tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39546817783715738012024-02-19T22:58:26.769+08:00Photogratea - Where Photography and Tea Collides -- www.photogratea.blogspot.comnanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-46867644168176919192009-09-24T12:27:00.002+08:002009-09-24T12:31:17.049+08:00sucker!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GS4tXMIT1Rs6m2YqXtLBv0AWh4rBLBjrjjBMDwGeA7hN8bTRy4L1TNCSOxMate10yrxMqYi84DB-9k4Uj21WDw0dpcp13zkzjME6s0yiOBI1IXNPFQdTuMwwsVT90u9cbnLAbgsugtE/s1600-h/vacuum-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GS4tXMIT1Rs6m2YqXtLBv0AWh4rBLBjrjjBMDwGeA7hN8bTRy4L1TNCSOxMate10yrxMqYi84DB-9k4Uj21WDw0dpcp13zkzjME6s0yiOBI1IXNPFQdTuMwwsVT90u9cbnLAbgsugtE/s320/vacuum-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384886729107106210" border="0" /></a>Suck suck sucknanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-91992615689977644412009-09-10T16:40:00.006+08:002009-09-10T17:06:28.267+08:00Excuse me, are u a fish?Third post today! See how nice I am.<br />Went off to labrador Park again!<br />Serious photographers should skip this post, seriously.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_wbmQCDnPYugKTcZd-fIi2vWnb8ucDmlxlvRqJM1SpbXuTGPKKFHQqeGchhii0S-pcUxYVr6OrCzq183BqQ1FVf1nhcOpMv7VCaFn1jsyZATpKEGC2sZS9udlvYMkKt3R1_jgOWvo_8/s1600-h/lab+f-1-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_wbmQCDnPYugKTcZd-fIi2vWnb8ucDmlxlvRqJM1SpbXuTGPKKFHQqeGchhii0S-pcUxYVr6OrCzq183BqQ1FVf1nhcOpMv7VCaFn1jsyZATpKEGC2sZS9udlvYMkKt3R1_jgOWvo_8/s320/lab+f-1-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379758268682671282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDgvdnA810U3Fij0bxK9RyqPZpYeweOvjOHJl7mQHR_xhR9EoO7zZabHC-4zKEHpq2SBfh5eO17Dmn-yr3r_hQhXe1fZjnjGzLdFpfKUw2HkyM0vPg_HHlyskMyQMAaPNbu7PrgrDzVY/s1600-h/lab+f-1-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDgvdnA810U3Fij0bxK9RyqPZpYeweOvjOHJl7mQHR_xhR9EoO7zZabHC-4zKEHpq2SBfh5eO17Dmn-yr3r_hQhXe1fZjnjGzLdFpfKUw2HkyM0vPg_HHlyskMyQMAaPNbu7PrgrDzVY/s320/lab+f-1-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379756848420863538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Nope. This is not a macro shot. i just went real close</span><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK2jYWcHIgr6tVuK9jV_xD0onbxpfWTfcU-8GOZvLJBtROUaJfuwGsVw-WKwXNls5DWRnCWl8DymqeEPWjLuw2a51yn4p7D6crLf9Ps4oGMs4FaPdBT7bxafzrtBppM1gJlPRBlyv4zs/s1600-h/lab+f-1-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK2jYWcHIgr6tVuK9jV_xD0onbxpfWTfcU-8GOZvLJBtROUaJfuwGsVw-WKwXNls5DWRnCWl8DymqeEPWjLuw2a51yn4p7D6crLf9Ps4oGMs4FaPdBT7bxafzrtBppM1gJlPRBlyv4zs/s320/lab+f-1-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379756840252970194" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ya this one also.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4vRAqKFSi_HKpoTFucekdVMxqEcOHx-ZmsX1_GZnDtA9QqfGzGDdmq1cOGRd2e8qCQbmhFAWn7B6MH8dyOB_tbwPyVoUBqGWjYX41huxNjgpRf5KKb-rgtFGMdwgjKwWGsBDmWx3RNk/s1600-h/lab+f-1-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4vRAqKFSi_HKpoTFucekdVMxqEcOHx-ZmsX1_GZnDtA9QqfGzGDdmq1cOGRd2e8qCQbmhFAWn7B6MH8dyOB_tbwPyVoUBqGWjYX41huxNjgpRf5KKb-rgtFGMdwgjKwWGsBDmWx3RNk/s320/lab+f-1-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379756831590934930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Love this! Truly Fisheye<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLzR88TLQAeey-7PvZtR-ySY0wRT53SoHnoxQJ4NNj2Vdh1UB8u1eAOQ6ITs3zSyo22vLtfAMxFcjG8QwJyJQPqpRALOXbiWNxYZu40cUR5tvkgYdD1XR1lAZuLBRS82XQXlX1TY-HyY/s1600-h/lab+f-1-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLzR88TLQAeey-7PvZtR-ySY0wRT53SoHnoxQJ4NNj2Vdh1UB8u1eAOQ6ITs3zSyo22vLtfAMxFcjG8QwJyJQPqpRALOXbiWNxYZu40cUR5tvkgYdD1XR1lAZuLBRS82XQXlX1TY-HyY/s320/lab+f-1-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379756823779865154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Almost knocked against the fruit. If only the leaves are greener.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5wSP0yi3UfoAGE1-RwA4uycMSPJXZHjMntvr-Zf0L4V0PkuU6izLl1JCHXFik5ozfKiPgzNZ8OSWcGqxVqPif56IdlNINsjvLObqHrmz6RbKCErP4_rPIYoiLa3NLh2gjecxrq7jZys/s1600-h/uwa-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5wSP0yi3UfoAGE1-RwA4uycMSPJXZHjMntvr-Zf0L4V0PkuU6izLl1JCHXFik5ozfKiPgzNZ8OSWcGqxVqPif56IdlNINsjvLObqHrmz6RbKCErP4_rPIYoiLa3NLh2gjecxrq7jZys/s320/uwa-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379758089705422130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Look at the lamppost!<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSW6J13HsJZQqZ97_2kgaAPb_XfzbXfpwk8DqRIJGsGunLiTEXm40VwXF2YUmQhBh5_i49XaTMNBmWa63P5svGzEgBLdwTEVidMVw-yoP-TxJr-DjmSnhKIrTmR8OBzkHrLFqR5BIGhy8/s1600-h/lab+f-1-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSW6J13HsJZQqZ97_2kgaAPb_XfzbXfpwk8DqRIJGsGunLiTEXm40VwXF2YUmQhBh5_i49XaTMNBmWa63P5svGzEgBLdwTEVidMVw-yoP-TxJr-DjmSnhKIrTmR8OBzkHrLFqR5BIGhy8/s320/lab+f-1-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379756814062619922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">others are thinking why i am knocking against the pillar.</span><br /></span></div><br />I got a confession, my 10-24 is not my newest toy. The youngest member is my fisheye.<br /><br />It is the fun lens which I have been enjoying for the past few days. Had lots of fun, esp when i spent the whole of last night disturbing my nephew by going real close and gave him a distorted facial expression to piss him off.<br /><br />Maybe i should join a fisheye club or whatnanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-64529407298942156802009-09-10T13:21:00.008+08:002009-09-10T16:30:15.998+08:00More UWA @ Chinatown and Orchard RoadLittle words and more Photos with the 10-24mm.<br /><br />Chinatown!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9L1Abs4QBtsbJj5Qaf1jbEQ6pIw-JflCWBaL-OQSELjgmeDZpA9EjGcm_JN_wClC2EkkNblHiwC064U0MD16pYwdqYOp6vZfalTv5ffeNR7dM61ZD5roA7r9iprN0eI06v_AGfagqNs/s1600-h/chinatown-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9L1Abs4QBtsbJj5Qaf1jbEQ6pIw-JflCWBaL-OQSELjgmeDZpA9EjGcm_JN_wClC2EkkNblHiwC064U0MD16pYwdqYOp6vZfalTv5ffeNR7dM61ZD5roA7r9iprN0eI06v_AGfagqNs/s320/chinatown-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379744810674714898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Along streets in Chinatown @ 10mm. kneel on the floor to take this shot.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2eFXJojHmYIVPFIQTZJ99i4KSmqWXWljMKBl7X03AdN3x_zDr-jkKv_pTydPSLu2cjvH_-y8ikQuDoTySMgApAZVd70XhekJsGIc4lJjro2hRedf6-R8ed9EIq3HzfOwi5F1VV7_N2Q/s1600-h/uwa-1-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2eFXJojHmYIVPFIQTZJ99i4KSmqWXWljMKBl7X03AdN3x_zDr-jkKv_pTydPSLu2cjvH_-y8ikQuDoTySMgApAZVd70XhekJsGIc4lJjro2hRedf6-R8ed9EIq3HzfOwi5F1VV7_N2Q/s320/uwa-1-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379744367069898290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Supposed to be the best bak kua in Singapore. Eh? Wheres the queue?