Category Archives: Olympus OM-D

Crescent Sun

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The Sun turned into a Crescent as the Moon partially eclipsed it at 5:46 pm Malaysian time on January 26th, 2009. I photographed this rare solar eclipse from Titiwangsa Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur.

Another eclipse will take place on Deepavali (Diwali) November 13, 2012. However, this eclipse will be visible only from northern Australia, the southern Pacific Ocean and parts of Chile. Lucky residents of Cairns in Australia will experience a total eclipse lasting 2 minutes.

During a total eclipse, day turns into darkness. Its distinct effect on animals were observed by a team volunteers from 30 cities across India during the 2010 eclipse.

Exposure info: Olympus E-3, f22, 1/8000 sec with ND 8 filter.

Crescent Sun

Selasih

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Holy Basil (Tulsi or Selasih) seeds in lemon rose syrup is a refreshing cold drink served at Nyonya Valley, Ukay Boulevard. I placed a LitePanels LP-Micro as a single light source under the glass. Since the light has variable output, I was able to trim until I got the right intensity for the chosen f3.7 – 1/80 sec manual setting.

Using the optional VF-2 viewfinder on the OM-D made angled viewing and adjustment from the dining table POV easier. Lens was the relatively huge but very sharp Four Third 12-60mm f2.8 Zuiko Digital via the MMF-3 adaptor. Quite a contraption for a dinner outing but a good drink deserves the best gear 🙂

Biji Selasih In Sirap Rose

Hash Sunday

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Is Hash Sunday for me if I get up early enough 🙂

Some OM-D users discard or misplace the little clip-on flash that came with the camera. Never do that. Ironically, you will need it later when you expand your system with a bigger external flash unit.

To photograph this Hash Brown backlit, I hid a FL-36R flash unit behind. The flash was triggered remotely with the clip-on flash acting as a wireless commander.

The hash brown and scrambled eggs were part of a McDonald’s Big Breakfast meal.

Hash Sunday