Daniel Pua Photography

Itsy Bitsy Spider

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:44:38 +0000

“Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can…”

This spider was trying to hang onto what’s left of its webbing as the cold wind was blowing it around like crazy. I think it has already lost a leg when I saw it since I can only see seven. Poor guy

The first 11 photos were shot using my newly acquired Hanimar 55mm f/1.7 lens and the last 3 were shot using my Carl Zeiss Jena DDR 50mm f/2.8. I’m about to sell them so I thought I’d take some photos while I still have them. I quite like how they turned out.

What my wife gave me on my birthday

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:52:49 +0000

Well she didn’t get me the moon but she did get me a Sky-Watcher ED100 telescope. Its the gift that keeps on giving! I’ve always wanted to see it up close so it really made me super happy when she surprised me with it. Plus the box was huge so I got to unwrap something big which was a really nice feeling, one that I haven’t felt since I was a little kid.

The moon has been hiding from our field of vision for a few days. It was out during the day but not at night so this was the first time since getting the telescope that I got a clear shot at it. The first few pics are kinda blue-ish because the sun was still out somewhat when I started shooting.

2010:122 | Free Comic Book Day @ Kinokuniya

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:26:40 +0000

The Umbrella Corporation guards posing for the camera. I love how the girl is holding the Zombie Survival Guide.

We went to Kings Comics and they were packed (nice to see so many people getting into it) so we went to the Kinokuniya Bookstore and they usually don’t sell singles but they had FCBD (Free Comic Book Day) stuff so yays! And a lot of the staff and some other people were dressed up as all sorts of characters. They had Harley Quinn (with a cork gun), Shadowcat (the blue costume), Snake Eyes (he looked great), Kick-Ass, the Rhino, the Punisher, 3 Umbrella Corporation guards, Catwoman, and a ton of Star Wars dudes. There was even a red Star Wars droid that made all sorts of sounds and a massive Dalek. Too bad I didn’t get more photos.

We were kinda late so I was happy to see that there were still some Iron Man/Thor copies (I loved it by the way, thanks Matt and JrJr and others!) and my wife got Artifacts from Top Cow. Most of the people ahead of us were getting Sonic. A lot of people seemed to have taken advantage of the 20% off comics sale so that’s good. It really makes me happy to see people getting into it. My wife got the I Kill Giants hardcover and I wanted to get Parker: The Hunter but I might just get it online since the price wasn’t that good at the store.

For various reasons, I’ve missed all the other FCBDs so this was my first one and while I wasn’t able to go to my shop (I hate going in there when there’s tons of people), I was glad to see Kinokuniya do something special for FCBD. So yeah, quite a bit of fun!

2010:089 | Laksa

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:43:04 +0000

Laksa at the Buck Me restaurant in Kingsford. The food was average but it was filling. My wife can’t get enough of their fried won ton though.

2010:088 | Pre Kick-Ass Dinner @ Azuma

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:39:23 +0000

Besides their main restaurant at Chifley Plaza, Azuma also has one at George Street near the Greater Union cinema. We had tickets to the premiere of Kick-Ass (awesome movie!) and we thought we’d grab a quick bite first. We are officially addicted to the spider crab sushi.

2010:085 | Pretty in Pink

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:12:03 +0000

No idea what these plants are but I really like how the photo turned out.

2010:084 | Crème Brulée @ Gardens R Us

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:53:00 +0000

What my wife ordered while we were looking for plants at Gardens R Us. They have nice food but its a bit pricier than what we’re used to. But the atmosphere is really nice.

2010:083 | Fisheye @ the Red Centre

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:21:39 +0000

The Red Centre building at UNSW. This was shot using my cheap Cosmos fisheye lens adapter (I don’t have a proper fisheye lens yet, I kinda wanna get one). Image quality really suffers as you get closer to the edge but other than that, I’m a little surprised with what it can do.

2010:082 | ERA Team Lunch @ the Clovelly Hotel

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:45:47 +0000

Great food!

2010:081 | Merc

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:10:41 +0000

Parked outside of the restaurant we were eating at.

2010:079 | Chopsticks

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:40:28 +0000

I’m really loving the FD 55mm f1.2 lens. Image quality suffers a little when its bright outside and you’re shooting it wide open but does really well indoors.

2010:078

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:35:25 +0000

Some plant life near McDonalds in Kingsford, shot on my way home from work.

2010:077 | Bikes @ UNSW

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:19:56 +0000

I always pass these bikes on my way to and from work so I thought I’d try out my new Canon FD 55mm f1.2 lens on them.

2010:076

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:08:37 +0000

A test shot using my newly acquired Canon FD 55mm f1.2. It can be a little soft wide open but I’m loving it so far.

2010:075 | Steps

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:44:10 +0000

A girl on the steps in front of the UNSW library.

2010:074 | Resist!

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:46:45 +0000

It doesn’t seem all that irresistible.

2010:073 | In Chan Thai

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:05:35 +0000

Nice place to get some Thai food in Kingsford. Pretty close to our place too which is always a plus.

2010:072

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:36 +0000

The table arrangement at the In Chan Thai restaurant in Kingsford.

2010:071 | 2D on a Boat

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:51:20 +0000

A picture of 2D (from Gorillaz) on a boat. This was on the cover of one of the newspapers that was at Starbucks.

2010:070 | Hot Choc at Starbucks

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:28:33 +0000

My wife loves the hot chocolate at Starbucks so we make it a point to stop by whenever we’re near one.

2010:069 | Seven Deadly Shoes

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:28:44 +0000

Pretty self explanatory :p

2010:068 | Giant Totoro!

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:22:43 +0000

One of the shops in the Sydney CBD. I forgot what the name of the shop but they had a lot of fun stuff.

2010:067 | The Further Adventures of UNSW Ibis

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:24:41 +0000

It seems to have picked up something and is running off with it.

2010:066 | EF-S 18-55mm

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:20:21 +0000

This was my only lens for a long time and even though it isn’t anything special, I took some of my favourite photos with this lens. I haven’t been using it for quite some time now so I’ll probably be selling it soon. I’ve actually already sold my original 18-55 lens but I got this when I bought a broken 300D on eBay.

2010:065 | Compressed

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:25:04 +0000

The air compressor at the BP service station in Kingsford.