ohhh no propz again?
u guys suck haha
o wells.....

lately:
what?
it's been another week again?
jeez.....
wtf time goes too fast
hmmmm....
picz time i guess?

let's have a few film shots
shall we?

taron 35 with some kodak C41 B&W

vancouver city hall

random shots around some alley
all 3 shots r kindda boring but weird
it kindda makes u think like... "why is this here?"

i wanna go to hope for soem autumn shots
why?
coz i went there a few yrs ago on a field trip
and the colors were STUNNING
lets c how it looked like... in 2006....

near yale tunnel
click on pic for larger version

again near yale tunnel
god.... look at the colors....
click on pic for larger version

wow.....
sorry for the weird cropping thing
i was supposed to be listening to my prof instead of shooting... :P
again, click on pic for larger version

this shot was taken in hope

update done
propz plz!

9:25pm

no propz?
boooooooo
o well...

lately
same old ****
boring
nth new
arghhhhhh
sometimes
i'm really envious of ppl who hv a clear goal in their lives
whether it be make tons of money
or getting into some kind of industry
or just relax + enjoy their lives
whatever it is
at least
they have a goal
you know
as far as i can remember
i've never had a goal
not even a dream....
well i mean
occasionally i do dream of becoming say
a photographer
but most of my dreams are so...
far... so far...
maybe...
maybe...
...

picz time!
starting with film shots

following 3 picz taken with grandpa's welta weltax
fuji reala 100

awkward camera to use
but great dreamy images
i like it

grandma praying
olympus trip 35 + fuji superia 400

next up r ugly digital shots

handsome civic
hmmm i should wax him...

sunset pano at the airport
sorry too lazy to put up a bigger version

fixed my d80's focus + got my 35 1.8 back for a few days
almost forgot how easy it is to use an AF lens
random shot from granville bridge

same as above

antique shop thing on dunbar

bought more cameras! hehe
olympus Pen-EES
cool half frame camera (notice the film counter - goes to 72!
removable back for added coolness

nikon Nikkormat FT with 50 f2
sexiness overload
look at the film counter.... yum.... :P
some dumbass engraved stuff on the bottom of cam + lens though... ><

kodak 35
simple camera that was built ~30's-40's
hmmm.... probably shouldn't hv bought this... o well

Pentax SV
very handsome camera before the famed spotmatic series
the metal advance lever looks + feels really good

propz plz!
:D

10:07pm

update.
reply:

kittyangel:
hehe i'm surprised that u're here to propz me! :D
yea i've been working at the airport for a few yrs already haha
as a lounge receptionist... =o=

these days:
same boring stuff
nth new
well...
i got sick..
if any of u care..
haha
btw wut a funny yr
we had spring till late july
had a month of summer
and now it's feeling like november already haha
uhhhhhh
weird weather
o well
picz time

i'm lazy
well actually
i looked through my picz to find ones that i like
and there weren't many...
hmmmm....
anyways
random panning fun on burrard bridge


old merc

motorbike

big truck

vw van! :D

toilets... haha

biker

Murcielago LP-670-4 SV

back
to the future

street racing

flowers
nikon EL + 24 2.8 (oil on element)
f2.8, 1/500s, fuji superia 400

propz plz!
:D

11:04pm

hmmm no propz?
o well
anyways
nth much special lately
lets just go to picz directly

finally got my d80's focusing problem fixed
so lets start with sth digital
(however, i was still using manual lenses... haha)

brought my cam to work at airport one day
kindda like this lighting + lines

following picz taken with either 100 2.8E with fungus
or a borrowed 135 2.8
man both lenses r SHARP!
and o my
with the past yr or so basically using normal primes only
i almost forgot how much fun it is to use a long lens
BOKEH!

random flowers

more random flowers

bee + flower
me like this shot

another bee + flower
me like this shot too

bee taking off

"wheat"
ok i had no idea wut this is
but i like the back-lit lighting

Mamiyaflex C in the field!

random sunset

splash!

yummy sunset

sis's best friend had her wedding in july
took some shots on FE
50 f2 or 24 2.8, ilford hp5 plus 400

kindda like this shot

should hv used bigger aperture for more bokeh

kindda like this too

should hv used bigger aperture... argh.....

Mamiyaflex C on burrard bridge
:D

propz plz!

