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… Sekinchan 适耕庄 | liewwk …

Sekinchan a small town not far from Kuala Lumpur famous with paddy field, it locate ~2 hours drive from KL city toward Klang -Kuala Selangor ….. beside paddy as the location just beside sea and we can enjoy seafood any where from this small village ….

update 2017 Feb 7

– finally weather getting better

update 2017 Jan 11

– whenever it fill up water before start planting paddy .. reflection any where

– recently pictures from the other site of Sekinchan (mud beach)

 

– rare occasion we have very clear sky for the Milky way .. but this was after very heavy rain

 

– … the “Blue Tears” | 蓝眼泪 … rare show .. 2015 show .. but not 2016

 

 

 

update 2015 Feb 9

– just got back form Photohunter outing 7-8 Feb 2015

– we cover sunrise, blue sky with beautiful sky, sunset, nightscape …. a lot foods 😀

… rotating around …

update 2015 Feb 4

– not a easy photo … to get the close to water spreading … me and my camera got all wet just for this composition

… Golden automation … 1. Lee Filter GND 1.2s 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4 ISO 200 | 1/100 sec at f / 16 | 23 mm

update 2015 Jan 19

– back from Photohunter 2015 Jan – Sekinchan, Malaysia

– we have hot and great days over the weekend 17-18 Jan 2015

…dewing Dusk … 1. Lee Filter GND .6h 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4

update 2014 Dec 16

… misty sunrise … 1. Lee Filter GND .9h 2. Lee Filter Mist stripe

update 2014 Dec 15

… beautiful abandon … 1. Lee FIlter CPL 4×4 2. Lee FIlter GND .6h

update 2014 Aug 24

– some pictures are from

Photohunter : 2014 Aug 23-24 Sekinchan Sunset + Sunrise Outing

update 2014 Sept 1

… the new beginning … 1. lee Filter CPL 4×4 2. Lee Filter GND .6h

update 2014 Aug 24

… the Blue Sky … 1. Lee Filter CPL 4×4

update 2014 Jul 3

… reflection below … 1. Lee Filter GND 1.2s 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4 ISO 100 | 1/100 sec at f / 16 | 16 mm …liewwk | www.liewwkphoto.com

update 2013 Oct 10

… SImple reflection … 1. Lee Filter GND .9 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4

update 2013 Sept 16

1. Lee Filter 105mm CPL 2. Lee Filter GND .75s

update 2013 Sept 9

… the Abandon …

update 2013 Sept 6

… 180 degree review view … 1. Lee Filter GND 1.2s 2. Singh-Ray 105mm CPL

update 2013 Aug 28

… Sekinchan , Morning … 1. SIngh-ray RGND 3 stops 2. Lee Filter CPL 4×4

update 2013 Jan 4

... windless ...
… windless … – Lee Filter GND .9s – Lee Filter Big Stopper – Lee Filter ND .9 Pro Glass

update 2012 Dec 18

... the little Pinky ...
… the little Pinky … – Lee Filter GND .9s – Lee Filter 4×4 CPL

update 2012 Dec 11

… windy Shake …
– Lee Filter Big Stopper
– Lee Filter ND9 Pro Glass
– Lee Filter GND .9s

update 2012 Dec 10

… no on Home …
– Lee Filter GND .9s
– Lee Filter Big Stopper

update 2012 Nov 27

… moon is shy …
– Lee Filter GND .75s
– Singh-Ray LB Warming and Neutral Circular Polarizers 105mm

update 2012 Nov 25

… the Crack …
– Lee Filter GND .9s

update 2012 Nov 7

… the Golden rice …
– Singh-Ray RGND 3 stops

update 2012 Oct 23

… v-Center …

update 2012 Oct 4

 

update 2012 Oct

.. yet to start … – Lee Filter GND .75s – Singh-Ray CPL 105mm

 

Good Morning from Sekinchan 2012 0930
– Lee filter Mist

updated 2012 Sept 12

… house for the birds …
– Lee Filter 4×4 CPL
– Singh-Ray RGND 3 stops

updated 2012 Sept 2

…rainbowx2 – moon …
– Singh-Ray LB Warming and Neutral Circular Polarizers
– Lee Filter GND .45s

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MilkyWay from Sekinchan

… cross-over …
use of back street light for foreground but the color tone is off

 

owlhouse – Milky Way

 

Light Pollution

– How I shoot Star trail/Milky Way

– recent capture Milky Way

 

“Gulung” grass or rolled dry grass

 

“gulung” grass

 

where is my owl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

– when we travelling around to check out sunset and sunrise spots

– no filter apply … canon 5dm3 + 14mm

… the Golden moment …

– the golden light make the whole paddy field and village houses change to Gold in color…

– canon 5dm2 + canon 1635mm with Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops

 

for the first time I visit Sekinchan for photography while the paddy still look green … with the blue sky it look gorgeous…

a place full of photography opputurnity, where consist paddy field, fishing village …. and it is locate ~2hours drive from KL

and more pictures share

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Sekinchan

 

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how I shoot Milky with smaller aperture len …

I always telling friends of mine to have bigger aperture to get clearer Milky way shot … and it really give impact with more light fall onto the sensor … but what if we do not have big aperture len .. e.g. we own F4 or F3.5 lenses ?

and I share this before .. How I shoot Milky Way/Star

theoritical , if we can increase the shutter time which allow more light abosrb on the sensor.. we should able to capture beautiful stars sky … but according to the rule 600

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I had aiming a polarie star tracker but too bad, i had been turn down by the cost and size …

recently, I managed to test the

Vixen Polarie… a square box size small and weight <1kg … and not really difficult to operate …

i may not able to share how do use this .. but it is really simple and let me share the simple test result

both shoot at F4 , exp 151s +- , ISO 400

1. without start tracker – Vixen Polarie

2. witho start tracker – Vixen Polarie

 

with minimu setup time and minimu knowledge of Astronomy , I am able to create a image without “start trail” effect

 

**** rule 600 simply basic rule to avoid “star trail” effect while we have too long exposure on our effective focal length.. e.g.

