Month of the Hungry Ghost....

The seventh month of the Lunar calander is also the month of the hungry ghost. The temples are a riot of color and buzzing with activities to honor the departed.


Burning slowly, originally uploaded by benny ng.


Soul Food, originally uploaded by benny ng.


Looking up, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Went out with the boys to the 'Tua Pek Kong' temple in Loyang. It was so darn far away. And super crowded too. I think next time, I'll pick a smaller temple to explore.

Cheers,

A380 - the double decker!

A380 - the double decker!, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Nope. I'm not on this flight. I'm actually on the much smaller plane next to it. It's overwhelming presence never fails to impress. Was on it a few times last year, but it's really nothing to shout about. A ride's a ride. Perhaps the airlines can configure it differently as Airbus originally touted. Then again, in this economic climate, who would pay the premium?

Anyway, took the Epson R-D1, the Voigtlander Nokton Classic 40mm f/1.4 S.C and the Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2.0 ASPH on this trip. BUT I FORGOT THE BATTERY!!! How stupid can I be. Good thing that's still one fully charged inside the camera.

Cheers,

Together

Together, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Took the Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f/2 out for a spin at the Esplanade and the results are quite promising. On the Epson R-D1, it's not too difficult to focus and the images across for focusing distance seems quite good.

An interesting point about this lens is that it's actually not a true Sonnar design, but a double gauss design. I wonder why did Zeiss still market it as a Sonnar. Besides this, the only other lens made in Germany by Zeiss will be the 15mm f/2.8. All others are made in Japan by Cosina.

Cheers,

p.s. I didn't get the Nikkor-P.C 10.5cm f/2.5 LTM. Got out bided. Oh well....

Merging tracks

Merging tracks, originally uploaded by benny ng.

It was a boring Saturday. Took a quick trip to the Railway Station as Chii Fei suggested. Bernard was there previously.

Didn't get too much out of it. Maybe just not in the mood. Weather sucks, which is good as the contrast wasn't too high. Anyway....

Cheers,

Solitude

Solitude, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Taken yesterday during our pre Chinese New Year visit at my Grandmother's. She stays in one of these little pockets that time forgot. Some for the furnishings have not change for 40 years.

In any case, there is a section where she rents out to others for some pocket money. Lots of interesting characters come and go.

Cheers,

In the middle

In the middle, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Taken in Hong Kong with my Voigtlander Ultra Wide-Heliar 12mm f/5.6 Aspherical.

Thought I try something different by desaturating the left side.

Hmm.....

Cheers,