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  • 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