Spotlight

Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm. 

Have you ever thought that you might have been in the spotlight, but did not realise it and let the opportunity slipped?

The Train Station

Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm.  f/2 1/4000 ISO 160

Didn't know we have such beautiful building right here in KL.  Was playing tourist on a Sunday and wondered into the administration office of the railway station.  



Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm.  f/2.4 1/3000 ISO 160

Across the road is the old railway station, which was replaced by the not so characteristic KL Sentral.  There's a tunnel to cross over to the other side of the road, and it's surprisingly clean and bright.



Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm.  f/2 1/1500 ISO 160

Then a security found us snapping pictures and he probably thought we could compromise the safety of the beautiful building, and he chased us away  :(  

Baby In A Bag

Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm.  f/2.8 1/125 ISO 800

This baby was in front of me on an escalator in a shopping mall, staring at me all the way up.  Once we reached the 2nd floor, I couldn't help but asked his dad to let me take a picture; and he happily obliged  : )

Cover Girls

Kuala Lumpur
Nikon D100. Sigma 18-200mm  f/8 1/25 ISO 200

Chances of pretty models posing for me are extremely rare, for I'm no famous glamour photographer, nor a pro who gets to shoot for Cosmopolitan or Vogue (or any publications at all).



Kuala Lumpur
Nikon D100. Sigma 18-200mm  f/8 1/25 ISO 200


The next best alternative is to bring along my camera to car shows or camera shows.  With a little luck, I could get the chance to make the girls look at my direction... 



Kuala Lumpur
Nikon D100. Sigma 18-200mm  f/5.6 1/40 ISO 250

...or maybe not  ^_~




Kuala Lumpur
Nikon D100. Sigma 18-200mm  f/4.5 1/10 ISO 320

These models won't give me more then 2 seconds of attention, for the fact that I did not pay their fees, and there are usually at least another 100 cameras firing furiously beside me...




Kuala Lumpur
Nikon D100. Sigma 18-200mm  f/4.5 1/60 ISO 400

You can imagine the tension - frame the picture, check the camera settings, wait for the 'right moment' ("hey look this way!!"), avoiding dropping the camera from the pushing from the rest of the 100 excited cameramen - all in 1 second, or less.  That's why most of my photos are crappy, as you can see here... 




Kuala Lumpur
Nikon D100. Sigma 18-200mm  f/5.6 1/30 ISO 640

Some serious dudes came with determination, and were prepared to "shoot to kill".


Perhaps I should be more prepared for my next outing too :)

p/s. No, that's not me! 

Tête-à-tête

Kuala Lumpur
Ricoh GR. 18mm f/2.8 1/1250 ISO 1600

In this modern world, we don't have to meet for a tete-a-tete.

Counting Cars

Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm f/16 1/15 ISO 160

It was a hot and boring afternoon; what's better than to count the numbers of cars passing by with my camera?

;-)

Hazy Shot

Kuala Lumpur
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm f/2.0 1/4000 ISO 320

It's the haze season again, and it's not exactly the best time of the year to walkabout in the outdoor, for health reasons and usually it's not very visually enticing. 

Until I came across this bunch of roadside alfresco diners! Enjoying their breakfast, brazing the thick haze and oblivious of the exhausts from the buses and lorries passing by... 

;-/

Reasons to shoot

Melbourne
Leica M-E. Summicron-M 35mm f/2.8 1/350 ISO 160


There's nothing special in this photo, maybe even boring, to most people.

What made me shot it? 

  1. That's a nice bench; notice it only has 2 legs?
  2. You can't find benches like this in KL... Too hot, too close to the traffic (you'll either run over by the buses or robbed by the snatch thieves, or choked to death by the buses' and lorries' exhausts).
  3. I like the slight blue shinny refection of the shirt on the bench.
  4. The iconic City Circle Tram!
  5. Just nice amount of lights.
  6. Love the tilt of the photo, I think it gives some sense of movements, and 'life'.

So now you see how I usually make myself happy with whatever crappy photos I shoot?

;-)