The Frog Under A Coconut Shell

Monday, April 19, 2010

Sunset 2.0

Been wanting to take a photo walk around my area and see what's there to shoot. A bit disappointed by my lack of skills but yeah, still found some shots for today.

2nd take on the sunset pics. This with a cooler WB.

This with a warmer WB.

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Friday, April 16, 2010

There's all this timidness in me about photography. One of them is asking a stranger's permission to take their photos. They say it's easy. Just say 'hi, can i take a picture of you?'. Well easier said than done. And that's true. It's pretty hard to say it out first, but as soon as you did it once, you can do it forever.

My first shot of a model, well the first 3 models anyway. Def not first shot la of coz. Like 5th shot or something like that. You get the idea...

It got easier when met with a friendly ambassador. This girl is bubbly and sweet. No joke. Cherry on a cake.

Pic awkwardly cropped to remove unwanted intruder. LOL.

It's even easier when they are on a platform and let you shoot at will (sounds weird, ain't it?). The ones taken straight on wasn't that great compared with this one (IMO la), taken after I got down from the platform. Something to do with looking at her from the side.

Asked permission for this one as well. This one was quick. Snap in landscape, snap in portrait, move on. LOL I'll be offended if I were her. Didn't even have courtesy to show her the pics.

This was taken in plain sight of the ambassador, but w/o permission. I guess the expression says it all. Hahaha.

This last one also w/o permission. Saw a bunch of photogs shooting her, so hopped on. Didn't exactly get the eye contact but meh, does it for me. Shot cropped too coz the others really.... LOL

All in all, def going to the next PC Fair to buff up my elephant skin and skills.

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Sunday, April 11, 2010

The New Forte 2.0

While on the way to see the new Forte 2.0 (how new is it again?), saw this:

Takuma Sato?

Ahh, Merdeka Endurance Race. I tot wat... Anybody wanna tell me about it? Actual car or just stickers?

And then came to see the car:

Dashboard.

First thing you see is the indicators. Obviously low on fuel.

Then the controls on the steering wheel. What's Res? Resolution?

The heart of the keyless ignition system.

Fierce look huh?

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Ini Kawan

This is Eugene.

He's the fella who took over my old camera.

He loves it so much he's taking pics at all sorts of angles.

And he's damn proud of it.

In case yer wondering what we're doin out, here's a clue:

Damn those boring clouds...

It seems looking at the pics the next day really helps give the pics a second chance. Was gonna discard this the day before but look nice the next day.

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Monday, April 5, 2010

Qing Ming

Ah Qing Ming. More reason to post pics.

There's this uncle who plays the violin during every Qing Ming. I think his parents used to enjoy listening him play the violin.

His son's turn.

On the left is my grandma, right is my grandpa. My grandpa died 3 months after I was born, so didn't really know him well enough. From the pics he seems like a cool guy though. My grandma died in 2008. I miss her ABC soup.

Safe to say 50% of the graves have firecrackers lit. They say it's like a door bell saying they are there to visit the ancestors.

Yes, that's an LV bag. The people beside us had a Merc.

There's this lady with super long hair. Dunno if you can see but the end of the hair is kept in her pocket.

Speaking of weird sightings, this guy had a mohawk. I think this is the first time I saw someone with a mohawk in real life. Not as cool as Puck's (Glee).