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| Sunday, 1-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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fulfillment
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see you in 40 days.
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| Wednesday, 28-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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the mother cat
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she reigns supreme.
but her tummy is sagging.
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| Sunday, 25-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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assignment one
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you can say that procrastination is definitely one of my stronger points. it's not something to be proud of, though. nevertheless, it didn't take too long to get these shots, considering the very cooperative subject(s) that i had.
assignment one: photograph the subject in as many interesting and whacky ways as possible. having a sentimental value for the subject helps a lot.
or something like that. the basic idea, i think, was to work the subject out. what i mean here is to try to work out the different angles and approaches, with no rights or wrongs. just snap away. don't like it? deal with it later. it's akin to brainstorming for ideas, actually. surprisingly enough, it was quite easy. i mean, just let yourself loose, and take as many pictures as you like.
hmm, maybe i should be putting more effort into this la. macam tak serious je, kan?
but really, i guess it's up to my kind visitors to tell me if i got it right. two (or more) heads are better than one. hope i got a gem or two in these shots.
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| Thursday, 22-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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the last call
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sometimes, it's hard to say goodbye. goodbye basically means leaving all the familiar things behind. goodbye means going out of your comfort zone, however small it may be. i like to believe that humans are creatures of comfort. in one way or another, we will always try to find those familiar things in our new environments. at the very least, we would try to make a link from these new objects and surroundings to our old, familiar ones. i guess you can also imply that we are creatures of habit, if what i say holds water.
to be pedantic (and pedagogic) about this, we are creatures of habit because habits are automated. one doesn't really think too much about doing something habitual, right? in fact, most times, it just happens. there's a psychological rationale behind this: when something we do is automated, it puts less burden on the brain. you don't have to expend a lot of mental energy on the action. your brain can afford to relax a bit.
anyways, zick's off to new adventures. he's more needed elsewhere.
fare thee well, my friend.
ps - i haven't started on any of the book assignments just yet. tsk tsk. slap on the wrist for me.
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| Sunday, 18-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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rebirth?
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i'm starting anew.
with many things in life, there are the misses and there are the hits. unfortunately, for me, i've been having too many of those misses, more than i'd like to experience. so, i decided that i needed to do something about it, getting a dslr notwithstanding. you see, taking pictures means a lot to me. there are many times when i wish i could convey the same emotion that ran through me, as i take a picture. but, due to poor execution, and (most probably) lack of knowledge, this wish remains a wish.
misses 36, hits 1.
ouch.
this isn't doing my self-esteem any good. you see, just like any other human being, i always wish to be good at whatever i'm doing. can't really help it; it's fundamental to my mental well-being (pun intended?).
so, to assist me on this endeavor, i got myself a photography instruction manual. it would be really nice to have a mentor who can impart to me the finer details of photography, but i guess the book is as good as it gets for me. i think i'll be putting up some of the assignments that are in the book here, so that the few visitors who are kind enough to drop by can tell me if i got it right.
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| Sunday, 11-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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the pd trip
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the annual concert was held about two weeks back, much to the acclaim of its audience. more importantly, much to our relief as well, that it went on quite smoothly. well, maybe not that smoothly. but the important thing was the audience loved it, warts and all. we had taken months to prepare for just those 90 minutes onstage (collectively la). the director had sort of given us an ultimatum (actually, he gave us an ultimatum more than once): with this trip to port dickson, he would be able to gauge if we had a concert or not.
for some of us, we thought that we were already doing okay, considering our minor parts we were holding. for the clutch players, well, the burden was on them, naturally.
and so, come the appointed saturday afternoon, we all boarded a bus to go to teluk kemang. i had purposely brought along my camera for the trip, intending to capture some candid moments during practice (which never happened). we had heard beforehand that the place where we were rehearsing is a beautiful site, and i was in eager anticipation.
you know, maybe i'll just let the pictures do the rest of the talking. apologies, if i don't convey the full grandeur of the place. i get whimsical sometimes, if not all the time.
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| Wednesday, 7-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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in the not-so-distant past
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so i finally got myself a new laptop. it was almost an unplanned purchase, but i got to thinking about getting a new machine when my old vaio just aborted this one process i was running (nef -> jpeg). that was probably the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
of course, the old vaio held a lot of memories on its hard drive. the logical action to take would be to transfer them to the new laptop. given the wireless network at home, this was almost a cinch. and after installing the pertinent software, i browsed all the images located in their new home. and that's when i found these all over again.
not quite as nicely composed or impactful as i'd like them to be (oh, the shame! to think that i was taking a photography class at the time... ), they still remind me of those days back in pittsburgh. and just like many of us, our university days definitely stay with us. some would be bitter, some would be sweet, but all teaching us valuable lessons that stay with us through our time here in this world.
to those about to embark on their own path, selamat!
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| Thursday, 1-Dec-2005 00:00 |
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the first
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i'm not quite sure why i finally decided to put something up on the web. i've been resisting the idea for so long: for one, i've never been confident that i have something worthwhile to share. and another, i'm a little worried that i won't be able to fulfill this commitment. well, i have been posting some pictures on the web, but never on a space as public as this one yet. add to that, i'm not totally conversant with the current blogging systems or what-have-yous. but i guess i can always edit the entry if it doesn't suit my fancy. after all, this could well be just another flight of fancy, but hopefully, one that does end up somewhere further than the comfort of familiar surroundings.
what i can say for sure is that i have been greatly encouraged to take this whim on a further ride, thanks to some great fotopagers. not only encouraged, i would dare say that they've even inspired me to keep on trying to capture those great moments just lying in wait out there. thanks. i hope to continue seeing great pictures from these people, and i hope to be able to inspire people in turn with mine. it's probably going to be a neverending journey, but one i'll gladly take.
for now, this will be the start of it.
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I love how u approach this at all sort of different angles