12:11am

hehehe
its been 2 months since the last update?
o well...
uhhhh....
reply shall we?

siu ting:
hahah thz for the propz!
and thz for the encouragement hahah
lemme know if u're coming to van la! :P

lately:
well well
pretty much the same
my rental hosue is stil vacant atm
although i've had a few ppl looking at it overthe past month
NO MONEYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
just kindda did my past yr's expenses
was like -$5000cdn
orzzzzzzzz
no gd no gd
need a job
need a job
need a job
need a job
need a job
need a job
need a job
need a job
ok thats gd
picz times

since i hvn't updated in so long
i got quite a lot of picz to show
...
..
.

mid autumn had just pasted
lets hv this shot of big moon
...
d80 + 50 1.8e, thru my 8" dobsonian scope
image is reverse in some way.... hmmm....

it was vvn's b-day on june 27
so we went out and had some fun

following picz taken with grandpa's fm2
24 2.8, 50 f2, fuji superia 400

vvn checking out wut a "groose" is

went to the point atkinson lighthouse...

turns out we couldn't get too close to the lighthouse
=o=
disappointing!

we then went to horseshoe bay

and had dinner at teahouse in stanley park

ummmm yummy
actually
food that day was kindda disappointing too
:(

thats it for vvn's bday
more film shots below...

following picz taken with petri 7 + fuji superia 400

wilson ho @ granville island

nice historical tugboat

following picz taken with mum's minolta srt101b + 35 2.8, fuji superia 400

it was jon's bday bbq thingy :D

jon cooking

roger

kindda group shot thingy

hehehee

was setting up for group shot

group

bunch of random stuff
below...
...

vvn + japadog
mamiyaflex c + 55mm f4.5
fuji reala 100

"tunnel blasting"
d80 + 28 2.8e

hving fun with wilson ho's new toy -- sb-600 + gary fong

bought mroe cameras over the past months!
:P

nikon em + md-e grip, sb-e flash, 35 2.5e, 50 1.8e, 100 2.8e
all for only $20!!!!
ok... all lenses hv fungues and the 100 2.8 has aperture stuck at 2.8
but i tried and u can't really c any fungus on ur picz
and omg... the 100 2.8 is SHARP!

pentax me + motor drive + 40 2.8 + 135 3.5
$80

taron 35... rangefinder from 1950's... $5
lots of rust / corrosion, seemingly clean glass, sexy everready case, bad focus

minotla srt101 (sexy black) + 28 3.5, 58 1.4, 135 3.5, some crappy lenses, cases, filters, and expired film
all for $65
** interesting story: seller was using a srt101, but it broke.
his friend found this brand new from ebay. well too bad by now it has scratched bottom plate + dent on prism housing

civic jai passed the 100,000km mark
awwwww
old car
:(

propz plz!
:D

12:46pm

wow it's been a month already? o.O
replies~ :P

kittyangel:
thanks! XD

tom:
haha i see
ohhh didn't know they're free
:O
maybe next time

these days:
bleh
boring
work on house
similar stuff
sent in my d80 for repair due to bad focus
took like a month
now it's back
i'm still uncertain abt the accuracy of AF
o well
at least i got a month of film only shooting
so yea
picz time

all shots on film
scanned print

following picz taken with grandpa's ricoh 500 gx + fuji superia 400
compact rangefinder with shutter priority (doesn't seem to work anymore)
or full manual mode
slight fungus in lens
a bit of light leak on one side

vvn @ argo cafe
for some reason vvn has a fat face in this pic
haha
f8, 1/125s

iona
love the colors
f5.6, 1/60s

more iona
f5.6, 1/60s

big sign!
here u can c the light leak
settings unknown

bad vvn
dun step on my civic! :(
f2.8, 1/250s

rx-7
sexiness
f4, 1/500s

following picz taken with em (50 1.8e, 28 2.8, 24 2.8), sometimes with yellow filter on
ilford hp5 400

vvn @ argo cafe (same day, diff cam)

vvn with handsome trip 35
jericho / spanish banks

random ppl hving some kayak fun
(? r these called kayak or no? canoe?)

