My Camera Collection.

I’ve always had an interest in photography. That’s not to say I fancy myself an excellent photographer, but I do sincerely enjoy taking photos.Because of my interest in photography, I’ve managed to end up with quite a collection of cameras. I suppose it is much in the same way that I’ve collected stamp & magazine.I know most peoples this day are chasing after advance and latest camera model, I however amazed by the beauty of film camera.The classics able to capture wonderful pictures. The film cameras ain't easy to be functioned, and if you master the camera, ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed etc will definitely won't be a problem for you. Anyway, here are my latest two collected film cameras. They are not high end model but still, make a great collection& both cost me just below Ringgit Malaysia (RM100).

AGFA 200

Canon Prima Zoom 80u.

 

 

Where Is The Best Shopping Centre in Kuching City.

Kuching a city with fast in development of shopping centres,In the begining we had Electra house near the open air market in power street and very close to India street pedestrian mall.To name  a few the old player Kuching plaza,Wisma Hopoh,Tun Jugah.The new player the biggest so far is The Spring and The Boulevard.Very soon (April 2013) we have to go away from the city 'The Summer' in Kota Samarahan that is about 25 mins drive from city .
To-day we see new mall 'The Plaza Merdeka' which is just open to public few days ago. See my picture below:)

Selamat Tinggal to Satok Sunday market in Kuching.

The old Satok Market will be moving to it's new place sometime at the end of this month. Thought it would be nice to have our own records of the old market before its gone. . I love how this old style market is always full of vibrant colours!!! Definitely a characteristic soon to be miss once they move to a new and slightly modern location.* Traders at Satok are expected to move to Medan Niaga Satok, next to Kubah Ria, in Matang Road very soon. Medan Niaga Satok situated just beside the new Kubah Ria in PetraJaya. would have five main complexes.

Lets browse through this old.....vanishing Satok Sunday Market.....

Photograph Street Markets.

Markets are fascinating places to photograph and are always on my shot list wherever I go. They are often places where you get a real glimpse of the local, everyday life and make for fantastic photo opportunities. However, the low light conditions and busy atmosphere can make photographing markets somewhat challenging.

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A very good day this morning .While shop for fruits and vegetable at Sunday street market, I have a chance to practice my street photography too.The main objective of my photography to-day is to highlight the ability of the camera to freeze a moment of time. Combining the two, the nature of “street photography” and the stillness of photographs, I was aiming at capturing interesting moment in daily life. For this reason I choose to take photos in crowed places (Satok Sunday market) so there will be more opportunity to find interesting moment of people. Also more people mean more interactions and connections between them. These are other elements that I thought would be very important for successful street photography.

Below are few of the photos taken this morning in the street market in Kuching,Sarawak.

all the above photos taken with Panasonic Lumix LX3.

Street Photography Still Life.

Life is filled rich with interesting and diverse activities on the street and that makes for incredible photographic opportunities. It’s no wonder why street photography is one of the most popular photographic genres around.
But wondering around in public taking pictures of people can feel a little uncomfortable at first, so shooting street photography still life as a first step is the perfect way to ease into the whole genere.
Have you ever shot street photography still life ? to know more visit STREET PHOTOGRAPHY STILL LIFE .

The street photography still life is an important opportunity for many photographers who want to break the ice in a genre that’s not always simple to perform. Because interaction with people isn’t required you’re not likely to disturb anyone or seem overly inappropriate.
 Examples Of My  Street Photography Still Life.

Road Sign..

Overhead bridge sign..

The advertisement ..

Road side market..

The more we shoot still life on the street, the better we get at it and the more opportunities we have to see the street in new ways. When we can start to see the environment around us in new ways, that’s when we’ll see a deeper relationship between the environment and the people within it.
Then when you take the next step to take images of people in your street photography – you’ll have a depth and dimension in your work no one else will..

Why My Street Photos Suck.

When it comes to street shooting photography you’ll never find a more interesting subject to shoot than the people you find there.Humans are hardwired to want to tell and listen to stories. And when you use your camera to capture the actions of people on the street, you’re creating a photograph that tells a story.Read more about Street photography  HERE

I shoot crowds and wanted to shoot candid at two young ladies and suddenly this uncle enter the frame.

The ice cream man.“He will totally see me. I gotta snap fast.”  It’s THE FEAR again – but now you have some time. You can compose, focus – wait for the shot.

