ahhh late update again
lets c....
replies...

:)
actually i dunno... i think this old version will continue until Aug 31...
then they're gonna move everything... then it'll be based on wordpress..??
so i guess there will be a diff...
yea! 3 kingdoms! haha it's sooooo addicting! :P
end of summer = beginning of fall = colorful leaves
:D :D :D

kittyangel:
not always la...
just that lately i've been playing that game a lot haha

these days:
i dunno i dunno i dunno i dunno
roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
busy at work
fixing up my rental house
but there're some signs of leakage below a window...
hmm.... no gd...
uhhh....
picz time i guess...??

film shots from...
july 2013!
yes!!! recent picz at last!
:D :D
crappy scans with epson 3490 photo as usual

Petri 2.8 + Kodak Ektar 100

i dunno y am i posting this
it's not even remotedly interesting...

white rock
there's an online reviw that says ektar makes white ppl pink... sounds rite?

now this a lil surprising.... i was at f5.6 and look at the falloff!
i like it though.... :D

yum yum :D
that overexposed flower in the middle is kindda annoying though...
f2.8

sunset, iona
f5.6

a few minutes later....
f4

took a few shots around my work area
dunno y but the colors look kindda vintage? o.O
f11

f5.6

f5.6

f5.6

"abandoned"
f5.6

funny... everytime i use a rangefinder i thought i'm gonna make some bokeh-ish shots
but everytime i ended up shooting a mid apertures at mid-range / far obecjts
grrrrrr
where's my bokeh????
hahaha

propz plz!
:D

12:29am

oops late update
replies haha

kittyangel:
i did....
haha
so Mr. Tomcat's Xanga will survive as well! :D :D

these days:
so.... this is what i've been doing these days...

yes... three kingdom vii...
so much fun! XDDDD
hmmm guess i should go enjoy some sunshine b4 another long winter somes.... :
picz time i guess?

film shots this time
crappy scans with my epson 3490photo
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Minolta XG-M, MC Rokkor 58 1.4, Fuji Natura 1600
hmmm probably shouldn't hv used this combo...
the XG-M's meter isn't very gd under low light... and a lack of AE lock button made me nervious...

safeway @ granvile & 70th
i've always liked this safeway.... that curved roof... yummmmm..... :P
too bad it's gone now... :(
ohhh the softness??
i dunno is it bad focus or shook or bad scan, or bad performance wide open
i dunno i dunno haha

bokeh!
that noise? i'm sure it's from my heavy sharpening...
f1.4, 1/30

boring boring
f2.8, 1/500

more bokeh!
f1.4, 1/250
ummmm dof so shallow so yummy

"y shoot with a f1.4 lens?"
"to get more BOKEH!"
f2, 1/60

damn didn't get much gd shots with the XG-M
the lens looks promising as a portrait lens though
bokeh looks yum yum

shots below taken with Mamiya NC1000s + 50 1.7, Kodak MAX 400
got this combo over a yr ago for ~$17 ($50 for 3 cams)
interesting small camera, shutter priority (boo...) with manual override
looks gd and feel gds, but not very refined... (film adv & shutter release feel kindda rough)

hmmm kodak does look warmer than fuji...??
or maybe it's just the scan....
damn the dust at the zaku's head is annoying.... :
likely taken at f1.7

revisited the rusty truck hoping to get some better shots
results r just as bad if not worse... :
f2.5, 1/250

i dunno if its my scanner or what
all vegetation hv the same shade of green... o.O
f4, 1/125

don't rmb what i was trying to do
f2.8, 1/60

the first time i went there, the words "DODGE" were framed by shadows of fern, from warm afternoon light
... but i ran outta film... =o=
this time i go again there was no gd light.... damn....
f5.6, 1/125

yessss more vintage cars
a merc from the 60's
(?? y do hongers call them "benz" while everyone else call them "mercs"???)
f4, 1/125

and a side shot...
dude this thing is huge!
f4, 1/125

"snack time"
yes, a long lens would show more details of the man and bird, while turning everything else into bokeh
but a long lens doesn't show the surroundings
with a normal lens, the picture is taken as if u're standing there and watching the scene
i guess thats y a normal lens is that gd for street shooting
f2.8, 1/1000

propz plz! :D

10:42pm

yay! xanga survives! :D
replies first hehe

kittyangel:
thanks! :D ummm i think if u want ur blog to survive u'll hv to pay...??

:)
haha i vivist those places for myself! me selfish haha XD
i'm just posting picz to show off my photog skills muhahaha

these days:
so...
it looks like xanga will live on
but if u dun contribute (i.e. pay), i suspect ur bllog with go bye bye
hmm....
well wells
cleaned up garage
coz there's a bigass rat there... o.O
and saw so many spiders
ewwwwww
so gross.....
hmm....
went grouse grind on sat
with cow cow ah gor JJJ + dickson
was actually quite a bit easier than i had expected
and uh...
picz time i guess! :D

u might rmb that i bought an original pentax some time ago
it came with a takumar 55 2.2
ummmm i love vintage glass
lets test it out on my beloved Pentax SV! :D
(? y not test it on the original pentax? coz that one needs a fix... haha)
most picz taken in may / june
crappy scan with epson 3490 photo

Pentax SV, Takumar 55mm f2.2, Fuji Superia 200
some technical specs of the lens:
- m42 mount (preset diaphragm)
- 10 aperture blades (yum yum)
- produced: 1957 - 58??
- 5 elements in 5 groups
- 46mm filter

u can tell who's my favourite
:D

ohhhh Pen EE on the ground
f5.6

owner of this house is probably an artist or sth
teapots everywhere!
f2.8

another shot of that garden
a bit surprising was that my Pentax SV has a bit of light leak :
f4

bokeh bokeh! :D
flare on the right... well... 1950's coating... what do u expect?
(can't remember if i shielded the lens with my hand as the sun is just out of the fram)
f2.8

more bokeh!
f2.8

"blue"
i thought abt cropping out the chimney, and re-scanning so there's less dust
but i like the imperfections as it is
f4

cat + bokeh! :D :D :D
love the swirly bokeh
f2.2 (wide open)... not bad!

rose
f2.2

and more bokeh!
f2.8

o yea
i like the lens
10 bladed diaphragm = nice circular bokeh + sweet 10-pointed sunstars
metal focusing ring = sexy
the colors of the lens are not bad at all!
flare is acceptable i'm sure
overall, LIKE! :D

1:29am