::yet another week has passed.. had driving for the past week, kinda ironic that even though I have no driving license I'm allowed to drive a 10+ tonne vehicle.. same goes for the fact that 18 year olds are responsible enough to wield weapons and defend our country but apparently not matured enough to vote..
had to get home by myself on Fri, booked out quite early so my father was still working.. had a nice long chat with Shawn on the way back, he lives only a few blocks away from me.. spent the rest of the day at home trying to think of new ideas to shoot.. eventually, got my butt downstairs to get some corrugated plastic boards and started shooting..


Levitation..
did some DIY-ed grid spots to get that selective lighting effect.. prob took close to a hundred shots before I got something close to what I envisioned.. kinda difficult timing the whole thing with the shutter lag and all..
wasted Sat morning and afternoon.. wanted to go process the roll I shot on my Holga but came out of the house later than I planned.. was at Douby Ghaut early, had abit of a cold so sipped some hot Caramel Macchiato while waiting for the rest.. as usual, had to wait for an hour before most showed up.. had our dinner at Fish & Co., the April batch guys settling into their new vocations, the gals starting Uni soon.. celebrated Hek Ming's and Shu Heng's belated birthdays, overall had an enjoyable time there, the ambience, the live music..

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::living life week by week.. just ever so slightly closer to that day every NSF can't wait to arrive.. not much of a weekend this week, booking in early later.. was suppose to meet up with Zhi Hong again to shoot again, but there was some stage being set up at the skate park so we decided to call it off.. by that time I was already on 147, so just went to CP to get a tripod bag and an extra quick release plate.. thought of doing some nightscapes, but was kinda tired..
lotsa things that I wanna blog about, my thoughts, but sometimes they just don't come out.. still having dreams about her once awhile, maybe its because ever since BMT all my bed buddies are all attached, sweet-talking on the phone past lights out.. thought I knew it once, but that was a long long time ago..


After the Rain..
Sat was raining in the afternoon.. thought of getting back my 50 1.4 from Zhi Kai, but the weather changed that.. took my S80 out to shoot, which I hardly touched since getting my 40D.. spent the afternoon just surfing though Flickr, trying to draw inspiration from the internet..

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::finally got the chance to execute the skating idea I had last week.. went to get the items required for the shoot after booking out.. incidentally met Zhong Wei at AP also, got an extra reciever, an optical slave and shorter LED lights..
met Zhi Hong at a park near my house, didn't really spend time scouting for a location so that was the closest suitable location I could think of.. he hasn't really changed much since the last time we met some 2 years back..


Kickflip..
turned out quite nicely as I planned, though I wished the background was darker, that way he wouldn't be so transulcent.. maybe another shoot next week with some of his other skatefriends.. chatted over supper at Macs before plonking down on my bed..

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::went out to shoot for the past 3 days like I intended.. made some stupid mistakes though, forgot to slot in the batt and memory card on Thurs, only found out when I was already in AMK.. Fri was abit better, only forgot the memory card.. didn't intend to shoot anything though, went to buy the film for Liying and pass her my Holga.. she's bringing it for the band's Japan trip, which unfortunately I can't go..
got back home to get my card, rested then went out to take some traffic trails..


Rush Hour..
encounted quite alot of cats around the area, but they weren't that friendly as Hougang ones.. did some pondering upon the overhead bridge while waiting for the exposure.. just what lies ahead years down the road.. what do I really wanna achieve in life.. questions still left unanswered..
joined the new photog batch on their first outing.. was kinda late but found them along the river eventually..


Urban Ninja..
James was there, so did some off-cam lighting work with his flash and mine.. did a shot I had in mind whenever I go into underpasses.. most of the time I'll visualise a shot in my mind and just go out to achieve it.. in the process, lots of trials and errors, other on the spot inspirations.. ideally, would like to be paid to shoot such stuff.. well, just take it as an experiment for my style of photography..
wanted to finish the roll of Velvia by that outing.. but luck would have it, somehow the catch for the back of my 30 broke.. nearly had it wide open, immediately rewinded the whole roll back.. hopefully its not been exposed..
went for the tea party in the afternoon at NTU.. the SPMS building is spanking new, though it would be 2 years old when I get to use it.. Physics has been my fav subject since Os, prob started with this childhood fascination about the world we live in..