</span> </span></div><br />Next Stop, Orchard Central<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oA0I8009HWHptLdkMOqHHfEIAYdrQR2vr-YPBrf3AJY73BOlxOLQ46sIzvbq3HtbunDkcSFcy0qPBA1yhoIqLA9qR5Y6Lfw9C61EvObJg1n-prwa4aNRUP0qwSuvHv_YatVAjGGsWT8/s1600-h/uwa-1-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oA0I8009HWHptLdkMOqHHfEIAYdrQR2vr-YPBrf3AJY73BOlxOLQ46sIzvbq3HtbunDkcSFcy0qPBA1yhoIqLA9qR5Y6Lfw9C61EvObJg1n-prwa4aNRUP0qwSuvHv_YatVAjGGsWT8/s320/uwa-1-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379750040265771074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">At the junction of Centrepoint and OC </span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZwRhCKjU3IiFPZGJun7Gc-uSQ8BdHV44QEEumcZXzDdq-uNEghpvIOvxJG6TjNw7_Mztnn1SMwymHpQ-wfSYRL1DZ_uCDXD-yPeW9FeAwh9NNmP57I_xpXZWNl0LUPouinKM4dvz3hM/s1600-h/uwa-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZwRhCKjU3IiFPZGJun7Gc-uSQ8BdHV44QEEumcZXzDdq-uNEghpvIOvxJG6TjNw7_Mztnn1SMwymHpQ-wfSYRL1DZ_uCDXD-yPeW9FeAwh9NNmP57I_xpXZWNl0LUPouinKM4dvz3hM/s320/uwa-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379744345749601122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Still the outside</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> of OC</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXaqM66AXv_g2Db_6XdpKTNtjm_w-_8iiStt0s7ZB_hP5YCG5AVXUDMZIT_oOw7D3TPBsdW47rCtkCar6Es1EcLMymtiVZJ3ervhyphenhyphenCJoc1f_91kqNOu7POU67b7ldFq3Fu3fMkYhfWys/s1600-h/uwa-2-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXaqM66AXv_g2Db_6XdpKTNtjm_w-_8iiStt0s7ZB_hP5YCG5AVXUDMZIT_oOw7D3TPBsdW47rCtkCar6Es1EcLMymtiVZJ3ervhyphenhyphenCJoc1f_91kqNOu7POU67b7ldFq3Fu3fMkYhfWys/s320/uwa-2-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379744375274895042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Balcony View at Level 6. quite nice.</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2FGDFBlbVu7jFro-qc0A2vWDXlYkN41vVsBWI8I76RiOKafgFUvntwmMEGRx0EbtUm2n3CCqAZ_-bdGFEla1QjOqO2nj5uiev4eVvXxeKnj7-ffn1NwTzq4l97ssCxHuum4xC-ypSmI/s1600-h/uwa-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2FGDFBlbVu7jFro-qc0A2vWDXlYkN41vVsBWI8I76RiOKafgFUvntwmMEGRx0EbtUm2n3CCqAZ_-bdGFEla1QjOqO2nj5uiev4eVvXxeKnj7-ffn1NwTzq4l97ssCxHuum4xC-ypSmI/s320/uwa-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379744352302150738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This fellow is interesting, think 4 storeys high.<br />Maybe waited for the OC's completion until neck long</span><br /></span></div><br /><br />Finally Orchard Ion, the new big thing in orchard.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFH91JUUmc9P5AwP_OyxRAQalZdVT9bjOaHG5-oMZnk0tj-HjKrJr0Esi8Sdw0jcJXc7GSPTcUN4b1VhLgu9m_722RsDeP0pZ1pRGMTJDHWOttqVYA-p2L81eZMdzWtsKr60Xdtbwytw/s1600-h/fort+canning-1-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFH91JUUmc9P5AwP_OyxRAQalZdVT9bjOaHG5-oMZnk0tj-HjKrJr0Esi8Sdw0jcJXc7GSPTcUN4b1VhLgu9m_722RsDeP0pZ1pRGMTJDHWOttqVYA-p2L81eZMdzWtsKr60Xdtbwytw/s320/fort+canning-1-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379744812056194546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">fat ion.</span></span><br /></div><br />I am having more fun with wide angles than normal photos recently.nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-49453411918493519742009-09-10T13:14:00.007+08:002009-09-10T13:21:18.091+08:00Meet Meiji<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUblavs8jkOYR2nuhyphenhyphenpW8lQdbZwtKphlGsO1CE5uzNpXeS3x77E0acUHa9_RaFRx53TVeg1cOTZ6sfGh7TV43Ppo6cj0DoznKx1zxuS44ZfCZ4xfJL2mtZWc7_XPQFCVAq1cZqDujd_k/s1600-h/Copy+of+fort+canning-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUblavs8jkOYR2nuhyphenhyphenpW8lQdbZwtKphlGsO1CE5uzNpXeS3x77E0acUHa9_RaFRx53TVeg1cOTZ6sfGh7TV43Ppo6cj0DoznKx1zxuS44ZfCZ4xfJL2mtZWc7_XPQFCVAq1cZqDujd_k/s320/Copy+of+fort+canning-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379703931359729570" border="0" /></a>Meet Meiji, Polar's girlfriend.nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-34402207739703736832009-08-24T13:13:00.009+08:002009-08-24T16:23:45.942+08:00in love with a 10mm.My new weapon<br />- Shoots right on spot<br />- Covers a big angle of fire with 1 single shot<br />- small<br />- and ultra deadly.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncvxYk1xsgBNt5UdM2s_bwiML-R-3bwRmgcnxRsfJ5VJSptBGuUP1za3I-bF9F6RkoxH5CgB17LHrd4bonpaaD1FMXldtCmiZFNCucjAhF1l-Ilzzlewe8ynwyZk8eyd3w9vRaysT8Rk/s1600-h/10mm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 44px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncvxYk1xsgBNt5UdM2s_bwiML-R-3bwRmgcnxRsfJ5VJSptBGuUP1za3I-bF9F6RkoxH5CgB17LHrd4bonpaaD1FMXldtCmiZFNCucjAhF1l-Ilzzlewe8ynwyZk8eyd3w9vRaysT8Rk/s320/10mm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373399435128237906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">wahaha.. not this la..</span></span><br /></div><br />It has a long name too.<br />It called the<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Dun play play it is really very very much wider than you think, NIKON DX 10-24mm ULTRA WIDE ANGLE lens".<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22EQcce00-_wW_afdkCyQvvk93WunUwPUeJns9D65cULho8mOZ3UCU2wws7GvBfC5Jab3aRxAfRALUNRAtmcBBYIdZydUKMRO8Fh15DG8k1cr7tNEfMRCg9FZkcQnguoGn7pFqBMDZUQ/s1600-h/10-24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22EQcce00-_wW_afdkCyQvvk93WunUwPUeJns9D65cULho8mOZ3UCU2wws7GvBfC5Jab3aRxAfRALUNRAtmcBBYIdZydUKMRO8Fh15DG8k1cr7tNEfMRCg9FZkcQnguoGn7pFqBMDZUQ/s320/10-24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373399443166402642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >any wider you can shoot your own toes and forehead at the same time<br /></span></div><br />bought it last week over at sam and can't wait to bring it out<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7IwkxcuFFYbmZ2vo7jpl6C6fEzMTuGqE90mG3Ti0OJRWWn3T4NUuoZrvKyTMhrJwHdGdJHblg6P2umfSTyLBkfUGDq5SILBdvBgLNsL_V_cE_L0e857eVkEGbI3MU9h4jymHa1a9UvY/s1600-h/fort+canning+park-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7IwkxcuFFYbmZ2vo7jpl6C6fEzMTuGqE90mG3Ti0OJRWWn3T4NUuoZrvKyTMhrJwHdGdJHblg6P2umfSTyLBkfUGDq5SILBdvBgLNsL_V_cE_L0e857eVkEGbI3MU9h4jymHa1a9UvY/s320/fort+canning+park-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373406896227651522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Qmw6E8aPO1o65ddjqEqVExtCNAiwRhrQRaxi3DFd6pGYpjbrZe1jdRe7FqYvKEwbp4J94UnkBchgK30herq0lzT3o9mHFYnZxRM6Q3Tglgd58q9JAzDT6ZOepKsz5aPT8LuoBkYQeY4/s1600-h/fort+canning+park-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Qmw6E8aPO1o65ddjqEqVExtCNAiwRhrQRaxi3DFd6pGYpjbrZe1jdRe7FqYvKEwbp4J94UnkBchgK30herq0lzT3o9mHFYnZxRM6Q3Tglgd58q9JAzDT6ZOepKsz5aPT8LuoBkYQeY4/s320/fort+canning+park-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373406904551325634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qdHoBOK3gLprlUUINbr27jLGzDjjZbnJ77s9DFw0LJzyfru4sO43labO5Y2_x2IdnHhoFFg1ejwYvf9nwDsi2jz2QLCLcw7U0OQtcLgjltR7QwJjzoATozMUZIMZZGu-5dIKQNTnyxs/s1600-h/fort+canning+park-19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qdHoBOK3gLprlUUINbr27jLGzDjjZbnJ77s9DFw0LJzyfru4sO43labO5Y2_x2IdnHhoFFg1ejwYvf9nwDsi2jz2QLCLcw7U0OQtcLgjltR7QwJjzoATozMUZIMZZGu-5dIKQNTnyxs/s320/fort+canning+park-19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373406924911979058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">a little red amongst the gree<span style="font-size:85%;">n</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">.