5867. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Starfruits at eye-level. Use TV

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Starfruits at eye-level. Use TV for sharp images because a slight breeze sways the branches. If you use AV, you need to take at least 10 shots continuously to get one good image.

Two immature starfruits. Lentor MRT Station garden. 9 May 2024. 
Canon R5, TV, 1/640sec, f/4.5, ISO 320. 

#starfruittree
#immaturestarfruits
#lentorgreenpark
#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
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UPDATE:
 https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5867-photography-tips-starfruits-at-eye.html

 

 

 

 

5866. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Food. Handheld. Use AV. Take many shots.

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Food. Handheld. Use AV. Take many shots

Chinatown Tau Suan with You Tiao Dessert Stall. 27 Feb 2024. 

Canon R5, AV, 42mm, 1/10sec, f/4.5, ISO 200. Handheld. Take many shots.

 

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5866-photography-tips-food-handheld-use.html

5865. VET CASE STUDY. A 25-month-old dwarf hamster cannot walk normally.

WhatsApp to Toa Payoh Vets.

Hi, is this TPY vet? My hamster is not walking stably, but still eating, drinking, alert and doesn’t seem to be in pain. Is there anything that can be done for him if I bring him down? He’s 2Y1M old.
Thank you ?￰ﾟﾏﾼ

Hamster needs to be examined by the vet. Please phone 6254 3326 for appointment.

 

UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5865-vet-case-study-25-month-old-dwarf.html

5864. VET CASE STUDY. A Pomeranian cannot stand up or walk normally. Why?

1.  From "inco-ordination"  complaint from VET 1, it sounded serious, like internal injuries and fractures. 

2. VET 2.
Physical examination
 

3.  Need to use additional testings
Lab tests
X-rays

4. Days passed by. Not eating. X-rays showed gas, empty stomach and intestines.
X-rays poor quality.

5. Maid said no fall or traumatic injuries. But not possible to take her word for it.  Serious pain.

6. Do another physical examination after pain-killer given for past 2 days. Videoed. Left hip area very painful.

7. Take proper X-rays.  Problem seen at left pelvic bone (arrows).

8. This was the cause of "incoordination" and inability to walk normally.

 

 

 

5863. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Shoot traffic light trails.

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:  Shoot traffic light trails.
www.digitalcameraworld.com

 

1. Use long exposure.
2. Safe location e.g. sanding next to a busy junction conrolled by traffic lights, a slip road or roundabout.
3. Slow shutter speed, tripod, cable release.
 

4. Shoot in Manual, can adjust shutter speed and aperture, check histogram for each exposure.
Try 10 seconds as starting point.
Narrow aperture to get starburst effects on street lights and increase the depth of field for sharpness.
 
 

5. Use MANUAL FOCUS because autofocus will struggle in low light and get distracted. Focus on something significant in the background: zoom in with Live View to check sharpness.  

6. SET YOUR ISO.  Keep ISO LOW to reduce noise. turn on LONG EXPOSURE NOISE REDUCTION in menu.

ONE PHOTO in Digital Camera Feb 2024.
10 secs, f/11, ISO 100.  Big Ben at night.

5862. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Bike-sharing in Xi'An, China. Use TV Mode in bright sunshine.

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Bike-sharing in Xi'An, China. Use TV Mode in bright sunshine.

Bicycle-sharing in Xi’An. 2 Mar 2024. 10.30am. 

Canon R5, 39mm, 1/1000 sec, f/4, ISO 100

#bike-sharing
#xi'anchina

#chinabicycles
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5862-photography-tips-bike-sharing-in.html

 

 

 

 

5861. PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Single point AF on the red-whiskered bulbul's eye. Use AV Mode

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:  Single point AF on the red-whiskered bulbul's eye. Use AV Mode.
Take more than 3 shots. TV Mode will be better as you will get more sharp images.

Red-whiskered bulbul. Hong Kong. 28 May 2023. 9am. Canon R5, 100mm, 1/50sec, f/11, ISO 200. 

#redwhiskeredbulbul
#hongkong
#wildlife

#birdhongkong
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5851-photography-tip-single-point-af-on.html

5860. VET CASE. A hamster has urine scalding. What to do?

 VET CASE. A hamster has urine scalding. What to do?

 

 [11:22, 02/05/2024] +65 8770 0922: Hi, do you treat hamsters?
[11:23, 02/05/2024] David Sing: Yes.
[11:23, 02/05/2024] +65 XXX: Great! My hamster is weak, decreased appetite, and has a wet rear end.
[11:23, 02/05/2024] +65 XXX: hunched over as well. I thought it was the hot weather but it seems to be getting worse..
[11:24, 02/05/2024] +65 XXX: read online, might be bacteria infection
[11:24, 02/05/2024] David Sing: Please phone 62543326 for appointment
[11:24, 02/05/2024] +65 XXX: it has been a few weeks and he is quite skinny now...
[11:24, 02/05/2024] +65 XXX: ok thanks

 

 [14:19, 02/05/2024] +65 XXX: tried feeding some carrots and broccoli, he used to eat them but now he won't even touch.

