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
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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.

UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5860-vet-case-hamster-has-urine.html

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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 backside one month ago.  May have UTI. To hospitalise 3 days.

VET CASE STUDY

On 2 May 2024, the young man owner of the urine-scalded hamster WhatsApp me. The message was as follows:

History:

  [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.

The owner took the hamster home on Day 2 of in-patient. The hamster had two upper front teeth overgrown backwards and upwards into the hard palate. The teeth were trimmed. I followed up by WhatsApp. The owner said the hamster was doing well.


25 FEB 2024.
However, the busy owner did not bathe or clean the hamster's backside for the next few days. Video was given on 25 Feb 2024 to me. It showed the backside fur was still damp. The hamster had stopped eating again. 

I WhatApp whether he fed sunflower seeds. The answer was No. He did not want to eat it.”

The hamster did not want to eat the sunflower's seed , hence its teeth were said to be overgrown according to the owner. The owner could not send any images of the teeth. I advised veterinary review. He would wait and see.

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#dwarfhamster
#urinescalding
#overgrownupperfrontteeth
#singapore
#canonR5-24-104 mm
#toapayohvets
#kongyuensing
#singkongyuen
#shutterstock.com/g/toapayohvets

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UPDATE:
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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:
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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:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/05/5852-photography-of-starfruit-flower-in.html