Late Night Venture.

My first picture of the night.
Such a failure. The night shots are harder than I expected.
Especially, when I tried to copy how others make their street shots. It looks easy and crisp in the picture but the truth is without the help of selective focus, your skill of framing is really important.
Like mine, pictures always turned out to be very pointless.
This blurry shot is even better than a lot of my other attempts. At least it's clear about what I have done in it.

I suggested my roommate this night visit to downtown Victoria because I want to try out my new camera. I adore the scenery of late night downtown in Victoria with its lack of population and amply full of light decoration. It is just beautiful.


We went to the Empress Fairmont hotel for some drinks. Initially she wanted to get some cocktail. But I am not in a mood for alcohol. We both got hot chocolate instead. (Something that's off the men.)  The waitress is super nice. They are not the best looking one but their service is high quality. I like people who are passionate about their job who also work with a sort of pride in them.

A pretty vase by the tea area. 

After the hot choco, we went closer to the parliament building. There we met a nice security named Pete who is from Scotland. He suggested us to dine in the "Dining Room" in the building and had a nice chat with us.

On our way back, our bus driver also offered us a ride back to our unit even though it is not his job to do so since the late bus doesn't run on that route.

Humanity restored a little bit. 

First Time.

This is my first try on my camera. 

I tried to get the focus on the keyboard but it was harder than I expected.

Now this is a better shot.

I used the Macro in the scene selection. (I actually did last time too.) But this time I held the camera further away from the keyboard. Then adjust the focus then lightly hold the bottom to let the magic worked on its own. With a slight touch from the magic finger of mine, I finally focused on the keyboard :)

I actually tried to focus on the "D" only and was hoping to have all other keys blurry. However, it doesn't look like it's working. Maybe I will try another distance next time.

I found my roommate's slipper very interesting while I was looking for some targets to shoot. So I tried a few shots with it just to get the focus on.

Then I used the effect that interest me the most in this camera - "Partial Colour". 
I chose red at first because it looks like it will stand out the most. Unfortunately, it turned out not so well. I need to figure out why. For now I am guessing it has something to do with the lighting in my unit. Probably because there were not many red light in the light from my lamp so it makes it harder to reflect on to my lenses.

So then I tried the blue. The eyes really poped out and it is more distinguishable from the black and white than the red one. So far this is my favorite one.

I bought this camera today right after work. Luckily, it is on sale for $629. $70 off ! What a lucky day for me. I appreciate the luck. Sometimes I am a little scared of luckiness in my life. So I cherish every single one that happened in my life.

(Hmmm... should I return the warranty from Best Buy?) 

From now on.

Almost at the end of work term.
For the past 4 months, I feel like accomplish nothing.
Useless and pointless.

The only task I have assigned myself was to prepare for the exam and then pass the exam.
I was not paying attention too much at work most of the time. I told myself I should study for the exam and that is why I don't need to work hard. Because I have something more important than it. But... It turns out I can't even do just one thing right.
After the exam, I feel lost and empty. Don't know what I would do and what I should do.
The past 4 months are empty to me. Nothing important has happened in my life. I do not focus. I do not work hard. I achieved nothing. I am worthless.

After yesterday's ride with Brad, I feel even worse. His daughter finished her undergrad in 3.5 years and will be starting working for Google in May at the age of 20. My feeling is complicated. I have never thought about working in a software company. And the past few months' brainless work does not motivate me in any kind. I even feel that I do not fit in this so-called "tech industry", However, the conversation I had with Brad (poorly communicated though) got me thinking. No matter what I do or what I want to do. All I can do right now is to enrich myself with knowledge with life. I should put one hundred percentage into life then start from here.