Ahsan's Photography

Black and White World

2009-08-02T09:26:00.001-07:00

Busy day for Alvin Leong

2008-06-26T02:08:00.000-07:00

Thank you Mr. Alvin For the great day and the lessons you gave during the trip in kubah National Park.

Young Photographers With digital cameras

2008-06-26T01:46:00.001-07:00

Some more models

2008-06-26T01:44:00.000-07:00

My Models from the Kubah trip with photomedia and design club

2008-06-26T01:43:00.000-07:00

I want to thank Ann, Sze Yie, Jinthai and others to become my models... Thank you guys you rock.. :)

The Whole Gang From Photomedia and design Club in the kubah trip

2008-06-26T01:40:00.000-07:00

First of all I want to thank Nabila for the great plan to spend the whole day in Kubah national park with Alvin Leong. It was a great day for the young photographers like me as we get Mr. Alvin Leong who guide us the whole trip and taught us the basic skills of photography. i also want to thank Mr. Alvin Leong to make time from his busy schedule and spend the day with us. And over all i want to thank all the members of Photomedia and Design Club Swinburne University Sarawak to make this happen. Photomedia and Design Club Rocks.... :)

The GangStars from Photomedia and design Club

2008-06-26T01:38:00.000-07:00

The gangs of Kuching :0 Thank you all for posing in front of my camera.

The cheer groups of Photomedia And Design Club Swinburne University Sarawak..

Charlies angels.. :)

Everyone looks so daring and scary. Guys be cool i am only a friend...

My frnds from photomedia and design club

2008-06-26T01:36:00.000-07:00

Canon EOS 400D

2008-06-24T23:47:00.000-07:00

Nowadays 10-megapixel cameras are widely available and also in our reach. And not only in professional use but also for personal use 10-megapixel camera becomes very handy. Today I am going to talk a little about Canon EOS 400D also known as digital Rebel XTi.

In my previous article I wrote about how I choose my 1^st pro camera. Well it was not all wild guess but the spec of the camera also has a great influence in my decision.

The journey of Canon EOS 400D started on August 2006. Till then it becomes one of the most trustable partner of a photographer. It is the successor of the popular EOS 350D, with an upgrading 10.1-megapixel CMOS censor, a larger continuous shooting buffer, an integrated image sensor vibrating cleaning system (first use in a Canon EOS DSLR), a more precise 9-point auto focus system from the EOS 30D, improved grip, and a bigger 2.5-inch (64 mm) LCD with 230,000 pixels and a larger viewing angle which replaces the top status screen.

The only similarity of 400D with D80 and Alpha A100 is the pixel count and imaging flexibility. Other then that Canon 400D is on the other side of the river with far more advance CMOS image sensor as opposed to the CCD variants installed in the D80 and Alpha A100. And so, it is completely a different level of imaging performance and value comparison altogether.

A complete spec of this camera is given below:

Max resolution : 3888 x 2592

Low resolution : 2816 x 1880, 1936 x 1288

Image ratio w:h : 3:2

Effective pixels 10.1 million

Sensor photo detectors : 10.5 million

Sensor size : 22.2 x 14.8 mm

Sensor type : CMOS

Colour filter array : RGB

Sensor manufacturer : Canon

ISO rating : 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Zoom wide (W) : n/a

Zoom tele (T) : n/a

Auto Focus : Yes

Manual Focus : Yes

Auto focus type : Multi-BASIS TTL, 9 focus points

Macro focus range : n/a

White balance overrides : 6 positions & manual preset

Aperture range : n/a

Min shutter : 30 sec + Bulb

Max shutter : 1/4000 sec

Built-in Flash : Yes, pop-up

Flash guide no. : 12 m (39.3 ft) @ ISO 100

External flash : Yes, hot-shoe, E-TTL II

Flash modes : Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off

Exposure compensation : -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps

Metering : 35 area eval, center weighted, partial

Aperture priority : Yes

Shutter priority : Yes

Focal length multiplier : 1.6

Lens thread : Canon EOS EF, EF-S mount

Continuous Drive : Yes, 3.0 fps, 27 JPEG or 10 RAW frames

Remote control : E3 connector, InfraRed

Self-timer : 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up)

Timelapse recording : Yes, by USB cable and PC

Orientation sensor : Yes

Storage types : Compact Flash (Type I or II)

