MY TRAVEL PHOTOS

last SG · 2006-11-14T19:10:34+00:00

Bangkok ... a seeming normal night shot.... but this is little tricky, the vertical lights on the walls of MBK is running in different sequence, I had to ti...

Chin Eng SG

As I am new to this forum, I've been "encouraged" by one of the members in this forum to post my photos here.

I am not a professional photographer and owns only some basic equipment.
The following posts are some photos I'd taken during my travels.
Each photo is unedited and unretouched.
Most photos will be accompanied by my personal comment.
At best, they are a record of my journeys, and worst, they are just crappy photos.
I do hope, however, that some of the reasons I give for taking these photos can help people who travel.
By all means, comment, condemn or console.... no issue with me.
Equipment used included Nikon Coolpix 995, 5700, 8700, Sony F88, and JVC HDD camcorder.

Japan
1.
Nothing really spectacular, but this shot reminds me when I arrived at Narita Airport and what temperature it was at.

2.
Probably the weirdest room I had stayed. Feels like anytime, ninjas will appear from the wall... I feel that the bleak color communicates my solitude. My own regret is the chair in the foreground... should have removed it. I always take a picture of the hotel room and the toilet.... so that the folks back home know how I enjoy or suffer.

3.
This was dinner... lots of ceramic not enough food.

4.
The courtyard of the dainty hotel at a very small town north of Japan. No one speaks English here. Comes with a in-house hot spring.

5.
Flora and fauna, a good topic. Not in Singapore though, I feel that the lighting is just not conducive for nature shorts (but it's only my opinion).

....to be continued.

SpeedStar SG

Whao...japan~!! Gd man! Thanks for sharing the pictures! Razz

Chin Eng SG

6.
A floor sign that reminds of the name of the Shinkansen that I had taken. 3+ hrs to Tokyo. Road signs and train stations signs make good photographs because they serve as reminder to where we've been.

7.
I also try to take a shot of the hotel I had stayed in. This one is in Tokyo. Managed to catch the sun reflecting off the corner.

8.
Same hotel, at night, close to Christmas.

9.
Taken from a pedestrian bridge.... feels like Fast and Furious, Tokyo Drift.

10.
11.
Shopping time, lots of small shops selling nick nacks and nice finger food. Quite affordable.

....to be continued

M©+square SG

I see a glass of beer! Laughing

Craving lai liao.

d3sT1nY SG

I like that comment..

"lots of ceramics not enough food.."

Laughing

^spidee^ SG

Nice! Very Happy

laurence82 SG

Shocked ..

Chin Eng SG

12.
Don't know who these chicks are.... but the point is keep the camera ready, you'd never know what comes your way.

13.
To me the secret of good nature shots is the natural light. The sky is an absolute blue, which makes the color of the environment absolute fabulous.

14.
Overhead crowd shots, best with a camera with a flip screen viewer. To me, that's my basic criteria, which is why I don't have a DSLR.

15.
Again capturing the moment, spontaneous shot of a girl putting up her prayer request.

16.
The leader of a secret spiritual society in Tokyo.... just kidding.... she's the chief waitress in a tonkatsu restaurant.... taken in secret in case the ninjas or yakuza appear from behind the wall... one shot only.

17.
The real ninja at the street corner.....

That's all from Japan for now.....

When I more free, I will post photos from my other trips.

Takumi2eLimit SG

i like 5,9,10,11 Laughing

laurence82 SG

some pics look voyeurish

and it doesnt help than unker wasi n Japan

last pic of 'ninja' looks like a monk

Chin Eng SG

voyeurish??? you'd seen those I did NOT post Laughing

in the trains, on the street.....

Chin Eng SG

Australia
1.
Outside Brisbane Museum: Taken with a JVC HDD camcorder. No too happy with the quality but the sky is so dam blue.

2.
Sydney. So near yet so far.... taken from my hotel room. Too blinking cold to get out. So can only appreciate from afar.

I didn't bring my regular equipment.... sigh...

Chin Eng SG

India
1.
Mumbai... one of the most opulent hotel I've ever stayed. This photo was color corrected using the white balance function in the camera... Pays to carry around white name cards to serve as white point. Otherwise this shot will be yellowish orange.

2.
One of the worst colored meals I have, and one of the best tasting.... it's a kind of vegetable puree with lots of mutton inside.... and yes there's the beer too.

3.
Yup, everyone's working, the workmen loading the goods, the cow waiting to drive off, I was on the way to a customer's place.

India - one of the most expensive place to stay where hotels are concern.

Chin Eng SG

Jakarta

Marriot hotel, taken not far from where the car bomb exploded. Now it's about 20 to 30 meter walk from the road to the entrance. No cars allowed that close to the hotel. Structural photography has to be interesting. Straight lines are boring, so sometimes get another line to cut across to boost up the asthetic level.

Philippines

Makati Mandarin, 28 floor executive lounge. Breakfast. Sat next to the window to allow natural light to come in. I like the colors and the tight cropping. I love food shots...

M©+square SG

Love your Australia and India shots. Wink

Chin Eng SG

Kota Kinabalu

Beach path at Shangri La Kota Kinabalu. Dusk. I like the soft pastel colors that turned up. The slight breeze cause the leaves to sway a little softening the entire composition. Natural light.

Malacca

The street opposite Christ Church in Malacca. On the way to Jonkers' Walk.

Chin Eng SG

Thailand
1.
Using the leaves as a frame to lead-in into the opening where masts can be seen. I think it gives a sense of anticipation for subsequent photos when seen as a package. Of course, I cannot put in the other photos.... ahem...

2.
Again, nothing beautify the photo more than a blue sky.... mast, ropes all point towards one thing - the sky.

shinta SG

wah!! i like unker's malacca n kota kinabalu pix Very Happy

de_middle SG

circular quay, i miss it so much Sad

Chin Eng SG

US of A
1.
2.
While blue sky is great... blue sky with very defined clouds are better.

...plus some local color
3.
on a horse drawn carriage ride around a farm...

4.
Anyone else done ice-fishing? don't know? refer to the movie "Grumpy Old Men"
This small hole is where the fishing line goes into

5.
As far as your eye can see.... it's ice. Yes, this is a frozen lake.

6.
Notice the guy on the right, just below the tree line? Yup, he's fishing too.

7.
View from my bedroom.