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05/02/11: CNY Again​

Went for temple visit during first day of CNY but it was very crowded.

First prayer for the new year

Free yummy vegetarian food

 

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06/02/11: What's your iPhone game?​

During a visit at relative's house, my nephew was very curious about what game the other kid was playing and was staring at it even though he was holding to his mum's iPhone too!

Kids nowadays are so addicted to iPhone, wonder if that is good for them or not.:dunno:

 

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07/02/11: CNY Food (1)​

Just for fun, I tried out taking food shots at home using my 300mm lens with extension tubes. Even at F5.6, the dof is shallow enough, managed to get close up shots with no cropping done. Yummy...looks like the upcoming photos for this month will be mainly on 'CNY' theme.

 

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08/02/11: CNY Goodies (2)​

A couple more simple photos of CNY food to share.

开心果, the nut inside looks like the tongue while the shell looks like the mouth.

 

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09/02/11: More Flowers (1)​

Continue the pictures I took during my recent Chinatown CNY visit. Used autofocus extension tube for handheld close up shoots.

 

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10/02/11: More CNY flowers (2)

 

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11/02/11: Sunflower​

Last flower picture for now...

 

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12/02/11: I should have read the road signs...​

Continue with recent shots in Chinatown, the picture below is more of a snapshot when I saw this scene. I thought maybe I can make it a look a little more interesting from something which may seem unappealing and common. :dunno:

 

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13/02/11: Happy & Lonely​

Wanted to shoot a theme Happy & Sad but not quite easy to find a sad scene. So I chose loneliness instead.

Happy Fruit

Lonely Uncle

 

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14/02/11: Happy V'day everyone!​

I was so busy with work this year and felt guilty for not preparing anything in time for my beloved. Oh well, took these two photos to try to fit into the vday theme.

Where's my destined angel (from the sky?)

Who will be the one to give me the rose?

 

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15/02/11: Moon​

The night has clear sky and I can see the bright moon.
Handheld using 300mm+1.4 as I have to lean out of the window to shoot it.

 

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16/02/11: Shelter​

Nothing interesting perhaps, but the thing that caught my attention was the lines formed by the pillars and the roof. Just that I might not have captured them well.

 

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17/02/11: WEEEEEEE!​

Shall start a long series of photos I took at a funfair, which is part of Hongbao River 2011. It's interesting to see different facial expressions of people playing the same thing.

Spent a whole afternoon trying to shoot using the slow af system of 500D and its slow buffering speed for raw files until I gave up and use small resolution settings.

It's just cafe chairs tied to metal chains!

 

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18/02/11: Adults @ Uncle Ringo​

Funfair is not for kids only, adults do want to have fun to recall their joyful kids days.

Some still enjoy the "during the ride" experience

Some just hope it's all a dream...

 

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19/02/11: Full moon @ 18/02/11​

Off track a little, since people are sharing their pictures of the moon, let me share mine as well.

Red moon: where are the werewolves?

This is what you might see if you stare at the com for too long :bsmilie:

 

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20/02/11: Vertical fun with gravity​

Shall continue with the funfair series, looking at other rides before going back to the all time loving round swing again.

Up we go...

And down we fall...

 

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21/02/11: Continue with swings
Some youngsters seemed fearless...

While the older ones seemed fearful

 

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22/02/11: Same gender, different reactions​

I was 'tracking' these two ladies during their rides for different reasons.

She's above average ;p

I am worried about her health and safety

 

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23/02/11: Swing into the sky​

This was the photo I liked 2nd best among the ones on the swings which seem acceptable. I like how this boy smiling as he swing up in the mid air as if he is swinging towards the sky.

 

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24/02/11: A ride that has gone crazy​

To me, this is the best candid photo I have taken among the "swing" pictures. This person caught my attention because I heard someone screaming crazily during the ride and I was tracking down through my lens who this screamer was. Luckily I managed to get a clear photo of his/her facial expression.

ARRRRHGGGHH!!#&%@)(*$​