Iced tea is incredibly simple and so refreshing and delicious.

Calamansi Iced Tea

Officially Spring is here...
The sun is rising earlier and earlier by the day. I could see blooms everywhere I turned my head, along the path as I headed out for my morning walk. Birds chirping merrily and at times I spotted bunnies coming out of their burrows...


life is wonderful.
I keep telling myself that I must bring my DSLR along every time I put on my walking shoes, to capture the moment, to capture the flying seagulls or even a click or two of the cute rabbits hopping around...
My biggest challenge, I set myself would be ~ to 'freeze' the rolling waves...

Before I could attempt the big waves... I have to get to know my camera better...by experimenting with Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO by making waves in a glass...Splish  Splash ...
I am a novice in photography and have heaps to learn about the 3 modes ~'A', 'M', and 'S',and  how to co-relate the 3 modes to lights, ISO, and exposure.

My first love was the SLR, Canon T50, purchased in the mid-80's.
In the beginning (during my 'getting-to-know' camera period), I burnt many rolls of film, and a big hole in my pocket too.
Only to find out that most of the photos were blurry and out of focus.

Canon T50 had only one mode ~ P mode ... Aperture was done manually by rotating the lens. It was great fun to have. I took numerous photos of my gallivanting days and many happy baby photos of my son... until one day Mr Canon T50 just could not cope with Malaysian humidity. It started to have fungi.. mouldy, its demise was imminent...

Juggling between a career, a toddler, and a baby... Point and Shoot camera was the next best thing.(oh  yeah, I had a Polaroid too...)

And it was late 2010, I was ecstatic as my hands could wrap around another DSLR... I chose Nikon...and named it, aNDy.

At the start of this year... I made a resolution to move away from 'Aperture' mode and start clicking in 'M' mode... and I am glad I did.

Last week... I was again playing with aNDy (hence delayed in posting any post... oopsie sorry)... I set my Aperture to f 2.8, and varied Shutter speed and ISO... hence the result above...
Am I ready to take the big Waves Challenge?

errr... Not yet... I drove by the beach side this morning,  to check the place out... the photo above was what greeted me.. and the strong wind nearly pushed me backward. I don't think my aNDy could take the shock...

Let me build up my courage by making more waves in a glass... and at the same time sipping away my Iced Kalamansi tea.