Nothing much...

Hey guys!!!

So yea... Nothing much since my birthday since its been only 2 days. But yea... I went down to Olympus for the E-P3 handson and I must say... It has huge improvements! I'm seriously tempted to change my E-P1 but since its still working so I'm gonna have to skip. The 12mm is super tempting but for the price, I think I'll most likely have to skip at the moment and build up my Nikon system first.

Today I watched another Kelby Training Joe McNally. Forgot what was it, think it was small flashes? Wasn't really paying attention =S

So yea... I also put the photos I've been drying (from printing and spraying) onto the matte boards AND! I realized something... It looks like crap with the tape at the corners... So I've decided to get the 3M double sided tape which hopefully should be strong enough to be permanent when holding prints up =D.

So yea... I've done the white tigers for Mala, threw away the light bulb due to improper spraying of protective coat. But I've pasted on my wall the rocks at Pangkor, sunrise at Merlion Park and the HDR panoramic of my home area.

I've learnt a few things! First! I've learnt that spraying needs to be done vertically and when sweeping, the hand has to be ABSOLUTELY PARALLEL! So to solve this problem! I'm gonna go buy the 3M hooks and hang them permanently outside my house on the wall. Getting 2 paper clips as well to hold the matte board I use for spray and to hook onto the wall! Then use the removable tape to mount the print on. If I printed A3, then I will have to stick newspaper around! Hopefully spraying will be easier and more even then!

Second! Using tape to stick is seriously ugly but I'm too lazy to change, afterall in the future, most likely the prints will be changed!

Third! I realize that I can actually book out on my first week in SCDF! Kinda lame since I'm enlisting on Wednesday but oh well! I hope I can get to poly and that the 2 years will pass quick. Hoping for something else that I shall not mention here as well as hoping to find the card on Tuesday...

So many things to practice and learn! I think my life is improving due to what I'm learning and practicing. Photography, seeing, DIY stuff like the mounting and spraying. Learning stuff that I'm not really interested in or in my field like learning to use illustrator.

I feel like I'm buying too many things this month but well. I don't have much of a choice, hopefully can bring portable charger so I can charge my phone in NS. Gotta check the laptop charger for my buddy. Meet up with people before I enlist. Looking for a nice external 3.5" hard disk enclosure with eSATA to dump a 1TB entreprise grade Seagate hard drive in (I have no idea why I want one but I do and well... it doesn't hurt to have 1 =D). Many things coming from USA, some mine, some my sissy's and some for someone I shall not say in case she sees it, then not a surprise anymore =D.

September will be a tiring month of shooting, printing, spraying and training in NS... But somehow gonna be fun. Getting an SB900 next month along with the Quantum cable to work with my battery pack. Getting a spare D3 battery as well since I'm not sure how much I'll be shooting for Michelle's wedding. As well as memory card. Gotta shoot sparingly since I have no idea how much my 3 8GBs and 1 4GB can last me... Gotta get loads of AA batteries as well for the Metz 45-CL1 and SB900... =/ And that guy who's suppose to contact me for the DSLR thumbdrive has yet to get back to me! =( Hope it won't be long since I gotta prepare, though come to think of it... I got till Nov at least so whatever! =D

Michelle's wedding is probably gonna be the most tiring assignment I'm shooting... The gear itself is nuts!

1. Nikon D3
2. Nikkor 14-24 f2.8
3. Nikkor 24-70 f2.8
4. Nikkor 70-200 f2.8
5. Nikkor 85mm f1.4
6. Nikkor 16mm fisheye (still considering this though...)
7. Metz 45 CL-1
8. Nikon SB900
9. Quantum Turbo Battery
10. Assorted cables for the flashes and the bounce cards for the flashes

Man... Hopefully I don't screw this up!!! Anyway... Its time to sleep as I've got work tomorrow. Officially 16 days till enlistment! Hope I can do what I need to do before enlistment... Good night world!