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Turning 50: Part 7 (Finale) – The Best Days Are Ahead of Me
This is going to be the last post in the series, as I’m turning 50 later this month! So, in my previous post, I mentioned that I’m never a money guy, but nowadays I’m often thinking about money 😅 because I need to figure out how much I’ll have to save before retiring from my …
Photo-walking with Olympus PEN with M.Zuiko 45mm (f/1.8) (March 2023)
My main interest in photography has always been cityscapes at blue hour, and I rarely shoot anything else. I sometimes see local photography interest groups doing photo-walks, and I feel like joining, but I’ll very likely end a photo-walk without shooting anything at all. 😅 Anyway, these are cats portraits shot with my photo-walking camera, …
Making of a Photograph: Part 10 – Hennessy Road (Hong Kong)
This photo was shot in Hong Kong back in February 2016. I wanted to feature a signature view of Hong Kong skyline shot from The Peak (Victoria Peak), but I don’t have a convincing photo (despite visiting six times so far 😅), so featuring this street photo instead. After arriving in Hong Kong early in …
What I am Doing Now (14 June 2023)
I haven’t done these life update posts with the SEO-unfriendly title 😅 for a while. Recently, I’ve changed my WordPress-powered website’s background colour to black (dark). This is something I’ve wanted to try once, as I guess the dark background suits my blue hour photos better! What do you think? Please check out LASTLIGHTS.NET to …
Shooting Real Photography (#RealPhotography) Cos I Can’t Be Proud of What I Didn’t Shoot
Nowadays, we can’t trust that a photo is really a photo, because there are many AI-generated images looking like photos. 😅 Even 20 years ago, it was possible to replace the sky, add fake reflections on water, etc. by using a layer mask in Photoshop, but today these can be done with the click of …
Turning 50: Part 6 – 50 Is the Time to Rethink about Life Going Ahead
Getting close to 50, I sometimes wonder about various things like meaning of life, purpose of life, what I’m living for, why we have to work 😅, all of which I have no profound answer. I guess I’m in a midlife crisis! In fact, when coming to this middle age, everything becomes rather stagnant and …
Photo of the Month (April 2023)
Photo of the Month (April 2023) Photographed on 4 April 2023 at Helix Bridge (Singapore). April’s POTM comes from my bogey spot where I previously tried many times with no satisfactory result (especially in portrait orientation). My previous attempts had no or very subtle reflections, but finally I’ve got something I’m happy with. 😀 I’m …
Tulipmania at Gardens by the Bay (Singapore)
This is my rare flower photo taken inside Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, which is also my favourite local spot to shoot long exposure photography at blue hour. By the way, this photo was shot with Olympus PEN E-PL10 using M.Zuiko 45mm (f/1.8) lens. Whenever I shoot cityscapes at blue hour, I’m …
Myth of “Blogging is a Marathon, Not a Sprint”
You’ve probably heard about a quote that says, “Blogging is a marathon, not a sprint”. I understand this as saying that it takes time to grow a blog, which is quite true. Differences Between Marathon and Blogging That said, marathon and blogging are fundamentally different. In the real marathon, you either reach the finish line …
Turning 50: Part 5 – In the End, It’s People That Matter
My observation is that when a cool kid/adult is eating alone, people think “he/she chose to be alone”, but when an uncool kid/adult is eating alone, people think “he/she was left alone”. 😅 Well, this perception isn’t always right, because I’m an uncool adult who often chooses to be alone. Being a strongly introverted person, …
