Neon City

Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 @ f/8.0, originally uploaded by benny ng.

One nice thing about cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo and Taipei is that there are many pockets of bright lights at night which makes it fun for night photography.

Looking at what's happening at Orchard Road and Clarke Quay, I think Singapore is slowly moving towards that direction. But it's so darned crowed during the festive season to get any good pictures!

Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 @ f/8.0

Formula 1 is in town!

WZ4R9089E, originally uploaded by benny ng.

What a drag!

The traffic is messed up, the prices go up, the noise level goes up. For the man on the street, it's an inconvenience.

Why do we even borther with this... I wish they will take it somewhere else instead of holding it right in the middle of town. Perhaps somewhere like Changi or Sentosa will be ideal.

Cheers,

p.s. this is not taken with a rangefinder. Even though we are so close to the track rangefinders are not the best options for walkabout and grandstand seats.

Untitled

Untitled, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Horsing around at John's house and shot this with the Nikkor-P.C. 10.5cm f/2.5 LTM lens.

I like the meaningless simpilicity of this shot.

Cheers,

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,

Are you taking my picture?

Are you taking my picture?, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Tried some scale focusing shots without bring up the camera to the eye. Tough man!

Estimated the distance, set the camera on the table and fired away. Missed slightly and had to crop and level the horizon on this image. Oh well..

Composition is usually hit and miss if you don't look through the viewfinder. But, your subject won't realise that the camera is loaded and will think that you are just messing around with your gear. 25mm is about the longest you can do that effectively and still get something usable in the frame. Wider options like 21mm, 18mm, 15mm and 12mm will be even better given their huge depth of field, but your subjects might be too small or distorted if placed at the edge. Besides, on the really wide angles, vignetting can be an issue and careful composition needs to be considered, either to emphasize or hide it.

Cheers,

Fooled me once, shame on you...

Fooled me once, shame on you..., originally uploaded by benny ng.

These three asked if they could share our table and I agreed.

Seems like the old man got conned of his money. What a shame. "Never again!" he vowed! "Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me!"

Anyway, got this shot as I was fooling around with the LX3 and it's not obvious that I was actually taking a picture. Quite a handy little happy snappy. I think I'll going to like this compact very much.

Cheers,

Compressed

Compressed, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Just playing with the Canon 100mm f/2.0 LTM on the Epson R-D1s. This lens is suppose to be notoriously hard to focus, especially on the R-D1s due to the camera's short baselength as well as the shallow depth of field at f/2.0.

Anyway, Bernard, John and I went to the Padang after hanging out at Peninsula for a while. The light was good and I managed to get a shot of the financial district in a slightly different perspective.

Cheers,

The Perfect Boyfriend

The Perfect Boyfriend, originally uploaded by benny ng.

He doesn't smoke or drink. Won't stray. Never talk back. Don't complain if he's a bit of a bore though...

Urban

Urban, originally uploaded by benny ng.

Took the Canon 50mm f/1.5 LTM for a spin around the Marina area. It's a real vintage, chrome on brass, heavy, with a little focusing lever that is also an infinity lock.

Anyway, it's a Sonnar copy and it's really sharp at f/4.0! I love this lens!

Cheers,

Fishing

Fishing, originally uploaded by benny ng.

A lazy weekend at Labrador Park with Bernard and my Leica M6.

Cheers,