A JOURNEY

"There are really two types of pictures in photography. Decorative and Illustrative. Decorative photos looks good visually but has either little or no story to it. Illustrative photo has a story to tell. Better photography is about working of merging them both. A visually good looking photo with a story to tell."
Rabani Ayub

Freelance photographer: Adventure/Landscape photography based in Kota Kinabalu.

SATU KISAH DI KG. PENIMBAWAN, TUARAN, SABAH.

Canon 1000D; Kit lens 18-55mm; ISO 400; FL 18mm; f/3.5; 1/125s (Handheld)

Aku fotograf makcik ni di Kg. Penimbawan, Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia. Masa ni aku cuba teknik low light/low-key yang aku belajar dari abang Rabani Ayub tanpa menggunakan "flash" sebab aku mahu dapat detail di dalam rumah dengan cahaya yg ada (ambient light) tetapi pada masa yang sama kontras tinggi sampai terkial-kial juga aku dapat "exposure". Aku terpaksa juga "meter" ke dalam rumah tu supaya aku dapat detailnya, akhirnya aku dapatlah "setting" macam yang aku tulis di atas. Cuma satu yang agak mengecewakan, oleh kerana aku asyik "meter" ke dalam rumah, aku terlupa untuk tumpu fokus pada muka makcik ni dan menyebabkan muka makcik ni "blur" dan buat aku berazam untuk buat lebih banyak latihan.  Nda apa, sekurang-kurangnya aku belajar sesuatu dari kesilapan.

This photo taken in Kg. Penimbawan, Tuaran, Sabah, Malaysia. I was exercising the low light/low-key technique which i learnt from Mr. Rabani Ayub and photgraph without using flash, this because i wanted to get the detail inside the house using the ambient light.  Admitedly It's very tricky because of the high contrast outside the house and we were in a hurry. I meter inside the house forgoting to get the lens focus on the old lady's face, the result?  I got the photo with the mood i wanted and i like it but the old lady's face is a bit blur. Ok..at least i learn something from that very mistake and i'll go there again sometime and take some similar photo.