What's in my bag for 2012

This year, I made a conscious effort to bring along my camera everywhere I go. While I look nerdy shooting a big chunky DSLR in a shopping mall, it's all good. I get to take a ton more pictures of the kids and hell, some of them are even halfway decent.

Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 50mm F1.2L USM | 1/50 sec, f/1.2, ISO 1000

Heading into 2012, this is my list of current gear and some of my thoughts about them…

A 4 day adventure in Singapore (15 - 19 Dec'11)

So for the year end holidays, we decided to bring the kids to Singapore. I go there almost monthly but the kids don't, so it's an adventure for them. To cover all possibilities, I brought along all the big bruisers in my lens line-up: Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L II, Canon EF 50mm f1.2 and the Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM. I didn't actually carry more than 2 of them out though since I also brought along my Canon Speedlite 580EX II.

We stayed in a hotel with a breathtaking view:

Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L II USM | 30 sec, f/13, ISO 100

A peaceful and Merry Christmas to everyone!

Let's be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly...

53 Week Photography Projects Week 14: Smiles

I call this 'Kodak Moment'.

Rocking around the Christmas Tree...

A walk around Singapore (30 Nov - 2 Dec '11)

An almost monthly pilgrimage. This time I was armed with my new Canon EF 85mm f1.8 and the Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L. 95% of my shots was with the former, which I have to say, is very nice. It's fast to focus, light and cheap for the results you get. Many people say it's not very sharp at f1.8, but I think it's very acceptable.

The skies were mostly cloudy for this trip which means the lighting is pretty much perfect for photography.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

All I did was put my hand out straight in front for the camera to focus on, then remove it and shoot. Everything else is the lens.

The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011

I love these. Most of them don't follow the Rule of Thirds or whatever composition rules, but they are all powerful and most importantly, they tell a story.

A bit American-centric but what the hey... it's the pictures that matter. Most surprisingly though is that none of these are in black & white which tends to add instant gravitas to a photo.

Most inspiring stuff.

53 Week Photography Projects Week 13: Beyond Reach

My shot for this week's theme. I call it 'Contrail'.

 

Taken in 2008 with my trusty Canon PowerShot G9 in the clear spring skies of Leobersdorf, Austria.