Most dogs in Singapore are apartment dogs and only get to enjoy a romp in the park occasionally. Luckily for Bryan, we have a park right next to our house and he gets to visit it pretty often. I took him this morning after going through his obedience routine. He’s always super hyped-up when we walk up the hill, and sometimes forgets his manners, like when I took this photo of him. His basic obedience exam is tomorrow. He will be tested for heeling on- and off-leash, automatic sit, stand for examination, sit-stay, down-stay and recall. Of these, his biggest problem is stand-for-examination, which Patrick says is quite common. He will stand as long as we tickle his belly but …
photography
I love my prime lens.
Ever since I bought my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, all my other lenses have been languishing in the dry box. It took me some time to get used to using a prime lens after years of zoom lenses, but now that I’ve gotten the hang of it, I definitely prefer shooting with prime. It’s more challenging, and the results are a lot more rewarding. That’s not to say I’m an expert photographer or anything though. Miles from it, in fact. It took me forever and a day to understand aperture, shutter speed and exposure value in order to transition from relying on the camera’s auto functions to shooting in manual mode. All I know how to do is hoist the …