<br />minimal focal at 0.24m. i was already hitting the leaves</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vqe_OqdpHCTCLzl2eoT8HH8BYYV6Q7zK3XI1-9o72uN8IzAGNw82uPFPvggdmedRXKqreRWy7ni0I7dlCT6h-Ze1fD5z0FPm0CCDL0aMKfvFdJZjIuUcqi75cPQeKJxB7mQU7N5EeF8/s1600-h/fort+canning+park-22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vqe_OqdpHCTCLzl2eoT8HH8BYYV6Q7zK3XI1-9o72uN8IzAGNw82uPFPvggdmedRXKqreRWy7ni0I7dlCT6h-Ze1fD5z0FPm0CCDL0aMKfvFdJZjIuUcqi75cPQeKJxB7mQU7N5EeF8/s320/fort+canning+park-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373407443276996114" border="0" /></a><br />there is some distortion at 10mm, i call it beautifully distorted.nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-39728619512893786272009-08-11T11:03:00.003+08:002009-08-11T11:16:02.702+08:00Proud owner of a gorilla pod and polar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAveTs70typzjersye0TRMraXDO2vGfoLGzch-oRGhSfJyATeYzv5A-QbL26a5kE5XwgG7uG0_kS6Vh7fx2wS97rEljVLD5SzUdFr6_Whhk1As5HCiAFzZBEncfdwrMsSfefV59NGrMo/s1600-h/gorilla-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAveTs70typzjersye0TRMraXDO2vGfoLGzch-oRGhSfJyATeYzv5A-QbL26a5kE5XwgG7uG0_kS6Vh7fx2wS97rEljVLD5SzUdFr6_Whhk1As5HCiAFzZBEncfdwrMsSfefV59NGrMo/s320/gorilla-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368539688641692610" border="0" /></a><br />Woohoo.. these are my birthday presents!<br />The gorillapod from Os and the bear from my wife.<br /><br />This gorilla kicks ass. it wraps itself around practically everything and yet it can hold the weight of my big SLR. just imagine a real gorilla with a body of a SLR.<br /><br />The bear is small and made from japanese kimono material. Sweeeeeet! It will become the model of my shots in future. It shall be called polar (well. it is a bear and it is freezing blue in color) before i think of a good name<br /><br />Gorilla and polar will be in my camera bag from now on.<br /><br />Flowers not included. i bought them myself.<br /><br />Thanks everyone!nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-75797860739742401632009-07-15T12:32:00.004+08:002009-07-15T13:37:46.499+08:00Uncle. Teh-o jit puay.I always ponder over lunch.<br />Ponder how come my diluted teh-o is worth a whopping $1.<br /><br />lets do some maths to calculate the price of teh-o vs a good puerh.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Teh-0 </span><br />500ml cup = $1<br />so 1 ml = $0.002<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Puerh.</span><br />5 grams of tea can make 7 infusions of 150ml of tea<br />(assuming teapot is 200ml and 50ml was the space taken for the leaves)<br /><br />so 5 grams can make 1050ml of tea<br />a typical cake is 357 grams. So it can make 74970ml of tea<br />therefore 357 grams of tea in coffeeshop = S$149.94<br />Therefore the price i pay at coffeeshop is equivalent to buying a puerh of value up to S$149.94<br /><br />For S$149.94 i can easily buy a nice aged puerh, probably yr 2000?<br />Why do I have to put up with the expensive teh-o when I can buy a delicious aged puerh?<br /><br />OOi. Uncle. Serve me something better please.nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-7206170137195013842009-07-03T10:43:00.003+08:002009-07-03T10:49:14.690+08:00I will protect you<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetunRJSXBjA6S8W4u6oE7A1HKA5QYIiwa7jmfqCYKrTck7Zrie_Z5BYIYHtkaZzA4LI6H9WzOe_mb6swyxB0hs_QaLOfPTPX7rJYBwGvSSGklS2RSvmR7d5FWjtHARqSSz9McKgrjnqE/s1600-h/20090701+family+small-13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354060060507444082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetunRJSXBjA6S8W4u6oE7A1HKA5QYIiwa7jmfqCYKrTck7Zrie_Z5BYIYHtkaZzA4LI6H9WzOe_mb6swyxB0hs_QaLOfPTPX7rJYBwGvSSGklS2RSvmR7d5FWjtHARqSSz9McKgrjnqE/s320/20090701+family+small-13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Took this with my friend's 105mm, macro.</div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-74275340347954212852009-07-01T09:39:00.004+08:002009-07-01T10:40:02.037+08:00New Toys<span style="font-family:verdana;">New toys for the 2nd half 2009. Yippie!<br /><br />Bought a 18-200mm lens to replace my 18-105mm.<br />Bought a new UV filter for the lens.<br />Bought a battery pack to use as a vertical grip.<br /><br />Now my cam looks like an expensive obese D3X. haha. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353308675915663906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY2rnSTMGCJm2BFaCOXznkVtdy1nFSUWZmtkE4rqz3KeyShxbS6Vv6UUSFJwh6bkT8IBhPB17F2wsw6y6oPUvS-aOzHN1RRiGD1wXXjCIwk_1afV9qezx1dNO9GnmLF6A4VnpvU83_Us/s320/cam.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">I cant possibiliy take the photo of my own cam right? Thanks to </span></em><a href="http://www.dcresource.com/"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">http://www.dcresource.com</span></em></a></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">With a SB900 it will look like a monster.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">The grip has motivated me to take more portrait shots. And I love the option of using AA batteries for the cam. No more disappointments cos of low battery power.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now that I have adjusted to the weight, I got to learn to control my flash which fires from the left now. My trial shots didn't look too balanced.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Considering to buy a shutter release cable next. Whoohooo. </span></p>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-39374891231391987422009-06-23T12:25:00.003+08:002009-06-23T13:09:26.327+08:00Nuts about Tea<div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376057428276802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirlRs-DMSHAYsTdi8VWN1qpo0Snslqtnlsq8f0hJWrlMHuKigkcTi2Si1BkHBgsNFExpqwzV-_JUAEQjpNedId_VEfOHGjDYvf4l0JHfvSII9YqAuMaw4yG-V6DcnISUexTeE0lSm4Pnk/s320/20090620+teapot+small-8.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Walnut made from Zisha Clay. Looks like the real thing.</span></em></div><br /><br />Tea Tea Tea.<br />Walked into my usual teashop on Sat and was welcomed by the manager and all other regulars there.<br /><br />The manager was serving some hk customers, so naturally she pushed a cup to me. </div><div align="left"><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376055968734914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnQhqr66cBEey3fG6K2daP9demKN4uM7QrlNrR_bgRNA_z3nZr2dC5TiI4A8NeaIPI5GXN69jwvLZyFLpzWRZUgAMha-JQkXPP2Wab0NOvIlN-jk6tcToRlseggc5TXyW2ZZ-6Gcsq8E/s320/20090620+teapot+small-5.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>tea looks clean and clear.</em></span><br /></div><br />I took hold of the tea cake and carefully inspected it. It had the traditional Zhong Cha wrapping and the label says yr 2004, 7542. Whooo.. the famous 7542 recipe which has a whole bunch of followers. Well, this tea cake can be yours at $120.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376046951802114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-f-wVSKnNx4G3HPUzfaPX22XfDUy2Bx2_V7KMQ11iTEvqlv9YbLjoUmuZuUr6Fxh_R6hZsWK2r3HJtMXy2lql3CXY8OoNRDxasvDX6olECFz2gbXcRrOmbT_Cz6lUMemb1AuTyB3vhs/s320/20090620+teapot+small-2.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Looks decently stored.</em></span><br /><br /></p><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8KR2EVCKLqMQiVeqMKywv_0Q7AJewzgSYwqvMjT34osOZ0dvtLwBjm6ldHD4dvqD-SpAKMHAbNbOjKiEun4zAjU1hPf2FZOi080KPaen6KyYLODcwI1NJSkVRp0GExzZDnbSxQIOzV8/s1600-h/20090620+teapot+small-22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376063403120306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8KR2EVCKLqMQiVeqMKywv_0Q7AJewzgSYwqvMjT34osOZ0dvtLwBjm6ldHD4dvqD-SpAKMHAbNbOjKiEun4zAjU1hPf2FZOi080KPaen6KyYLODcwI1NJSkVRp0GExzZDnbSxQIOzV8/s320/20090620+teapot+small-22.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> even the spent leaves look complete, fat and juicy.</span></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /> </div><div align="left"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376391152633186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX0XgIsDCKIwY9NFR7Qj4L67gUq5XzdOxfmOw_RmyCz0e5kqD4shVJpiCegUAiHBORGEkM0gWckGDF3CWm-kT8362_1Bk2vI141GFDciNc-fzFfsi01mCP_J0O-E4euYWGHcYB3QsF10/s320/Teapots-13.