 Yes, fear ruins a lot of opportunities if you let it. (And that´s what scares me  The only way to get over it is to keep working the streets. Shoot a lot and do it often. If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enoug say Robert Capa.

I take lots of crap pictures, but at least I enjoy doing so!

 I end up with a lot of generic, dispassionate, “from a distance” photos.Robert Capa was right. Up close and intimate – especially with wider perspective tends to bring a sense of immediacy and intimacy to a photo.

 But the problem for some people is – how do you do candid street shooting photography of strangers without freaking out or getting scared? Learn your rights and rules then give street photography a try.

What Catches My Eye?.

To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt.

 To me, street photography means taking the moment and just watching with your camera as events unfold around you. The secret to great street photography, however, lies in being unobtrusive. I prefer to work alone, and I am familiar enough with my trusty camera to be able to aim in the general direction of my subject and shoot without looking.Now, let see what catches my eye around the old part of the city.

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Crossing

Display

Walking alone

City Parking.

Cleaning in progress.

Street reflection.

 

 

Bird Photography.

It is often assumed that one needs many thousands of dollars worth of equipment in order to do bird photography well. At the very least, people believe they need a very expensive camera with a super long lens to have a decent chance at getting good results. In fact, even photographers with modest equipment have the chance to make great bird photos if they know enough about photography and particularly, how to photograph birds.I should be clear that I am not saying that expensive equipment does not help in bird photography. Instead, I am only saying that it is not necessary. The expensive equipment does give you benefits in conditions such as not being able to get close to the bird or poor lighting or flight shots. Inexpensive equipment will generally not produce good results in such conditions, so you are forced to limit what you attempt to shoot and when you attempt to shoot it. But there are still many great opportunities you can make with what you have, so drop that long-lens envy and go out and do what you can with what you have.Below is the example from my Olympus E410 mounted with Zuiko 70-300mm lens.I consider this cheap because E410 is my 6 years old camera(market price for used E410 is RM400) & Zuiko 70-300 lens (used item @ RM650)..yet i don't have to go far to shoot birds ,well just at my home backyard .....

A Walk With My Camera.

There are days when I just want to keep to myself and enjoy my street photography.  I also wanted a fresh perspective on the people I see and not be burdened by their personal stories.

Under different circumstances, unemployment could be much higher.

 This senior citizen asked to be photographed, and thanked me after I took a snap.  I don’t think he wanted a copy of his photograph; he was making a statement.

A wonderful world of public transport in Kuching City.

  Walking is definitely a better choice when shooting the streets, but seeing the same scenes week after week and revisiting the same places is beginning to feel like groundhog day.

Just relaxing..

 There are still many street I haven’t been to and I thought I’ve already seen them all.There’s too much struggle just to survive the day, and so many sad story and good story too.

That's grandpas walk alone..

 The city streets have become less appealing lately.  I am probably getting too familiar with the city scene – the newspaper vendors, the taxi drivers, the watch repairman, the freelance photographers, the fruit vendors,, pedestrians,motor cycle and buses.

Trying to skip from traffic jam in the city.

This pretty young lady selling jungle product on the street.Today, she asked me why I was interested in photographing her. Well, I thought to myself that not all pretty girls wish to be on the street to be street vegetable vendor.

Pretty lady selling vegetable .

Woman selling fruits at shophouses foot way.She told me about the good old days when her income can afford her to send her children to school.Today, she asked me why I was interested in photographing her instead of some pretty girls.  Well, I thought to myself that pretty girls won’t ever have to worry about not being photographed.  There is no shortage of photographers looking out for beautiful faces to show the world, but there are not many people who will tell the world a beautiful story.

Old lady selling fruit in shop houses foot way in Kuching.

 Just when I was about to head home this morning, I saw this old water meter and I don’t want to regret not taking a snap.

City water meter.

 I can’t make heads nor tails of the writings on the wall.  I don’t know if it has anything to do with GAY...

Gay or Gey....????

Surprisingly I found the photos equally interesting in color.

Retirement. Life is good.

 Social issues are an intrinsic part of every day life for the average person, myself included, and I sometimes write about how I feel towards them.  I could very easily show photographs depicting poverty, but I choose not to, out of respect for the people whom we know nothing about nor what difficulties they are going through in life.  A picture is worth a thousand words, and within those thousand words are a million different stories.  I prefer to tell the real story rather than let readers decide for themselves how to translate the picture.