grandma
love this shot
:D

following picz taken with mamiyaflex c, 80mm 2.8, kodak pmz 120 pro 1000 (expired oct 2000)

fat andy + helen mui
fungus / mold on film thus the sparkles
f2.8, 1/50s (underexposed)

jjj + dickson
f2.8, 1/50s (underexposed)

i like this shot
don't ask me why
f2.8, 1/5s

blue hour
man film is so nice for night / blue hour shots
f16, 10s

thz to wilson ho for suggesting me to put the cam on the ground
great angle
f16, 20s

like this shot too
f4, 1s

propz plz!
:D

8:56pm

yay!
update again! :D
replies 1st

tom:
hmmm... ambiguous question?
do u mean if i took the pic in portland?
or do u mean if i had a ride on it?
anyways
i took the pic in portland, but i didn't hv a ride

kevin:
lol thz
better than no propz
XD

these dayz:
so uh...
yea...my house...
still got quite a bit to work on...
and my d80 is being repaired by nikon (bad focusing problem)
so um....
yea...
boring
and uh...
so sad...
can't go to fish leong's concerts
T_______________________T
o yea
and i played b-ball for the 1st time in over half a yr... =o=

random picz
from the previous few months

bought a vw speedo thing in a flea market
shot + shopped this
now i can totally imagine how its like to drive a vw van at nite
:D

berdumb b-day bak in apr
dumb cake for dumbass XD

cat cat came bak + visit us! :D

vw van in orange! :D

me like this
dunno y

boring

"dramatic"
no not really

sunset

crazy guy climbing up his / her sailboat's mast
me like this shot
pretty clouds
i underexposed the original
so i dodged the middle part (thus the apparent vignette)
ad i think i adjusted the curve a bit

shadow

golden

wtf?
shot somewhere along commercial st...

skytrain

random pay phone with orange peel

spring.

shoes

kung fu panda!
gor was mad that the food came slow at red robins
so he decided to show his strength

propz plz!
:)

11:36pm

ummmmm time for update again
replies! :P

vvn:
u jau gay
hahaha
u + witty = les les les ah
XD

kittyangel:
haha thank you!
i m ok la.... haha
boring life as usual lor... :P

these dayz:
uhhh yea
my house that's for rent....
tenants moved out.... so uhh..... need to clean it up a bit
yea...
and uh....
yea.... that's pretty much it.... BORINGGGGGG
o wellz
picz time

bunch of random picz from the previous few months
plz excuse the short captions
i'm feeling artistic lately (i.e. lazy)

u might hv noticed that i've changed the banner
this is the previosu one.. in case u miss it...
and uhhh.... the change is mostly to accomodate larger picz
(720*480 vs 600*400)

path

grandma

camaro

G T O

crab

magic

over...
(-ly vivid, -exposed... whatever you like)

stupid

penguins! :D
portland zoo

"stuck.... in... teeth..."

"raaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr"
portland zoo
i just noticed a portion of its ear is gone
poor cat / small leopard thing

ultrawide wanna be
street car, portland

street photographer wanna be

speeeeeddddddddddddddd

vw beattle! :D

dreyers
?????
y do we pronouce it as "dryers"... instead of "dre-yers"
?????

propz plz! :D

10:19pm

catching up on xanga again
:D
replies

windumb:
=__________________=
i know i need a proper job la.....
my dream job is to find fish leong + be her househusband! XD
too bad i'll hv to wait for her to divorce with her husband... =3=
hahahaa
u're wrong la
yan ma jai nui = knows how to enjoy life (i.e. lazy)
XD

lately:
hmmmmm
job hunting is more difficult than i thought
apparently a geog major brings u to nowhere
damnnnnnnn
o well
picz time!

just a bunch of random picz
catching up xanga with fb

windumb: "dun shoot! i'm shy!"

i had a dream of cameras

random shot
sorry for the bad focus

"one hour after sunset"
did a mini "hdr" by selecting the foreground
(which was very dark in the original)
brightened it up, then resize
d80 + 10.5 fisheye
f2.8, 30s, iso100
taken: feb 9, 2011

couldn't quite decide which one is prettier
d80 + 10.5 fisheye
f2.8, 15s, iso400

kindda like this shot
was gonna move my civic over but then some big fat odyssey came over... =o=
also note the bad flare... :S
d80 + 35 1.8
f8, 30s, iso400
cropped, sharpened
taken: feb 13, 11

j-so thinks he looks handsome in this shot
coz u can't c his face
XD
d80 + 50 f2
iso3200