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::might be wondering why I'm posting on a weekday.. got to clear 3 days of leave apparently, quite suprised when they told us too, so I'm free till sun night..
made my way down to TJC today for Chris' Exhibition, Wild! Singapore.. the photos and gallery itself were top-notch, though holding it in a school kinda downs the acessibility factor


the VIPs..
chatted with some of the TJ photog members who were there, and Chris himself of cos.. he must be so proud.. wanted to stay for the sharing session but was meeting Raidah later on.. initially planned to shoot the sunset, but the clouds were gathering.. so went to Suntec's Sky Garden to do some shots..


Dynamic Duo..
prob do more shooting the following days.. shot a few frames off the Velvia 50, intending to finish it by the weekend.. long time since I did some serious film work..

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::more shooting again.. this time with Chris aka 小猫王, since Zhi Kai enlisted already.. we ended up on opposite sides of the boardwalk cos we didn't really specify where to meet, quite an impromtu thing.. the sunrise was much better than the last 2 times I was there.. a nice red yolky sunrise.. too bad I don't have any telephoto lens..


Catch of the Day..
took some time to sit down and enjoy the view.. which I hardly get the chance to do now.. still having more dreams of her, just seems to pop back into my mind.. hearing my bunkmates sharing their experience doesn't help either.. always the one just sitting there and listening.. hiaz, 2 more years in an all guys environment..


At the Boardwalk..
Chris with his new 70-200 2.8L.. took some jump shots together also, with manual synch (aka self timer) went to town to get the film processed from my gakken pinhole after that.. had a good chat with Chris on the way there.. he's quite the experienced photographer and 2 years younger at that.. hosting his own exhibition with 2 other friends, shooting weddings, events and even the President.. yea, check his photostream..

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::seems like shooting with Zhi Kai would be a weekly affair already.. wanted to help cover Sports Carnival but only booked out on Sat afternoon.. rented the 100-400 and 300 2.8L together with Zhi Kai and James.. they 2 used it in the morning, got hold of it in the evening.. went to Punggol to look for subjects but nothing fruitful came out.. ended up shooting the 300 2.8 instead of with it.. Sun morning was much better..


Inquisitive Duck..


Little Heron..


Geared Up..
quite used to shooting with primes but this is the first time I'm using a teleprime.. and a heavy one at it, weighs in at about 3.45kg.. seriously attracts alot of attention whenever I whip this cannon out..
more at my flickr account..

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::had a section outing to Sentosa on Mon.. nothing much to blog about, I'll let the pics do the talking.. prob the most eye-candy filled post..


Face-off..


Advance..


Volley..

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::more on sat.. the chalet wasn't terribly exciting, the first one we had was prob better.. had a short break at home before heading out to Khatib, sorta had an agreement with Hafiz to visit OPSS's carnival.. think I visited the area once before, had to pass something to Jill I think.. anyway, the sch wasn't that hard to find just straight ahead from the station.. Hafiz showed me around the grounds for awhile, though didn't really explore much.. met up with Shi Chie and Chester, did some jump shots with them which you can find on my flickr stream.. printed the pics from the booth they set up..
left at about 4, wanted to finish off the roll of Velvia, so took the train to Chinese Gardens.. the west is still somewhat unfamilar territory to me.. tried to ask Liying out but she had block test coming up..


Sunrays..
started off at the main pagoda.. was lucky enough to catch some sunrays coming through the clouds.. strolled along to the 2 pagodas overlooking the lake for some reflections.. enjoyed the ambient sights and sounds of this daily occurrence.. my way of unwinding after stressful times..
was invited to Mr Lau's wedding shoot on Sun, together with Zhi Kai.. went to the Japanese Gardens, strangely enough its my first time there even though its just next to the Chinese Gardens.. didn't really shoot much since he already hired somebody to shoot as main.. had some rough idea what a wedding shoot was like at the end of the day..

