Toby using Pentax

Back from my ski trip at Yongpyong, S. Korea

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Took by Olympus T-610, a Tough P&S camera.

Depressed

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Untitled snap with Pentax DA21 / 3.2 AL

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A street snap with my beloved DA21, my "standard" lens for street snap. I love it's small size, but the slow focusing speed of the Pentax system is a bit annoying when doing street snap - it's just not fast enough in some situation.

Sometimes I have to rely on the decade old zone focusing technique, not ideal for digital images because you can easily notice the out-focus with these old-day technique when blow-up on your screen.

Another pic from my recent France trip

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Red, and white

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A snap in Shanghai

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Corner

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I am not sure why I like these kind of framing when snapping sad subjects. I just like it.

Baggage

2011-09-04T22:26:00.000+08:00

Molome: a phone photo social network for non iPhone users

2011-09-03T00:22:00.011+08:00

I don't want to spend my money on the every-one-have-it iPhone, but I really envy the photo-sharing social network such as Instagram. It can edit the photos on your phone, and upload to the social medias directly. Great for sharing quick snaps with your mobile.

I just found the Molo.me from the OVI market, i think it's a good replacement for non IPhone users. There are a few special effect to choose from, and I really like the square aspect ratio of the photos in Molome. Android and Symbian versions are available. Come visit my Molome page HERE.

Below is a snap with my phone I uploaded.

A broken Nikon Coolpix P50

2011-09-03T00:08:00.003+08:00

It was an accident: I tried to snap with the P50 in a dangerous position. When I tried to pull back, I didn't notice the ditch behind me, so I fell. I am okay, but I bump the lens of the P50, so it can't retract into the body again.... sad.

I believe there was a misalignment in the gears of the lens driving system, so I tried to take it apart and see if I can fix it at all. As you can see, the result was a disaster: after I remove the back and a circuit board, I couldn't remove the remaining circuits.... that means I can't even get my way to the lens driving gears....

I never have good experiences in fixing my cameras. I hope I am a better photographer than a camera technician.

The pix was taken with my Nokia phone. Sorry for the bad quality.

A crack in the sky by Fujifilm F10

2011-09-02T23:59:00.001+08:00

Took with Fujifilm F10.

A lonely lamp post

2011-09-01T22:46:00.000+08:00

enhanced saturation and add vignetting.

Seine River, Paris

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Chateau hotel in Loire Valley

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Carnac, France

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A summer holiday town in Brittany, Western France

Beach of Carnac, Brittany, France

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"Blue sky effect" for Lightroom, downloaded from the net.

Pont de Chambord

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And the beautiful Loire river running below it.

Megalith at Carnac

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Interesting pre-historical megalith at Western France.

Louvre, Paris - another angle

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wheat field

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Street of Montmartre

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Snap at Paris

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Snap @ Mt. St. Michel, France.

Stair of Paris

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Processing note: Desaturate all beside red, vignetting.

Wheat field at Loire Valley, France

2011-08-20T23:49:00.001+08:00

Took by my wife with a P&S, while I was driving. Too bad I don't have the time to stay over for a decent shot.