how a droplet of blood became a torrent
Sunday September 6, 2009
was on my way to punggol yesterday when i caught this on the train. it was a strange sight.
was at punggol beach in the evening when amos fell and cut his palm on some rocks while walking out into the sea. he managed to save his camera though, which was rather heroic. it seems like people value their possessions more than themselves – i once heard a story of how this musician fell while going on stage with her guitar. she broke her hips and the guitar? never left her hand.
after that pamy’s dad fetched us to a clinic, where amos got the cut cleaned out. thankfully it was not that bad to the point where stitches were required.
amos getting a tetanus shot. now you know how doctors make so much money, especially the pushy ones.
latest update is that amos is fine and has removed the bandage.
now for some happy photos from punggol.
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railway revisited
Friday May 1, 2009
went out to bukit timah railway today to shoot in in the fading light. i was hoping to get the sweet, peach-pink light that i saw the previous time i was there shooting dapper. no such luck though. oh well, that’s the way things are i guess.
i was nearly hit by the train above while setting up my tripod beside the tracks. didn’t expect it to come from the direction it did. thankfully, i heard the horn in time to get out of the way and crouch. as the train passed by, something just compelled me to point my camera at it and shoot. good thing that happened.
anyway if you are thinking of shooting at the railway, a train will pass by the station at about 6.15 – 6.20 pm. try to make sure you are well clear of the tracks then. another thing to avoid would be the guard. he usually comes out of his post in the station to switch the tracks at about 7 or so. stay out of his sight then or risk being chased away.
the obligatory detail shot.
i saw this kiddie chair as i was walking along the tracks towards the station. it was a strange sight. you could just imagine some 2 year-old, all strapped in, giggling and pointing as trains speed by.
stayed till it was nearly dark to try some long exposures. this one was about 10 seconds, i believe. i like the way the colours contrast.
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labrador & a bird of steel
Thursday April 30, 2009
went to labrador park with yudi to shoot the sunset just now. the sky was really cloudy and that muted the colours somewhat. i planned to squeeze every ounce out of the scene by shooting to create hdr images in post. the above is a 7-exposure hdr image, with a little bit of colour-enhancement in photoshop.
i actually prefer this one to the landscape above. this was shot earlier in the evening. just so happened that i glanced up and saw a plane looking as though it was headed straight for the sun. i liked the sparse minimalism of this photo and enhanced that by stripping the colours away and giving the photo a look of stark contrast.
i think that shooting landscapes requires a great deal of patience and commitment. the weather isn’t always going to be fantastic. the light and the colours are not always going to turn out the way you want. research on the area helps a little but mother nature loves turning the tables on people so no guarantee there too.
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fairway
Thursday August 14, 2008
spent most of the day at tanah merah country club as second photographer to a friend of mine, covering the annual ymca charity golf event.
it was a routine (read: boring) job of taking group photos and the usual so i decided to do some of my own stuff on the down-time. above is the view from the 1st tee where i was stationed.
the most fun part was probably getting to drive the golf-buggy and observing the eccentricities of the rich folks in attendance. their buggies don’t ride; they float about 2 feet off the ground, bolstered by obnoxious retorts and larger than life egos.
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