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Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Photo of the Day: You know those burner barrels that taoists and the Chinese use in housing estates to burn incense papers when they pray?
How do these barrels mysteriously appear at the beginning of the hungry ghost festival (or other major pray dates) and then disappear at the end?
Mystery solved! I was having dinner in the evening when I spotted these two workers rounding up these burner barrels. I had the D5200 with me so I snatched a quick snapshot as they went by into the dusk. Photo taken with a Nikon D5200 with NIKKOR 18-55mm kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
These burning barrels were refurbished from oil barrels and are offered to offer a less messy alternative to burning incense paper in the open – where the ashes fly and spread everywhere when the wind blows.
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Tags:Buddhism, NIKKOR, Nikon, photography, photos, potd, religious, Singapore, Taoism
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Thursday, September 5th, 2013
The third of four large annual IT exhibitions in Singapore is here again, this time at the Singapore Expo, Halls 5 and 6. COMEX will open from 12 noon to 9 pm (Admission FREE). Floor plan and promotion flyers below.
COMEX 2013 (5 – 8 September) at Singapore Expo, 12 noon to 9pm, admission Free.
For COMEX 2013, I’ve compiled promotions and flyers from selected exhibitors in a photo album on the tech4tea.com Facebook Page.
You can browse the album or directly access a specific flyer via the list of links below.
With more than 830 exhibitors, COMEX claims to be Singapore’s biggest IT and consumer technology exhibition.
Below are the floor plans for the exhibitors.
Floor plan for COMEX 2013.
The four major IT exhibitions in Singapore are:
Tags:accessories, audio, cameras, COMEX, COMEX 2013, computers, IT exhibition, printers, promotions, Singapore, smartphones, Suntec, tablets
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Sony announced today the new Alpha 3000 and NEX-5T cameras (late September onwards), three new E-mount lenses (Sep to Dec) and availability of PlayMemories Camera Apps to more Asia Pacific countries (now). Prices TBA.
New Sony Alpha 3000 with 20.1 megapixels will be available from September 2013.
Sony announced today a range of digital imaging offerings for photography enthusiasts and professionals.
Alpha 3000
The Alpha 3000 has a large 20.1-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor that boosts sensitivity grabbing more light and cutting image noise even in dark interior lighting.
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Tags:Alpha, Apps, availability, cameras, DSLRs, lens, MIL, Singapore, Sony
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Tuesday, August 27th, 2013
Is it a smartphone or a compact camera? It is BOTH. Available in Singapore in white from 5 September at S$798.
From the camera side, the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE looks like a slim compact camera.
In terms of performance, the GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE strives to be as good a smartphone as Samsung’s flagship GALAXY S4 – at the same time it tries to be as good a camera as a dedicated compact camera.
From the other side, it S4 zoom looks like a normal smartphone.
Smartphone-wise, it is 4G-capable and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2, and a 1.5GHz Dual-core processor.
Camera-wise, it has 16 megapixels, optical image stabilisation (OIS) and 10x optical zoom (from 24-240mm at f/3.1-6.3), complete with SMART scene modes for various photographic situations.
It has a Xenon Flash as well as a 1.9 megapixel front camera.
The removable battery is rated at 2,330mAh.
The white version of the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE will be available during COMEX 2013 on 5 September at S$798.
Check out the hands-on below and the press release with tech specs as well.
Tags:Android, cameras, COMEX 2013, Galaxy, Jelly Bean, launch, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones
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Monday, August 26th, 2013
Workshops and the two seminars at the 2-day (24-25 August) event at the refurbished Suntec City Convention Centre were sold out, as participation in this year’s event was almost twice that of the inaugural I AM NIKON DAY event last year.
* All photos in this post are from Nikon Singapore.
Participants as well as visitors passing by had fun at the Nikon Day Photo Wall, taking photo souvenirs or visiting various Nikon camera display booths showcasing the latest Nikon COOLPIX cameras and Nikon 1 series.
In line with Nikon’s slogan of “At the Heart of the Image”, the aim of the 2-day event was to enrich the public with greater photography knowledge and tips, for both beginner photographers as well as seasoned amateurs.
