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I haven’t been inspired to blog lately. It seems like as if I have run out of ideas to blog or rather I have been quite lazy of late. Any how, to make up for the lack of posts, I’m going to post some pictures taken with my newly bought dSLR.

Yes, in case you might still be wondering, yes, I did get myself a dSLR baby. It’s a beginner’s Canon EOS 400D. Of course I didn’t opt for the extra lens package, you know, being broke and all. So it came with the standard 18-55mm lens kit.

Anyway, having the itch to play around with my latest baby, I brought it around taking random shots of anything interesting or not interesting along the way. Don’t mind my lousy shots. I am still poor at taking photos and I am poor at framing my shots. I am a noob after all, so pardon me if they suck.

First, I took a shot of this mini fountain in the middle of the building I work at:

The slower shutter speed was intentional to make for the water movement.

I then walked around and I was just so bored, not knowing what to take around my work area that I took this:

I tell you, I am just so obsessed with the camera, I literally bring it everywhere I go. Come night time, I thought this neon lighted sign was kinda nice, so I took it anyway.

It’s kinda amazing how I can take night shots pretty easily now. With my previous camera, I had to be really steady else I’d be taking blurred night pictures. For some reason, this dSLR does a pretty decent job in getting nice night shots without the need for an IS (Image Stabilizer) lens.

I have pictures taken at night at ISO1600 which are kinda overexposed. The surrounding wasn’t exactly bright and this was what I got, without flash:

Pardon the blurness as I was shaking a little while taking this picture (This is where an IS lens would have helped). This was taken at midnight when no one was around. Trust me, the surrounding wasn’t even half as bright as what you’re seeing, but I love the brightness.
This picture of The Place was also taken with ISO1600:

Again, this is an overexposed picture but the effect is just superb. The only downside when using the ISO1600 sensitivity is that noises start creeping in and it’s pretty visible when printed large, but for the sake of blogging, it’s just fine.

At another time, I brought my camera to The Curve, hoping to take some beautiful night scenes. True enough, I took quite a few:

This picture is slightly blurred because I wasn’t exactly still, but it shows you just how nice The Curve is at night.

This was also taken at The Curve. Not something unusual but I find it kinda nice. The effect of the lighting and the water flowing is just nice.

This is another waterfall picture taken at The Curve.

I have no idea what to take so I took a night shot of Ikano Power Centre. Somehow, I just like night shots because the lightings just make everything look different. Pardon the noises in the image as it was taken with ISO1600, if I am not mistaken.

Oh well, another shot of the Ikano Power Centre. Isn’t the lighting just fantastic?

Last but not least, I particularly love this shot:

I simply love the dark effect against the Canon word. The light and the darkness simply blends. I love it, but that is just me, so it’s my personal liking.

OK, seems to me like this is a post just showing pictures with no particular purpose. Oh well, I guess that’s the point of this post, so enjoy! Do leave comments on the pictures so that I can improve. I know there are still lots of room for improvements, because I am a noob afterall.