A little whisper in the dark

What does your camera mean to you?

Digital cameras are fast becoming a daily accessory, and people carry it, use it for different reasons. To show that they're "with it", because they like technology, because they like to remember things, the list goes on.

I've pondered the question since I started taking photos and I suppose the answer changes as I go along. But I want to tell a story with my picture. To let the viewer see the world through my eyes, and hopefully gain an insight on the feeling I try to convey.

To friends who feel fairly irritated that I take what are deemed to be "candid" shots, its the same; you don't pose for me when I don't have a camera in hand, and the memories I keep of you should not be posed either. Let your expression and character be recorded as I see and remember it.

posted by Chung Leong @ 6:01 AM 0 comments

......and so the search continues

And at which point does one decide he or she is satisfied? How would it be? A sense of unending joy, or hitting an unsurmountable brick wall? Give up too early, and the chance might be lost; give up too late, and its just wasted effort.

But ultimately searching for greater challenges improves the breed.

posted by Chung Leong @ 4:32 AM 0 comments

Looking......and looking

Bought a new camera recently. OK, well its not brand new; I bought it secondhand. What it is however is better than the previous camera I had, and which still have. Having arrived at some decision of what I really liked to shoot was one of the motivations for this purchase.

And so better it is, I get better, sharper, more focused shots, interesting shots. And they aren't hard to get, unlike with the G3. There's little shutter lag, the predictive auto focus all conspire to give me stacks of usable pictures. Truly a wonder the first day I started using it. But after a while, the excitement of getting THE shot wore off. It seems prideful to say that I've improved, or the camera is better, maybe a combination of the two, but its true. There is no longer the feeling of elation at getting a good shot. If you don't have to work hard for it, you won't treasure it.

It is perhaps human nature, that once you arrive at a destination, there would always be a tendency to look for your next goal......

posted by Chung Leong @ 2:05 AM 0 comments

Opportunities

Its odd how opportunities can arise from the oddest reasons. Time to keep my options open, then......

posted by Chung Leong @ 3:58 AM 0 comments