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::first post of the new year.. woke up quite late, already 1+.. wanted to wake up at 10 to submit the Eye é City pics, but yet again overslept.. didn't even complete the roll.. all well, it was great having my pics selected for 06.. prob concentrate more on SYPA 08..
some updates on New Year's Eve.. uploaded a small 12-part series featuring pics I've taken over the past year, one for every month.. then did a self-portrait for the title pic.. can be viewed here..
spent NYE at the airport.. went for lunch first with Aaron, Hek, Jack, Ji Bin, Sarah and Tricia at the Fish & Co. at T2.. had the Danish Fish & Chips, which was quite similar to their NY one, except with some spicy seasoning.. went to meet Clement in the evening, bought the hotshoe to PC adaptor since my 30 doesn't have the PC sync port..


last sunset of the year..
quite a pity that I didn't have a nice location for this spectacular last sunset of 07.. a break from the cloudy weather at the end of the year.
met up with Clement and his cousin at Clarke Quay.. executed an idea I had in mind..


Music in the air..
the final product.. figured out how to trigger the 580EX II that I had with me.. had to tape up the other contacts except the middle one.. shot thru a "bokeh modifier" that I made myself, basically a circular black card with a quaver shaped hole in it.. shot it on film also, wanted to submit this for Eye é City, since for me 07 is the SYF year that I'll always remember.. went back to the airport after that..

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.:JeReMyChAn blogged on 11:03 pm:.
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::think this post is long overdue, was lazy to collect the roll of film I sent.. don't get much requests for updates anyways, mainly due to the low readership I have.. don't let that number at the bottom of the sidebar fool you, works out to a measly 10+ views a day..
went on a cruise from Sun to Wed onboard the Superstar Virgo.. spent Sat processing the pics taken the day before.. did the design for the disc itself also.. passed the disc before heading for the cruise..

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::backtracking this post to tues, since I didn't have much time this week to blog.. would be updating once again with the class chalet post after I get back on wed.. going on a cruise with my family from mon to wed.. was too last min to book a holiday so we decided on the next best thing, after all we haven't gone on a cruise yet..
woke up quite late on tues, mon was quite busy.. the small lighting set-up I ordered arrived in the afternoon.. a shoot-through umbrella with stand and wireless trigger.. took a cab to the Marriott, where our Dinner & Dance was held at.. arrived at about 6.30, hung around the lobby area for awhile.. hard to recognise everyone in their formal attire, maybe cos we're so used to seeing each other in sch u..


the firing squad..
as usual, everyone whipped out their cams to shoot.. didn't really shoot or got shot much compared to sec sch.. just felt some unusual inhibition that evening.. other than my classmates don't see alot of familar faces in the crowd..
"cocktail" started at 7, though it was just soft drinks.. the doors opened at 7.30, waited for everyone to clear first before heading in.. sat with the guys at table 22, subtract 1 and it would be quite fitting.. while the rest sat at table 10, on the opposite side of the ballroom..


the class guys..
dinner was nice, though didn't really eat much.. for the first dish, even before the plate touched the table, the guys were already picking from it.. would be quite a scene if even before the waiter left we finished the plate and he can clear it already.. haha..
had some table games, Shu Heng and Jun An were the lucky guys to be chosen.. had to find different objects to decorate them, donated my socks and some spare change.. our table almost won if only the note didn't fall off.. but our luck changed when Dwayne won the grand prize for the lucky draw.. he didn't look that happy though, think he already has an mp3 player of his own..


class pic..

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::had band dinner on Tues.. went out of the house early so as to get another pack of Polaroid film.. managed to get hold of a Polaroid cam and it suits the theme for the evening, Retro.. had to walk all the way to Marina Square cos they didn't have stock at Peninsula.. bought some batts for the flash and took 133 back to Bugis.. more walking later and I arrived at the restaurant..
was the first J2 there I think, passed Liying the BW400CN she wanted.. went upstairs to the dinning area.. the ceiling there was wooden, so had very little leeway in bouncing up.. but luckily there was a projector screen that was set up, used that as a huge source of light.. though not the wrap around light a ringflash would give..


