Hello there! :D

Has anyone had an experience of using macro extension tubes?

Please tell me about your experience - how does one use it, its effectiveness and the likes :)

Am looking to buy one for myself kasi ;)

Thanks! :D

The first best thing that you can do to protect the lens from dirt, scratches and possible damage is equip it with a UV filter.

It is one of the basic accessories your camera lens should never be without. It is usually a circular transparent filter which you screw-on in front of your lens. It usually comes in various filter sizes from the small 49mm to the 82mm filter size. Be sure to buy the proper UV filter for your filter size.

Aside from serving as protection for your lens from dirt and scratches, it significantly reduces the amount of UV light rays from entering your lens, thus resulting in sharper pictures.

A word of caution:

When buying a UV filter, or any filter for that matter, skip the cheaper alternatives and go for the more expensive ones. They may cost a lot more, but it is way cheaper to buy another filter than to buy another lens.

Plus, when the more expensive UV filters do shatter, they keep shattered in place, unlike the cheaper ones which scatter the broken glass into your lens element, posing a risk of scratching your lens. :(

Better to shatter a PHP2,000 UV filter, than to buy a PHP20,000 lens.

;)

These are some reasons why I shoot:

1. Capturing a neat slice of time and forever immortalize it in a still frame.
2. It makes me feel alive.
3. It allows me to share my insights and thoughts.
4. Defines who I am.
5. I capture moments and immortalize them.
6. Helps express myself.
7. It is my pocket of peace.
8. Keeps me in the zone.
9. Documents life and everything in it.
10. Opens my eyes and allows me to really see.
11. See different perspectives.
12. Opens doors and fosters friendships.
13. An opportunity to grow.
14. Convince and makes others realize.
15. Landscapes - when all the elements- the sky, weather, sea, sun, river, leaves, rocks, the hills, mountains, roots, and valleys come together for a perfect moment in nature that you witness and capture forever through your lens.
16. I document where I go.
17. Bring out the best in things.
18. Paint the beauty of all around me.
19. I find accomplishment and sense in what I do.
20. Words aren’t enough to express myself.
21. Something I can cling to.
22. Happy place.
23. Compose the best framing, set the ideal exposure, and click the shutter and everything comes to play.
24. See the beauty in everything and in everyone.
25. Capture a moment that someone will treasure for the rest of their life.
26. Create something that was created in a single second and yet remain timeless - IRONY
27. Avenue to express and be myself.
28. A field where I push myself to the limit.
29. Test my guts and get rewarded for every sweat and tear.
30. Lets me grow.
31. Rewarding in itself, fulfilling.
32. That indescribable moment when you know you got “your shot”.
33. Get up before the sun rises and still shoot long after it’s gone.
34. A passion that drives me.
35. Gives me purpose and energy.
36. Serve others.
37. Defy time, space, barriers and to go beyond the norms.
38. Put creativity and taste first.
39. Teaches me about perspective.
40. Allows me to live fully.
41. Gives me a chance to open others’ eyes.
42. Make a smile forever.
43. Moulds who I am - my character & principles.
44. Captures emotion.
45. Not just imagine, even create.
46. Mold light.
47. Experience first hand how great and awesome God is.
48. The same reason why painters paint.

© Marc Go

These are some reasons why I shoot:

1. Capturing a neat slice of time and forever immortalize it in a still frame.
2. It makes me feel alive.
3. It allows me to share my insights and thoughts.
4. Defines who I am.
5. I capture moments and immortalize them.
6. Helps express myself.
7. It is my pocket of peace.
8. Keeps me in the zone.
9. Documents life and everything in it.
10. Opens my eyes and allows me to really see.
11. See different perspectives.
12. Opens doors and fosters friendships.
13. An opportunity to grow.
14. Convince and makes others realize.
15. Landscapes - when all the elements- the sky, weather, sea, sun, river, le

Nico van Dijk®™ © All rights reserved.

One of the most integral accessories that I stand by on in my camera bag are lens hoods.

I always use lens hoods for my lenses (except my prime, because I have yet to find an appropriate lens hood for a thirty year old lens). Lens hoods are very effective in removing unwanted stray light from entering your camera lens which subsequently creates flare and ultimately degrades your image quality. It can be a great way to some extent, protect the lens from accidental bums and bangs when in use.

…plus they look great on lenses (makes them look more robust and professional) HAHAHA!

Sample: An AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 f/2.8 without a hood

An AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 f/2.8 with a hood

Di baaaa? :)))

Ngayon marahil ang unang pagkakataon na ako’y inyong makikita at mababasa na nagsusulat gamit ang Wikang Pambansa. Dahil para sa akin, ang paggamit ng Tagalog upang magsulat ay sadyang nakapaglalabas ng aking tunay na nararamdaman ukol sa mga bagay-bagay sa aking kapaligiran, ang mga tao, ang mga pagkakataon at ang mga pinakamadilim na yugto sa buhay ng isang tao.

PAGTATATUWA:

Una sa lahat, ako’y inyong bigyan ng kaunting pasensya sa aking sinusulat na ito. Marahil ay iisipin ninyong ako ay maarte, puno ng kadramahan at walang saysay ang aking sasabihin sa mga susunod na talata. Tanging mga pakiramdam lamang na umuulit ang gusto kong ipahiwatig at isasaayos.

Ngayong gabi, ako’y muling nakaramdam ng kawalan ng abilidad sa aking sarili - sa pagkuha ng litrato, sa paglathala nito dito sa aking photo blog. Marahil, dahil matagal-tagal na din akong hindi nakakapaglathala ng maayos at madami, kaya ako ay napapabilang nalang lamang sa istatistika ng mga photo bloggers dito sa Tumblr.

Sumagi na naman sa aking isipan na isara itong photo blog na ito dahil pakiramdam ko, wala naman itong saysay, wala namang tumitigil upang tignan at magmasid sa aking mga nailathalang mga larawan. Sa tingin ko nga wala na ding magbabasa nito dahil sa bukod sa Tagalog ito, ay sadyang napakahaba din. Di ako naniniwala sa sinasabi nilang hiatus. Ito’y marahil ay ginagamit lamang ng mga indibidual na wala lang oras upang maglathala ng panibagong nilalaman sa kanilang blog. Kung tutuusin may oras naman ako, sa katunayan pwede akong gumawa ng oras para lamang sa Tumblr ko. Di ako pwedeng maghiatus dahil hindi oras ang wala ako, kundi paguudyok na may mamababasa ako, na maganda ang ginagawa ko at patuloy ko lang na gawin ito.

Pasensya kung ako ay isang taong nabubuhay sa papuri ng iba. Ganun talaga ako eh. Pakiramdam ko wala akong kwenta o walang saysay ang ginagawa ko kapag walang pumupuri na kahit, “WOW” lamang ang marinig ko, buo na ang aking araw. Patuloy ko kailangan ang muling pagtiyak na may saysay ang gusto kong gawin, dahil ang totoo, kung wala sa buhay ko ang paglitrato, marahil wala ding saysay ang buhay ko. Dito lang ako sumasaya. Dito lang nagbibigyang buhay ang aking pagkatao.