Canon EOS 5D MKII will possibly change the path of my career as well as the photography industry to some degree
Vincent Laforet, a New York based commercial and editorial photographer has produced a video, shot using the Canon EOS 5D Mk II. It was taken using the prototype 5D mk II, which he got for only 72 hours before he had to sent it back. You can watch it here
apple = mac
Open your ordinary picture in mac, then it will become beautiful!! That’s what I felt when I tried my friend’s imac. iMac come with cpu built in its high quality apple lcd. Well, the OS is good with its eye candy effects, but the screen is the one that really love. Then my friend told me that apple cinema display is even better then imac’s screen. Wow.. it makes me wonder how will my photos will look in cinema display..
For now I use Samsung Syncmaster 931c which is not bad at all. Below are the comparison spec between the Sweet Cinema Display and 931c.
Syncmaster 931c
Screen Size 19″
Display colors 16.7 million
Resolution 1280 x 1024
Brightness 250 cd/?
Contrast Ratio 700:1 (DC 2000:1)
Response time 2ms (GTG)
Viewing Angle (Horizontal/Vertical) 160º/160º
Apple 20″ Cinema Display
Display colors (maximum) 16.7 million
Viewing angle (typical) 178° horizontal; 178° vertical
Brightness (typical) 300 cd/m2
Contrast ratio (typical) 700:1
Response time (typical) 14 ms
Pixel pitch 0.258 mm 0.250 mm
Screen treatment Antiglare hardcoat
From the specs, there are not many differences between those two LCD screen.. but as you can see, cinema display is work of art. The design is really good, and somehow the picture quality is also amazing. Unfortunately the price tag can be 2 or 3x Samsung 931c.
Finally, today Canon revealed their new masterpiece and just my another dream camera. Below are the improvement that i got from dpreview.com
You can read the review here
* 21 megapixel CMOS sensor (very similar to the sensor in the EOS-1Ds Mark III)
* Sensor dust reduction by vibration of filter
* ISO 100 – 6400 calibrated range, ISO 50 – 25600 expansion (1Ds Mark III & 5D max ISO 3200)
* Auto ISO (100 – 3200) in all modes except manual
* 3.9 frames per second continuous shooting
* DIGIC 4 processor, new menus / interface as per the EOS 50D
* Image processing features:
o Highlight tone priority
o Auto lighting optimizer (4 levels)
o High ISO noise reduction (4 levels)
o Lens peripheral illumination correction (vignetting correction)
* RAW and SRAW1 (10 MP) / SRAW2 (5 MP)
* RAW / JPEG selection made separately
* Permanent display of ISO on both top plate and viewfinder displays
* AF microadjustment (up to 20 lenses individually)
* Three custom modes on command dial, Creative Auto mode
* Image copyright metadata support
* 98% coverage viewfinder (0.71x magnification)
* 3.0″ 920,000 dot LCD monitor with ‘Clear View’ cover / coatings, 170° viewing angle
* Automatic LCD brightness adjustment (ambient light sensor)
* Live view with three mode auto-focus (including face detection)
* No mirror-flip for exposures in Live View if contrast detect AF selected
* Movie recording in live view (1080p H.264 up to 12 minutes, VGA H.264 up to 24 mins per clip)
* Two mode silent shooting (in live view)
* New jump options in play mode
* HDMI and standard composite (AV) video out
* Full audio support: built-in mic and speaker, mic-in socket, audio-out over AV (although not HDMI)
* IrPort (supports IR remote shutter release using optional RC1 / RC5 controllers)
* UDMA CompactFlash support
* New 1800 mAh battery with improved battery information / logging
* New optional WFT-E4 WiFi / LAN / USB vertical grip
* Water resistance: 10 mm rain in 3 minutes
It’s just WOW.. the body is not much different with the old 5d, but the feature..? so many improvements..!! now even got movie recording function.. well once again.. this will be my other dream camera
WTA Tour has been a yearly agenda in Bali. Before, the main sponsor was Wismilak, but now It’s Commonwealth bank. I don’t play tennis, and I don’t really into it.. but watching professional tennis players live infront of you should be interesting and today is my first time watching it.
There were 2 matches. First is doubles between
HSHIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) + PENG, Shuai (CHN)
vs
DOMACHOWSKA, Marta (POL) + PETROVA, Nadia (RUS)
then, singles between
SCHNYDER, Patty (SUI) vs PASZEK, Tamira (AUT)
well the doubles was an intense match compared the single. Hshieh and Peng won the double, as for the single was won by Schnyder.
I took some pictures in both matches.. and all i can say is Canon EOS 5D isn’t build for sport photography 
It’s only 3fps (frame per second) and full frame. You’ll need the cropping factor unless you own 300mm++ tele lens. Here I only use Canon 70-200mm f/2.8
I just wanna share my daughter pic.. it was taken early this morning.. isn’t she adorable? I use ISO 500 here since the available light wasn’t bright enough.. luckily she wasn’t moving a lot when I took the picture.
Photo exif
Location : My bedroom – available light (windows)
Camera : Canon EOS 5D
Lens : Canon 135mm f/2 L
ISO : 500
Aperture : f/2
Shutter speed: 1/30 sec
I’ve been Digital Camera Magazine avid reader till recently.. because the magazine is just so expensive in here. It is imported from UK.. but paying Rp110k for a magazine is a bit too much.
Every year DCMag always have this POTY and photographer all over the world submit their works though the website. Well.. i’ve submitted mine.. you can check it here. If u do have account at DCMag.. please vote for me 
If you’re new in golf and live in Bali, this course might be the first golf course u play. It’s only 9 holes course, therefore it’s a great course to play before or after work. We can start early from 6-6:30am and finish by 8:30am, or later in the afternoon which the latest we can start from 4:30pm. We don’t really need to spend the whole day at the golf course.
Before the course was run by government, and they were having problems to maintain course. Since 2005, it’s transferred to private company, and now the clubhouse is totally revamped with great facilities such as lockers, equipment rentals, proshop, and a great restaurant (Sector Bar and Restaurant) with great foods. Moreover, the fairway and green is well maintained. While this is the closest golf course in town.. it’s filled with local business people and expatriates who live nearby.
The course is oldest golf course in Bali thus filled with lush, mature trees and a challenge for accuracy. If u don’t have the whole day to play golf, or just need a casual play before or after work, Bali Beach Golf Course is a must to visit.
Click here if you want to know the details about the golf course
The photo is courtesy of Ida Bagus Putra Adnyana (Gustra)
Today I went to Kintamani. It’s a village on the eastern part of Bali, famous for its pure breed kintamani dog, and also one of favourite spot for photography. With Batur Mountain, lake and villages, it’s a great place for landscape and human interest photography. Personally, I don’t really into human interest photography and in this trip I didn’t find anything interesting except the beautiful landscape 
To capture the sunrise in Kintamani, we need to leave Denpasar by 4AM. I know its too early, but you don’t want to miss the beautiful sunrise in there. It’s a must scene to shoot, but don’t forget to bring jacket or sweater along.. it’s quite cold.. especially in the morning.
The bad thing about Kintamani is.. they need to clean up the lake for (*)#$ sake.. it’s so dirty with plastic junks. Well the shipwrecks are great objects to shoot.. but in the other hand, I alo need to clean up the photo area abit and also in photoshop to get a decent shot.
KeyPoints:
Things to bring: Camera, wide lens, tele lens, sturdy tripod, gradual filter, trigger cable, and jacket for sure.
Type of Photography: Landscape, waterscape, human interest
ps: Thanks to BP.net crews for letting me join their hunting trip, and happy shooting with your future Grad ND filters
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