Uncompressed format : RAW

Compressed format : JPEG (EXIF 2.21)

Quality Levels : Fine, Normal

Viewfinder : Optical (Pentamirror, 95% coverage, 0.8x magnification)

LCD : 2.5 "

LCD Pixels : 230,000

Video out : Yes

USB : Yes, 2.0

Battery / Charger : Yes

Battery : Canon 720mAh Li-Ion & Charger

Weight (inc. batteries) : 556 g (19.6 oz)

Dimensions : 127 x 94 x 65 mm (5 x 3.7 x 2.6 in)

How I choose my 1st real camera

2008-06-24T08:04:00.001-07:00

For a long time I have been craving for a good dslr camera. I have been searching in internet browsing the market for a perfect one for me. After a long research I focus on three cameras. At first all my interest was on Sony Alpha A100. But later I found Nikon D40x and Canon EOS 400D much more intriguing. The good looking body with high specs and low price force me to choose one between Nikon D40x and Canon EOS 400D. I start reading reviews on these two models. I found that many people prefer Canon EOS 400D. There is no major difference between these two models. Only the price is slightly different. But both share the same specifications. Now I was confused which one to choose. Both are good and powerful and both were in my range. I started asking different peoples for their opinions about these cameras. Many of them prefers canon for its fame in the camera market. And I guess I have some feelings for this brand which leads me to choose Cannon over Nikon. So I went to the market and straight away bought this camera with out even bothering to look anymore. And now I can say I did not make any mistake by buying this camera. It supports me wonderfully with all the latest technology in camera world. With 10.1 Mega Pixel I can take pictures with large size. The powerful sensors allow me to get the depth of color and details of my pictures. And the lenses are simply awesome. Also I have lots of options for my lenses starting from wide angle lenses to macro lenses every kind of lenses is suitable for this one. For any other camera lover with low budget I would suggest to buy Canon EOS 400D for its splendid performance and low price.

more Picture from matang trip

2008-05-03T03:43:00.000-07:00

KL trip 2008

2008-05-03T03:37:00.000-07:00

More Picture

2008-04-18T07:15:00.000-07:00

Santu Bong

2008-04-18T07:11:00.000-07:00

Sea Cost

2008-04-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

The way i feel about photography

2008-03-30T12:43:00.001-07:00

Some people say photography is an art and some say it is a business. I think that a true photographer always try to be more creative than thinking about how much he can earn from it. I start photo shooting when I was a kid. My dad had this very old model canon film camera which I used to carry it around in all the events in my school and other places. I guess from then I was attracted to photography. Now I own a canon dslr camera and I have been photographing a lot more than before. Everyday when I go out with my camera and find something interesting I shoot it. It doesn’t matter what I am shooting. I really enjoy it.

One thing I believe that a photographer is like an artist. An artist uses his brush to paint amazing pictures while a photographer uses his camera for his creative work. If you take away the camera from the hand of a photographer he is nothing but a blind man walking without his stick. He becomes an ordinary person.

The most important thing of a photographer is his eyes. I was reading this article in internet which says that it’s not in the camera but the eye of a photographer that can make an ordinary picture turn to extraordinary. After reading that article I realize that how much it is true. You can have the best camera in the market but if you don’t know how to shoot with the camera you will not get good pictures.

People are looking for tips and help from different places. They are studying lots of books and tutorials. But I believe that it’s not the book or the tutorial that can help you but it’s you who has to help yourself. Books and tutorial can give you the basics of photography. You should have real life experience than just reading some books. The more you take pictures the more you gain experience. And with this experience you can decide what mistake you are making. But I am not telling to stop reading books. It is necessary to study about photography. If you have no knowledge about photography then you might not have the basics about photography. But to get better photographer you must be in the field with a camera. Recently I mail to a very successful photographer asking his opinion on my works. He gave me some tips and find out my errors. But beside this he also asks me to keep shooting. I know there are lots of people who might not agree with me but I believe that if you want to become a good photographer don’t waste any more time and start shooting

Some pictures

2008-03-23T10:14:00.000-07:00

reptiles from jong's crocodile farm and zoo

2008-03-23T10:12:00.000-07:00

Red Sky

2008-03-20T12:03:00.000-07:00

More Random Picture

2008-03-20T08:35:00.000-07:00

Water Flow

2008-03-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

Golden Rock

2008-03-20T08:29:00.000-07:00

Some rainy day shot

2008-03-15T05:26:00.000-07:00

Me and some of my friends

2008-03-12T02:39:00.000-07:00

Me and my Friend Moazzam trying to be cool dude.... :)

Yaseer trying helplessly to hide from some one :) . I took this picture in Kemp Permai while walking in the forest..

