Photo Project 2: Clementi Wet Market

Traditional markets are so charming!! They have things so interesting, people so friendly that I just cant resist doing a mini photo project on it!

It involved a total for 3 visits to the market for me and the people around me to become comfortable with a camera among them. The project used a mixture of film and digital as media for recording.

Braised duck hung in fr0nt of a hawker stall, just after i snapped this shot, the owner came waving to me at the window, asking me not to take. I walked away happily, knowing that I’ve got what I want.

An “Auntie” trying to figure out which pack of dried goodie is better

 

This uncle is an interesting character: he noticed me with my camera on my first visit. We chatted a little, I liked the way his roasted stuff are displayed but did not pressed on to ask for a picture. On my second visit, we chatted about the market and that it’s gonna be closed for renovation in March 2010. I was lamenting about how the old-school markets are so charming, and he asked: “why don’t you take a photo for me, so that I can keep it!”. GREAT!! Just what I wanted. I took 2 snaps, this is the one he likes more. Printed in Super-8R and gave him on the following week. He almost gave me a roasted duck drumstick for that, haha!!

The fish mongers

 

 

 

Coming up: Photo Project2. Clementi Wet Market

Marche @ Somerset

Since I did not take any photo at the ieatishootipost durian degustation v session, I shall post something else vaguely related to food.

Marche @ Somerset is gorgeous in terms of decor, the furniture made me feel as if I’m somewhere else but not Singapore.

Anyway, I’m loving the squares of my new medium format TLR :)

Singapore Canoe Marathon 2010 (II)

 

The canoeist and their teammates demonstrated great team spirit during the marathon! Here’s some photos that touched me:

In need of a quick cool down? Here comes the help

 

Teammates passing sweets and water at the feeding lane at portage area

 

another water station

 

Comforting their teammates after a tough match

Singapore Canoe Marathon 2010 (I)

 

It has been my third year covering the Singapore Canoe Marathon. Every year, i walked off with shoots that made me feel that all the sun-burn was worth it. This year is no exception.

Other than the usual action-packed shots of participants doing the portage and peddling on the water, I managed to get something different this year too :)

   Participant running out of water with his Canoe

 

Another participant mustering all his strength to keep the canoe overhead while doing the portage

 

Young female participants taking part in the grueling race. I take my hats off to ‘em!

 

 

More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/minphotoart/sets/72157623114463303/

Coming up: Singapore Canoe Marathon 2010

More photos tonight :)

Singapore CBD Waterfront

I’ve been wanting to shoot the CBD water front! In fact i came up with a list of the locations that I want to shoot over the holidays. So far, only 2 projects are completed. Well, we’ll see how many more I can do.

Besides, I’ve been dying to get a medium format camera too! So this year, I bought myself my first medium format: Yashica 124 6X6 TLR. Definitely not one of the best medium formats, but it’s good enough for TLR newbie like me!

My recent works shot on positive slides also encouraged me to do try more slides.

So shortly before the new year, I combined all the 3 things i want! The result was me carrying my Yashica 124 loaded with Kodak EPP slides & tripod down to the esplanade water front. It’s really an awesome view from there!

Started off by ‘hi-jacking’ someone’s canon 500D to get the exposure. He must be shocked. He was taking photo of his girlfriend, i waited for him to finish and just walked over, told him something and started pushing buttons on HIS camera!!

After 12 frames & about half an hour, I was done, carrying my gears back & hopping the slide will turn out well.

What follows was the long wait before for the slides were developed.

But it’s all worth the wait!! I haven’t seen such rich colors for a long time!! Slides are really wonderful in reproducing colors!!

A film camera + rolls of good slide film = poor man’s full frame dSLR :)