The Surge of Affection

And when our lips met

We know our hearts belong to each other.



Film | The Surge of Affection
Nikon FA, Agfa Vista 200

For One More Day

Just finished reading Mitch Albom's book, "For One More Day".

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Have you ever doubted the power of love?

Well, don't.

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I got lost, but I've found my direction.

=)



Thanks for reading.




Film | For One More Day
Nikon FA, Fujifilm Superia 400

The Moving Shoe Racks

As per title.

Taken at 茨廠街 (Petaling Street), Kuala Lumpur.

And yet it moves!

Thanks for reading.

Film | The Moving Shoe Racks

Yashica Electro 35 CCN, Fujifilm Superia 200

Back Home, Once Again

Hello readers, I am back!

It has been a most wonderful trip I'd say. These are the places that I've visited:
London, Venice, Paris, Dijon, Freiburg, Titisee, Furtwangen, Freudenstadt, Baden-baden, Heidelburg, Bonn, Cologne, Trier, Luxembourg, Arlon, Florenville & Reims. Phew. That's a long list.

Although it has been almost a week since I came back from Europe, I'm currently still editing the photos, all 30 rolls of them. I guess it'll be quite awhile till you see me writing about my wonderful journey..

But anyway, here's one of the photo that I've processed. Taken at Paris, France on a quiet Sunday morning.

Thanks for reading.


Film | Back Home, Once Again
Yashica Electro 35 CCN, Agfa Vista 200

Fleeting Moments

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Lesson learnt today:

When a pretty girl smiles at you, smile back.

And take a photo.


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I need to grow some balls in shooting street photography.


~


Update: I'm currently back in France, after travelling from Germany to Luxembourg and some border towns of Belgium. Luxembourg & Belgium is much, much more beautiful than expected. I'll surely revisit these places in the future.


Ciao.


Film | Fleeting Moments
Nikon FA, Fujifilm Superia 400

Status Update

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Ciao! Bonjour! As some of you may know, I'm currently in middle of a 3 weeks trip at Europe. How awesome is that!

As predicted, Europe is such a beautiful place, it's incredible. There are hints of immense culture & history in fine details of its buildings, and the people here are really friendly- especially the Germans! A little surprising, eh?

It's a pity that I do not have a routine of writing diary and I'm starting to forget things now. But fear not, I have tonnes of photos to remind me of them and narrate back to you! As it's my first time shooting primarily film when travelling, I didn't bring too many films- just 28 rolls of them. A lot? I've seen people who brought 150 rolls of films for a 2 weeks trip to Tibet!

Anyway, it's a bit late here. I must admit that the jet lag has never really recovered from me, as I always feel tired and exhausted at about 8pm everyday. But luckily it's winter, which means the sun sets early and rises late- so I can sleep a little bit longer and go to bed earlier.

I'm currently at Trier, Germany as I'm writing this blog post. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day- I'll travel to 3 different countries: Luxemburg, Belgium and France- all in one short winter day. Let's hope that the weather is good for photography!

Ciao.


iPhone 4 | Status Update

Reorganising Myself

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Bathing is such a wonderful thing.

Rarely could I find a moment to stop down, relax, and just think of anything I want to think of. But when bathing, I could reflect upon my life and contemplate about it, just like meditation.

I find this immensely useful.

Just now I was thinking of my current situation which is in common with most young people of today- we simply spend too much time in front of the computer. The extent is so serious that I really think its an addiction- like drug addiction- that we find it hard to pull out from. My friend even sent me a news report claiming that this dependence is actually more harmful towards our health than smoking and alcohol. I also noticed that I'm constantly glued in front of my laptop, which is a serious worry.

So while still meditating in the bath, I made a decision.

I'm reaching out, and getting my life back on track.


我要
把我生活   帶入正軌。


Cheers.



iPhone 4 | Reorganising Myself

家 | Home

我回來了！

經過了這麼久的煎熬、等待，我終於再次回到了這片土地。
心裏的家，永遠都會是心裏的家。

Film | 家 | Home
Nikon FA, Agfa Vista 200

My Old Home

Finally, exams are over. I'm back shooting! How awesome is that.

I just shifted house recently, from a landed property to a condominium unit in the air. I'm always superior, literally, position wise..

Anyway, here are some film shots that I made around my old home. Just bits and pieces of memories, it now looks quite different after a small renovation. I always get real bored at home and wander around to keep my trigger-happy finger satisfied.

So now, I present to you: My Old Home.

Natural light.

 Testing a DX lens on a manual film camera.

 My cute dog. Haven't been seeing him for quite awhile!

Clothes.

Thanks for reading.

