And we go woot!

PMR ended just an hour ago. And now that it’s over, I can get about doing things I need and want to do. I’m getting around reading about setting up a self-hosted WordPress blog and which hosting would I need for that.

Oh and there are many events for photography junkies alike. Tomorrow and Sunday, Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival. Many retailers will be there, so bargains will pop up. Shashinki is one of them and visitors get a focus test chart for free. Good if you suspect your good old lens is back/front focusing. This years KLPF will be held at the ground floor of Berjaya Times Square, from 11am to 9pm. If you’re looking on improving your skills, you’re in luck. They have free talks and workshops by a number of photographers, organised by PhotoMalaysia. Expect many exhibitors too, including Nikon and Canon Malaysia. More info here

I’m not sure if I’m going for that, but if I am, it’ll probably be this coming Sunday. But I sure am going for this: the 2008 Canon Photomarathon. Coincidentally, it’s also scheduled to be at Times Square. Starts at 7 in the morning and ends at 8pm. It’s a marathon. Participants have to look out for subjects to shoot around KL’s Golden Triangle, wherever on Earth that is, according to 3 themes, which will be informed of on the day, 1st November. It’s RM15 per entry, regardless of the Point and Shoot category or the dSLR category. The fee is waived for Canon users. The biggest prize: a Canon EOS 40D and EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM kit. It’s the grand prize for the dSLR category. I’ve already registered. Be quick if you’d like to participate and tell me here if you do . Also remember the Indemnity Form or Consent Form if you’re a minor like me, under 18 years of age. More info here. Speaking of Canon, remember Canon Goes Green? They’re planting the trees they promised this coming Sunday, at 7:30am but I can’t go. A tree for a photo. Isn’t that great? Map to Padang Kota Damansara can be found here.

Lowepro has announced the Classified series of shoulder bags for cameras recently. It looks much stealthier, not at all like a camera bag, slimmer and more mobile than the fat Stealth Reporter D200AW I have. Being discreet means not getting stares, it looks like a document case actually and seems like a competitor to the Think Tank Urban Disguise series.

Don’t they look good? From left: Classified 140AW, Classified 160AW, Classified 200AW, Classified 250AW. The 250AW is huge and it holds a 15.4″ notebook.

Classified 160AW in Sepia. I like this one but it’s smaller than my Stealth Reporter. That means smaller capacity

Classified 200AW. Bigger than my Stealth Reporter. Why can’t they just make one that’s similar in size to mine?

The Classified series will be available from early November. I like it. I’ll have to check it out and the pricing locally.

That’s a week’s worth of updates squeezed in a single post. Posts on the Orton Effect, a software I found called Terragen and a review on the Lowepro Stealth Reporter D200AW will be up in a jiffy since I’ve got plenty of time. Terragen is super-fun for genarating landscapes according to your imagination. It’s also very easy to use. I did my first landscape in 15 minutes, although it isn’t great. So, well, stay tuned!