....

[benny]

What's the weather report like? If weather and time permits, I might join for the earlier part. After that, valice and I have an appointment.

Cheers,

[trident]

wonder what is Simon's new toy?

it's good if Benny and valice comes along

[Simon]

a new field chair and a loudhailer so I can supervise at the top of the slope

falsecast indicate showers in the afternoon, so we are pretty much fine. Shelter isn't too far away even if the sky opens up

http://app.nea.gov.sg/data/mss/docs/3dayotlk.htm

http://app.nea.gov.sg/cms/htdocs/mss2.asp
this is probably the most used link for us outdoor photographers

[trident]

that reminds me, haven't bought my poncho yet

[Simon]

I guess I need to list out some things for tomorrow's outing

1) you can bring your tripod/monopod, there wouldn't be much walking, unless you wish to explore the hospital ground. The Butterfly trail is only at the front portion of the hospital, but there are other places to explore.
2) bring drinking water, but there is a vending machine at the bus stop or the canteen, which is 5mins away.
3) avoid brightly colored t-shirt, butterflies get spook easily, so no red, yellow, white
4) wear comfortable clothing please, slippers will do :P

I will conduct a do and don't tomorrow morning, don't wish to scare everyone off even before we meet