Long Exposure Photography at Blue Hour by Joey J πŸ“Έ

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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. πŸ˜… Anyway, these are cats portraits shot with my photo-walking camera, …

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What I am Doing Now (14 June 2023)

I haven’t done these life update posts with the SEO-unfriendly title πŸ˜… 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 …

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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. πŸ˜€ I’m …

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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 …

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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”. πŸ˜… Well, this perception isn’t always right, because I’m an uncool adult who often chooses to be alone. Being a strongly introverted person, …

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