Alternative photos

[cooler]

Dunno if I've posted this before...

have u visited the eye candy thread?

[Destricto_Ense]

How many photos in that thread were taken by BCers?

[cooler]

How many photos in that thread were taken by BCers?

i see, from your viewfinder angle

[Gladius]

i love badminton, photography and cycling but they have different costs and i have finite $ (until i win lotto ).

initial costs: photography >>>> cycling >> badminton
ongoing costs: cycling > badminton > photography
susceptibility to upgradeitis: photography = cycling >>>> badminton

Interesting... I you're the third person I know who has the exact same combination of hobbies.. That includes me...

But I would amend the above a little as I think my scenario for costs though similar is slightly different
( In order left to right, most to least)

initial costs: cycling >>>> photography>> badminton

I started out with badminton then cycling. BOth way many more years before photography. So, I spent a whole lot more on bikes and equipment before cameras and lenses came along.

ongoing costs: badminton > cycling > photography

Well, if I play 2~3 sessions a week as I did some years ago, badminton costs a whole lot more compared to cycling unless for the rare occasion of bad tyres and punctures. My 1 year's maintenance on a bike is less than I would spend on shuttles! Photography is more of the electricity bills spent on charging the batteries, editing pictures on the PC and to run the dry cabinet

susceptibility to upgrades: cycling > photography >>>> badminton

Yes, hardly more than a month goes by without some new gadget on the bike. But I've not spent on any serious camera equipment (of any sort) in well over 6 months since the 5DmkII.
And this weekend is the major upgrade for the bike in a while : Di2 !!
I've not 'upgraded' anything on badminton in almost 3 years!

[Mini Me]

good point about electricity costs. i forgot to take those into account.

to combine all 3 hobbies, i cycled to a badminton session then afterwards watched a bike race where i took some photos of brad wiggins (in the yellow jersey).

[Gladius]

Maybe not quite 'alternative' enough, but a slightly 'stretched' one...

[Gladius]

Haha.. yah, cycling and photography go great together !

One of my favourites taken on the 5DmkII

[Sealman]

Maybe not quite 'alternative' enough, but a slightly 'stretched' one...

nice one Gladius.... is this the 'durian' building?

[wocdam]

nice one Gladius.... is this the 'durian' building?

looks like the barrage.

[Sealman]

looks like the barrage.

bro you are the expert! i was wondering what's 'pump house'... thought it was a new pub
http://www.p3planningengineer.com/mb...mb%20brief.htm

[Gladius]

looks like the barrage.

Yes, it was taken at the Marina Barrage.

[kwun]

Yes, it was taken at the Marina Barrage.

what lens? that's a huge coverage. the cloud is perfect.

[Gladius]

what lens? that's a huge coverage. the cloud is perfect.

Does the phrase " widest AF lens you can find" help ???

[weeyeh]

Love the biker shot...

[Cheung]

Does the phrase " widest AF lens you can find" help ???

only 14..............chars

[drifit]

only 14..............chars

how about fisheye?

[Gladius]

Let me re-phrase myself "widest rectilinear AF lens you can find" ... and mount onto a Canon full-frame...