A little something from Taiwan..

One of the things that you get in Taiwan is that you get to actually see the Sun set behind the horizons, or rather in this case, the mountains (yes, those faint outlines beyond the buildings in the distance are mountains). In Singapore, you will be more likely to see it set behind the HDB flats opposite your house. Although there is plenty of fresh air up in the hilltops, pollution control is pretty bad in the cities, and having a motor vehicle population that is 1.5 times greater than its human population does not help. That contributes to the haze that is characteristic of its cities.

Anyway, here's the photo. It was taken from inside the tour bus while travelling along the expressway from 内湾(Neiwan) to 高雄 (Kaohsiung).

Oh, did i mention that Sun sets at 5pm during winter there? Its pitch black by 5.45pm.

Hellooo photographers! :D today, cheng boon, paul and I went out to the southern ridges to shoot and here are a couple of photos to share. Well, there was rain and stuff, but i still managed to capture a few shots and i find it a good photog destination for all!

there was this butterfly,

and this structure popping out at a playground...

If only i had a macro lens wif mi, the photo would hav been a lot better! Both photos were shot with my 500d and 18-200mm kit lens. Alright, that's all, meanwhile, shoot more often and brush up our photography skills! (:

-posted by Kenny Tay

MJC Prom in Black and White :D

Hihi! :D

The J1s might not know me but I'm from the 0708 batch of photogs :D Anyways, I was one of the laolaos who covered Prom on Wed night, so I thought I'd share some of my pics here *at Shruthi's request!* some game that they play every year during prom.. tying random stuff together :D and this is the table that won :D

one of the many performances that night *and the chandeliers are freaking cool!!* this was a spontaneous shot btw.. i just aimed at him and he instantly ":D"

and and and not forgetting, THE SENIORS! :D
Erfee looking like a diplomat :D

Zhanlun pretending to be Batman, or Ultraman, or some other comic book character (@_@)guess whose ring is this!

obligatory camwhore shot in the lobby (and new profile pic!)

Full album is on Facebook, just click on the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=300195&id=521724992&l=e494104720

BYE! :D
THE SQUIRREL

PS: J1 Exco: if you want the pics, juz drop me a msg (by SMS or email or whatever) and I'll try to get over my shitty Internet connection and send them to you k! :D

PPS: Everyone post more on the blog k!! Whether photog-related or random stuff, juz post and keep it alive for whoever pops by this little page on one of their blog-hopping sprees :D

Journey Across India

Going on your end of year vacation soon? Consider embarking on a project like this-

Journey Across India from Mike Matas on Vimeo.

Project CAM (video)

Hi guys,

Here's the video that I did to show our students and the Cambodian partners. Its really a rush job but still you will be able to roughly understand what the students have done over there.

Regards,
PPC

Passion for Photography

"This is why I love photography. It captures the littlest moments in which we all tend to miss. Like how we always dread going to school/work early in the morning (I'm guilty) but we fail to see the brilliant shade of the sky, the annoyingly pleasant beam from the sun, and the lovely fluffy clouds above.

I love how photography freezes time. Memories tend to fade as time go by, but photographs stay stagnant and still. It reminds us and allow us to reminise. It is that that makes it so unique, special, one of a kind.

I love how I look back at my baby photos and be amazed at how much I grew, how I developed, how I celebrated my birthdays. Then I would laugh when I see a younger version of myself, with the weirdest hairdo, dunking my nose IN the creamy cake and be all overjoyed.

This is photography. It is as simple as that. You don't need a fancy camera, or a well-adored polaroid camera. As long as it captures, as long as it brings back memories, as long as it aids your memory, this is photography.
Sometimes we accidentally capture some sort of a random person in the background, then we re-take the shot and ignore the previous one. But I think that's fate. You see, out of so many people to have photobombed you, it is that random stranger, the person who is there at the right place, right moment, in that mere fraction of a second when you snap a photo. That's something amazing, isn't it?"

A levels is finally over and as I was navigating around the web, I saw something to share. :D
Indeed, i found it true that photography is something which enhances our lives, making us more appreciative of what we do not cherish in the past. This is his passion for photography, what's yours?

-posted by Kenny Tay

By popular demand

Hi!!! (From the Kingdom of Cambodia)

PPC








(Hee pardon my lameness... will update you guys with a blog on my thoughts about Cambodia soon... :-) )

Il Premiere 2010

Please don't complain that we don't blog lah, after all we aren't proficient bloggers ourselves.

*gives innocent puppy eyes*

Anyway, after the pretty horrible Promos, we have been busy with preparing for Prom. You know, Prom Prom Prom. The ever magical P.R.O.M. PROM.

We have been kept pretty busy with many logistics stuff, from printing to set-up...

This is how we are:



We also don't know what to wear, so we have been making some references as to what to wear. After all we are not the stars and we're not in the spotlight, so you can't expect us to wear super glam tux, etc.. Neither can we wear like shorts and slippers, cause its Shangri-la, not Bugis Street.

Anyway where is Shangri-la? Last year was at Marriott is it?


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Compared to Marriott, Shangri-la is relatively inconvenient. Well even though its in Orchard area its still a stretch away from the train station, so I suppose if we were to walk there from the train station under the extreme weather (scorching sun/torrential rain) we can don't bother going there at all.

However, wouldn't it be cool if we can charter a cab, a nice glam one, and strut down the cab like a celebrity, walking into the hotel?

But that can only happen in our dreams I suppose.

Nevertheless, whatever way we are getting there, I suppose we are pretty ready for prom and everyone is going to do great and have fun!

I hope there won't be random weird stuff popping up that day...

J2s, we wanna see you rock the house!

So, signing off, here's a random video for you to watch and laugh.



By the way, I love typing on Mac keyboard.

- Jx

PROM.

The next big MJC Event is coming to town real soon! Is everyone prepared for the invasion of Il premiere - MJC Senior Prom 2010?

The theme states Hollywood Glam so do expect the seniors to arrive in dazzling outfits, looking prim and proper as they look forward to party the night away! As photographers for the event, I look forward to working hard with the rest of the photog-gers as we churn out class prom photos and even couple shots for the seniors to cherish those precious memories! This event will mark another milestone in MJC's history so look out for some awesome photos that will be posted after the prom event!

Whatever it is, the photog club will be there capturing all the great moments as the seniors end their college life and exit with a BANG! Come for photoshoots! Early-bird discounts will be available before 6pm!

P.S: For now, let's wait for PPC as he uploads some pictures from his Cambodia trip! (:

Namaste, Nepal!

It's strange since the exams are over, people should have more time to update this blog! Especially so when they have more time to shoot now that it's the holidays!

Nevermind... This ol' senior is here just to announce an exciting piece of news (at least for myself). I just got 4 vaccines, and that's because I'll be in Nepal for six months starting January for my internship at a magazine company there. My physical presence may not be felt, but I'll be sure to exert my virtual presence here. I'll be posting pictures!

If I'm lucky enough, I might get to see Mt Everest and the Himalayans!