About
There are so many photography websites. Some are technical and some are artistic. I like those with whole bunch of nice pictures with description of how those pictures are taken. It's nice to know how other photographers think to compose images. I like to know their thinking process. Settings on camera, equipment and technical details are also fun and useful to know when I try to copy others' techniques.
So, here, I show a lot of my pictures that I like and try to explain how I took them. You may like some of them and may not like some of them. I present ones that I like. Obviously, others have different tastes and there is no universal art, but I hope few of you enjoy some of my pictures.
I also put some reviews on some of the equipments that I have used before. Reviews are tricky because not everyone is looking for a same thing. A professional photographer may not like Nikkor 18-200mm DX lens because it can't take pictures during a indoor basketball game because it's so slow, but I love that lens because I hate keep changing my lenses when I'm hiking and shooting landscape pictures on a sunny day. So, it's all relative. It's all dependent on what you are looking for.
So, here, I show a lot of my pictures that I like and try to explain how I took them. You may like some of them and may not like some of them. I present ones that I like. Obviously, others have different tastes and there is no universal art, but I hope few of you enjoy some of my pictures.
I also put some reviews on some of the equipments that I have used before. Reviews are tricky because not everyone is looking for a same thing. A professional photographer may not like Nikkor 18-200mm DX lens because it can't take pictures during a indoor basketball game because it's so slow, but I love that lens because I hate keep changing my lenses when I'm hiking and shooting landscape pictures on a sunny day. So, it's all relative. It's all dependent on what you are looking for.
Shibuya Score
Throughout the blog posts, I indicate "Shibuya Score" just for a reference for some people who are wondering if the place is worth a visit for a photo trip. A subjective, non-scientific score system that I make up to judge on a "place" to photograph. 10/10 is the highest score: It's so worth it to visit the place. It means "world-class". The criteria for the score consist of: quality of the subject, rareness of the subject, a number of possible shots and the "wow" factor. The best place for me to visit, even if I have to spend a lot of money, is a place gives me that "wow" right away. At the same time, if I can find the same pictures on google, it's not as unique it's not that fun for me. For example Horshoe Bend in Page, AZ is such a "wow" kind of place but it's so easy to get there and millions of people have the same shot. That's not as satisfactory for me. The harder to reach, the better the score will be in "Shibuya Score". Also, the place has to have so many shots in order to score high. Again Horshoe Bend has very few angles that you can enjoy shooting, but places like White Pockets you can enjoy all day or two shooting in the same area.
Though spectacular, the tunnel view at Yosemite was shared by literary millions of people. Shibuya Score: 7/10.
This is my definition of 10/10. This was taken at Coyote Butte South in Northern Arizona. Awesome subject. There are so many shots within the few mile radius that I can spend all day or two exploring the place for photography. And, it's hard to get there; therefore, not many people have the same shot...it's the "cool" and "adventurous" effect.
Difficulty Score
It's a subjective score consists of "technical" difficulty, equipment need and "luck". The most difficult shots need skills, $ and luck. Something you can take with iPhone at any time of the day is scored low. Something needing planning, good equipment, creativity, fundamental and advanced understanding and skills of photography with very rare event (like rain in desert) would score high. That means it would be very hard to reproduce.