No firework show last night at Putrajaya

We went out to Putrajaya lake last night with the intention to shoot fireworks show. We reached there about 45 mins to 12.00am, lots of cars have parked along the lake. Previously, I used to watch it only from my office building which happens to be just nearby.

So this is our first real shot with the new camera. Before that, we managed to have a quick online crash course on how to shoot fireworks. We brought along tripod since most tips suggest so and to set long exposure.

But our hope was crushed. There was no firework show unlike past years. Obviously everyone felt disappointed including us who have prepared earlier to take photos. We can see few other visitors who brought along tripod and DSLR were packing up immediately after 10 minutes over 12.00 am. Perhaps government has started tightening the budget to weather the economy crisis.

The outcome is terrible. First time taking night photos is not an easy task although theoretically is simple. Since I promised Topo to show some, here are some photos that I consider ‘best’ of the best (although it is otherwise). Don’t laugh ok.

Want something better??  Head to Uncle G. He got multiple times better photos than mine. I need more practice!

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Our first DSLR camera- Canon EOS 1000D

So the ‘hunt‘ is over. We choose Canon EOS 1000D after reading reviews from the net,  gathering opinions from friends, calculate our own budget and also the kindness/helpfulness of the sales person.

Although I favor Nikon D60 over Canon EOS 1000D, but after considering my wife request that she want something that have Live View, so I end up with this. I almost buy Sony a300 if not a bad review by 1 sales person from Fotokem, although at the other hand,  she did provide not too good review about EOS 1000D (she politely asking me to get 450D instead, which is out of our budget)

I bought this camera from Canon Concept Shop at 1-Utama Shopping Mall, after testing kaw-kaw for almost 45 mins. The ‘auntie’ was nice and patiently showing us (who are noob) the features, when at the same time we pretend understand it so as not to look to dumb to her =)

Together with this camera, we got 4GB flash card, Canon EOS sling bag and tripod, which all totaled RM1990 (she said the other items is freebies). I know that this is not the best deal in the market (some more we bought it from Canon Concept shop itself), but since I wanted this badly before heading our hometown for family’s ‘Kenduri Selamat’  tomorrow, few ringgit different does not really matter (not really)

Stay tune for our first scenery photos  (hopefully soon) once I mastered this camera icon smile Our first DSLR camera  Canon EOS 1000D This price list should provide you an idea how much your DSLR of your choice is (especially to Topo)

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Ask Flickr : Which camera is the best??

Like Topo, I’m looking for an entry level DSLR camera as well. It’s been almost 3 years since my wife bought our first digital camera, Olympus Camedia C-60. We had soooo much sweet memories with it, such as our wedding ceremony and our little Luqman photos. As time goes by, there comes the need and desire for a new and better camera, nothing other than DSLR camera.

Looking for a value for money stuff, is normally not an easy task. I have what I want in mind, although not 100% sure yet. I’ve been reading numerous reviews on the net and asking from friends of mine about what’s good and hot at the moment, but let’s keep that aside at the moment.

Why don’t we take a look at a different angle? Just like taking photos, yeah!! Flickr, being the second largest online photo sharing site has 1 nice little feature that I’ve fortunately noticed about it today. It can detect what type of camera used to take the photos uploaded automatically.

So let’s take a look what’s most popular cameras in Flickr. Hope this helps!

The first graph below showing what is the most popular cameras in Flickr.No entry level DSLR camera ranked here. Notice Apple iPhone over there??
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Now, let’s go a little bit closer. Choose 1 brand, for instance Canon, which is one of the brands in my shortlist. Again, not entry level camera listed here.
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Beside the graph, it is also listing down all Canon cameras used in Flickr. This is the graph of Canon EOS 1000D. As you can see, the graph is increasing dramatically towards the end of year. This is expected since 1000D is only introduced on Jun 2008. Although it is relatively new camera, but has started to gain popularity among Flickr communities. Just some stats taken from Flickr

*  4,633 items uploaded yesterday
* 451 users yesterday
* Ranked 18 of 156 Canon Cameras

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS/1000D Usage This Year

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Conclusion

It is safe to assume that the graphs are only showing the popularity of these cameras on any certain period. So the trend keeps on changing everyday depending on how many photos are uploaded. But it should give you pretty good idea about how popular they are. Trends lasted for few months before a new comer comes in an conquer the market. Another thing is, only 2/3 photos uploaded are able to be detected by Flickr.