Two men stand on a stone path flanked by stone lanterns and orange railings under trees.

A whole new world and travel to Wakayama 和歌山

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Having graduated recently from Music school, I've started shooting/interning for a bridal company based in Kobe

Been really busy and there's not much time for me to upload any new content on the site. Lots of new photos, but none are permissible to be uploaded onto the website... yet

New experiences

  • Pre-wedding shoots
  • Dinner/Party Event shoots
  • Working with models
  • Posing! Posing!
  • Getting to know more about lighting in real practical use

New Lens

EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

Now this is a crazy ass lens. Not much for me to say, as you can google and read up on the reviews. Still learning how to use this lens, suspect it's going to take quite some time to get used to it. So far the problem for me is getting the focus spot on. Probably the weight too...

New CMS

  • Playing around with Koken recently and found it to be really easy to upload photos onto the new platform. It is also really easy to setup compared to Wordpress. Am thinking of switching to Koken entirely

Wakayama 和歌山

6D with 85mm 1.2 only. Like the nifty fifty training which I had at Kyoto 50mm One-Lens-Day Kinkakuji, Kyoto 金閣寺, 京都, this time's the 85mm. God, tight! I don't even want to imagine 135mm

Most of the earlier shots are taken with a ND8 filter and removed later when we reached Wakayama Castle 和歌山城

Row of green monkey figurines on a stone ledge, some holding shells, with a blurred tree trunk behind.Img 8828EXIF Two men stand on a stone path flanked by stone lanterns and orange railings under trees.Img 8929EXIF Two people stand on a green path beside a wooden fence under blooming cherry blossoms near water.Img 8961EXIF Four men playing mahjong under a wooden shelter framed by blurred cherry blossoms.Img 8966EXIF Woman walking with child on tricycle and toddler wearing red backpack across orange bridge toward cherry blossoms. Featured in Color Walk the Sakura Season Brown hawk soaring against a stark white sky, wings fully extended with dark tips.Higher and higherEXIF Man with blue backpack stands beside blurred pink-and-white sign reading “Furōbashi” in Japanese script.Img 9018EXIF

This is an interesting photo, as 不老橋 means "Eternal Youth Bridge". I like how the elderly actually looks like a high school student, carrying the backpack and all

Engraved stone monument marked "1985" framed by blurred pink cherry blossoms against a mossy stone wall.Img 9160EXIF Person with backpack walks along stone path beneath blooming cherry blossoms and red-and-white paper lanterns.Img 9161EXIF Blossoming cherry tree with pale pink flowers against a blurred backdrop of hills and buildings.Img 9164EXIF Person in grey hoodie sits on rustic wooden bench before rough stone wall.Img 9241EXIF

6D's focusing points + 85mm 1.2

How I wish there's more focusing points on the 6D. Most of the time I'm struggling to frame the shot so that the focus points align to the person's face or eyes. And re-focusing on the 1.2 is definitely a no-go

Title:A whole new world and travel to Wakayama 和歌山
Excerpt:One-lens-day with the EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM at Wakayama 和歌山
Posted On:6 April 2014
Updated On:6 January 2023