D.I.Y. Flash Diffuser (Updated)

Last Saturday, I went around Kuala Lumpur to look for every possible most stocked camera shop for a flash diffuser for my FL-50. I desperately want the diffuser for my upcoming photoshooting session. So, the result...

"No stock la...Canon and Nikon only got stock"
"We don't sell any flash diffuser"
"Stock Bo Liao, please come next Monday or Tuesday"
"You need to book for it-lah, stock will come after 10 days!!!"

SH*T!!!...Why is it so hard for them to keep more stock???... People around not using Canon or Nikon ONLY!!!... Fed up with all the reply... I went home to have a good night sleep...

Today, 26/03/2007, I went to Parkson Grand to shop around looking for any possible item can be used as flash diffuser. I bought 2 items... White-coloured tea filter (16 sheets) and oval-shaped mini tupperware (4 pcs), which cost me respectively RM4.95 + RM2.50 = RM7.45... Hahaha...I saved RM72.55 without buying that stupid hard-to-get diffuser... Without wasting any time, I went home to invent my own FLASH DIFFUSER...see below how i invent it.......


1: Item needed as in figure below...


2: Don't push too hard...later tear apart...


3: The second tea filter cannot fit in anymore...so need to cut on one side and warp around the tupperware later...


4: Use the rubber to tie it neatly...


5: Attach to the head carefully...smoothly...


6: Another masterpiece of mine...



The result......

1: Bounce Flash (Indoor)



2: Direct Flash (Indoor)



I don't know the result showed above is OK or not because all shot taken under fluorescent light (I had mixed feeling on the results)...for bounce flash with diffuser, shadow is less and more details shown up compared to without diffuser... But for direct flash with diffuser, the result is not much different...

After testing my self-made flash diffuser in outdoor shooting, me quite happy with the result (see below). To get a better result...maybe I should put one more layer of tea filter on my flash diffuser. To me, this self-made flash diffuser is 75% perfect. What do you think???... :)

3. Direct Flash (Outdoor)

Gabai : An Early Encounter

My friends and I went to Gabai waterfall, Hulu Langat, October last year. While they are busy relaxing in the cold and fresh water, I went around the waterfall for shooting. The photos taken not really nice as still exploring the E-500.

I also managed to borrow my friend's girlfriend to be my FIRST model for my FIRST unofficial portrait photography. Well, the outcome not really nice and luckily they never blame me because of my lousy skill back then...

Below are some shots chosen from many many shots I took...First to come are some shots of waterfall and river flow...

Enjoy...



The first...


the second...


the third...


and the last...


Don't blame me for some overexposed photos above...Me still testing on various setting with the E-500 that time...It's really takes time to be good in photography :/

OK...the following photos are from the surrounding of the waterfall...



Green...green


Step down.


......


Tall bamboo.


Shading...


The big show.


Broken one.


29km to Kajang...


No model shots here...The boyfriend don't allow her face to appear on the internet...Hmm...maybe the girlfriend allow (not ask yet)... :)

A Short Stay at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

At last, me got a chance to step my foot on the soil of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa!!! :-D Thanks to the most respected (???!!!!...) Mr. Keong (he is my colleague) who bring his family, two special technician guests from Taiwan and me to there...but there's one condition , to fetch the two Taiwanese guy back to hotel. :-/ well...that's OK to me...

Taman Tasik Titiwangsa is a park with very big lake, with perimeter of about 1.0km. We reached there about 9:30pm. Without wasting any time, I take out my wife and begin to snap, snap, snap... Nothing special to shoot there as it is very dark around the area, except the BIG EYE of Malaysia. I walked around the lake to find a nice angle to shoot the big eye, while Mr.Keong and family and the guests walk their own way leaving me behind. During this trip, I get to see the soft spot of Mr. Keong treating his family...hehehe...a good father and husband!!!

OK...Below are some shot I choosed from a small bunch of photos I taken...

Enjoy...



Eye of Malaysia...


Another angle I shoot while walking around the lake...


The spinning eye and small fountain... (slightly overexposed :-) )


Twins of Twin Tower of KLCC...


KL night view from Titiwangsa...


The tower, the eye and the theatre...


The BIG EYE...


The spinning eye...


I do get a chance to enter the eye for five spins together with Mr.Keong and family. But, never do any shooting as the glass panel of the gondola full of water spots. We end our stay at 11:30pm...

Untidy New Room

Some shot in my new room which I taken some time ago...

Enjoy...



Messy wire...


Unattached...


On and Off...


Hanging lock.


Box and Bed...


Horizontal view.


Vertically view.

A Night in Fuo Guang Shan Dong Zen Shi, Jenjarom

On the 14th day of Chinese New Year, me and few friends decided to go to Teluk Gong for seafood dinner. When we start to order, the captain told us only left 'flower crab'. I do not know much about crab, but been told 'flower crab'not much meat to eat. So we decided not to order crab. Hmm......what is seafood without CRAB??? Not a perfect seafood dinner to us and decided to go again in near future. (p/s: no photo taken as no mood to take without crab...)

After the seafood dinner, we went to Fuo Guang Shan Dong Zen Shi at Jenjarom, Selangor. As usual, the place was packed and full of peoples and cars. Fortunately, we managed to find a parking in front of the temple. Once we entered the compound of the temple, we split up to our own way. Alone.. :( my camera and me wandering around the temple for one and a half hour. All shot taken hand-held (forgot to bring tripod). Following are some photos I captured that night...

Enjoy...



The Entrance


Bodhisattva 'Guan Yin' in front of the entrance.


The 'Paper' Pagoda...can be entered by limited number of people at a time.


Monkey King


Thousand hands 'Guan Yin'.


Fire on caught...



The wishes...


One of the famous 18 LoHan...this is the most handsome one...


Koi's pond.


Tanglung Street...


Cute???


Meditating.....the old man is so relaxed...........


Wall of Buddha...


Silent glow...


World of star...