Popstar Yong De..
Yong De came with a flashy pair of sunglasses, which blasted him back to the 1980s and melted some hearts of the gals I think.. hahaa.. dinner was kicked off by the 2 emcees Jane and Eunice at about 7.. we had a spread of Malay cuisine to choose from in the buffet.. only ate 1 serving, quite used to not eating much for such dinners after being through a handful..
had a couple of games in the meantime.. 中继密码, limbo and a watermelon eating contest to name a few.. suprisingly, won a small gift in the lucky draw..


Group Pic..
took a group pic after that.. think I should have upped the flash power.. pretty new to this off-camera lighting business, especially with a manual flash.. was shooting mostly on manual the whole evening, except for some natural light shots..


Clarinet J2s..
was in high demand after that group shot was taken.. everyone whipped out their own cams, also brought out the polaroid.. after discovering it was a polaroid cam, everyone seemed to want one.. hopefully I can claim the film cost from the band fund, isn't exactly cheap though.. but the polaroids really injected the "retro-ness" into the pics.. digicam pics feel so "plastic" after looking at them..
had to leave at 9.30 cos thats when our booking ends.. walked all the way back to Bugis and took the train back with Chester and Shi Chie.. alighted at YCK and coincidentally met Huai Yu again, we were on the same train and didn't know it.. hahaa..

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.:JeReMyChAn blogged on 11:34 pm:.
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::went out with Liying to T3 and Changi Boardwalk on Thurs .. took 72 to Tampines, switched to the MRT and met her at Tanah Merah.. sat directly opposite her across the platform, and she didn't notice until a minute before the Airport bound train arrived..
went for the self-guided tour into the transit area.. lotsa construction going on still, though all the architectural stuff is up.. I like their roof, the natural light that streams in.. overall, T3 feels more spacious, perhaps its the extentsive usage of glass.. walked to the gates to take a look at the transit lounge.. not often do you get access to the restricted area of an airport before it opens.. so took the opportunity to do some funny stuff that I won't normally do if its fully functional.. felt like a little boy let loose in a candy store.. hahaa..


neatly packed..
after we had enough of walking around, took the Skytrain over to T2.. went to Sakae Sushi to eat cos Liying had a craving for Kakiage.. think they messed up the no. of the crab roe sushi I ordered.. ended up getting 5 plates, which started to get boring after the 3rd one.. besides that, salmon nigiri and unagi temaki are one of my favourites.. after eating our fill, took 27 back to Tampines and changed to 29..


moonrise..
was quite cloudy, so wasn't much of a sunset to be seen.. though the moon was just nice almost full.. the lapping of the waves and the sea breeze created a relaxing atmosphere.. if it wasn't so cloudy and threatening to rain, prob could see some stars in the sky.. at one point the wind got quite strong and churned up some big waves which rolled below us and crashed unto the beach..
watched the sky go by for awhile, though most of the time she was on the phone with Mr Tan.. this is prob as close as the ideal date if I had a girlfriend.. walking on the beach, watching the sun go down, laying on our backs watching the stars above, chatting the night away..


projectile motion..
became abit restless, so did some jump shots with the help of the Actionsampler Flash that I bought her.. thought of walking back to Changi Village but the dimly lit path filled with unknown flying creatures didn't go down too well with Liying.. walked back where we came from and took 29 back to Tampines.. got a much needed drink and we parted ways.. took 72 back while she took the MRT back..

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::rented the TS-E 90mm Tilt-Shift lens for friday.. was kinda impluse decision cos I originally wanted to rent the 135L but since James just bought it along with the 85 1.8 I though I could just borrow it for awhile..


TS Portrait..
a rough idea of what a TS lens can do.. that is tilt the plane of focus, normally you would expect a person's face to be entirely sharp if its more or less perpendicular to the camera, but with a TS lens you can tilt the plane of focus.. ie you can selectively blur even more parts of the pic, only the intersection between the subject and focal plane would be sharp..
enough of the technicallities..


Miniaturized

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::backtracking some pics I took on Fri.. Cat portraits with the 50mm 1.4 on Fujifilm Pro 160S..

Cat's in è cradle


A lazy afternoon..



Got found out..



You're still there?



Looks like I've to deal with you personally..



Grr..



Or maybe not..

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