Wednesday, 29 February 2012

A Matter of Desire

Hey, the desire is peaking and I'm not sure whether I can take it anymore. Pushing this further, Olympus just added the OM-D EM5 and this is how the desire list looks like.
GF1 upgrade - Oly OM-D EM5(RM3599 for the body!) or Pana GX1 or the coming Pana GH3
5DII upgrade - 5DMIII
1DMKIII upgrade - 1DX
Large sensor 'compact' - Canon G1X
Update: Enthusiast compact - Fuji X-10 (this got me)
Sony RX100
Sigma DP2 Merill
Leica X1 and X2

Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 ASPH Distagon

Which want should I buy? Let the dust settle down and it is time for healing and remember to go out for your shutter therapy!

Insight:
This is what I call desire. You eat , sleep and think about what you do not have till you have it and then a fresh new cycle will start. The little voice in you will start to find reasons and justifications for wanting it. You start to look at reviews like those from Robin Wong.

Hey I got to start practicing mindfulness and delay gratification to keep this in check.
I'm human and a sentient being. Neither the glowing aura of light behind me or halo above my head has yet to appear. Double confirm to you that desire will always pops up. Mindfulness, mindfulness.. Arrrghhh!

BTW, Robin Wong from Malaysia is really taking the market by storm with his OMD review. A refreshing style and no nonsense user review. I have to say Robin Wong rocks and make Asian proud and providing an alternative voice to  bloggers like Stevehuff.
http://robinwong.blogspot.com/2012/03/olympus-om-d-e-m5-review-street.html

Famous Quotes

"Stare. It's the way to educate your eyes. Pry, Listen, Eavesdrop.
Die knowing something. You are not here long." Walker Evans

"Life is about moments. Don't wait for them, create them." Anthony Robbins (peak performance guru)

"Photography is not about the thing photographed. It is about how that things looks photographed." Garry Winogrand (photographer).

"When you photograph people in color, you are photographing their clothes. When you photograph them in black and white, you photograph their souls." Ted Grant

"Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.' HenryDavid Thoreau (philosopher and author)

"To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. It's a way of life." Henri Cartier-Bresson ( Magnum Founder and full member since 1947)

Ring Flash for the real world ...

Ring Flash for the real world ...
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM + Canon 580EXII + Orbis Ring Flash. I just bought the Orbis Ring Flash. Call it craving or buy flu, I want...! So how does this tool helps me in my quest for photographic excellence? WoW, I must say I'm happy with the results. It is a huge and cumbersome accessory. However, it does helps you to take shadowless picture effortlessly. It just works and just make sure you have a pair of strong hands.

"In Remembrance of Nat"

"In Remembrance of Nat"
We had our partner conference at Eilat in November 2007 and here is a picture of Koby, Nathawuth and Ray. Unfortunately, Nathawuth passed away on 24 April 2010 and a reminder to us that time is fleeting and life is unpredictable. Let’s not take it for granted. Live life with love, courage and passion.

Hooked on Friendship @ Starbucks Hong Kong

Hooked on Friendship @ Starbucks Hong Kong
DMC-GF1 with Samyang 7.5mm 1:3.5 UMC Fish-eye