Shutterbugs also tried their hand at capturing shots of models in the DSLR display area which featured a central boxing ring with models posing through the day.
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
First announced on 1 July, Canon’s latest DSLR – the EOS 70D – will be available (S$1,499 for body only) at Canon authorised dealers on Friday 23 August 2013.
Canon EOS 70D is embedded with a powerful DIGIC 5+ image processor and a 20.2-megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor.
The following are the recommended retail prices:
- Body only: S$1,499
- Kit I (EF S18-55 IS STM): $1,699
- Kit II (EF S18-135 IS STM): $2,049
- Kit III (EF S18-200 IS): $2,149
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Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
The Phantom of the Opera is playing in town at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. But in many places in the heartlands, special front row seats have been specially reserved for the “real” hungry phantoms from Hell.
Special front row seats for some very special guests. All photos taken with a Nikon D5200 with AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm DX f/3.5-5.6G VR kit lens. All the photos (except the one above which was taken at ISO 5000) were taken at ISO 6400. Photo credit: John Tan.
So I was driving back from the Lenovo launch in town, and thinking of the Phantom of the Opera musical that the family was going to watch the next day.
The MC for the night is this fancifully dressed lady. Does she remind you of Liu Ling Ling in the local award-winning movie 881? That’s because it is Liu Ling Ling!
Another performer for the night. Each singer performs a few songs, which may include requests from the audience and the residing deity of the temple organising the Getai.
Tags:Buddhism, Chinese, festival, ghosts, hungry ghosts, photography, photos, potd, Taoism
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Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
The seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar is the ghost month, when the hungry ghosts from Hell are released to visit their relatives on earth – and get a good meal as well.
As the seventh lunar month approaches, huge marquees are set up in many places in preparation for festivities. All three photos taken with a Nikon D5200 with AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm DX f/3.5-5.6G VR kit lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
Since this is the hungry ghost month, I will be featuring photos that I take during visits to celebratory activities surrounding the festival.
The festival has its origins from the buddhist scriptures and is celebrated by both Buddhist and Taoist believers in Asian countries such as China, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia etc.
An altar in the marquee pacifying the agents of Hell with offerings and (to the left) wads of Hell cash.
The main theme is filial piety.
One of Buddha’s disciples visited his mother in hell and found her languishing as a “hungry ghost” (that’s a specific genre of ghost) which was perennially – what else – hungry.
She had apparently been stingy towards hosting Buddhist monks whilst indulging herself with the money that her son had left her.
As a punishment by the judges of hell, she was transformed into a hungry ghost after her death.
Buddha taught the son how to redeem his mother and the filial son succeeded after much effort to help his mother get reborn as a human.
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Tags:Buddhism, Chinese, festival, ghosts, hungry ghosts, photography, photos, potd, Taoism
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Monday, August 19th, 2013
The Suomenlinna Church was first built in 1854 as a Greek Orthodox garrison church for the Russian troops stationed in the Suomenlinna sea fortress, and originally had five onion domes.
The simple chandelier hangs directly below the dome of Suomenlinna Church. Both photos taken handheld with a Nikon D600 with AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
During the 1920s, the Suomenlinna Church was converted into an Evangelical Lutheran church.
Its central dome serves as a lighthouse, which sends out blinking Morse code signals for the letter “H” in Helsinki.
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Tags:church, Finland, Finland 2013, Helsinki, NIKKOR, Nikon, photography, photos, potd, Suomenlinna, travel, vacation
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Sunday, August 18th, 2013
My family and I were walking back to our hotel in Helsinki when we spotted this Irish Wolfhound across the road.
Gigantic Irish Wolfhound along the streets of Helsinki. Photo taken with a Nikon D600 with AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR lens. Photo credit: John Tan.
Its owner was taking it for an evening walk and both of them were waiting at the traffic light to cross the road.
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Tags:dog, Finland, Finland 2013, Helsinki, NIKKOR, Nikon, photography, photos, potd, streets, travel, vacation
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