Sunday, May 31, 2009

At 10mm, things starting to look rather amazing!

Actually I was more interesting in getting the Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS but Jin was trying to convince me into buying an ultra wide-angle lens first before our Europe trip this coming Spring. After reading what Ken Rockwell has said about the Sigma 10-20mm, I was a bit skeptical at first but after handling and trying on the lens at the Cameraland, I bought it without a second thought! It was indeed a very well-built lens with decent optic and quite a lot cheaper to my original choice, the Canon 10-22mm. What's more, the lens came with a free hood and a well-padded carrying bag for starter! The lens is fairly sharp at 10mm even wide open, CA is very minimal and barrel distortion is well controlled, something that I really hate at the widest end of my Canon 17-85mm. It uses standard 77mm filter.

As for the Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS, well that will have to wait a little longer, may be just before we go to Europe (duty-free)...just may be... :)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Another cup?

Actually in this one I kinda cheated a little bit. Because the coffee grind that I used was not dark enough, I actually dusted my espresso shot with some cocoa powder first before I pour the milk. I quite like the effect and the milk foam actually tastes quite good as well!

For latte art, the rounded base coffee cup supposed to be the best because it allows milk foam to produce better swirls with the coffee shot....well, a decent set of coffee cups is certainly on my shopping list next time :)

Sunday, May 24, 2009

My very own Rosetta :)

Well, it might not look like much but it meant a lot to me for the countless practice pours that I have done in the past 2 weeks. I know I still have a very long way to go to make a decent pour but for now, this would do for me :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

p/s: My favourite grind at the moment is the Bin 75 hazelnut from Gloria Jean. It's a very mild roast with a hint of hazelnut, simply superb. And best of all, you can get them is Woolies or Coles!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Have we a match?

Hymm...what do you reckon Wayne? :)

A Wedding

I wonder where the groom was getting all the hair from LOL!