Up On The Roof

When this old world starts a getting me down,

and people are just too much for me to face.

I'll climb way up to the top of the stairs and all my cares just drift right into space.

On the roof, it's peaceful as can be and there the world below don't bother me, no, no.

So when I come home feeling tired and beat, I'll go up where the air is fresh and sweet.

I'll get far away from the hustling crowd and all the rat-race noise down in the street.

On the roof, that's the only place I know, look at the city, baby.

Where you just have to wish to make it so, let's go up on the roof.

And at night the stars, they put on a show for free.

And, darling, you can share it all with me, that's what I said, keep on telling you

That right smack dab in the middle of town , I found a paradise that's trouble-proof.

 And if this old world starts a getting you down, there's room enough for two

up on the roof, up on the roof, up on the roof.

Everything is all right, every thing is all right.

You got the stars above and the city lights below, let's go up on the roof.

Up On The Roof ~ James Taylor

To Duck Or Not to Duck

Yesterday saw both Emila and I looking for ducks and more ducks. *LOL* I categorise them all under "ducks" while they are ducks, goose, geese, swans... or mallards maybe. Or should be under "birds". Hmm.. Nevermind :)

I guess another fever of ducks would be coming up soon... hehehehe

Maybe my HDR friend Bain would be contributing to some of the duck fever too :)

And it all started from the metallic duck we saw from Yunus's flickr. His duck is brilliant. His work is brilliant.

Here's my ducky story. Now i am off for my coffee :) Enjoy!

Tilt Shifting

While i was away hiding in my cave with Dommy, i have been testing a few things... and sleeping and reading a lot too. Sleeping and reading tops the tests of course. Its too warm in the afternoons...a constant 33 degrees (my eyes just keeps closing).

This whole week was like living in a hotpot. I think i lost a few kilos just sweating away. Bathing few times a day don't help much because you start sweating the minute you step out from the loo.

Anyways... i tried tilt shifting this week with photoshop. Its kinda cool because the pictures looks like miniature faking :D i posted two more on the boomoohoo.

Here's a tutorial from youtube.

Tilt-shift photography refers to the use of camera movements on small - and medium format cameras; it usually requires the use of special lenses.

"Tilt-shift" actually encompasses two different types of movements: rotation of the lens relative to the image plane, called tilt, and movement of the lens parallel to the image plane, called shift. Tilt is used to control the orientation of the plane of focus (PoF), and hence the part of an image that appears sharp; it makes use of the Scheimpflug principle. Shift is used to change the line of sight while avoiding the convergence of parallel lines, as when photographing tall buildings.

In many cases, "tilt-shift photography" refers to the use of tilt and a large aperture to achieve a very shallow depth of field. (courtesy from Wikipedia)

Color Infra Red

Borrowing an effect from Kotakitam Aki's web... he has a pretty good tutorial on it. Very fast and easy too. Thank you for posting the tutorial Aki.

Bain, Ken, Emila, Balqis and I were chatting way late yesterday night about these cool effects Emila was testing on her side. Check out her cool pictures here.

I am testing a lot of pictures which i posted on my boomoohoo :) You can go take a peek there too. I think some pictures are disasters to speak.. haha.. but i am a work in motion. Bear with my flaws.

Don't forget Earth Hour is tonite! Let's all lend our hands and vote Earth. Let's do the tiktak :)