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350376386095340674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-uhEBqLW3aJ5ZrUAK1TG44aLfgEg6O_1YT8c-iUYGqQRffY7eQ9_rV77UTocN9R-XnS8go7nt5YUl0zO5ayNPVu6ch0zzRBI4wWCT11BvupQRRh_frQUaN0RXHrBL0pB9shCEcUh3TM/s320/20090620+teapot+small-25.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">I will go home and ask my piggy bank. ROAR!</span></em></p>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-19654770957601250412009-06-12T13:06:00.005+08:002009-06-12T13:55:49.375+08:00From An Ant's Point Of View<div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is part 2 of the package! The reversal ring.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">its supposed to be a cheap way of doing macro without paying the price of a macro lens. Isn't that just invented for people like us.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The trick is to reverse mount a lens, which I used my 50mm f1.8, together with the twin ikea lights I got earlier. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">As the article says. "</span><a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/reverse-mounting-your-prime-lenses-for-affordable-macro-photography"><span style="font-family:verdana;">You Lose the Camera’s Brain so Use Your Own</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">"</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I reversed the lens, locked the thing in and set the cam in orang-matic* mode and then mounted the thing on the tripod. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It is not easy because I depended heavily on the autofocus. I moved forward and backward numerous times, and sticking my eye at the viewfinder to get the focus. Got real tired and took a rest, wanting to give up.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Suddenly I remembered that my camera allows me to shoot via lcd screen. Long Live D90! It was much easier later. i took the photos using my lcd live view while holding a light in my left hand to adjust the lightings.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finally i got this! The earphones in macro!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAsy4328ARvsLCsZW8CR6wj-Avx7jz21qg2Mskij-9GEWZLh1SbpkOxQw7CJJqaRnMuljs2cJMlvhs5wvTOnr6YXjLCVZbOS1KCGifdmvyz3vyWu0-h1lIr8Cy_BzTmj65YyK1z1_vvQ/s1600-h/20090611+Macro+small-1.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346304701090739954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAsy4328ARvsLCsZW8CR6wj-Avx7jz21qg2Mskij-9GEWZLh1SbpkOxQw7CJJqaRnMuljs2cJMlvhs5wvTOnr6YXjLCVZbOS1KCGifdmvyz3vyWu0-h1lIr8Cy_BzTmj65YyK1z1_vvQ/s320/20090611+Macro+small-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>WA. BIG</em></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">and a really small keychain!</span><br /></p><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346304695649136130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcRVMP6bLO_Y0idnm8WzKhfTUccR9kIKwKzev96FCvwbGyCKiNW_iZRXMER0bj3-AvErTrHw11pD2fVc11Db_tfDpPJYG1oCqC-dkG5l-B5wErNkYD2TR89oiEXE9_q4FMyZcTkN6aGY/s320/20090611+Macro+small-5.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">this image not that sharp.</span></em><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So happy with the previous successful shots that I quickly bring a piece of tea to test. Was wondering how to squeeze the subject into the tiny frame. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346304687558369426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4vk56b0knTTftkLyGvyxVE9qVLyl2dcn7zGCOs23Zfelg8Q7JECP0xLLnh5LutUTcmF9NJDXYl9iNpF1b8-RS4Fear-ki6VSeHjIgJnr2Ws5xCjGk4FLoBt1FK7JlD8sYWRLmQ2G3t4/s320/20090611+Macro+small-10.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346304683023151506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dH49P_LwhzVoMokxzZtRn8J9KT_dGe1eCONsTveBvquPsVLj8mgooWwfyLMT-9bbJyN9VZltpSyvBg9iIzaePFNwrfU6ZdYLbY99MNBlHlwQoP0WyT8IuQnYKChRlmP6FLQSvaBqS_M/s320/20090611+Macro+small-11.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMWuOt59L2CBxXq9sIrV04Me2-fguI6-Nz4jv28D_CywxmbMpH1xk929mw8TR9SFhBbaPPuHZUkKKQnQU5XczqclBBadJYaa6kx6xJ1LcoVMXeiUh05aIU5dCdy6DBUShcBybrPCzUoc/s1600-h/20090611+Macro+small-7.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346304689623847538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMWuOt59L2CBxXq9sIrV04Me2-fguI6-Nz4jv28D_CywxmbMpH1xk929mw8TR9SFhBbaPPuHZUkKKQnQU5XczqclBBadJYaa6kx6xJ1LcoVMXeiUh05aIU5dCdy6DBUShcBybrPCzUoc/s320/20090611+Macro+small-7.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">For once I think compact cameras are real good. They are cute, tiny, fits into your pocket, and they can do macro at no cost. They can take shots like this easily. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Macro lens for DSLRs are not cheap. You can try this trick using the reverse macro too.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wanted to celebrate by making a brew. But it was past midnight and my eyes are getting crossed. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think i better save up to buy a autofocus nikkor 105mm VR at S$1360. Might be able to save my eyes.<br /></span><br /><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">*orang-matic - full manual. </span></div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-57762817005331796432009-06-11T14:31:00.012+08:002009-06-11T16:34:48.676+08:00A Date with the SunI always had a love-hate relatonship with the sun. I prefer a bright sunny day to a gloomy rainy day anytime. I was eager to try out my polarised filter, and I thought of Labrador park immediately. There is some math involved.<br /><br />Simple equation.<br />if A = Labrador Park = in the West<br />if B = Sunset = in the West (Sun rises in the east and sets in the west)<br />Since A = B,<br />Labrador Park = Sunset!<br /><br />Its a hot day for photoshoot. News said its 34 degs. Pure Madness.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRYIkq0gdcAPTD2G62cuHnmZmiWZoDwPf9SUQ0bBDy8M8nwUkJ_6Td5T0YMhhj8QGJnmlotZEDb48-zVJ6xFAOKQA10itlcrpxOv98mXhbddvVOJbN9AosMHiDT6fWxZ5TblgC_FgrCg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345971706972019618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRYIkq0gdcAPTD2G62cuHnmZmiWZoDwPf9SUQ0bBDy8M8nwUkJ_6Td5T0YMhhj8QGJnmlotZEDb48-zVJ6xFAOKQA10itlcrpxOv98mXhbddvVOJbN9AosMHiDT6fWxZ5TblgC_FgrCg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn3uWhKimoPOMeK8gvxxj4iB4NKmMZGkYwg1e7ZhUyRlRqjiMaGvYY_G8dJNLfDPtx2ZctfbVLC975EtpmySfRyjPD8JrjgvNTBiJFQRlkxnFhJT0eszxi3vTRg5uTcEQztA7O8nd-uA/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345971701395769986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRn3uWhKimoPOMeK8gvxxj4iB4NKmMZGkYwg1e7ZhUyRlRqjiMaGvYY_G8dJNLfDPtx2ZctfbVLC975EtpmySfRyjPD8JrjgvNTBiJFQRlkxnFhJT0eszxi3vTRg5uTcEQztA7O8nd-uA/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> I thought I saw an oasis. Chey.. its a motif on the floor.</span></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">The beautiful sky managed to compensated a bit for the heat.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHddyf_-H8-PU8S9_ev7ObtmPG3mYIZNPt6qnOtD915nuWGTpSlQM9ShzTT_yisV9XIR5KAhyphenhyphenYWRMACrgT7blz7ANvDZqoj58p9mLaUeFTnGNq5_4aALadeADGoXfW6XuE0ow2Hsw_8-w/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345971698459653394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHddyf_-H8-PU8S9_ev7ObtmPG3mYIZNPt6qnOtD915nuWGTpSlQM9ShzTT_yisV9XIR5KAhyphenhyphenYWRMACrgT7blz7ANvDZqoj58p9mLaUeFTnGNq5_4aALadeADGoXfW6XuE0ow2Hsw_8-w/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><em> Photoshopped a bit to make it look like a watercolor painting. No no not HDR.