Film | My Old Home

Nikon FA, Fujifilm Superia 200, Fujifilm Superia 400, Fujifilm Velvia 50

My First Roll of Film

The first experience is always an exciting one.

1.

I'm a cheapskate. I shoot frame 00.

It was way back in 2009, but I still vividly remember the day when I bought my Nikon FA, I was so excited. As I'm the type of person that does a lot of research before buying something, I already know all the operations of the camera prior to receiving it. So, immediately I popped my 50mm f/1.8 on my new camera and tested the basic operations. 

2.

Coconut trees. Pardon me for the lossy compression.

3.

Fuel prices were skyrocketing in 2009.

Then, it was time to load the film.

4.

天堂鳥，Bird of Paradise. 
(Busy bokeh from 50mm f/1.8.)

What film would you choose for your first try in film photography?

Sensible people would choose an inexpensive colour negative film as their virgin roll, due to negative film's generously wide exposure latitude (or "forgiveness", if you prefer) and relatively cheap developing costs compared to slide films.

5.

Rich colours from Velvia.

But I'm not a sensible person.

6. 

For my first ever roll of film, I used Fujifilm Velvia 50. Yes, you read that correctly. An expensive, slow, demanding and very unforgiving slide film for my first try in film photography in a 30 years old camera that I just bought from a stranger. I must be mad. 

7. 

Penang.

In fact, I didn't know that E-6 processing is SO expensive until I finished shooting the whole roll and went to develop it- it really cost me dearly. I seldom shoot slide film after that, partly due to the price & also the inconvenience- the only photolab that develops slide film is located at a very busy area in the city centre- and I'm sure that I'll get lost before even reaching there. However, when viewed under a light table, slide films give incredibly rich colours and tonality that no print film could ever match.

8.

Looks like a person who'd fallen over.

So here is it. My first ever roll of film.

9. 

My personal favourite: Sunset at Bangsar.

Thanks for reading.

Film | My First Roll of Film
Nikon FA, Fujifilm Velvia 50

Flying through the Woods

Skytrex at Skytrex Adventure Park, Shah Alam, Malaysia.


January 2010.

Like a ninja.

Digital | Flying through the Woods

Hat Yai, 10am.

Street of Hat Yai, January 2010.
合艾大街，2010年1月。

冷清。失落。

Film | Hat Yai, 10am
Nikon FA, Fujifilm Superia 200.

Tasmania 2010

During my mid-year holidays last year, my parents visited me and we embarked on a 2 weeks tour around Tasmania. Dissimilar to the wild, majestic landscapes of Europe, Tasmania has some unique rainforest and sceneries that can't be found in other place on Earth.

There are still a lot (more than 3000) of photos in my hard-disk and I really don't feel like going through, filtering and processing them. It's too darn troublesome. Anyway, these photos are some of my shots that I got to process, sprinkled with some film goodness as well.

Enjoy.


1.

Macquarie harbour, Tasmania. (Film)

2.

Seagulls, at Strahan.

3.

Cradle Mountain national park.

4.

5.

Peaceful morning.

6.

7.

Clear water.

8.

9.

The "grain" is caused by loose compression.

10.

The great escape.

11.

Waves.

12.

Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. (Film)

13.

My parents. (Film)

Film + Digital | Tasmania 2010

Fantasy | 夢幻

My friend commented that this photo looks like a scene from Avatar. Now when I look at it, it really does look like a shot taken in Pandora.

Digital | Fantasy | 夢幻

Clouds

 云，变幻莫测。

我被它的千态万状深深地吸引。
各种各样的形状，锻炼我的想像力。
你今天是否已
抬头仰望那创意无穷的天空了呢？

Film + Digital | Clouds

A little bit about Film

I shoot film. I love it. However, if you ask me to point finger to whichever parameter that demonstrates film's superiority I'd be clueless, because for me, there's not a definite, quantifiable way to explain my preference for film. Art can't be measured. It just looks better. And that's all that matters.

Unlike most film shooters who started shooting long before the digital revolution and continued till today, I actually first experienced film after digital gained popularity for a decade and well into the mainstream. In fact, I learned all my basics in photography with digital cameras and they're really perfect for the job. Snap, review, adjust & learn, and snap again.

Film, though, is totally different. When I just got my Nikon FA and started shooting film it was a whole new experience. It changed the way I see things, and I learned to appreciate the art of photography because I learned to think, be patient and careful when taking a photograph. And the results are often rewarding.

Here, again, are some photos from my archive. I recently reformatted my computer and lost some of my processed photos, but luckily I have backup of the scans and I processed it according to my current taste.

Enjoy.

Sunset at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

My parents at Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia.

 Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia.

Film | A little bit about Film
Nikon FA, Fujifilm Velvia 50, Fujifilm Superia 400.