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Try asking these guys here: Singapore Butterfly Interest Group (okay, not moths, but close enough - they might be able to help): http://butterfly.nss.org.sg/home/

Here's the list of authorized dealers: http://www.shriro.com.sg/photo%28tamrac%29contact.htm

Has anyone ever seen people do crazier things at these fountains than the usual stopping, catching, chopping, slashing, ducking, drinking, running through, face/backside/groin-washing acts? Someone doing the waltz or tango to the rhythm of the blasts, some guys playing keepy-up or...

I think we need a sub-forum alone just to post compliments and congratulations on the great series of portraits! :D

Totally agreed. Nice theme! :)

Here's my try... Some kids having fun on a see saw at the Horti Park. Only on reviewing the photo recently did I notice the pony tail of the girl in the middle lending a touch of motion to this otherwise very still capture. ;p

Just bring your A60 in for servicing and see what they say. Note that this is not a trade-in program per se. It's simply a program that applies when they deem it uneconomical for your camera to be repaired. The way I understand it, whether they extend the PPP to you will depend on their...

I think clear blue cloudness skies in the morning is not that rare - maybe uncommon, but I've seen a few this year. Clear blue cloudless skies in the afternoon on the other hand, is a different matter. :)

I think the price also came down by $100? Think I saw the 450d Kit II was $1,899 under the previous promotion and it's now $1,799 (discount from PPP not included yet). Or did I remember wrongly?

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Yeah a bit painful - the hazards we go through to pursue our interests eh? :) They were shot with a Panasonic LX-3, so no viewfinder involved. I tried to avoid staring; just glanced at the sun and the halo, roughly estimated the composition in the LCD and triggered away. Had to take a couple...

I get excited when I see it and dash home to grab my camera to shoot it, but people around me just kinda' look at me taking pictures of a bright sun and think I'm crazy. Wiki entry on sun halo for those unfamiliar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_%28optical_phenomenon%29 Just wish I'm...

Sun halo! :thumbsup:

Haven't noticed this phenomenon my whole life, and suddenly I see 3 of them in Singapore in half a year. :D Did a search here but didn't see any threads on it, so I guess I'll start the ball rolling here. Mods, I can't figure out where this thread should belong, so if it's in the wrong place...