Visual Journey: Cataract Gorge

The Cataract Gorge is only 10 minutes away from Launceston and I have visited the place many times. It was one of the places where I practice photography a lot. It was quite a challenge because, the scene has a lot of contrast, so preferably the scene should be taken late in the evening or in the early mornings. I never liked much of the photos I have taken of that place, but recently, I get much better results, the light was right as it was a bit cloudy. I have also been shooting RAW now, so now I know the benefits of RAW.

































Before this trip, I photographed the gorge with my rangefinder with HP5 film. Check back soon.

Photographing Kids

Photographing kids can sometimes be difficult using a rangefinder because by the time you get the focus right, they would probably start moving again. It is not impossible just more difficult. This is where autofocus plays a better role for the job in the digital era. The kids that I have encountered today did not move around too much, so I managed to capture them with relative ease...

Old Photos

Since this blog is about photos... I will show you some old photos taken with the Olympus E30 and the Zuiko 50-200 SWD. At 200mm they give 400mm equivalent of reach... These are the photos that I have taken in one of my many trips to Melbourne...

Back in action

I am sorry... I know I have not updated my blog recently. I was busy with something else. But it doesn't mean I have not been taking photos. By the way, my Plustek scanner is no longer functioning so these are scans from my Epson v300 flatbed scanner so the quality is not great =( So here's a few of what I have shot on film...















I will try to update my blog weekly so stay tuned....

Visual Journey: Sabah

I have recently visited Sabah, Malaysia with my family during the short mid-year school break. It is a paradise for scuba divers as the world beneath the water is literally untouched. On land, there is the Mount Kinabalu which is the tallest mountain in South East Asia. Sabah is famous for the Orang Utan and Swallows that produces bird nest. Unfortunately I did not manage to get to these places... The trip was short and unplanned but I did get some interesting pictures while I was there, predominantly street photographs and architecture. The hotels we were staying were very nice indeed.

Fisrt of all we stayed at Tanjung Aru Resort. The architecture here is very rustic and warm with the clever use of materials and structural elements that also become part of the aesthetics.


Refreshments from Tanjung Aru reception





Then we headed to the Sunday Street Market. There are interesting things sold here.








Locals petting stranger's dog


Local handicrafts from Sabah


Local beggars. They don't look very poor, do they?


Interesting that a broken chair can be used as leg rest...


Massage service by the visually impaired. A very good idea actually...



Then we headed to the local market...



Then we decided to viist the local zoo...






Ahem, ass licking?





Back at the hotel, we were greeted with local music...




Scenery from the hotel window...

On the last night we stayed at Sutera Harbour Pacific...








Clean waters with colourful fishes at the marina...


A HDR attempt of the marina...


Sutera Harbour Magellan, our neighbour hotel...




Interesting play of natural light...




Huge lobby with high ceilings makes the whole entrance grand with only natural ventilation...



Then we headed to the Sabah Heritage Museum




Sabah Long House



The Sabah Museum is just nearby, no cameras were allowed though...


Very interesting cantilever...


The Sabah skyline...

Hope you enjoy my pictures....