[14:55, 02/05/2024] David Sing: Appointment at Toa Payoh Vets - Hamster. Back area scalded - said to start with wet tail one month ago.  May have UTI. To hospitalise.

 

5859. PHOTOGRAPHY TULIPS: Tulipmania. Dutch tulips. Use AV mainly. Manual with tripod.

PHOTOGRAPHY TULIPS:  Use AV mainly. Manual with tripod is better.

Focus at 1/3 from bottom of screen and use f/16 if you want overall image sharpness, so that you can see the tulips sharp in the background.

Gardens By The Bay. 5 May 2024. Canon R5, AV, 105mm, 1/160 sec, f/16, ISO 1000

#yellowtulips
#tulipmania
#purpletulips
#dutchtulips

#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5859-photography-tulips-use-av-mainly.html

5858. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: smartphone photos of wildlife - Take at least 3 photos, not one.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note 10.

The Purple Heron at Potong Pasir. Image not as sharp. Advised photographer to take at least 3 photos.

#purpleheron
#potongpasir
#wildlife
#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

 

 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY USING SMARTPHONES
    
A sharp image refers to the eye being focused and sharp.

For the smartphone:
Focus on the head,
Not just point and shoot fast.
Steady your hands.
 Take at least 3 shots if not more.
Same principles apply to pets.

 

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UPDATE:

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5858-photography-tips-smartphone-photos.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

5857. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Enforcement Camera in Pick-Up and Drop-Off Hall, Terminal 1. Use TV Mode.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Enforcement Camera in Pick-Up and Drop-Off Hall, Terminal 1.
Use TV Mode.

Changi Airport, Pick-Up and Drop-Off Hall, Terminal 1, 30 Apr 2024, 8.40am

 Canon R5, 24mm, TV, 1/1250sec, f/4.0, ISO 12,8000. 

#terminal1
#pick-uponly
#drop-offonly
#enforcementcamera
#changiairport
#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5857-photography-tips-enforcement.html

5856. PHOTOGRAPHY tips: Butterfly fluttering here and there. Use TV

 As we age, we get "wear and tear", like this butterfly.  Take care of your health

5855. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Murmurations.

CHINA - 5 NOV 2023: 7am. Morning bird murmuration in Hainan. Murmuration is the behaviour of a large group of birds that fly together and change direction together. They are usually starlings.Winter, colder months, end of breeding season. Roost together in grass reeds etc.

Murmuration in Hainan. 5 Nov 2023. 7.11am. Sudden appearance. No time to change to TV

Canon R5, 24-105mm. AV, 72mm, 1/100 sec, f/16, ISO 200. 

 

Photo in Digital Camera magazine Feb 2024 shows murmuration of birds just above grass reds and water.
SETTINGS:  1/4000 sec. f/2.8, ISO 450

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5855-photography-tips-murmurations.html

Reference: Digital Camera Feb 2024. Pg. 30

1. A fast shutter speed to capture the speed of the changing murmurations.
2. Aperture wide open
3. ISO below 800 to minimise digital noise. 

CHOOSE YOUR FOCUS POINTS
1. Group mode in your autofocus settings. AF area will be larger, easier to track bird movements across the sky.

2. Single-point autofocus will work just as well.

LOOK OUT FOR PATTERNS.
1. Shoot in continuous mode as new patterns appear.
2. Some interesting clouds behind the birds.
3. Memory card is fast enough and has plenty of free space as you may need hundreds of shots to find 'the one.' 

CROP TO GIVE A SENSE OF SCALE.

Photo in magazine shows birds above grass reds and water.
1/4000 sec. f/2.8, ISO 450

5854. VET CASE. iPhone photography. A dwarf hamster's ear tumour more than doubles its size every day

VET CASE.
iPhone photography. 

A dwarf hamster's ear tumour more than doubles its size every day. Vet 1 advised medication for next 7 days and surgery bit by bit, according to the lady owner.  She sent one of several photos and videos for tele-consultation.

Fast-growing hard left ear tumour in a dwarf hamster is likely to be cancerous. Early surgery is advised. Surgery scheduled tomorrow Sat 4 May 2024.

1.  Bleeding is a common complication of this surgery which would be over a large area, including removal of the ear lobe with tumour.

2. Recurrence of tumour if it is cancerous and not all of it can be excised away. In dogs, a 1-cm margin of the skin around the tumour is recommended to be excised. This 1-cm margin is NOT practical in a small dwarf hamster as the wound will include the whole face!