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecVjjcBDrRsOxfmGyFHoO3RVsnnXZo9aSsN1AkExyCb5tJPBBR_j_TWj0NOA363LMxC-K1kQkvQyM8LiiRu3bhQjNdBLswpwGFKFq5eyTTTt1AFt-zuYBHpEeccoPnLxK6Eri-inIEso/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345971693035143202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecVjjcBDrRsOxfmGyFHoO3RVsnnXZo9aSsN1AkExyCb5tJPBBR_j_TWj0NOA363LMxC-K1kQkvQyM8LiiRu3bhQjNdBLswpwGFKFq5eyTTTt1AFt-zuYBHpEeccoPnLxK6Eri-inIEso/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> No. not HDR</span><br /></span></em><br /><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXWOKjsu9ioYDnPxfaSoT5OZjBNN-jM50xFGQKtv5Hzv2i_jQsUSwDVBVEvmEXjrOPEGfVcKr5V3JMVwCHLmDj0hULA_TGAgDAms3IS0Xzyono1KUnWCqVsr7WZMSKPFh0eUqROWLxR4/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961763582596034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXWOKjsu9ioYDnPxfaSoT5OZjBNN-jM50xFGQKtv5Hzv2i_jQsUSwDVBVEvmEXjrOPEGfVcKr5V3JMVwCHLmDj0hULA_TGAgDAms3IS0Xzyono1KUnWCqVsr7WZMSKPFh0eUqROWLxR4/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Quickly sunset please. I want to go home!</span></em><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="left">And I saw a big cruise coming over and its getting bigger and bigger.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcpeMRJY0wZwaX2WNhG6BMaHty2scAjtKXpLbaGgsGVQK2GEI9ksFapbSaSkc5kopcjtDSN-6qXSLCStrUj6a-o5-irNIapApGl1sj24A0aPIwF0SNGNqaMKetyNFL1JNRzQe9lyT3n8/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961759654576418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 362px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbcpeMRJY0wZwaX2WNhG6BMaHty2scAjtKXpLbaGgsGVQK2GEI9ksFapbSaSkc5kopcjtDSN-6qXSLCStrUj6a-o5-irNIapApGl1sj24A0aPIwF0SNGNqaMKetyNFL1JNRzQe9lyT3n8/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Here comes the Big thing!</em> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"></div></div></div></div></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">No, its not a terrorist attack. The cruise is still in the water. Its just trying to get into the dragon's gate to berth at World trade centre.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcr5_yVENGtx4n4ZKx2wFtotCCjl9LoIiXtOeH7xRA9JH1UjbK9D1iBmivYi9MhDl4YbAXcjTCqaD4VoKiKxOQ1Q5uwAMXgjrFZoKxUNxWx0qV0RypbSeQF1KdeFXIb-_MEs0Jqv1N2kg/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961756107243218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 368px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcr5_yVENGtx4n4ZKx2wFtotCCjl9LoIiXtOeH7xRA9JH1UjbK9D1iBmivYi9MhDl4YbAXcjTCqaD4VoKiKxOQ1Q5uwAMXgjrFZoKxUNxWx0qV0RypbSeQF1KdeFXIb-_MEs0Jqv1N2kg/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><em>Wa lau it looks like its banging into the coast.</em></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Macro using my kit lens without flash. Not that nice but its my first attempt. Make do. Make do.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJENX6tkZ9vSgsRGifKXoBOamCxdvZZ9h-wlBJWyHxPpJpuv8giJanzuQWokZZxDeXwYNiSBW6BV-tqtAMiP2z0NXw2kYgaaM2pvb6glSqVgcond8ULu7Fm7UCnFLtk4aiY0bgWcYgcQ/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961747713655314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJENX6tkZ9vSgsRGifKXoBOamCxdvZZ9h-wlBJWyHxPpJpuv8giJanzuQWokZZxDeXwYNiSBW6BV-tqtAMiP2z0NXw2kYgaaM2pvb6glSqVgcond8ULu7Fm7UCnFLtk4aiY0bgWcYgcQ/s320/8.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Don't know whats this flower. Anyone want to contribute?</span></em><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7fFjvfm0nrDQRIs193mKzojIhucxqN5fdxE1Lb_t_BWFI0uJgeSK9o8GclSvAihYkwT4YmhRAEvWgBeTf3yEm0rg-9FwgDE-4EQAMykynuKYWUgdEGik-STyw_y4pnPTzZSOM4Fw22I/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961024614663074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7fFjvfm0nrDQRIs193mKzojIhucxqN5fdxE1Lb_t_BWFI0uJgeSK9o8GclSvAihYkwT4YmhRAEvWgBeTf3yEm0rg-9FwgDE-4EQAMykynuKYWUgdEGik-STyw_y4pnPTzZSOM4Fw22I/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a> This cat is my new found hero. Did anyone tell you that its 34 Deg today?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLBa5oreIHtIgPtOUb2IC0tf5jwlcblMWjsMFpg2VHlhuJVbwp8HbkkuM_ZgI_EKIJvHJpXFUH0Bx5Mqol6IckzI6azAAM-JB1zaAarCeAZqjqP0rEZRny0-XAGnLjipqi9waIYQQqew/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961015954559586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLBa5oreIHtIgPtOUb2IC0tf5jwlcblMWjsMFpg2VHlhuJVbwp8HbkkuM_ZgI_EKIJvHJpXFUH0Bx5Mqol6IckzI6azAAM-JB1zaAarCeAZqjqP0rEZRny0-XAGnLjipqi9waIYQQqew/s320/11.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>stone-grilled kitty</em><br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxIAAyqqw_cK85iw4DAX5MDZ5DbmcRDd6VUKpqXex9iYsHgPX2RgjNYEZ9HeckQAbYWMbGgkPb4GgTwKbE3Deb3JiKfHiI9juBLkgWjkyP-EmDE98nE3ZNS1rsidulEPqs0h51Mhg8xo/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961013685395154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxIAAyqqw_cK85iw4DAX5MDZ5DbmcRDd6VUKpqXex9iYsHgPX2RgjNYEZ9HeckQAbYWMbGgkPb4GgTwKbE3Deb3JiKfHiI9juBLkgWjkyP-EmDE98nE3ZNS1rsidulEPqs0h51Mhg8xo/s320/12.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> That's PSA, West Coast Port. Nice!</span></em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucrYZt4raK2jcZdrG1ZL661WoKr-nIO2iW8wvAlfX9H8XJT6BWJqvb2DFWOlZeKWJYZCKVUQKYhKMu9pWA6uttjWM0SHI5V8phq0XX4OqzOtsEp1CpOHgh8_a84n7YAfSKiKviRqMDjk/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961007912960370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucrYZt4raK2jcZdrG1ZL661WoKr-nIO2iW8wvAlfX9H8XJT6BWJqvb2DFWOlZeKWJYZCKVUQKYhKMu9pWA6uttjWM0SHI5V8phq0XX4OqzOtsEp1CpOHgh8_a84n7YAfSKiKviRqMDjk/s320/13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345961021367278834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhA4jYA5u7rW6_lCuPykZDWpjEVCdiiR1MzUR2eK8sunRogrmh74GQE_RqnSYY9pYhkqNq08lMPXTksK1nX1PHKDP5APHtBDT4bOUiX5Zz5_DgFZBOW-w4aSDC5gQHs5qxySQ6ONAKceI/s320/10.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Going home to shower. </em></span></div><p>Take care, sun. You are running a fever today. I visit you some other day.</p>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-34518564790863363622009-06-10T11:54:00.002+08:002009-06-10T11:59:42.587+08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9WaeOXa9PgmqJ5M7nuAnF4JCPnmDNXqKs7u5BCR-Ia5i36w3e4qNcZ2PC5w9X6YiO6NFJELamnSoKcODrcRmzW93pPu9lkpqoOQFsAaNzZHKKf6EOJjGccV5t3-cTPDqo0tL-7uTAGw/s1600-h/cups-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345542806637871474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9WaeOXa9PgmqJ5M7nuAnF4JCPnmDNXqKs7u5BCR-Ia5i36w3e4qNcZ2PC5w9X6YiO6NFJELamnSoKcODrcRmzW93pPu9lkpqoOQFsAaNzZHKKf6EOJjGccV5t3-cTPDqo0tL-7uTAGw/s320/cups-4.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is my first attempt at product shots using lighting effects.<br />Bought 2 lights recently and eagerly tried it out last night. Its really not easy to adjust. Lightings is really a art on its own.<br /><div></div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-25760618621287683762009-06-05T14:02:00.013+08:002009-06-05T16:47:45.832+08:00Dayi Jia Ji Tuocha 2008<div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Sheng of the Day - 2008 Da Yi Jia Ji Tuocha, 100 grams </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Sheng of the night actually, drank it before going to bed last night.