New pictures
took some new pictures few days ago, first seriously photography attempt in a long time..
Photo and wallpaper
Took some pictures today, and turned some into 3840 by 1080 wallpapers. I’ve had some trouble finding wallpapers that are 3840 by 1080 for my dual HD monitors. So i decided to upload them so people can download them if they wish, i’ll also have the 1920 by 1080 versions, should be enough for most monitors.
1920 by 1080:
and 3840 by 1080
Thinkpad W700
I read this a few days ago, thought it’s really interesting, the new Thinkpad W700.
This 17 inch monster laptop weighs in at 8lbs, which is REALLY heavy for a laptop, well i guess that’s why they call it a “desktop replacement”. And it’s aimed at photographers, designers and creative professionals (i said “creative professionals” not you punks who make random youtube videos or some other random things or those people who think they are “creative professionals” just because they have a mac).
Specs wise: quad-core intel CPU, up to 8 gigs of ram, 2 harddrive bays, and the mobile version of the nVidia high-end graphics card, Quadro 3700m.
Yeah, it’s got the wacom tablet thingy built in, and i would assume that’s the most attractive feature of this monster. To me i don’t really care much for the wacom even though I’m somewhat of a photographer. I’m most interested in the screen on the laptop, the 17″ WUXGA (1920×1200) with build in color calibrator, really really cool, well at least to me since i’m really not happy with monitors that’s not properly calibrated and color shows up weird and stuff. I just hope all the laptops that’s aimed at any sort of artist (ahem, *apple*, ahem) should have build in calibrators in their laptops.
Well, it comes to the million dollar question: would i buy it? The answer to that is no, first of all i don’t wanna lug around an 8lbs 17″ monster (15″ is as big as i would go for laptops). Second it’s not cheap, well didn’t excepted it to be cheap did you? It starts at just under $3000 USD. Lastly I don’t really like working on laptops (that comes from a man who does all he’s professional work on a laptop, hmph, funny).
So there you have it, another random piece of blog entry, I’ll write some good stuff some day, i hope. Was gonna say something smart but the words outsmarted me 
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Anyway that’s it for now, take care.
Michael
Chiken Sandwich
Well, i guess this is my first official photograph of food. enjoy 
Untitled
Untitled, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
made this image on a photo walk in Vancouver some time ago.
Someone’s bike
Someone’s bike, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
this photo was made at kits beach in Vancouver, Canada.
Untitled
Untitled, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
i was out on the beach taking pictures, and this guy walked towards me. so i just have to take a picture of him.
Spetacular
Spetacular, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
fireworks!!!!!
amazing performance by the chinese team, to see more go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/bphelmet/sets/72157606479016206/
Fireworks
Celebration of Light is a annual fireworks competition hosted in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
i missed the Canadian team, and i missed the USA team, but i was there for the Chinese team. and i think the chinese had the best of all three (proud to be chinese-canadian).
i was there for the whole thing, and dam was there A LOT of people, never seen so many people in my life. of course i will also be there for the finale which is on saturday.
okay, now to what i posted this blog post for, i was there the whole time to take pictures, and i took 122 pictures during the 20 minute show. So i don’t really know how to choose a good picture, so i just generated a HTML album from lightroom of all the pictures so everyone can take a look, and then i’ll go ahead and choose some of the best shots and upload them to flickr.
you can check out all the shots here: http://tinyurl.com/6qwz62
or http://student.vfs.com/~3d71michael/
which is the same thing really.
anyway, any feedbacks, comments just leave them under this post, or if you can find me on twitter: http://twitter.com/BPhelmet, send me a DM or @BPhelmet me to leave you comment or whatever it is that you want to say.
thanks in advance, and i am grateful to all and any of your inputs or just even for looking through the gallery.
thank you
Michael
Kits beach
Kits beach, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
another picture from my tour of kits beach.
Kits Beach fence
Kits Beach fence, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
taken while i was on a a photo walk to kits beach in vancouver canada
Untitled
, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
a flower shot i took at sunset. with the 50mm 1.8 get lots of bokeh.
Grass, sunset, and lens flare
Grass, sunset, and lens flare, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
what more do i need to say? grass, sunset and lens flare.
Untitled
, originally uploaded by Michael Sun.
picture from photowalk, some urban photography in the beautiful city of vancouver. my first urban/street photography
yay, a new post
Picture by: Michael Sun
anyway, VFS is taking a break so i can actaully take some time to write an actual blog post.
some update on my status, been working pretty hard at school, homeworks, and also demoreel stuff. also, i’m working on a movie at the same time, the movie’s called “Fire From Below“
also, if you’ve been reading my blog you know i’ve been doing a lot of photography. i love photography, a really big hobbie of mine. just thought i’d like to mention some of the podcasts i listen to regarding photography.
first off; This Week in Photography: http://twipphoto.com/
i really like This Week in Photography (TWiP for short), first of all because it’s done by some of the member from the TWiT network, like Scott Bourne and Alex Lindsay, so you know the podcast will be highly entertaining and full of ratholes, but also jam packed with photography tips and tricks, news and insights. also make sure you bookmark and TWiP blog, because it’s almost updated daily with tips and tricks on photography, mostly from Scott Bourne (you can tell who has the most free time XD). also i think TWiP is like the number 1 photography podcast i think, but anyway, if you are interested in photography, this is a must listen.
next up: Pro Photoshow:http://www.prophotoshow.net/blog/
like the name, this podcast is aimed at professional photographers, mostly focuses on wedding and portrait photographers. don’t be like “i’m a nature photographer, i don’t care about wedding or portraits.” i beg to differ, i personally think while it’s good to have a focus like nature or wildlife or whatever it is that you really like to photograph, but everyone should take some time to explore other areas of photography, you never know when you gonna pick up some useful tips to use on areas which you thought was never related. just suck in as much photography info as possible. also, Gavin Seim, the dude resposible for pro photoshow is a great guy, search for him on facebook and friend him XD.
more, Jeff Curto’s Camera Position: http://www.cameraposition.com/
this particular podcast i find is really great. it’s not really a podcasts on photoraphy tips and trips per say, but Jeff does talk about how to take better pictures, mainly he talks about the why you take pictures this way, instead of how. this podcast is great, give you things to really think about when you take pictures, i think it’s maybe more for serious amature photographers, very nice podcast, make sure you give it a listen. also from the same dude who brings us camera position, History of Photography, also a great podcast.
last and definitely not least, actually one of the best podcasts out there: Tips From the Top Floor (tfttf)
this is an awesome podcast, i really like this podcast because it’s not only just a podcast, it’s also a community and if you listen to Leo Laport, or the TWiT network you will surely know that Chris (the dude who brings you tfttf) is on Leo’s radio show and there’s assignments, reviews, workshops and stuff like that. also there’s lots of useful info on the tfttf’s website. also make sure you follow chris on twitter: http://twitter.com/chrismarquardt.
anyway so that’s the podcasts i listen to regarding photography, and of course keep your eyes on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/
and my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bphelmet/
Sunrise
Sunrise, originally uploaded by michael_bphelmet.
Sunrise at lost lagoon in stanley park vancouver. haven’t slept that night, if i had had my rest i probably would have taken a couple of better shots
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