16mm on FULL frame, we should have max exposure of 600/16=37.5s

16mm on canon APS-c , we should have max exposure of 600/16*1.6=23.4

so if we have anything more than the exposure time the the rotation of earth will create “star trai;” effect create blur effect on to our frame.

 

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some recent Milky way capture

update 2012 Nov 26

… above …

update 2012 Aug 10

… / \ …
Exposure 30
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 14 mm
ISO Speed 1600

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… owlhouse – Milky Way …

even KL, Malaysia may not good place to chase Milky Way .. but I still travel around this year … and here are some update shots …

*** I still use the same method as share HERE

*** my previous share HERE

Update 25 June

Milky from Sekinchan

 

Milky Way | Sekinchan

 

more Milky Way pictures

Milky Way series

 

update 17 Jun

– Exposure 30 Aperture f/2.8 Focal Length 14 mm ISO Speed 1600

 

 

 

 

 

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my tool .. – Lee Filter BIG STOPPER

update 11 Oct 2013

Why Big Stopper …. and How ….

 

update 2013 March 28

1. Lee Filter Big Stopper 2. SIngh-Ray RGND

update 2013 Jan 3

when without Big Stopper

... windless ...
… windless … – Lee Filter GND .9s – Lee Filter Big Stopper – Lee Filter .9 Pro Glass

 

*** it is not showing right or wrong, but it is personal preference … some prefer static and some prefer movement ……..

update 2013 Jan 2

... windy Shake (color) ...
… windy Shake (color) … – Lee FIlter Big Stopper – Lee Filter ND .9
… ready to go … with Big Stopper

 

 

… face EAST … with Lee Filter Big Stopper

 

Some time we just need something slow … but smaller aperture and lower ISO .. but the speed still not low as what we want … then we need to make use of ND filter to slow down filter to create effect what we wish to have …

 

e.g.  of use Big Stopper to make shutter >30s or even >60s … to create the silky and clouds movement or we call slow shutter

 

i love this filter even it create blue cast which can easily correct  … I share some pictures before HERE

and this filters can be pre-order and I have constantly stock arrive … feel free to contact me …

get more sample here

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Lee Filter Glass Enhancer

not easy to find sample regard what this glass about … finally it is on my hand to have a try … a glass to enhance magenta, red, yellow and feel it really good for dawn light …

both picture with

1. Singh-Ray RGND 2 stop

2. AWB

3. both capture within 1 min

4. same iso, aperture … shutter speed had minor different due to additional glass

 

A. dawn with Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops only

 

B. dawn with Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops and Lee Filter Glass Enhancer

 

 

some may prefer original blue + yellow contrast .. and other may prefer magenta tone …

for me, photography no right and wrong .. just what we want to capture … and we may use it to enhance the magenta/yellow/read tone inside our frame

 

If you look for Lee Filters/SIngh-Ray stock available list click HERE

or contact ME for pre-book  [Enhancer no more in Production due to Material shortage by Lee FIlters]

 

 

 

 

 

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blinking trees … fireflies …

was my first experience shooting fireflies from top … look awesome … too bad the timelapse need more time to prepare .. so let me share the picture I capture …

... Blinking Tree ...

 

will have more to share about fireflies .. and I think I fall in love with it …

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face East | Semporna

since I start my Landscape photography … I start enjoy sunrise (the fresh light, air … ) and the warm sunset … and love to have a house face sunrise and sunset without blocking one day …

 

and filters use RGND .6s with Lee Filter Big Stopper … if you interest to these filters ..contact me or refer here

or more  picture   ….   Semporna pictures |2012

 

 

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… face East …
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worth the risk ?

Sibuan Island

just back from Semporna, Sabah… a beautiful place where I think all photographer will love it ….

thanks our Bintulu friends share this outing with us and my gang to make this happen .. a wonderful trip even not much pictures but a trips with many good and fantastic memories …

we looking for opportunity to shoot the nightscape and sunrise on the island and managed to arrange one on 3rd day of our trip .. we decide to go to a small Island (recommended by the boatman) to have beautiful Milkyway and sunrise shot …. so we have to start leaving from ground 330am … and with small boat (that carry max 6ppl) toward a “small Island” that took us ~1hr ++ to reach … and it is almost TOTAL DARK while we travel … !!!! and it was rain too … it was so scary while we traveling to the island ..  … and no one is dare to repeat 2nd trip on next 2 days … … think back .. how could we manage to travel with small boat 1-1.5hr at total darkness … with strong wave !!!!!

and the 1st picture I capture …

Millky way under the dream house ?

 

still remember how dark when we travel to the Island … SCARY !!!!

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CPL .. yes or no …..

update 2012 Aug 8

… the Beginning …
– Lee Filter 105mm CPL
– Singh-Ray RGND 2 stops

 

my Lee Filter CPL broken .. but I think I really need it back ASAP … but no stock for the moment …. hmmmmm .. but the broken one still can use on longer focal length

it is never right and wrong .. but what effect we want it to be … i need it for reduce reflection and some time contrast …

my previous share on why I use CPL … (can be circular or square …I use Marumi CPL on certain occasion)

http://liewwkphoto.com/blog/?p=432

for Lee Filters .. you can check with me stock is available or pre-order

http://liewwkphoto.com/blog/?p=398

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