</span></div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJM68jbuyLbgASEZE21UrHOgvOkkw4CFzC_JmClR5ZLC3sBFIn07b3FI-r4To6F-9j3BReLr6ChMFPqgxOgrhIjf37btMVjHoNpxz43mjDjjS2eA6xYbyRHMNRbG6_gXgrE0Ah6gPz1Q/s1600-h/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-3.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343721602348273506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJM68jbuyLbgASEZE21UrHOgvOkkw4CFzC_JmClR5ZLC3sBFIn07b3FI-r4To6F-9j3BReLr6ChMFPqgxOgrhIjf37btMVjHoNpxz43mjDjjS2eA6xYbyRHMNRbG6_gXgrE0Ah6gPz1Q/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;">Da Yi Jia Ji tuocha 2008, 100 grams</span></em></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I got this tea earlier this year. I seldom see Menghai 100 grams tuocha. Usually I see Xiaguan tuocha, and Menghai Bings instead. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">After collecting of some 2001 Xiaguan tuochas in yr 2003, I have kind of shifted my interest to bings. I think that the tuos take much longer to oxidise and mature than bings due to its tight compression. Many of my bings of the same era tend to display more changes then these tuos.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Holding this tuo, I carefully examined it and found that there is a double wrapping. Inside this usual brown packing is a thick white paper. I wonder if this tight security will make the tea even harder to mature.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Opening it up, I am overwhelmed by a fresh scent which is trapped inside the paper wrapper. I held the thing carefully with my both hands and smelled it like a drug addict for a while. Shiok! The leaves look clean and fresh too, rather loosely pressed for a tuo. There is even a nice neifei inside the tuo. Sweet! 90 marks for presentation! Menghai rocks. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /></span></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSlhbtjF1Kw-ldi4poRkbitQi-PGhxxBfNhy_tqtO1ln5hFUWDhOsBsQO165pwmblSsctBOlSXr__dhPztXjpZE-PO8NLMN4PTrPyji_FDAqMuIiFL589qG0rZEJsmzaSyaiJj-UjtuE/s1600-h/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small+1.jpg"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343721595622502114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSlhbtjF1Kw-ldi4poRkbitQi-PGhxxBfNhy_tqtO1ln5hFUWDhOsBsQO165pwmblSsctBOlSXr__dhPztXjpZE-PO8NLMN4PTrPyji_FDAqMuIiFL589qG0rZEJsmzaSyaiJj-UjtuE/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Wanted to use 5 grams for this session. The leaves somehow got quite broken after prying and I decided to put less. 4.8 is a good number. I went ahead to set up my gear and start boiling my water. </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343721598990495170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvz8HcsSVDhTGT3emeZlEYOyqKZKs6KTUg30Qz0vqIO7xuTIlvGHha6SnRmbmOKbVLHYUv-u8GWsyqcM9lIqZtNC5wHsMNbQPIkib7ubjn1FCQHmUlIztZzYBWqLxPRw1vIyzK_0zjg0/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-2.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343721610296572450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsbv6Srn2LMcv50uCUnfjh6Qa1OAy-JhTQo7yY1Mad4OhOoo0gFJrVl83kphtsaWM3r5cMg5z5HMsy5TkXWS-ZQ-DbFhgFgS-UKfZqKZGrsDNT3MaDfvsD4oY1IcRCy93E6HCHaLj6qiQ/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-5.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The tea was made with quick infusions not lasting more than 5 secs. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The soup is bright yellow and resembles some oolong tea. The tea is full and infects the whole mouth, refreshing with some bitter sweet taste. The bitter wears off quickly and the sweet lingers in the back of the mouth.<br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343722489495570466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Di53VhqxkYrpqvkXio6g7J2SGeahO6ehTkGHHJtwuwE9xDVwwgqfuA0S13nK9Wwe4UhH0rC6_KFDT6kUXSTtQOZ5pIUXLTTLsoJDU8OHUTKLSIxvEFCli9bG7KFzcoYUs4edVPg6Ykk/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-6.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343722493281776738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuQTyMRTDSkNo65Lx9rGf2l2XptM4FjIlg8E9nuVmClt6gWFLSZfx6BrmI9U24CIpwVnJG-w6a6_mgOcsdWhlufcr3kPHpJaYXH77LJGQ59AhTQOSsrkeEQ3fLRLZQStpplGdSF0wxe0/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-7.jpg" border="0" /> </span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">It was overall a nice session, eventually stopped at 10 infusions because it was getting late. Shall reduce to probably 4 grams the next time for a softer feel. Will definitely get more of this nice thing.</span></p><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343721612262811250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6xV17LRY-LvEx-UHdFxOy0Ffa4xwR-MH3pWxL6OtoBaIy6YSIdJ1dAVAGVKdCPsEvl8jl4JiMoZn7UizmxfvG_rZomxuMCewLVEFBdRf_3e0twVAG3O7_VqYn8daRWefAYuVNyFsDg8/s320/20090605+Da+Yi+Jia+Ji+Tuocha+small-4.jpg" border="0" /> </span><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Nope. this is not a Menghai Bamboo plate. </span></em><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Merely pasted the sticker from my 2008 Menghai 7532.</span></em></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;">Revisiting my 2001 Xiaguan Tuo next. </span></p>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-25722161705932227302009-06-04T14:23:00.008+08:002009-06-04T16:28:50.888+08:00Changi Kelong Walk<div align="left">Went to Changi Kelong Walk in February this year, was going through my photos and saw this set. It was a tough day walking kms with heavy gear to take photos. Luckily the photos turned out rather ok.<br /></div><p align="center"><br /></p><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN96BZgJ4Dbv9xl9tTbdF-cbqXGva0yJZ6R5jPpoo5w8pWDzsQVm0ifZ1S76h0PE7_Sk8IRaQ6kCR25W9JGFVyEmAEwywvPsfOmbfJHi4pXRK7yWHF_aha9IfHAd_8B_nh994goLMQIo/s1600-h/65.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343361067940071042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN96BZgJ4Dbv9xl9tTbdF-cbqXGva0yJZ6R5jPpoo5w8pWDzsQVm0ifZ1S76h0PE7_Sk8IRaQ6kCR25W9JGFVyEmAEwywvPsfOmbfJHi4pXRK7yWHF_aha9IfHAd_8B_nh994goLMQIo/s320/65.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Its a long looong looooooong walk. Its rather humid but luckily some trees provided us shade.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxGKnYo0huGf4nATNAOM1aR-44v5VaWL0ylL1GnK3Rrkys3ytD09tiTbqV9jsZhaLI61WCwiOa7_t5wT4Zh4EY8vUjWIUTDTOlwxdwhJleIVt-8my-fPng3o8LOEhb9TIzN0NXCigm7E/s1600-h/81.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343361062570953298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxGKnYo0huGf4nATNAOM1aR-44v5VaWL0ylL1GnK3Rrkys3ytD09tiTbqV9jsZhaLI61WCwiOa7_t5wT4Zh4EY8vUjWIUTDTOlwxdwhJleIVt-8my-fPng3o8LOEhb9TIzN0NXCigm7E/s320/81.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;">a beautiful jetty</span> </em></p><p align="center"><em><br /></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343382925545121778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVaQnnEmgZxI7we2CeCusvhq-_k5w6Spy8u5zbhPpLD1TnueZ10ZRbmJTzLSZuGyPvwTm7s6DskV7fUOWBopLWNFKSIlge3-eIHn-0CJ4qeYNDSug9pcZB_blIGxkiKT2wh0bjFMaN-E/s320/91.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343382927394194514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjh_KAM9QIQOxd4yyWmm9FxZJ9xXXc9kduZDnE_x5yKbaZJkBDaOhtTWWmxev878yfSqP9jdHowHCiqCz81658mCMjFgoSFa5twiW1_wBzOFPovILgKLRVPT7ISEA4CutWKAj_x0HTVQ0/s320/77.