Category: Decisive Moment

Fleeting moments frozen in time

A Fishy Bargain

A Fishy Bargain
Dad has been reluctant to give up the comforts of slide film photography especially since he is so accustomed to the high quality he can achieve with his Leica lenses for so many years. Switching to a digital SLR in the past would have entailed having to give up his beloved collection of lenses. He finally took the plunge yesterday though by purchasing a Leica Digital Module R that converts his existing R8 to a digital SLR system. We went out this morning with the intention of testing out the Digital R at Little India in Singapore. Unfortunately, bad weather saw us ending up at Tekka Market instead. Adopting what James has described as my “signature angle”, I came back with a few interesting shots, with the above being one of my most favourite. Do take a look at my dad’s photoblog soon for some of his pictures taken with the Leica Digital R.

Landing For The Podium

Landing For The Podium
Until I get out to take some new pictures, here are some from the older archives…

The above shot was taken at the Bang Pu Seaside, about 10 km from the town of Bangkok on Sukhumvit Road, during the same session as this shot. I was very lucky to have caught this decisive moment just right before the flying gull landed. Just as well that the other two were posing pretty on the two other steps of the “podium” 🙂

More Ducks This Way

More Ducks This Way
These two ducks were having a comfortable time resting on the sign in the middle of the Symphony Lake at the Botanical Gardens. I was wondering how to capture the humour of the scene as cleanly as possible — there were just too many distracting subjects (kids running around, trees, pavements) in the background. Adopting a low angle may have helped a little (as Dad was pointing out to the group of students with us). I took another solution: I incorporated the path in the distance with an isolated group of passers-by to tell a funny story instead. The ducks were made the main focus of the story by keeping them sharp relative to the rest of the picture.