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
...
..
.

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

hmmm this is it?
is it?
IS IT?
hmm...
let's reply first:

kittyangel:
thank you! :D

:)
i brought 6 out on friday nite (so i can finish those last few frames of film)
SO HEAVY!
hahaha

these dayz:
i'm still the same
no news abt me
now abt xanga...
https://xanga.crowdhoster.com/relaunch-xanga
with only 3 days to go and still $15k short of the goal of $60k
is this... it???
o wells....
if it is, i'll miss u a lot
well wells...
picz time i guess

no new picz
and i'm too lazy to do a "Mr. Tomcat's Xanga 2003-2013" thingy
lets upload some random old picz
that i kindda like

sunset at home
Apr 5, 2006     Sony W5
one of my favourite sunset shots
love those cotton candies

this is the shot that made me buy a DSLR
taken with cow cow's D200
Aug 3, 2007

one of the first shots taken with my D80
i vividly rememebr how excited i was to have a DSLR
got up early for the warm sunlight....
... sth i don't do anymore....
Aug 22, 2007

747, sunset
Nov 4, 2007

sunset, iona beach jetty
Nov 12, 2007

magic hour
Aug 6, 2008

yummy flare! :D
July 26, 2009

cat cat
ummmm i love side lighting
Dec 6, 2009

duckiez!
Mar 28, 2010

random flowers
Apr 15, 2010

flowers
July 9, 2010

alright i got lazy
that's it
lets hope xanga survives so we can keep going

9:30pm

yay!
xanga is still alive!
for another 10 days or so...
replies anyways

:)
yes yes.... i'll try to get up earlier next week and go visit my museums...
hahaha
hey... fa sum, but still luv every single one of them! :D

these days:
so, xanga is still up and running
but i'm starting to run outta picz to upload haha
hvn't really been shooting since i'm lazy
and when i do, i usually shoot in film
hmmm....
currently i hv 7 cameras with film in them hahaha
and abt 7 rolls of B&W waiting to be developed
hmmm....
maybe next week....
haha
anyways,
picz time

"aurora dream"
went for aurora shooting a few weeks ago
while the aurora was pretty strong,
the clouds were stronger =o=
resulting in disappointing shots
o wells...

"smiles"
love the smiles on their faces
:)

sunset
may 18, 13

sunset
june 21, 13

yay!
bought these from amazon a while ago
:D :D

propz plz!
:D

10:33pm

yay!
xanga is still alive! :D
well...
for 2 more weeks at least...
apparently they've extended the fundraising thingy to july 31
so... we'll c...
replies:

:)
well they r still around... but i need to dig out my CD's / DVD's in order to look at them...
not like now... haha
my audience?
i thought u're like the only one? XD
o really?? so gay... =o=

derek:
wut r u talking abt... i've been updating weekly for the past 2 months or so
its just that u never came here hahha

these dayz:
same same same
feeling extremely lazy lately
didn't do anything today
=o=
picz time i guess

digital shots from March / April

this was commercial i believe
don't know what it is but i kinda like it

yum yum
yummy civic too! :P

so on March 31 I've decided to do an inventory count
this is camera body only (no lens mouned unless it's a fixed lens cam)
on that day i counted... there were 65 cameras...
i swear i didn't buy that many! :P

o yea

o yea

"OLYMPUS"

lansdowne carnival... :P

minions! :D
funny how the 2 on top seems to be looking at me hehee

crazy ferris wheel

one more...

cousin
dude that side lighting is sweet

bokeh!
35 f2

"vancouver camera style"
wilson ho with his newly acquired Nikon F just outside the annual cam swap

thats it
u guys still got 2 weeks....
so...
propz me! :D

11:00pm

yes baby
update time!
replies 1st as always

:)
hehe thank you for commenting la! even though there're no propz... haha
this will probably be my second last post i believe...

these dayz:
same sh*t here
nth special
...
..
.
https://xanga.crowdhoster.com/relaunch-xanga
so... xanga's future doesn't look very bright...
well well...
i remembered that once upon a time,
i wondered what would happen if xanga's server had crashed
or if they have to close down...
then all our memories... would simply disappear...
...
back then it looked impossible
everyone had xanga
everyone were commenting on each other's xanga
...
then facebook came along
xanga lock was introduced
xanga traffic dropped... a lot...
...
i'm actually quite surprised that xanga is still around for so long
but looks like...
this is it...
o wells...
picz time anyways

digital shots...
from jan / feb...

bought an Olympus Pen E-P1 with 14-42 for $175 off craigslist
i never used the kit lens... its too big & too slow
i used my Pen F 40 1.4...

and with the 40 1.4 on a digital pen, it becomes a sweet, fast, short-tele macro

yummy bokeh... :D :D

more

more more
crazy shallow DOF
:D :D

within a few weeks, i bought myself a 15 f8 body cap lens
for $50 new, why not? its great fun!
optically it's gd enough for the internet...
f8 is rather slow... but with in-body IS, it is usable under normal interior lighting

ugly wilson ho at kerrisdale camera
note how the 15 f8 has a sweet amount of vignette / fall-off
yummmm

sharpness is acceptable...

i don't rememebr what my settings were
but dude these colors are so VIVID!
yummy :D :D

more yummy colors

at our factory

crazy interior of a 59 impala
love those instrument clusters...

that's it
propz me while you can!
this is likely my second last entry...
one more next weekend...
then on July 16, everything here goes POOF!