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Chalet in such a ulu place? Tell me. Who will come? I think its some rich man's retreat place.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVi_0oszhyphenhyphenJ9Wcn7SdMqAig4pSmyZIr4p4a3627vCsI_S0qpg2OZikAagvEo1LjILbDw3_SoK3Bey9r9a6KzIy0AHSBGes8eJpTjTnX45SpkGSUKwXehx4DLKAQzUWsh7KuYEaqUYN4Hc/s1600-h/97.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343360538444839762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVi_0oszhyphenhyphenJ9Wcn7SdMqAig4pSmyZIr4p4a3627vCsI_S0qpg2OZikAagvEo1LjILbDw3_SoK3Bey9r9a6KzIy0AHSBGes8eJpTjTnX45SpkGSUKwXehx4DLKAQzUWsh7KuYEaqUYN4Hc/s320/97.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> Standing out of the crowd.</em></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><br />Finally Reach the Kelong Walk. Its a long walk. Lucky the sky was blue with little clouds.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343363324467643266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysJbJb6gACUJM4lnjz15mLAOZ5Gii4ECoL7klwpmZIw-qSzIoG-6MnyIbHtXC9COJv2-M2a0oOTF0ggMKG4eHtk1YFGHgXm4pmhBpWgnSFCBfps8e19KAo94esmmCyo_zbx2f0bvsUv4/s320/62.jpg" border="0" /> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">eh. Wheres the Kelong?</span></em><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343360526151653170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBnyRzieZpkxCg4GPC_xqYbuNhJJ6fEW-pq04RnlK9SdtTxyh9zTTQUfukMUmRMyG_aLOo0oTD24A28w3B7z2fLKIDsrZC2wHwj43SvZLhK2zFeootc0XcvW8ph1klmF5jw-5cwHO040/s320/112.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">May I know how to skate at wooden platforms like this?</span></em></div><br /><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343360529813982370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsq7_19yWsllhYSnTAWJ2sJrR4y4ndD0x5L0vuXup9nbaKu88MzPWA2FqCdbRuSfoAIsdUYvNd76umMh3YWHfgHowT2v7cx02m-o0t8vpH7slE33MaM8feDGUaaZCa7nj3S7qgaRqVd0A/s320/53.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">the merry man</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVqiaOsbsZrE8bRSB8CInJ_tY4Kb6y9zROXZAxSYUAJpp3UgCaPLHfftIbcaMjgklRLSlhouJBkxrmCuGYWzlyHNsMpjXJmItBDqA6V9x4UzrrYCrawV9KIx6XnT76UJFqe-QqHq4-Go/s1600-h/49.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343360533663850562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVqiaOsbsZrE8bRSB8CInJ_tY4Kb6y9zROXZAxSYUAJpp3UgCaPLHfftIbcaMjgklRLSlhouJBkxrmCuGYWzlyHNsMpjXJmItBDqA6V9x4UzrrYCrawV9KIx6XnT76UJFqe-QqHq4-Go/s320/49.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Finally the sunset came. Sky turning dark. The moment that set everyone "Waa-ing"</div><div align="left"><br /> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343359152835191746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMSyUgqbd0yGDzuWqhF1o_lFuhJ6nvNpDkfskCK69OkDydHIXnAu5psTs8NUVz4e7Jo3QYdvZW5efaJd_j4bLxqVniuaGTUn2Xm_j7FUPOU8f4js_XO3oapiBrOciiEn9cPZ_m85HZaI/s320/138.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343359156318004674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9a2ZcHqtIFd6Y9gSHL9iS75it8MkYryTSBYlcJI2V8-qUC311ScdW3Fw2X07IIboVePfdvn8H8ihnrkBqcGgqa7H1brBKFB8b3T1OoxrcrJW2w01bSR-Z2MMxi_NV1jxiMQfqe5o1Ymg/s320/111.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343359164994968402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaKKxBgTelAEp8n2JnKVGaIYWbvVzks7XnHjvUHr34FSW3o1BXgRdOK64XOEZ2atML5it4P8DJhTVtftub_uD3UFfl_FNz26Dtnw_FKQdcVR8nN5MXT6lmLm08I3425TNouUYPbuXh44/s320/117.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em> I love Sunset. Usually translates to "time to go home after work"</em><br /><em>No la, its a nice creation by nature.</em></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MqnYup2J-NTPVitO-ogDhoFk0c75CbGf8SOKP8zJYCgcdKwqofMO7kzO9ARicxIwKONZYpx0Ey8veAdpsVVywoiXYd2aWad4zI0NbNLiZ4mWCbCLqwRGNwXUK63FOvkgmuookyWKUA0/s1600-h/132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343359153150316738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MqnYup2J-NTPVitO-ogDhoFk0c75CbGf8SOKP8zJYCgcdKwqofMO7kzO9ARicxIwKONZYpx0Ey8veAdpsVVywoiXYd2aWad4zI0NbNLiZ4mWCbCLqwRGNwXUK63FOvkgmuookyWKUA0/s320/132.jpg" border="0" /></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> Digitally enhanced to make the sky more blue. </span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Os says we will never get this type of sky in Singapore. Haha.</span></em><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="left">Super tired after this session. Quickly went home and slept it off. </div><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343385375528255986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHD3XONBkAgRMKpRP4PPSGqBlR3fR7gxRRPTQUH9bO9sqq6vIC7P6SO3VHKzjQvyG0SS9EbbGjVbV4WEeHwmtvJDqNAHprM-dxZHyYTdfmI5i1RYIGNq8PAJpwCAUnzfOV4WAEeea4_M/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-23821031240570884792009-06-02T11:31:00.011+08:002009-06-02T12:11:49.470+08:00its a not so beautiful day<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573462566950866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahQHmGJAnDGvUc3iy8lkHrjMyHooQ7OV92TWRwJv57rl-6LpQ7BxRMjMwQrIGXxOWbeewz286h09umOfaORWX2owjskVDXIHoP1uR31GT-9l8csXegfLXAtdM4fVxJnZ010HtKI2lEv0/s320/sky.jpg" border="0" />The sky is blue. Comfortable wind blowing on your face. Trees holding their head up high and feeling proud of their own presence. Life is beautiful. The future is bright.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573472780022306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_qZ5WdoTbfaReWN5JDvp7bqwtNW63vxWtXF-4nS-F1nVo4VhoUN3leqmJesFmvJsMopIeXsVP_dekcpuWtULJtkyyw2LhyphenhyphenHCongV7RBfJPtgFy26KLwihPZj7Ba0lg6GnyzBhoG5gn4/s320/fallenkite.jpg" border="0" />You start to wonder why the kite refused to fly.<br />This is a bad omen.<br /><br /><br /><br />Went home and took out my favourite teapot. I have used it for a while and it developed a shy shine. Have retired it few years ago to move on to other teapots.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573486224831010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZU6en5Wx1DF_rg-zOSXXvrE4z5J0666z3Z5PxlQiyffD3AWnTIwvzcEOMNPTku34BfcI_Jvyo3P5HfsL9EsPIq0EUmb8NbbX8hmkKnLt98PsZla3E4-a9sfXN84jJpxbXrG0kCqSBR_0/s320/20090523+Teapots-16small.jpg" border="0" />On careful examination. I found this.. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342574281141421330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcT4aD2QvY8bRv5ZhhkA_1LQWn9gw98-_Il0-oEIseybpro3tDW12Q8kKtiSWYcKWCnb5Spjpf8g8LA-wFADxQwVN4a5mNnlJt-tck4uZuEO3iGvEsWFZUpuio8ifrVsHsKckRNp6AgM/s320/20090523+Teapots-16small2.jpg" border="0" />CRACK!!<br /><br />No one told me that teapots will crack when it is left alone. Yes it is a rather thin teapot burnt at high temperature. Cracked because its too dry? Or did it commited suicide out of heart-break because I have not been using it for a while?<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573475443018306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNYDX7GKMmvHfSDIm5TELD8sqc1U2hU3QxHZnBmZE0djyzIC1qyuq9mYLtGa4G6ok0kinTbNnPnWG5UvnErpNqG_OuoREFR3fI56MSFmYa0QWQ5FJ73QI65ylMpZzwsyQ2rbcg72361I/s320/shit.jpg" border="0" /><br />The feeling is like falling into a lump of shit. And the owner staring at you for doing so.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342573482108129858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPAMsQ12zbVCFGEDU4tzBDkwyv9laLvURDXAX_l5YDHRh35FaxkK67-4e8a3zW8J2bUyxYBkpXTjwwkZYCt0jEspfSmhjDbikINRmFxdpWjJQHO7fdXqFxdohpuSzrfBf3pQu75CeiuQ/s320/horse.jpg" border="0" /> Damn.