Whether you believe or not, we do have our own limitations. However, I should first clarify that these limitations are not hard limits, they are soft in the sense that they can be stretched by continual effort. But anyhow, we could not stretch too much.
With that in mind, we will be far more relaxed in our life. We all want the best, but in the practical situation, whether it is possible or not, we need to think.
Limitation is somehow good for limited beings. We have more than one role in our life, but then if you always want to strike for the best, you are going to give up something else! Guess what, the first one who is going to suffer is usually the ones who are so close to you, like your significant half or your family members. Remember, life is not for task but it's the reverse! Relationship could be built, but once it was damaged, you need far more effort to rebuild it (with a scar).
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Spending time with family while playing on your own
A camera is a nice bridge to do both at the same time. This afternoon, I went to pick up my daughter from her school. Then, I brought her to the playground and play, and I tried to take a few snapshots myself.
Taken with a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L.
Taken with a Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Focusing speed
I've two zoom lens: a Canon EF-S 18-55 f3.5-5.6 IS kit lens and a Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS, and three prime lenses: Canon 50mm f1.8 II, Canon 100mm f2.0 and Canon 200mm f2.8L.
Interesting enough is that, both zoom lenses have IS. I found IS pretty useful when the ambient light is weak, for examples, for all indoor settings, or when the aperture is small. All my prime lenses have relatively big aperture and thus, even without IS, they work pretty good.
When we talk about focusing speed, IS couldn't help. In dimmer light, those prime lenses are really fast and accurate. And being prime, they are intrinsically faster in terms of focusing, and with the added aperture, they truely shine. Actually, IS could slow down the focusing process, since the focusing will not be done until after the stablizer works. So, in case you want faster focusing, switching off the IS mechanism will help.
I always think that prime lenses are better for creativity, but of course, the zoom are unbeatable for convenience.
Interesting enough is that, both zoom lenses have IS. I found IS pretty useful when the ambient light is weak, for examples, for all indoor settings, or when the aperture is small. All my prime lenses have relatively big aperture and thus, even without IS, they work pretty good.
When we talk about focusing speed, IS couldn't help. In dimmer light, those prime lenses are really fast and accurate. And being prime, they are intrinsically faster in terms of focusing, and with the added aperture, they truely shine. Actually, IS could slow down the focusing process, since the focusing will not be done until after the stablizer works. So, in case you want faster focusing, switching off the IS mechanism will help.
I always think that prime lenses are better for creativity, but of course, the zoom are unbeatable for convenience.
Monday, November 9, 2009
The Beauty of Pencil
We used to use pencil when we're in primary school. And then when we grow up, we are somehow taught to use ball pens instead. And then habbit carries on.
Recently, I'm learning a new language and I've to erase and correct quite often, and therefore, I begin to re-discover the beauty of pencil! It's just easy to use, way easier to correct than ball pen. Nowadays when correction tape are fast and clean when compared to correction fluid, but then nothing work better than faster than a eraser.
Maybe that's my elder daughter who is using pencil these days, otherwise, I might forget about pencil entirely.
It makes me think of one thing. When people are going to the space, regular ball pens no longer work with the absence of gravity. Some clever guys enhance the ball pens with some electronic parts and pumps so that the ink will continue to flow in space without gravity. Guess what, some even smarter guys proposed that we can use pencil in this case!
Simple and elegant, simply unbeatable!
Recently, I'm learning a new language and I've to erase and correct quite often, and therefore, I begin to re-discover the beauty of pencil! It's just easy to use, way easier to correct than ball pen. Nowadays when correction tape are fast and clean when compared to correction fluid, but then nothing work better than faster than a eraser.
Maybe that's my elder daughter who is using pencil these days, otherwise, I might forget about pencil entirely.
It makes me think of one thing. When people are going to the space, regular ball pens no longer work with the absence of gravity. Some clever guys enhance the ball pens with some electronic parts and pumps so that the ink will continue to flow in space without gravity. Guess what, some even smarter guys proposed that we can use pencil in this case!
Simple and elegant, simply unbeatable!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L for close up work
It's not bad a lens for this purpose, this is not a macro lens, but it's serving its purpose pretty well if you're not very serious about macro imaging. This lens is truely versatile. I found push-pull zoom extremely handy and it's faster than any zoom ring can provide.
Remember, this is the first time that I tried to use this lens for close up work, and therefore, with more practice, it's going to be even better!
Remember, this is the first time that I tried to use this lens for close up work, and therefore, with more practice, it's going to be even better!
Friday, October 23, 2009
LED Light Bulb (E27)
I got two of them from ebay recently at around $30 HKD each, the price is nice and the brightness is acceptable for soft illumination, the problem is that the light is closer to blue than white. The standard E27 interface worked out great.
Again, if you want them for soft illumination, the blue color is going to work.
I would say that cheap LED illumination technology is not yet ready. I wonder why, because it works pretty good for flashlight, and in that case, they're bright and truely energy saving.
I shall wait for another six months and longer to buy another small batch.
Again, if you want them for soft illumination, the blue color is going to work.
I would say that cheap LED illumination technology is not yet ready. I wonder why, because it works pretty good for flashlight, and in that case, they're bright and truely energy saving.
I shall wait for another six months and longer to buy another small batch.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Refilling ink
Just successfully refilled the ink cartridge of my printer, the cost different is a kind of crazy, more than 60:1!!!
The ink was purchased online from DealExtreme, now one of my favorite shopping place, and I will always check the price there before heading outside, it's usually cheaper and better yet, it features site-wide free shipping.
There is no trick in re-filling ink, and the instruction inside the package is more than enough. I failed for the first time simply because that ink cartridge was broken originally, the print head was leaking, maybe it's too old or maybe I've handled it improperly before.
I've ordered a re-fill set for the color one as well, will do it later, but it seems the method is a bit different.
The ink was purchased online from DealExtreme, now one of my favorite shopping place, and I will always check the price there before heading outside, it's usually cheaper and better yet, it features site-wide free shipping.
There is no trick in re-filling ink, and the instruction inside the package is more than enough. I failed for the first time simply because that ink cartridge was broken originally, the print head was leaking, maybe it's too old or maybe I've handled it improperly before.
I've ordered a re-fill set for the color one as well, will do it later, but it seems the method is a bit different.
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