3. General anaesthetic risk of death on the operating table as the hamster is now weak and easily tired. Not eating much. Screamed when ear tumour is touched indicating a very painful area.

 

www.toapayohvets.com

3 May 2024

#hamstervet
#eartumour
#canceroustumour

#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5854-iphone-photography-dwarf-hamsters.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

5853. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Library @ Chinatown. Use Manual as lighting is variable.

 

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Library @ Chinatown. Use Manual as lighting is variable. Not easy to get sharp photo.

Try NOT to shoot through glass screen. I took this photo via a gap in the glass screens.

 Library @ Chinatown.  Canon R5, Manual, 27mm, 1/13sec, f/10, ISO 200. 30 Apr 2024, 1pm

 

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UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5853-photography-tips-library-chinatown.html

5852. PHOTOGRAPHY OF starfruit flowers in Lentor, Singapore. Use TV Mode.

PHOTOGRAPHY OF starfruit flowers in Lentor, Singapore. Use TV Mode.

 Starfruit flowers in Singapore’s NParks garden in Lentor are cultivated as ornamental flowers.

Canon R5, TV, 87mm, 1/500sec, f/4.5, ISO 200. 

#canonr5
#starfruitflower
#carambola
#ornamentalflowers
#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
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5851. A Hainan hotel with bookcases in the lobby. smartphone photos

 CHINA - 4 NOV 2023: 7 pm. Block A of the Wyndham Garden Wenchang Nanguo Hotel, Hainan.

This lobby has library bookcases filled with books. The hotel is located near the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.

PHOTO 1
smartphone photo by Mr T T Wong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5850. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Long boat on Inle Lake using Zoom Lens.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Long boat on Inle Lake using Zoom Lens.

I took photo from another boat. The zoom lens is useful.

Inle Lake boat transport. Canon 500D, 75-300mm. 75mm, 1/640sec, f/10, ISO 400. I used “P” Mode in 2011. It is better to use AV Mode at f/10, ISO 400 and AUTO shutterspeed, if the boatman is stationary as in this case.

#myanmar
#shweeinntha hotel
#longboat
#boatman
#lakeinlay
#tourism
#canonEOS500D

#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPLOAD:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5850-photography-tips-long-boat-on-inle.html

 

 

 

5849. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Zoom lens in Canon 550D camera give sharp photos of Inle Lake, Myanmar in 2011.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: Zoom lens in Canon 550D camera produces sharp photos.

 

PHOTO 1. 

MYANMAR - 19 FEB 2011: A Myanmarese mother and son dressed in boy's clothing are resident in Lake Indein which was a popular European tourist attraction. An Art Gallery hut is behind her. 

Mother and son in Inlay Lake Myanmar. An Art Gallery behind them. 

Canon 550D Zoom lens 75-300mm, 75mm, 1/200sec, f/5.6, ISO 100. 

Canon 550D is a much cheaper camera than Canon 70D or R5.

#myanmaresemotherson
#lakeindein
#lakeinlay
#artgallery
#tourism
#canonR5

#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
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PHOTO 2.

Shwe Inn Tha Hotel, Inle Lake, Myanmar. 19 May 2011. 11 AM. 

Canon 500D, 75-300mm. 80mm, 1/160sec, f/5, ISO 100. I used "P" Mode in 2011.  The Zoom Lens worked well from inside the moving boat.

#myanmar
#shweeinntha hotel
#lakeindein
#lakeinlay
#tourism
#canonEOS500D

#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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 UPDATE:
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I was there in 2011, hence the above photo.

A google review in 2020.

It was low season when we arrived and we were the only couple for some of the time. Su’s team were really good to us and arranged a day out on the boat with a boat-man. We were also offered a family room at no extra charge to give us more space.

We also liked the pool. But not enough shade - and the umbrellas can’t be moved. Because the hotel is on the water there is the constant buzzing of boats up and down during the day. Factor this in when you choose a hotel on the water. 

The rooms are nice, but dark and lighting is not actually adequate. Showers could be improved a bit as the spout is angled in such a way that one has to stand right against the wall. But a nice touch to have outside showers. All their waste water is treated and recycled. Lovely outside patio with a view. 

The food was generally very good and breakfasts were delicious.
A nice comfortable stay and we would consider staying there again.

5848. PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: 4pm sunlight gives attractive image of building Bishan Fire Station

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS: 4pm sunlight gives attractive image of building Bishan Fire Station

 

29 Apr 2024, 4pm sunlight, shot from my car - attractive image. Canon R5, TV, 24mm, 1/1000sec, f/4.5, ISO 160. 

My other images at other times are dull. Sometimes, you have to take photos at different times and angles and you may get a good shot. This photo was shot from inside my car.

 

#firestation
#bishanfirestation
#scdf
#canonR5

#singapore
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
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UPDATE:
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