she n her lx3

she n her lx3, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

she just got a new toy..
Lumix LX-3 .. so that she can enjoy photography like i do :)

Its her birthday

Happy Birthday Honey..
And I hope you have all your wish come true in the year ahead..
(ps. did u wish that I had 5D mkII soon? :D)

40D with sRAW mode

some test shots of 40D in sRAW mode with ISO1600.. they are fairly clean...
well.. these are my colleagues... Alice is panicking cos she cant convert her .flv file into .mov in her shiny new macbook air..
and bishop is just here to make photo better i guess. :)

happyness

happyness, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

holidays are fun..

holidays are fun.., originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

tilted smile

tilted smile, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

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candid photo.. at a friend's wedding.

one night in the ocean

back when i was in vietnam.. this september..

i went to ha long bay.. and bought ocean resort tour .. a tiny private resort island stay in ha long bay..
it was fine for the first day.. but the storm came in.. a big typhoon..
the ocean is swelling with waves.. all the ships are anchored.. cant do anything.. stuck on the island.. for 2 more nite..
me, my cousin and this nice french couples.. who also happens to be artists.. we drink and we chat..

the third day, i couldnt take it anymore.. i have a flight to catch in Hanoi back to singapore via bangkok.. so i demand the tour company to find ways to make my way back hanoi..

they asked me to board on a small boat.. which is rocking crazy even when its docked in the wharf.. so i told them, i need a bigger boat..

after much arguments ( * this is me), they got us a fishing boat..
its cool.. and its very fast.. and we are on the way back..

its one of the experience i will nv forget in my life..

you and me

you and me, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

dont think too much into the photo.. :)

yellow n white

yellow n white, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

smiles

smiles, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

a candid shot of danny and his soulmate.

Red

Red, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

she

she, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Just a candid shot with EOS 100D and Kit Lens combo indoor.
I am starting to like the new kit lens EFS 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS.
The color is quite amazing.. and Bokeh and DOF is not as bad as I am expected. The Image Stabilization works and this image is sharp at 1/6th second. Also it's still very clean at this ISO1600.
If you're looking for a budget DSLR system, EOS 1000D/ Rebel XS with Kit lens is really good value for money.

Big Black Frames

Big Black Frames, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

My friend Bryan and his big black frame new glasses.. ( with ice kachang of course )
is that a new trend now? i used to have them when i was young.. hated that.. :D

The Queen

The Queen, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Another casual portrait..
just testing my lens EF 70-200mm f2.8L

wedding shoot

wedding, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Me and my wife went to shoot this wedding last weekend..
Lots of work.. but its generally very rewarding to see the photos afterwards..
I used 3 cameras.. and learned a few lessons from this shoot..
I bought a new EOS 5D (Full Frame) a few days before this shoot. Usually I shoot RAW exclusively.. but the higher resolution of 5D makes 2 of my 2GB CF holds only 100+ frames each.. and during the event, I switched to JPEG on my 5D. Even though I was shooting JPEG , the picture quality and noise level from 5D is amazingly good.

The other 2 camera were on JPEG and on slightly different color stlye setting as well as in camera clock. The result is it takes more time for me to do the grading to match the colors.. and I cant really sort the pictures by date/time anymore. Next time, I will sync all the camera clocks at one-go commando style. :)

And I didnt know the wedding venue has indoor restaurant. As I already sold my strobes and didnt rent one, I had to shoot a lot of pics with ISO1600 and sometime 3200. As the restaurants has very harsh spotlights, I had to boosted the fill light in Lightroom afterwards.. making the noise very visible and ugly.. then.. Noise Ninja came to save the day..

Thanks to my lovely wife and all the people who helped me out and esp Thi Ha and Ma Wai for trusting me to do the photoshoot on their special day.

colorful day

colorful day, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Another Lomo style shot.

Tilt

Tilt, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Simple casual portrait shot at McDonald .. West Coast ..
50mm lens is always great for such shot..

me in the mist

me in the mist, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

just a reflection of me in the semi reflective elevator door

Ice Cream

_MG_4023, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.