Five

Two of the things I love most on this planet :)
Experimented with the close-up mode on my camera. Is close-up the same with macro photography? If they aren't the same, care to explain why?

Four

Once again in a taxi in Singapore, experimenting with the shutter speed thingy. To be honest, I had no idea that the result was gonna be like this when I took it. I mean, the taxi was speeding quite fast, so I just took pictures of everything that passed by, and I spotted a ferris wheel, and without further planning I pressed the button, and here was the result. Hehehe :)

Been a long time since I've been on a ferris wheel......

Three

So, my family and I were sleeping in a hotel in Johor. And it had a great view of the sky. I was in one of those states where I was extremely psyched to capture the sky hoping to produce a picture like many of those breathtaking pictures of the sky I've seen throughout the web. I took tons of the same scenery so I could pick out the best one. And at first, I didn't Photoshop this. But, yeah, we're back to that topic where I decided to Photoshop anyway, because what matters isn't whether the picture is original or edited, what matters is....... Yeah, you get it right? :)

Meanwhile, this picture was taken when we were in a taxi in Johor. Traffic was jammed. You know how sometimes you get the best results by doing mistakes? You know, something like, "serendipity"... I guess. The best way to get to know Photoshop (you need to especially take advantage if your computer system works fast) is to explore and do as many mistakes as you can. Still, the problem for me is, I'm always unable to decide when's best to stop editing, when to decide how the editing can really create a great effect to the picture, and when to use this tool and that. I really don't get the standards yet.

Two

So I was in a taxi in Singapore, and I wanted to experiment with the shutter speed of the camera, and that's what I did... I edited it to create the, you know, vintage effect. I learned how to do vintage photography from the web, and I'm still not good at it. Like, I don't know the right proportions, I don't know whether it would look greater this way or that, I don't know lots of stuff on measurements of a good edited-photo.

Oh, and by the way, back then, my innocent self believed that the best photographers never used Photoshop. The best photos were original and non-Photoshop. Turned out I was wrong. Everybody uses Photoshop or softwares alike to enhance their photo quality. I felt that I was lied to..., I was like, all this time..., all those great photos were Photoshopped?? I mean, that was a real blow. But anyways, I learned that the important thing is not whether the photo is original or edited. The most important thing is whether the world can see what we see -I mean, whether we can make people see what we see through our pictures... Is it true, is it like that? Or is it that we can make the most uninteresting things interesting when people see our pictures? Or is it simply so people can relate to out pictures and find meaning in it? *Alright sorry I talk too much*

Let's just conclude that each individual values photography in their own different ways. I'm really sorry I really, really am just a beginner... :s

One

This is a Photoshop product of a photo of sunset. I took this photo yesterday, went on the roof deck just to take a picture of it. I'm telling ya, I really don't know much about photography and Photoshop so if you find many flaws in this one, which I know you will, please don't be too hard on me? :)
I hate the grain on the upper part of the photo. It wasn't there before. I used a lot of exposure on it, so on one half it enhances the photo, and the other half, it ruins it. But I don't know, to kinda think of it, it almost seems like it gives some sort of magical touch or something.
Anyway, here's the original non-Photoshop version. The sunset was so beautiful anyway that any amateur photographer could already make it look so good just by taking a picture of it. I guess it didn't need enhancements, but I wanted to try anyway.