11:35pm

so.... late update...
let's reply first

:)
glad u like the picz and the :D's
:D :D :D
too bad xanga will likely die in 2 weeks
:

these days:
same same same
actually no... i got even more lazy than b4
well wellz...
lets see...
kwan kwan got married last week
so CONGRATZ! :D
i thought abt posting her wedding picz
but i dun want them to exist for a mere 2 weeks...
so... lets hv some other picz!
if xanga survives then i'll post her wedding picz here
if not... i'll post them in some other new blog i guess
:

picz time!
pen pen! :D :D
shot during april to june...
scanned with epson 3490 photo at 1200dpi...

equip: Olympus Pen F, 38 1.8, Fuji Superia 200 (expired 2009)

f5.6

f4
macro & bokeh r both pretty gd

f4
smooth bokeh...

f8
flare performace is as expected for such old & simple lens... one big blob of flare opposite to light source

f4
interesting house ~granville & 70th
any unsharpness is due to scanner i'm sure...

f4
tulips
sweet bokeh again

f2
toy grabbing machine in aberdeen
sweet lighting!
the rabbit thingy looks evil...

f2.8
whose handsome car is this!? XD
mum saw me taking pic and gave me the V...

f2.8
yum...

f5.6
flare & sunstar test
i thought the sunstar would be more pointed...

f1.8
bokeh test
wide open bokeh doesn't look that smooth...

f5.6

half frame pano fun
:D :D :D
taken from cypress view point

f5.6
this sweet vw van is for sell....
$29000!!!
i 'shopped out a lil "for sell" sign just below the windshield...

f5.6
"privacy please!"

f4
so this is how their interior looks like... :O

f8
VW

propz me while u can!
:D

10:29pm

ohhhh update! :P
repliez hehe

:)
hehe thank you! my cousin was driving and i just snapped it
i hope xanga won't die too
>__________________<

these days:
still the same
:
o wells picz time i guess

picz from trip to hong kong bak in jan
i hv never flown during winter
so... some rather interesting picz below!
:D

yummy colors at YVR
love how the yellowish sky contrastes withh the air canada
:D

richmond from SE
the big road u c coming out of the page, then to the left, is hwy 99

vancouver from the south
ummm cloudy....

sooooo pretty!!!! :D :D :D :D

frozen braided rivers
:D :D

sooo pretty!!!!! :D :D :D

somewhere over southern china
so smoggy but so pretty!

so pretty again!

sweet golden sun....
this place is slightly west of macau

deh deh! :D :D
he looks a lil angry due to my flash... i think...

handsome AT! XD

ringo flora samson AT
:D

view from 港島東中心
things look like simcity from up there
XD

windumb! :P
love how the trees in the bg looks film like
:D

yummy lighting
bad shot

ummm need an ultra wide tilt shift

taikoo!  :D
the lady looks freaky
:
haha

yummy old building + sweet lighting

interesting art
:D

more interesting art
:D

the point of this trip
sis's wedding
:D

propz plx
:D

12:06am

yay!
time for xanga again! :D
replies hehe

ah gor:
yes! it snowed on ur bday too! :D

:(
i love old & abandoned stuff
they hv this unique beauty in them haha

these days:
so... apparently xanga is dying...
https://xanga.crowdhoster.com/relaunch-xanga
and even if it survives, u'll likely need to pay to use it
o wells...
i've always loved xanga
there's this.... history... nostalgia thing....
well well....
anyways, picz time

no film shots this time
all digital
shot last dec / jan

somewhere in chinatown
i don't know what is it
but something caught my eye and i kind of like this shot

workers doing their job
d80 + 28 2.8 AF, cropped

went to burnaby village museum
sweet streetcar (tram)

and an interior shot...

went shooting with kelvin and it was very foggy
hving fun with light :D

x'mas lights
yes x'mas light, 1/2 yr from x'mas hehehe
i under exposed this pretty badly... and pushed it hard in post

trees + fog + streetlights = yummmmmm

this one's handheld under dim light, which explains the heavy noise

yes yes there's no real subject and the sky is blown
but man i love that color

main st honolulu's last weekend

... and one more shot with wilson ho's tokina 11-16

propz plz!
:D

12:23am

hello
update
replies:

:)
i know who u r! hahahaa
thank you la.... "the only xanga person in this world"...
i'm so special lor... =o=
hahah

these days:
still the same
hmm...
i need a change...
o wells
picz time

digital shots
"bye bye kitchener"

thanks to the crappy light, and the fact that it's been fenced up
i couldn't get any better shots
:
2 random shots below

it snowed on my b-day! :D :D

our office

film shots below
all taken like 2 weeks ago

Nikon EM, 35 2.5 E (with some fungus inside), Fuji Superia 400

"untitled"... f8

bokeh!   f2.5
...i don't know what's with the focus... i thought i had it on the flowers.. o.O

sweet backlighting... underexposed... :(   f2.5
... i suspect the EM, like the FE, has a top shutter of over 1/1000s...
i mean, at f2.5, 1/1000s, iso400, i shouldn't hv underexposed??

yes... more backlight...   f4

late afternon sun = warm colors + long shadows. add in the faded walls = must shoot   f5.6

"rusty"   f4
sth must be wrong with the exposure
colors look a lil funny

"untitled"   f5.6
i must hv overexposed badly... the original has like no colors haha
o wells.... gives me an excuse to go back and shoot again i guess :P

propz plz!
:D

2:15pm