Don’t get me wrong. I’m a Canon guy but with Nikon releasing one after another of class-leading DSLR cameras of late, Nikon seems to be winning the game, at the moment.

Ok, it’s down there with the rest in the entry level DSLR camera and in the point-and-shoot segments, but at this time of the year, Nikon is the only brand — in my opinion — which is sitting pretty at the top of the middle-range to high-end DSLR standings.

Think Nikon D300, Nikon D3 and the latest Nikon D700 — all released within a span of one year, and at a time when Canon seems to be more interested in the mass entry level DSLR market.

Hey, guess what. I might soon convert to Nikon photography religion.

But let’s just put it this way — if I want to buy an entry level DSLR now, I will go for Canon. I will choose the Canon 450D and the Canon 1000D anytime over the Nikon D60 or Nikon D40X.

But Nikon will definitely be the choice if professional camera is what I’m looking for.

I will chose the Nikon D3 anytime over Canon’s EOS 1Ds Mark III, Nikon D300 over Canon D40D and Nikon D700 over the upcoming, yet-to-be-named, upgrade of Canon’s full-frame DSLR, the 5D.

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Gloomy skies are bad for photography but it doesn’t mean it has to be white-washed just so to make the sky appear clear.

At the time this photograph is taken, I haven’t yet known how to use the AE lock (exposure lock) function of my camera. It’s a useful trick if you want to take pictures of the sky as the eyes see it… with all the details intact without being white-washed as is the case when I took the picture below.

All Things Photography has a detailed explanation of what AE lock is about.

Certain point-and-shoot camera models, like the one I’m using — an old Canon Powershoot G6 — have AE lock function in them. This is another things to consider when buying a point-and-shoot camera — it’s good to have an AE lock function in them so that you can have more freedom to compose your shot.

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Mine is just medium fast, between 300-350 words per minute. But with the help of reading accelerator, I can do faster.

This is the dial on the accelerator which you can adjust to suit your reading speed.

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When I was small dragonfly was my favourite insect. The other was ant. Somehow I got the idea that the inventor of helicopter got their inspirations from observing a dragonfly.

But I had not been kind to both of my favourite insects. For instance, I used to attach strings to dragonflies to make dragonfly kites.

I would run into the open field with my hand holding the other end of the strings and the dragonflies, in their attempt to break free, would flutter their wings and float in the air.

If my parents found out however, they would scold me and told me to respect all living things and not to harm them.

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