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256D6585.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

no. 77.

Lang Kwai Fong Weekend

Lang Kwai Fong Weekend, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Virgil @ Wooloomooloo
Film: Ilford Delta 3200

Birds on film

Birds on film, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Fuji Provia 100
aperture f/4
exposure 1/120 sec

Lillies

Lillies, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Hasselblad 500C/M

Hasselblad 500C/M, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Wedding Photo

Wedding Phito, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

f/11
1/125 sec

HKU Graduates

HKU Graduates, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

IIford Delta 100
f/11
1/125 sec.

Early morning in Hong Kong

jockeybalcony early morning1_2_3_4_5_tonemapped.jpg, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Hong Kong Express Helicopter

Hong Kong Toy Town, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 90 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Jockey Aperture adjustment cocktail

Jockey Aperture adjustment cocktail, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 400 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Bag Lady

Bag Lady, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/2.2
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Winter Afternoon

Winter Afternoon, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Central Printing Shop

Gough Street Photostroll ,,,, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Shot on film

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Film shot - sorry, I don't have the exact settings, but it was something like f/16, 25 sec. 16mm

Peak Tram

Peak Tram, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 90 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
If you like this type of photography, you can see more examples at my new photoblog, dedicated to minituarisation effect Knee-high to a Grasshopper

Hong Kong Toy Town

Hong Kong Toy Town, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 90 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Photoshoot

Photoshoot, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

4pm in Lang Kwai Fong. Sun is behind me, but I am in the shade. Sunlight is bouncing off the glass of a tower block in Central, This is then bounced off a reflector in front of the girl.

HK Dog Rescue Sponsored walk

HK Dog Rescue Sponsored walk, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/300 sec (1/300)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

http://www.hongkongdogrescue.com/PtoF/PtoF.html

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes - Day 2

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes - Day 2, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 340 mm
ISO Speed: 500

Another one from Sunday's cricket, the second match of the day, South Africa v Hong Kong. During this game one of the South African batsman ( I can't remember his name) hit a six straight at the Kukri Allstarzz dancers, sending them scattering for cover.

Flowers

Flowers, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 400

On my road is a flower stall run by a woman and her mother. Both are very friendly. When I go past them in the morning, they atr ertting up their stall. They always try to get me to buy flowers from them. They call out, buy flowers, very fresh!". In the evening hwen I go past they ask me to buy flowers, they call out, "Buy flowers, very cheap".

This evening she thrust two large bunches, of what seemed to me to be dafodills at me. "Very cheap, you buy". When I explained that I had no money, she told me "You pay me tomorrow".

So now I have two bunches of daggs in my apartment. They will probably be dead by tomorrow, so I thought it best to photograp them this evening.

If anyone can tell me what these flowers really are, I would appreciate it.

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes - Day 2

Hong Kong Cricket Sixes - Day 2, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 370 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Glenealy Wyndham & Lower Albert Street Junction

Glenealy Wyndham & Lower Albert Street Junction, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 25 sec
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 29 mm
ISO Speed: 200

The view from my balcony

The view from my balcony, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

I know this is becoming a cliched photograph for me; however, yesterday started off dark and wet, but when the rain stopped, it became a really clear day, the sort of day where you should head up to the peak and take a shot of the city. Unfortunately, I had to meet up with a colleague who was visitting Hong Kong, and after that it was too late, so I went out onto my balcony......
Exposure: 30 sec
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 200

ANZ Bledisloe Cup Hong Kong

ANZ Bledisloe Cup Hong Kong, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 400 mm
ISO Speed: 640

ANZ Bledisloe Cup Hong Kong

ANZ Bledisloe Cup Hong Kong, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 400 mm
ISO Speed: 400

poledivas-hk

poledivas-hk, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/80 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 500

A brace of beauties

2008-10-10 at 22-56-19, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Katoey

2008-10-10 at 23-59-50, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/125 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Fire Eaters

2008-10-11 at 00-38-10, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/1000sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

2008-10-10 at 02-02-26

2008-10-10 at 02-02-26, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/15sec
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Wannee

2008-10-09 at 21-27-33, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/25 sec
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

256D2190

256D2190, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/13 sec
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

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Exposure: 1/40 sec
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Spotted

Spotted, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 3200

Bank buildings from my balcony

Bank buildings from my balcony, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/5 sec
Aperture: f/1.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100

balcony 046

balcony 046, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 5 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Still on this Fine Island, and I haven't been fined yet - despite jaywalking, smoking in the wrong place, and countless other infringements of Singapore's endless petty rules.

Trying out new software

I have been trying out some new software called portrait professional, and I am quite impressed. It sorts out skin problems and generally makes your plane Jane into a super model. OK that's going a bit too far, but its a lot better and quicker than doing all that skin smoothing stuff in photoshop. You can find the software here http://www.portraitprofessional.com and you get a free trial

Stick your tongue down her throat!

Stick your tongue down her throat!, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/20 sec
Aperture: f/1.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1250

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....., originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Lan Kwai Fong looking up

Lan Kwai Fong looking up, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/8000 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

Gold Crested Myna

Gold Crested Myna, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Pusser's Rum

Pusser's Rum, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Iced Tea

Iced Tea, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

fencing

fencing, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Really peeved off! After all the news about professional cameras not being allowed in to the Olypics, I left my kit at home and set off equipped with only a P&S. In the end they have just banned tripods and monopods. Mind you the sport and the atmosphere waqs great.

Giant China Team Olympic Top

Giant China Team Olympic Top, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Yep, I am in Beijing at the moment.

Taken with a P&S: I couldn't be bothered to drag all my SLR gear up here.

A drunk photographer on a humid night with a cold camera

A drunk photographer on a humid night with a cold camera, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Last night, I staggered back from the bars of Lang Kwai Fong, a little bit worse for wear. In my illogical state of mind I thought it would be clever to take a photo with the M8 on its highest ISO setting. I knew it would be noisy, but wanted to see how Noise Ninja could handle it.
Taking a camera from an air conditioned room outside, on a humid night, isn't the cleverest thing to do, but the misting on the lens created some nice effects.

exposure 3 sec.
Aperture f/16
ISO 2500

Twilight from my balcony

Twilight from my balcony, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Day out in London

Day out in London, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

St. Paul's Cathedral taken from the south side of the Millennium Bridge.

Sunday in London

Sunday in London, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.