The Three musketeers hanging on a rope...... :) From left Sad bhai, Rezwan (djsalad), and yaseer.

Some Random Pictures from Kemp Permai

2008-03-12T02:22:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures in Kemp Permai, Kuching. There was a cafeteria and all my friends were resting or having some snacks. I was walking by the fence and saw the sea. I did not wait any more and start taking pictures.

the 1st picture is the direct view from the cafeteria. I waited for a while measure the light and press the shutter. It came out a little dark but the position where I was is not a good one. I was trying to take the pictures of the tree with the rocks and keeping the sea as a background.

In the 2nd picture I tried to squeeze the sky into my frame. And luckily this time I got a better shot.

But I think the 3rd one is the best. With the light effects and clouds making my background completely different then the rest of the pictures.

The last picture I took while I was walking in the forest. I wasn't aiming for anything. I just look around through my camera and thought it could be nice picture. All these pictures i took I use Fuji film S3100 camera.

Trip to Kemp Permai in Kuching

2008-03-12T01:10:00.000-07:00

The trip to Kemp Permai was excellent. Its not too far from Kuching. Its near to Damai which is also a very popular tourist spot. We went to this tourist resort last year around October-November. It is a nice place to visit with friends. We stayed there for 1 night in a cottage. The most exciting part was the BBQ at night. All our friends gather together in the balcony. After a long struggle we lit the fire for the BBQ. It was awesome. Here I uploaded some pictures i took at Kemp Permai. Iuse Fujifilm S3100 camera to take the pictures.

Everyone was trying to lit fire for the BBQ. There is Yaseer with blue T-shirt, who gave the most effort to lit the fire. Rezwan was trying to help him but obviously he felt happy that there was no fire yet . He was just standing near the BBQ stand and smiling while arsalan was happy to seat around..... During this time i was behind my camera taking shoots and not helping at all... :)

sad bhai came forward to help yaseer to lit the fire. And as usual i am still behind the camera enjoying the show :)

At last we are succeeded to lit the fire and start BBQ.. At the back there is sayed helping out rezwan to BBQ.

The smoke really starts to come out as we started BBQ.. It was hard to stay near the smoke as it was causing tears out of our eyes. But I was determined to go near the smoke and shoot some pictures.

Smoke on an ashtray

2008-03-11T06:47:00.000-07:00

These pictures is the same day when I took the pictures of rains . I was smoking so I thought it would be cool to take some pictures of my cigarette

Pictures from my backyard

2008-03-11T06:45:00.000-07:00

pictures in my house

2008-03-11T06:42:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures on a rainy day. I was sitting in the backyard of my house. It was raining when i thought it would be nice if I capture some picture of the plants and fences.

some random pictures i have taken different time

2008-03-11T05:27:00.000-07:00

I took these pictures in a forest of Matang wild life resort. I use canon EOS 400D camera. I was walking with my friends when i saw this tree with little plants growing on it.

more pictures from matang trip. Kuching, Malaysia

2008-03-11T05:22:00.000-07:00

these are the stairs we had to climb to reach the top. That's a lot of stairs.. :)

I took this picture inside the forest. I was walking behind the whole group. Suddenly I saw this tree between others. It was very hard to see the top as it was covered by other trees. I thought it would a nice picture i can take a closeup.
This picture was taken near matang wild life resort. There is a small stream and many people goes there for swimming. I get down in the water, tried to go as close as possible to the water. When I look through my view finder i saw a man and a women in the back ground of my picture. after taking the shot I thought that it might be not a good one. But later I realize that it is not so bad as i thought...... :)

matang trip, Kuching, Malaysia

2008-03-11T04:58:00.000-07:00

hi everyone. these pictures are from my trip to matang on march 2008. It was a very interesting trip as this was the trip when i took my first real picture with my new canon dslr camera... :) It was also a very exciting trip.

The whole gang. We just landed in matang wild life resort...

The whole gang with me on the right corner..... :)

Everyone trying to get them inside my camera

someone trying to say something... :)