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Sunshine On My Breakfast

Posted on November 24, 2012 by TV Smith

Sunshine on my breakfast makes me happy. But there was little sun this morning. More rain instead. Turns out to be a good time to try the new Manfrotto ML360H Hybrid LED light. To simulate early morning sun creeping in behind curtains, I placed a single unit on top of a jam jar on the dining table.

Skimming or scrapping light brings out the texture of food in general and is particularly effective for pastries. Delicious Aroma Nyonya Kueh from Jaya Grocer. Can you name the different types of kuih shown here?

Olympus OM-D, ISO 400, f8, 1/20 sec.

Hash Sunday

Posted on October 21, 2012 by TV Smith

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.