It was a very boring day. No shops were open and there were no festivities except rubbish on the ground everywhere. Lucky, there were shops that were usually open 24 hours a day that ended up closed on New Year's Day. So I got to see the actual graffiti on these store facades.
Then I accompanied Joel for trialing out his new camera and range finder lenses. Good to see him paying so much concentration into these mundane objects of the streets.
When I spotted this lady walking pass me, I had a chill. I thought I was revisiting the scenes of Lord of the Rings. She really made me frighten for my life today...
A little trialing with bokeh shot: Damn harsh and ugly. But why not? There was nothing else to photograph.
Yes, luckily this cafe was located. We had the daily dose of Latte before terminating this boring New Year's Day!!!!
It is usually the same in Malaysia. Almost all shops are closed during Chinese New Year. Those open will charge a higher price than normal.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, James! Saw the Aussie fireworks on TV (8 hours before ours) and they were mighty impressive. Did you capture any of the action?
ReplyDeleteMy my, what is Joel's new toy? I'm assuming it's a Panasonic/Olympus/Samsung NX camera since you mention rangefinder lenses.
I especially love the 4th shot. I can't place my finger on it, but there is a degree of depth to it that captured my attention (despite the obvious fringing and noise in darks).
PS: an acquaintance of mine just got a D3000 and I couldn't believe it when I saw that the output from the K100D was far superior up to and including ISO 800. The lack of resolution was painfully obvious, though.
Well, it's the start of a new year. Perhaps it will get more exciting as it goes on.
ReplyDeletehappy new year :-) 2011 bonne santé
ReplyDeleteAn excellent set of images!
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