6 October 2008 Leica M6 TTL 50mm f/2.0 Summicron Fujicolour Pro 400H Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 at f/2.0 Fujicolour Pro 400H I went on walkabout today and went to Central Market hoping to see some unique characters. You can see a lot of artists here who make a living doing streetside portraits. This is … Read more
5 October 2008 Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 Kodak BW 400CN at f/2 I spend the afternoon at the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) Park today. I wanted more time with the Leica M6 as part of my efforts to get to know it better. My pictures have not been all that good since I … Read more
3 October 2008 Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 Kodak BW400CN Scanner Canon 4400F I have finally figured out the best settings for my scanner. And the best setting is to let the machine do its job. When I started scanning a couple of weeks ago I launched the scanner driver and started meddling with brightness, … Read more
30 September 2008 Leica M6 50mm Summicron f/2.0 wide open Fuji Superia X-Tra 400 Converted to BW in CS3 Taken at the Pasar Ramadhan of Taman Melawati. During the month of Ramadhan, Pasar Ramadhans (or Ramadhan Bazaars) mushrooms in all housing areas in Malaysia. Something about not eating or drinking the whole day makes us … Read more
30 September 2008 I caught this image when I was traveling in India earlier this year. One of the places I visited was Fatehpur Sikre, 1 hour out of Agra which is the home of the famous Taj Mahal. I can’t wait to travel again as I think I have made some progress in the … Read more
25 September 2008 It’s been nearly a week now since I got my Leica M6. I have shot a total of about 15 rolls of film in my efforts to master the type of photography that rangefinders can give. My initial impressions still remain the same. When I cannot depend on technology to make my … Read more
23 September 2008 Leica M6 50mm f/2.0 Summicron Fuji X-TRA 400 I love this image. Its a little grainy and attribute that to the consumer grade film which I am using. There’s a steep learning curve for me and the Fuji X-TRA 400 is cheap enough to finance my learnings. I’m now going to try … Read more
20 September 2008 After months of agonising, thinking, weighing pros and cons, research and just plain giving myself a migraine, I’ve finally done it. I bought a used Leica M6 TTL and a brand new Leica 50mm Summicron f/2.0. And the agony was worth it…. The first few rolls I took truly sucked and the … Read more
14 September 2008 I am experimenting a lot these days in an effort to discover new way of expressions through photography. One of the projects I’m doing is a study of bokeh or background blur. Its a simple project to conceptualise but very difficult to execute in my opinion. Here’s how… How to do it? … Read more
13 September 2008 One of my dear uncle who was an avid photographer (he passed away 4 years ago) gave me one of his old camera many years ago. It was a Pentax LX with an assortment of lenses like the Pentax SMC 50mm f/1.2. The Pentax LX is a classic camera brought out by … Read more