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So does this mean that it will drive down the prices of the "big three" 35mm 1.4 lenses from Canon, Nikon and Sony? I was planning to buy the 35L today but this news came in. I wouldn't really...

So does this mean that it will drive down the prices of the "big three" 35mm 1.4 lenses from Canon, Nikon and Sony? I was planning to buy the 35L today but this news came in. I wouldn't really...

So does this mean that it will drive down the prices of the "big three" 35mm 1.4 lenses from Canon, Nikon and Sony? I was planning to buy the 35L today but this news came in. I wouldn't really...

Placed 19^th in the challenge. I took this candid portrait of an old lady during our eyeglasses-giving project. Political activities aside, it's just really fulfilling to see old people laugh when you least expect them to. In this case, the old woman was just overjoyed by the fact that she can actually read clearly with her new eyeglasses.

Well, think about it, Canon may have intentionally underspecced this FF "entry-level" camera to compensate it by releasing new L-lenses; such as the long-rumored 35L II and 135L II a few months after.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LgGAl_i4YR4

From a commenter on the 6D's press release video on YouTube:

"Canon, this is CLEARLY an inferior product to your competitor in Nikon the D600. It is insulting that you push this as even a...

From a commenter on the 6D's press release video on YouTube:

"Canon, this is CLEARLY an inferior product to your competitor in Nikon the D600. It is insulting that you push this as even a...

Thanks, and congratulations by the way for your dancing bear shot, haha.

Placed 9^th in the challenge. Took this 3:1 macro shot a few days ago. A fly was resting in a towel surface. It was actually a lucky shot since it flew away as soon as I was finished taking the shot. However, it would've been nicer if I captured the shot shortly before it took off, just like a macro action shot, haha.

Placed 17^th in the challenge. This is a 1:1 macro shot I did of a fairly large Huntsman Spider that resided in our living room in Baguio City, Philippines. It's roughly 6 inches across and runs fast like all hell had just broke loose. I never killed it though, I just relocated it outside using our trusty broomstick. Though macrophotographing is really a nice (wait, I mean creepy) experience; it was just about 5 inches away from my face when I photographed it, haha.

Placed 37^th in the challenge.

Placed 7^th in the challenge. This was inspired by Lotso, the main antagonist of Toy Story 3; the evil bear who smells of strawberries, haha. I really want to achieve that "cute but badass" effect in this image, so I literally spent two hours just to position this teddy bear.

Placed 67^th in the challenge. Just one of the handful street photos I've captured few weeks ago. I initially planned to focus on the girl, but I forgot to set my focus point in the center, so it focused on the surrounding background instead. Coincidentally there was the man sitting on the column to the left which was brought into focus. All of it happened in a split second, and I kinda like the resulting image actually.

Placed 15^th in the challenge.

To quote a commenter from another site, "Pixel-peeping has finally reached Mars!"

Oh well, I bet when NASA sends a higher megapixel camera on mars, or even on another planet, people will still...

Placed 52^nd in the challenge.

Placed 44^th in the challenge. I took this series of shots at the local mall skating rink. This was inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson's photos, with his aesthetic (and somewhat accidental) use of motion blur and his concept of the decisive moment on some of his photos. Eadweard Muybridge comes into mind too for the pseudo-image sequence. Ain't really the most showy move in ice skating but I like the sequence and the silhouette-like lighting of the model because of her all-black outfit contrasting the white ice background.

Placed 69^th in the challenge. This is another one of those really exciting basketball games at our local community in Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Placed 14^th in the challenge. I captured this shot during a basketball activity in Barangay Pugadlawin, Las Piñas City. It was a really close game, with the two opposing teams racking up points in the 3-point line during the 4th quarter, and with one team only winning by one point. I was really unprepared both technique and equipment-wise for this kind of shooting; it was my first time doing basketball photography, and yes, I've been hit by the ball for two times in a row, haha. Nevertheless, it was a really nice and thrilling experience, especially if you could connect the thrill of taking the shot with the thrill of witnessing a really close game.