Sights & Sounds Saturdays
As I move forward myself into video, I’ll share what I come across.
To get the ball rolling.
Continue reading The Kek Lok Si temple in Penang, Malaysia
The Kek Lok Si temple in Penang, Malaysia
Category Archives: Malaysia
Malaysian faces from the past
Photographing strangers have always been something I enjoy.
Part of it has to do with the possibility that I can be told to take a hike, or worse, be punched in the face.
It’s not that I like to antagonize people.
It’s a real challenge even if you have the camera handling down.
Quizzical look of a fruit vendor–This guy was curious to see me use a strange-looking camera I’m sure. The Hasselblad with 80mm lens shot wide open at f2.8 produces nice sharp images but it is a slow camera to work. You have to take first a meter-reading with a handheld meter.The 500CM had no built-in meter. Ridiculous considering how much it cost me. The fruit is called lychee.
Malaysian Vacation was 2 years ago back in 2007
A delectable banana flower nourishing one of nature’s most beautiful and fragile creatures. Canon 20D with 100 mm f2.8 macro lens at Penang’s Butterfly Farm.
Father Time has a cruel sense of humor.
He usually makes things whiz by whenever I’m lost in my viewfinder photographing a pretty model, an exciting sporting event or just plain having a great time walking around making pictures.
Then he can torture me and make seconds seem like an eternity.
Without fail, it is usually when I’m in my car waiting for a traffic light to change.
Chances are, at that instance, I’m also illegally blocking a busy intersection that is equipped with multiple “photo radar†cameras.
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Geotagging
This portrait of my aunt, her grandson, her two sons and their wives was made near a seaside on the island of Penang, Malaysia where I was born. Conditions weren’t exactly ideal. See the original picture. The one speed light I had with me was insufficient to light this group but I was on vacation and didn’t have my usual gear. Lit by 1 flash placed on the right. If I had to do this over, I’d make sure everyone showed up at the time I asked. But having a second flash would have made this easier to remove that harsh shadow on my cousin’s face.
It just occurred to me when an “i-pal†recently asked for a recommendation for a location to do an “e-photo†session how geo-tagging may be useful.
Until now I was kind of skeptical of its usefulness.
I  have my favorite spots to for portraits,  but I never feel like I own those places. Too often I hear photographers get very territorial about their secret spots. Continue reading Geotagging