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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

A Weekend Drive Down The Village

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

I took a drive to visit a small village named, “Pontrieux”, which I had discovered on my return way from Lanleff, where I saw the old temple. The village was known to have many ancient-styled wash places near its long stream. I could easily find little green algaes growing on the riverside. It was a peaceful place that is harmonized with old Catholic chants. I was captivated by the beautiful sound from the church, and I entered in. Chaste Maria, shining stained glasses and candles for a donation were all keeping the holy stillness.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f4.5 │ 18mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/50s │ f5.6 │ 52mm │ ISO 160

Samsung NX10 │ 1/10s │ f3.5 │ 18mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f11.0 │ 27mm │ ISO 1600

After a small tour in the town, I headed for a nobleman’s castle near around. The domain was well arranged with plants and artistic wood structures. In the front garden of the castle, there were some beautiful decorations with roses. Constructed and resided in the middle ages, the castle was plainly seen in its traces of time.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/60s │ f8.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/80s │ f11.0 │ 33mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f4.5 │ 19mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/100s │ f10.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 200

Samsung NX10 │ 1/160s │ f9.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 100

For the last destination before returning to home, I stopped at “Au Char à Bancs”, a popular crepe restaurant. I was expecting to have a traditional warm dish of crepes. But unfortunately, the restaurant was closed due to a lack of places. So, I should satisfy myself just by going sightseeing in the open garden of the restaurant. They had an old series of farming machineries in the garden, which seemed familiar for me, who is passionate for agriculture. I loved all that stuffs.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f8.0 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f6.3 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f7.1 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f3.5 │ 18mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/20s │ f6.3 │ 22mm │ ISO 1600

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f9.0 │ 33mm │ ISO 1600

After than, I turned back to home for my hunger, looking forward to having another weekend for a drive.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Macro with the Samsung NX10

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

Did you know you could also combine macro filters with your Samsung NX10 set? Macro filters, or sometimes called close-up filters, are a cheap way to take photos at a very short distance. You are so close that you need to be careful not to hit your subject with the lens!

A real macro lens costs a lot of money, but a macro filter is cheap and the results are pretty acceptable. One thing you need to be careful of is the size of the filters since not every lens has the same diameter. To see what filter diameter your lens has, you can look at the front of the lens or sometimes on the side. It should be indicated there with a diameter symbol followed by a number in millimeters. Usually it’s around 50mm. The Samsung Zoom Lens 1:3.5-5.6 18-55mm has a filter diameter of 58mm and the pancake 1:2 30mm lens has one of 43mm.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3s │ f5.6 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 800

So when you buy a macro filter or a set of macro filters, make sure the diameter is the same as your lens! You can find these filters in most advanced camera shops or online.

Once you have them, you simply screw them on the front of your lens and viola, you’re good to go! It’s best to put the Samsung NX10 in manual focusing mode, because the depth of field can get very shallow with these filters, especially when you combine a few of them on top of each other. That’s right: you can screw a macro filter onto… another macro filter! Your lens might become very long though…

Samsung NX10 │ 1/3000s │ f3.8 │ 30.0mm │ ISO 400

Now it’s time to find some tiny objects to shoot. I walked around the house and garden and took the photos you can see below. Have fun!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/4s │ f5.6 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/8s │ f5.6 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/15s │ f5.6 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/40s │ f5.6 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 400

Samsung NX10 │ 1/6s │ f22.0 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 800

Samsung NX10 │ 1/180s │ f4.3 │ 30.0mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/45s │ f5.0 │ 45.0mm │ ISO 100

Samsung NX10 │ 1/100s │ f5.6 │ 55.0mm │ ISO 100

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Raspberry And Cottage Cheese Muffins

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

Recently, I’ve celebrated my birthday and I decided to bake some sweet muffins. This might sound a bit girlish, but in the end, who doesn’t love muffins? Surely, even the toughest men must have a weak spot for them. So, let’s get started!

In this short recipe blog post, I will help you make some raspberry and cottage cheese muffins.

Samsung NX10 │ 10.0s │ f22.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Here are the ingredients we’ll need:

270 g flour
175 g very fine sugar
1 teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
2 eggs
4 teaspoons of sunflower oil
3 dl of skimmed milk
125 g skimmed cottage cheese
350 g fresh raspberries

If you have collected all of the above, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get started!

Samsung NX10 │ 6.0s │ f22.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Take a somewhat large bowl and mix all of the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt with a big spoon. Make sure you mix it well.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/10s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

After you’ve finished, take an even bigger bowl and mix the remaining ingredients: the eggs, oil, milk and cheese. Use a hand mixer. I think it’s a good idea to add the cheese at the end and leave it a bit cluttered. This will result in nice cheesy bits in the muffins. After mixing these ingredients, add the mix of flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to it. Mix everything again so you get a nice batter.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/6s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Finally, add the raspberries. Make sure they are divided over the batter, but try not to squish them.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/6s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Now it’s time to divide the batter over your muffins tins. Fill them about 2/3 of the way full. You could also add those paper muffins shapes in the tin, but I chose not to use them since I didn’t have any!. You should have enough batter for about 12 to 16 muffins.

You can also use other berries like blueberries or strawberries in the recipe. Another tip for you: if you have a lot of berries in your batter, try not to have berries at the bottom of the muffin tin. This will give you a muffin with a moist berry at the bottom, it looks a bit wonky!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/10s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Preheat your oven at 175°C and bake the muffin batter for about 20 minutes.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/8s │ f2.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

All done!

Samsung NX10 │ 1/6s │ f4.0 │ 30mm │ ISO 400

Take the muffin tin out (be careful!) and leave the muffins in for about 5 minutes. Next, take them out and let them rest on a wire rack to cool down. It’s a bit fiddly to take them out when you don’t use muffin papers.

Samsung NX10 │ 1/400s │ f3.8 │ 30mm │ ISO 100

Now for the best step: eat them all!! Perhaps give away a few, but eat most of them yourself because you did a fine job! :)

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Amazing Japan – Part II

Samsung Electronics has provided the author of this article with the mentioned digital imaging device.

As promised from my last blog post, I have more photos to share with you from my three week trip to Japan last summer. The photos in this blog post were all taken during the second half of our trip to Kanazawa, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Kobe and Hakone. The camera used was the Samsung NX10. Even after hundreds of photos, we were still surprised at how easy it was to snap some sharp shots. No time to lose with changing lenses, settings or putting away the camera. It has the perfect size to carry around all-day a trip.

Hope you enjoy the photos!