24 December 2008 2008 was a year of great growth for me. If I were to list it all the things which has happened to me in terms of my photography, the list would be long indeed. But here are 5 highlights: January – Trip to India. New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur May- embarking on … Read more
17 December 2008 Jim Collins, author of the book ‘Good To Great’ said in the book, ‘Good is the enemy of great’, What that means is that being good at something (or even recognising that you are good at something) you can fall into what he calls the curse of competency and once that happens, … Read more
3 November 2008 I have fallen in love with rangefinder shooting and film. Ever since I got my Leica M6 TTL I’ve taken about 50 rolls of film. There’s just something about it that makes you want to make any excuses to take pictures. I still have my dSLR and lenses and use it to … Read more
23 October 2008 Sometimes, you walk around and something happens in a split second. You have to be ready to take that shot. When I’m just walking around I always have my camera in a ready position which is simply setting it at f/8, adjusting the shutter for correct exposure and focussed at the hyperfocal … Read more
23 October 2008 I went on walkabout today. Filled my bag with lots of film and just drove to the middle of Kuala Lumpur, parked the car and went walkabout. During the walk, I went to Chow Kit Road which has a large market and people sell all sorts of stuff. It is also a … Read more
21 October 2008 Well. It’s been nearly a month now since I started my affair with film. Lots of mishaps in the developing tank but now with some experience I can confidently say I am 90% there, at least in achieving consistency of results and repeatability. I have now stocked up with lots and lots … Read more
12 October 2008 I have processed about 10 rolls of b&w film and there has been a lot of disasters and mishaps. I thought I share this firstly as part of my own learnings but also for the benefit of others. Thumbprint, scratches, light leak Scratches, light leak, water spots double exposure Light leak, scratches, … Read more
12 October 2008 I often walk around with The Canon Powershot G7 and My Leica M6. Truth be told, I use the G7 to check my exposure on the Leica. Since doing this, I have gained new found respect for the G7. It’s actually a brilliant camera. One of the things I like about the … Read more
11 October 2008 I just developed a few more rolls of film and am encountering more and more problems. I can see scratches, fogging, underdevelopment, low density, water spots. Pretty much all the usual problems I’ve read about. So I have decided to put in some very rigid processes to improve the quality of the … Read more
7 October 2008 Well. I have received all my scans back from yesterday’s adventure of developing my own film. Lots of mistakes especially in development time. There were also a lot of scratches in the earlier portion of film which came from my handling of it and trying to get it into the reel. But … Read more