4136. Photos for sale at shutterstock. Photography tips

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: I put my DSLR camera zoom lens as close to the window pane of the Incheon Airport Arrival Terminal as close as possible and focus on the Boeing 747's window panes. The sky was overcast. Handheld, "P" Mode Central Focus. I tried to stabilise myself by standing with legs apart. Surprisingly, I got a good shot. Boeing 747 has 2 aisles - a first of the series of jumbo jets.

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PHOTOGRAPHY TIP FOR WATERLILIES PHOTOS: 

I put my DSLR camera zoom lens on top of the railing of a wooden bridge spanning across the Seoul Zoo pond filled with waterlilies and leaves. I focus on the yellow stamen and pistils of the red waterlily. The sky was overcast. Camera supported by bridge railing. "P" Mode, Central Focus onto the yellow stamen and pistils. 

I got a good shot because my camera was stablised on top of the wooden railing. There was NO way I could get a sharp image HANDHELD as the camera will shake slightly when I click the shutter and move my fingers while standing.

Important point to note is that there was no breeze moving the flowers and leaves to cause blurry images. Sunlight shone on the red water lily as the grey clouds parted for a few seconds. That helped me a lot to get this sharpness of image.

I had no time to use Manual and other modes. I find that "P" mode does help me get sharp images most times.

4134. Boeing 747 and 787 to and from Seoul/Singapore - double aisle Boeing. Airbus A330. aircraft

21 Jun 2022 midnight
Going to Seoul

The Boeing 747 is a large, wide-body (two-aisle) airliner with four wing-mounted engines.

29 Jun 2022
Back to Singapore

The 787 was the first next-generation wide body twinjet, and the A380 remains the world's only fully double-decker passenger airliner to date. As such, both aircraft are trailblazers in their own right. However, Airbus designed the A380 for long-range, high-capacity hub-to-hub flights

 

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 GOING TO VIETNAM ON 15 SEP 2022.

 SINGAPORE - 15 SEP 2022: 7 AM. Singapore Airlines Airbus A330 at Gate C15, Terminal 1, Changi Airport to Vietnam, is a wide-body aircraft that can seat 300 passengers (in a two or three-class layout).

 

 

 

 

 

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4133. Blood pressure 120/80 and dragonfruit flower

 1 Jul 2022

Went to my old GP who is an old friend. He is 73. I am 72. I asked for blood pressure measurement.
He tested my BP twice with his medical instrument which you need a stethoscope to listen to the readings. 

He took the measurement twice. 
"Your BP is a bit low," he said. I asked for the readings.  "120/80" which is good news. I had this reading once from him some months ago. Last month, I had "140/80" which he said is the limit of normal for senior citizens. My BP was also over 140 mm at the SNEC.

I was happy with the good news because he said last month, that people of my age do not get 120/80. Only young people. We discussed and he said BP varies but should not be over 140.    

Went to Lentor Street to exercise at 11 am. Very hot. A retiree couple gave me the dragonfruit flowers which, the wife said, bloom only one night and die the next day. She offered me some dragonfruits but I don't eat them.

3 flower images from the kind couple picking up cut grass in a plastic bag for their plants. Migrant worksers (arouond 6)  came to cut and blow the grsss in the playground and they thought I was their supervisor.

 

4131. A yellow butterfly in Shan Shwe Oo Resort

 

Grass Yellow butterfly

(TO NARRATE).
Yellow butterflies are commonly seen the whole year round in Singapore. They are the Grass Yellow butterfly and related species. Are yellow butterflies commonly seen the whole year round in Yangon, Myanmar?  

INTRODUCTION. Myanmar is a large country with over 55 million people. The majority of the

population is Buddhist in faith (insert 2 images below). Its tourist attractions (like Inle Lake and its leg paddling fishermen in the image) bring in much revenue and jobs for the people.  

Inle Lake

Dr Thien Tun Aung (L) and his family went to 

Shan Shwe Oo Resort on Sunday, 26 Jul 2022 at 3 PM. 

Shan Shwe Oo Resort video.

Lots of greenery. A big pond with fishes and lotus flowers


Video 4.

VIDEO 1

A yellow butterfly in the Shan Shwe Oo Resort posed for Dr Tun Thein Aung

of Royal Asia Veterinary Surgery on Sunday, 26 Jun 2022 at 3PM

He took the following 2 videos using his iPhone 13 

Pet dogs are welcome 

Myanmar waitress at Shan Shwe Oo Resort, outside Yangon

Grass Yellow (Eurema sp.) are small butterflies that have lemon-yellow wings with small black spots. They are found in Singapore throughout the year.

