mamafufu

曾經滄海難為水

mamafufu — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:35:54 +0000

曾經滄海難為水
除卻巫山不是雲
取次花叢懶回顧
半緣修道半緣君

Rising or Setting?

mamafufu — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:44:18 +0000

Is the sun rising or setting? Is the next moment going to be light or darkness? Regardless what it is going to be, let’s enjoy this very moment. Look, it is so beautiful. Isn’t it?

仲夏晚荷

mamafufu — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:16:18 +0000

Sunday mornings are meant to be slept in instead of waking up early, driving 30 miles one-way and taking portrait of flowers. This was exactly what I did this Sunday morning. Good to catch those water lilies before they are gone for the season.

I loved you once

mamafufu — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:33:15 +0000

You were my life, you were my breath
You were every move I ever made
But recently my opinion’s changed
The joke’s on you I’m afraid

Go away, go away
Please, please go away
I loved you once
I don’t love you now
Please, please go away

Need You Now

mamafufu — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:13:24 +0000

The lyrics and the piano solo of this song have been in my head for last few weeks and I don’t seem be able to get it off. Or perhaps I have not tried hard enough since there is no reason to. It goes like “It’s a quarter after one, I’m a little drunk and I need you now. Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you now. And I don’t know how I can do without. I just need you now …”

醉過方知酒濃, 愛過方知情重. Perhaps ones need to 醉過 and 愛過 before they will fully understand and appreciate.

Time to play some Polo

mamafufu — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:24:24 +0000

This was my third times taking Polo pictures. The first time didn’t count since it was in the evening and the arena was poorly lighted plus (insert other excuses here). The second time around was okay. It was a beautiful sunny day but still didn’t get many good action shots. I think the third time around came out a bit better with the same camera (5D Mark II), same lens (70-200mm f/2.8L IS) and similar lighting although a bit more overcast. The differences were:

- I added a 2x extender which gave me a bit more reach with 400mm although I lost a few f stops, suffered a bit on image quality and gained a lot more noise even at ISO 800.
- I focused on actions this time around more.
- I used a monopod instead of a tripod. This gave me more flexibility on framing.
- I moved around a bit more instead of staying in one place.
- I used AI Servo AF which helped with moving objects. This is the time I wished I had an 1D Mark IV or even a 7D.
- I used continuous shooting a bit more. Again 3.9 fps of 5D Mark II didn’t cut it but did help.
- I got better with Lightroom for post processing.

Here is one of my favorite of the whole set:

Casualties of War

mamafufu — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:11:19 +0000

Today is the Memorial Day in the US to remember the men and women who died in wars. With wars we all lose regardless which side we were in. This picture was taken in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, USA. There are over 58,261 names listed on the Memorial to remember the men and women who either died or missing during the Vietnam war. The memorial was designed by a second generation Chinese American Maya Ying LIn.

And here is the rest of the picture set.

不到最後不會知道

mamafufu — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:32:22 +0000

我一直站在被你傷害的地方
你一直留在讓我哭泣的遠方
愛一直停在你曾愛我的那晚
你曾經對我那麼好
你說你愛我到老
現在我還忘不掉
什麼天荒地老
不到最後不會知道

飲茶養身攝影養心

mamafufu — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:35:38 +0000

Tea is good for the body and photography is good for the soul. The tea happens to be the new 2010 Spring Dragon Well. Absolutely wonderful with great and lasting aftertaste. Photography is still mamafufu.

The Real Iron Man

mamafufu — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:19:04 +0000

Tired of seeing all the flower pictures from me lately? Here is something different and perhaps something more contrastive. Mr. Nol Putnam is a master blacksmith and is famous for the three gates that he built for the Washington National Cathedral’s Columbarium. Here is the rest of the picture set.

Larry Price: Very dramatic. I always shoot DETAILS for editorial work. These are great to help tell stories and suggest editorial direction. This is well executed, spot on.