RUN!
d80 + 28 2.8E

帥呆了!!!!!!!
i overexposed the shot in which he has the better pose
:S (below)
so please, using ur imagination
copy and paste the below pose on to the above pic in which the sky looks great
d80 + 28 2.8E

handsome civic was clean on his 7th b-day! :D
d80 + 28 2.8E

vancouver sky. 4am
saw this after work
d80 + 10.5 fisheye
f4, 30s, iso400
auto-leveled

sensor sensing it's own heat? o.O
see the funny purple corners?
think its the sensor seeing it's own heat or sth
damnnnn
totally ruined my shot
was gonna shoot at iso100 but that would have taken me 16 min...
=o=
d80 + 10.5 fisheye
f11, 5min, iso400
no editing

wilson ho with his big @$$ F2

"operation toy story - emo"
d80 + 28 2.8E
f2.8, 1/25s, iso1600

"operation toy story- climb!"
d80 + 28 2.8E + slave flash

"operation toy story - faceoff"
d80 + 28 2.8E
f2.8, 1/25s, iso3200

"operation toy story - crosswalk"
d80 + 28 2.8E
f2.8, 1/25s, iso3200

nite flowers
me like!
d80 + 28 2.8E
f2.8, 1/5s, iso 3200

"你要小心女人﹐ 小心女人..."
d80 + 28 2.8E
f2.8, 1/13s, iso3200

vw van! :D
d80 + 28 2.8E
f2.8, 1/2s, iso3200

propz plz!
:D

11:54pm

wow
its been a long time since i last typed xanga
lets chatch upa little! :D
replies 1st

gor:
coz it got bokeh?

flora:
haha thank you ah :D

kevin:
well i followed rules of third it would hv been even more boring...

lately:
nth much
i still hvn't got a proper job yet
and i'm losing quite a bit of money
hmmmmmm
no good no good
bought myself even more old cameras
well well
just ctaching up on picz
almost everything had already been posting on fb
so yea
feel free to ignore this post if u wish to

gastown clock
mamiyaflex c
80mm (50mm eq), f8, 2s, iiford delta 400 B&W

science world
mamiyaflex c
55mm (35mm eq.), f16, 60s, iiford delta 400 B&W

chinatown gate
mamaiyflex c
55mm (35mm eq.), f16, 10s, iiford delta 400 B&W
interestingly, the newer 55mm flares more than the older 80mm

burrard bridge, blue hour
mamiyaflex c
80mm (50mm eq.), f16, 30s, fuji reala 100

kits from burrard bridge
mamiyaflex c
80mm (50mm eq.), f11, 20s, fuji reala 100

stanley park, accidental double exposure
mamiyaflex c

stanley park, accidental double exposure
mamiyaflex c

stanley park, wilson ho
mamiyaflex c

bought a olympus trip 35 for $20
handsome! :D

later bought some small flashes for it

2010 vs 1967
bonnie ko's lumix gf2 vs olympus trip 35
this one cost me $10, made in 1969

pic from trip 35
"scissor diaphragm" gives 4-pointed sunstars

trip 35 got bokeh! :D

bought another EL2 + 50 f2 for $35

bought this EM for $25
EM is one of the smallest + lightest SLRs nikon made
here it's next to my trip

unfortunately there's a problem with the camera
the meter would trn off a few seconds after film advance
i opened it + tried to fix it, but failed
did replace some light seals + mirrow bumper with craft paper...

pic from EM + 24 2.8 with scratched rear element

granville island
pic from EM + 24 2.8 with scratched rear element

granville island
pic from EM + 24 2.8 with scratched rear element

granville island
pic from EM + 24 2.8 with scratched rear element

bought a beater nikon FE with 50 1.8 E for $65

wilson ho @ capilano suspension bridge
nikon FE + 50 f2

cleaned up grandpa's QL17. no more fungus! :D cost me $50 though... =o=

pic from QL17
lansdowne carnival
very sharp
very nice colors

pic from QL17
white rock

pic from QL17
lansdowne carnival

pic from QL17
lansdowne carnival

bought this olympus OM-1 for $36 from a thrift store
now i can use my uncle's OM lenses! :D

bumped into pui yi + her friend while shooting lansdowne carnival
OM-1 + zuiko 35 f2

later bought another OM-1 for $40
this latter one has a bit of light leak... :S

bonnie ko + j so
OM-1 + zuiko 35 f2

like.
the blurry black border on the right is a door gate thing
(was shooting thru some closed gates... didn't c that when i was framing)
interestingly it echos with the grey wall on the left
OM-1 + zuiko 35 f2

random bike
OM-1 + zuiko 35 f2

bought another EM with 50 1.8 ai-s and some random 28mm

FINALLY! PETRI!!!! :D :D :D
left to right:
petri 2.8 ($25), petri 1.9 ($13) petri 7 ($5)
unfortunately none of them r working properly... :(

petri 1.9
the lens had obviously been moved around
everything is now focused too far... :(
needs fixing
lens is SHARP though

petri 1.9
interestingly,
foreground bokeh is nice
but bakground bokeh is only so-so

bought myself some darkroom stuff for $100
can't wait to play with it! :D

propz plz!

2:47am