<br /><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-67665631366160087282009-06-01T16:18:00.002+08:002009-06-01T16:22:16.887+08:00Lalang?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdAAmNqnaDUrYPVWCUfg_U65R5Pwm4_2NJDv9MQa-SheVGggshoJXYq-xNN69pyDjyGkfsxH0cVkv3DsVgu583qj603IaThg1-jA8Z5u6iOne6AlhDvMc0SSTKfgqonmXGkKtqjFqWoY/s1600-h/flower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342271039194867570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 343px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdAAmNqnaDUrYPVWCUfg_U65R5Pwm4_2NJDv9MQa-SheVGggshoJXYq-xNN69pyDjyGkfsxH0cVkv3DsVgu583qj603IaThg1-jA8Z5u6iOne6AlhDvMc0SSTKfgqonmXGkKtqjFqWoY/s320/flower.jpg" border="0" /></a>Was walking along the road when I saw this. Happened to have my camera with me and I snapped. Look like lalang to me.<br /><div></div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-45081623333646939342009-05-29T23:37:00.007+08:002009-05-29T23:51:44.657+08:00Bought 2 teapots today.<div align="center">Bought 2 teapots today. I went to the teashop and heard them calling out to me. They are quite big and I wonder how often I will use them. haha. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYHEK7TGGHKLuNuEUEAXwL8v8r-tL4nktFKa1e-lg59AwX9Uql_xM3PLwtjLnHS2vyua26kyhpEIzxTU7NnE3BQYd12C8zLsedeiQfomzcZfcYEklwvsHsYp0G4HiMx_vfiRz-ecFLQI/s1600-h/20090529+Teapot+small-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341271331840044994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYHEK7TGGHKLuNuEUEAXwL8v8r-tL4nktFKa1e-lg59AwX9Uql_xM3PLwtjLnHS2vyua26kyhpEIzxTU7NnE3BQYd12C8zLsedeiQfomzcZfcYEklwvsHsYp0G4HiMx_vfiRz-ecFLQI/s320/20090529+Teapot+small-4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;"><em>dark purple bell. been aiming it for the past few years. finally bring it home</em></span></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341271327209593522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRkZ1wG9PAYRqkJemT08ulz0zDetoogP67e-aZwmuXJZm1BNAWDEEnBAft4OBmdbK4brkIyqYs8jZuDTS4m3IplA0MhuiH8EBqZT_6dCdQXEFfULZsrlextH2pawUzJ59_K62GV92YuE/s320/20090529+Teapot+small-3.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>3 legs makes the bottom dry and neat.</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>this one supposed to be of some age. nice qing shui ni clay.</em></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /><br /> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341271335890331218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOXTk2VzalQLyaMDMy4ywP-Ac1Sm7OVvP2Qiuqm40AV4pgX2M5j7wgsbKSIfBOkiifqynzewj5A_OCK0RFZg2jzQnrwg55M-dA91LPDbubCJSLObdXbbtxk0Uo1oVyFyHQWkBhAppPZA/s320/20090529+Teapot+small-5.jpg" border="0" /> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;"><em>Don't they look like a couple. Sweet.</em></span> </div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-65066095726551847662009-05-29T13:36:00.005+08:002009-05-29T13:59:38.908+08:00Don't you think that clouds are beautiful?<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341116637613870786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gP7mXiKapL0hb9zB2VRWOF4I4aMNSRAWoaWup4L9BGBkEnDQZ7lDrJxbwujp8ls59Fbhta8ZL_jDmATSXqfhqR8w3YiueXivTFfCtnYoiUo6FE97MSQRfoipaPNXKR0ftMLTaNx7jU0/s320/20090524+clouds.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;"><em>its a couldy day</em></span></div><br />I love clouds. They block out a bit of direct sunray and heat.<br /><br />This pic was taken with my normal filter. I just ordered my polarised filter and hope it can reach me in early June. Hope the clouds will look nicer<br /><br />The nice weather pairs well with a big cup of tea.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341116640627140946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb-XGTGJPjiO30CKwvsIfodMb33Cau06UF3yeUV8Tcyqjt0kvx_Bh3F32ZJ3Je-Gxn3M8Ci6b2dzdG6IwZ08uid1WhI_vgA3CXiansMZ5PMUXrfekR3uH7xSdFScX_PGO34jc0WFyX0c/s320/teapot200.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;"><em> its a big big bowl. not a small teapot. </em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;"><em>can take 3-4 infusion and gulp all down in a go. shiok</em></span> </div>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-50235358939404056582009-05-28T12:34:00.000+08:002009-05-28T14:20:59.875+08:00Clarke Quay<div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340730845638133986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhZOZz4_V98_DHWhf3iq-IZh1vhVSXdSf4q0psaYgcDYps8esvRM6At8lCbWF4dFs_AtFSb8WSH9TD1n8_BpMaOl1IvnQkDgzTHPa6f537GWIDDBWDSgduvvKmM6kcG4Hn-z4FptzMLE/s320/Clarke+Quay-54.jpg" border="0" /><br />These photos were taken last year when I bought my first DSLR. It was taken on the first night, when I did not know anything about apertures, shutter speed and composition. Nevermind it is noisy at ISO3200, I still like it<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340730867304269074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme8QbQLSbRZFZGle3ITsdNMEZOXYG5k_HnQfK-Sa9whZt1CWNeWk9b7YNeO7xQ41JG6sJcrqC8OFPEHAGwhh-vO5f9Pcc1x887GgSd4_mpKCF6H7P-GCSstvFuDZPU9R5FEsuyQ_2A5U/s320/Clarke+Quay-20.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340730858104385442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KBHmS_kQuX5m1_KSRmmt1h8kO1Of1MNlFb5tnqhAh_L_wfNrbCtIgw3VMke2h0WPcx9Rnld_FZGY8igi1Ojay_VHgI6MiiLZb__nj6f6g6OuyavQrtUhVyQyM9tE9XTrYBeynbDGY4c/s320/Clarke+Quay-16.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">take me away quick. I need a drink</p>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-14702731918205876602009-05-27T16:03:00.002+08:002009-05-28T10:31:31.536+08:00Crazy Weather - HOT HOT HOT<div align="left">The hot weather is killing me.<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">In the day I am playing hide and seek with the sun by hiding in the office and only coming out when absolutely necessary.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">In the night you see no physical sun. but the presence is still felt. The room feels like a little oven. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340416705537687698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzTIihbtKTqzDj2GIAQ_JozIxfgX4Oe0ifaZ4xY6ic_spEf9YtQFOXPD-tYSbdT115SbyIXaCv4QRQu4WS51AKpnVIVYXLZcwvGpCQC0DwJx90rgk-71jYYAW3Ycvq-8FiZO4qthJ53g/s320/watermelon.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">watermelon is now your best friend<br /></p>nanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954681778371573801.post-46259316876603424732009-05-27T11:19:00.000+08:002009-05-28T10:37:24.743+08:00First post!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZYt1AOXHwH8waf2yKM29bsj8in36Vd8uKbpkSP1GZXewP0zrqg3flOQeyb9qXQ1JRpBmQH87uN9swVzA3cW_r1oH8sgmeslQzd3v8yCR9ZAVTkq8hyIRfRngWqsdqhtFeMZAnXXAtA/s1600-h/20090523+Teapots-46.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340338381073832578" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZYt1AOXHwH8waf2yKM29bsj8in36Vd8uKbpkSP1GZXewP0zrqg3flOQeyb9qXQ1JRpBmQH87uN9swVzA3cW_r1oH8sgmeslQzd3v8yCR9ZAVTkq8hyIRfRngWqsdqhtFeMZAnXXAtA/s320/20090523+Teapots-46.jpg" border="0" /></a>Welcome to Photogratea.<br /><br />As you may already guess, this is a photography and tea blog.<br /><br />This has been my addiction for the past few years and I hope to share some of my photos and thoughts with you all. I hope to make friends of similar interest here.<br /><br />This teapot is one of the first I bought many yrs ago.<br /><br />yours,<br />nanchonanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06765896378203897690noreply@blogger.com0