4130. Stray cats in Singapore and in a Seoul Zoo in Jun 2022 as seen by Dr Sing Kong Yuen

27 Jun 2022:  SINGAPORE STRAY CAT
Very rare to see one stray cat in the public places in Singapore nowadays. 
They had been culled by town councils or trapped by pest control people over the years.
There is a community that traps, neuter and release (TNR) stray cats over the years, but

the Covid-19 pandemic had stopped many of the members from continuing.

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This stray cat looks healthy and in excellent bodily condition

Probably cared for by zoo administrators as he or she wandered around the 
office building area when I saw the cat during my 24 Jun 2022 visit to
the Seoul Grand Park Zoo

 

 

4129. Unbelievable story - An orange butterfly at Seoul Zoo posed for me

UNBELIEVABLE STORY by Dr Sing Kong Yuen. A Seoul Zoo butterfly posed for photography and video

24 Jun 2022: SEOUL ZOO Around 4 butterflies were seen around a small plot of garden at the entrance to the Seoul Zoo on 24 Jun 2022 during my visit to the Seoul Zoo.

I hoped to photograph one sharp photo of one of the few butterflies fluttering in the small garden. It was as if my wish was answered by Mother Nature? This butterfly posed within 6 feet from me for over 60 seconds. I took this photo. I got to video her too.

A 56-second video and a photo of this butterfly is for sale at: www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

MORE INFO AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/06/unbelievable-story-orange-butterfly-at.html

A 20-second video from handphone video of original video

 

A 56-second video and a photo of this butterfly is for sale at: www.shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

 MORE INFO AT:

 

https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2022/06/unbelievable-story-orange-butterfly-at.html

4128. Photography Tip: Polka dotted butterfly at Seoul Zoo, in the shade of leaves

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIP.25 Jun 2022. 1 PM. SIESTA AT SEOUL ZOO. This polka dotted butterfly fluttered towards me and hid in the shade in between leaves as I was looking for butterflies to photograph. Lighting was dark, hence difficult to get sharper image as settings should not be the “P” Mode which I used as the butterfly might not stay long. Focus is on the eye.  

4126. Photography tips: Lotus flower in Seoul Grand Park Zoo

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIP BY Dr Sing Kong YuenI placed my DSLR Camera on the top of a bridge railing and focused on centre of lotus flower. The camera did not vibrate or move as compared to hand-holding when I pressed the shutter. Same applies for handphone. Overcast day, 2 pm, Seoul Grand Park Zoo. 24 Jun 2022. Food photography indoors by amateurs usually produces poor quality images mainly due to bad lighting conditions and out of focus images - imagine the lotus and leaves as dishes in indoor amateur food photography - it is difficult to get sharpness of the lotus.  

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sun rays help to produce brighter photos

 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM DR SING KONG YUEN:

25 Jun 2022: I placed my camera onto the top railing of the wooden bridge overlooking the water lily pond. In this way, I do not need to hand-hold the DSLR camera and click the shutter and focus at the same time - causing vibration of the camera. The sun rays appeared briefly - hence this photo looks sharper (red water lily is the focus of my lens). There is no way to get such a sharp image if you handhold and focus on the pistil and stamens of the red water lily. If you use a handphone, it will probably not focus so sharp on the red water lily. 

Always find a support such as the top railing of a bridge to get sharp focus. Hand holding rarely gives good sharp images.

4125. Wildlife in Seoul, South Korea - green woodpecker. Photography tip

PHOTOGRAPHY TIP. 

 Juvenile Green Woodpecker?Seoul Children’s Grand Park, outside Seoul Children’s Museum

Sudden appearance, pecks on trunk, flew off within 60 seconds

 Focus on the eye, only 1/12 images is sharptoapayohvets.com   23 Jun 2022

Good morning. Very rare sighting of wildlife (birds) that appeared in front of you during your travels. Very hard to get sharp image. In this case, I was thinking whether there were wild birds in this Seoul Children's Grand Park (zoo and concert hall in park) that could be photographed with my ordinary DSLR camera . The green woodpecker suddenly flew to a tree trunk some 20 feet away from me. She or he pecked at the trunk a few times, to tell me he or she is a woodpecker. Green woodpeckers are rare in Singapore. 

4124. How to take photos of Airline food in the dark cabin.

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS - How to take Airline food photos in the dark cabin.

SINGAPORE - 22 JUN 2022, 7 AM: Breakfast included Kimchi Rice and Suzuki Coffee in the Business Class, Singapore Airlines, reaching Seoul. “P” Mode, Central focus is on the strawberry. Sunlight from the right window shone on the food in the dark cabin as a passenger to my right, suddenly lifted up the window shade. The Boeing 787 had two aisles. I was seated 4th from the right if you visualise Economy Class seating arrangement.