Iceberg's Photoblog.

Brownian Motion

2012-05-19T22:44:00.001+08:00

This was shot for a project themed: Green/Black. Well, variations of the photos do come out. Some brown, some colorful.

New Zealand - Nov 2011

2011-12-18T22:42:00.003+08:00

New Zealand trip started from Auckland, then to Queenstown. We stopped at Te Anau first, visited Doubtful Sound, Milford Sound, then headed to Invercargil, Dunedin and then Queenstown!

Most of the places we went was raining. Locals everywhere almost say the same thing: "Yesterday was bright and sunny!"

Took 1059 shots. Filtered down to 79 pictures for first pass. And posted 17 here. Will definitely work on having a PDF/PPT version to document the travel from Day 1 to last day!

Willy the Wanderer

2011-10-20T23:52:00.017+08:00

Meet Willy.

"Hello!"

He was adopted just 2 days ago from a nearby shop which seemed to have eluded me for 1 year, for just $7.90. He even has a functional magnifying glass!

"Watcha looking at!"

Willy is an addition to bring to light the 3D Models that we have been building for the past weeks/months. Willy the Wanderer.. for obvious reasons.

At first, he wasn't sure whether he was dreaming, or really visiting places. He started off at Tower Bridge, London.

Scrutinizing closer, it seems real enough. And the journey commences!

Willy was at Burj Al Arab. Right where Agassi played tennis a few years back. But somehow, he sees the Petronas Twin Tower not too far ahead!

It's nice to hang off the Petronas Twin Tower bridge once in a while it seems...

Moving on, there was Paris...

Then there was Pisa....

"Whoa"... leaning as much as Willy can go...

Moscow...

Trying to blend in to the Kremlin.. playing Spot Willy instead of Find Wally...

China....

"Yippee!!" on top of the Great Wall.. or part of it...

Taj Mahal...

After a long trip, he rested.

But it was too hot, so Willy got into the shade!

Moving on... Willy came to the Himeji-Jo!

Try to Spot Willy...

Looking out of the Himeji-Jo... Willy is getting tired..

As I try to take a bird's eye view...

Willy sits back and rest...

Completing his tour... Willy went Down Under

Where else to go then the Opera House!

Exploring the Opera House...

It's time to take a break. Willy sits back, stretch out, gear down. It's time to conclude this journey segment of Willy the Wanderer.

La Trappe

2011-09-25T14:21:00.003+08:00

Went to Little Part 1 Cafe at Upper Thomson for Friday dinner.
Second time there, and second time having the La Trappe!

This time round, I took the bottle home (with consensus of the Cafe of course) for a photo shoot.

Nice strong beer. + the bottle looks good. Deserving of the effort to setup and shoot!

p.s. I realized my watermark for the product shoots were far too much at the bottom corner (like the Lomo Recesky), so for this round, I shifted it to overlap with the product.

Lomo Recesky

2011-09-18T17:56:00.002+08:00

My New Toy!
The newest addition to my toy collection - Lomo Recesky..

A DIY TLR for the price of $33SGD. This price is pretty flexible depending on where or who you get it from. I'm not sure whether I will be passing any roll of film through this, but it is definitely a cheap and good deco to be used at Halia.

Casio G-Shock

2011-09-04T19:29:00.003+08:00

Got a new toy for Friday.
Wanted a sporty watch, probably hoping that I will get out and do more sports!
Casio G-301BR-1ADR 2737
Quite different from my previous watch shoots. (Check out here: Product)

Glass and Asparagus

2011-08-11T22:39:00.003+08:00

Another set of photos not uploaded! What has been going on!! These were taken when the thought of concept photography was lingering... hopefully more inspiration will return. Shot in June 2008 as well.

Tree in solitude

2011-08-11T22:34:00.004+08:00

Essentially.... broccoli.

This came up during lunch today. I tried to find it on this blog but realized I didn't post it... taken in 2008 June, close to when Ripples and Cherry was taken. Couldn't remember whether it was Australian or China Broccoli though...

Singapore KTM Tracks

2011-07-30T21:29:00.005+08:00

These photos were taken before the Hanoi trip, but I only sat down to go through them in LR after the Hanoi trip.

The KTM tracking trip took place on 16 July, Morning. The idea was to track from track close to Rifle Range, and end at Rail Mall, with a hearty breakfast at Hatched. Luckily the weather was good, not too sunny/hot, not moody either. There were a lot of people. I would have described it as half of Singapore who were not at shopping malls were there.

And of course, there was the breakfast @ Hatched and coffee @ McD after that.

Hanoi 2011: July 23-26

2011-07-29T22:44:00.032+08:00

My first post via email! My plan is to type out the text in email then add in the pictures through the dashboard later.

Day 1

We reached in the afternoon, checked into our hotel, Tirant Hotel. Here's some room pics.

Then we went for a quick walk before heading for spa. Nearby the hotel lies the lake which is like a landmark to me.

We passed by the place where we would watch the show later, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre. We had the hotel staff to help secure the tickets less it were sold out.

Dinner at Green Tangerine.

Food pictures!

At the Water Puppet theater, apparently need to pay 1USD for photography. I didn't pay, so only took some shots before the show started.

After the show, we headed out to the night market, which only runs on weekend nights.

Crossing the road is scary! Tons of vehicle horning, people etc

View of hotel at night.

Day 2

Halong Bay!
We booked a tour for 30USD per pax. A van came around to pick us up.

Halong city.

At the pier.

On the boat.

View on water. Splendid.

Inside Cave @ Halong Bay

Day 3
Food day!
Thanks to Ben, We were spoilt for choices on where/what to eat.

Bun Cha

Ordered 2 persons' share and a coke for 180k VND

Bun Bo Nam Bo

Went there right after Bun Cha and just couldn't eat as much anymore! So had to share one.

Zooming to dinner time.... Quan An Ngon.

This was good. Really good. Wrap-it-yourself with pork.

After the heavy lunch, we couldn't really eat much. Was looking around on what to order. The following is Rice Cake with Pork. Didn't quite like it, so just took a nibble.

Looking for a place for drinks, especially forgoing the usual Highlands Coffee, we sought advice from the local stall keeper. She pointed to across the street, an alley with little light, only to see something bright at the end. We walked through. It first seemed like a residence, then a temple, or it could be both. Finally a lady asked whether she can help. After knowing our intentions, she used some effort to switch on the lights, and handed us the menu, waiting to take our order.

View from the other end of the alley

This does not seem like a drink place in any sense!

The part where it feels like a residence. There was someone watching tv in the room.

After having taken the order, we headed up. There's a straight stair and a windy stair just to reach the 'cafe'. Then there's another flight of stairs going to don't-know-what.

The inside view of the top. We sat outside, with 2-3 other tables of customers.

View of the lake while seating outside

The signboard at the entrance of the alley.

Bishan

2011-06-17T22:08:00.005+08:00

Reached home earlier today. Was feeling a bit flu-ish, but think that it will be good to try to catch the sunset @ Bishan. Sunset was not exactly wonderful today. The process was over by the time I got to my spot. The clouds weren't fantastic as well. Here's just some shots of the neighbourhood.

Earlier shot of the HDBs. Before the sky turned darker.
There are actually some stars if you stare at the photos carefully. Those are not pixel noises.

Stadium - Good to have the flood lights turned on. Just something to add to the photo.

Mad for Garlic

2011-06-08T21:10:00.003+08:00

One idea to shooting more has to start with bringing the camera with you more often. So, I brought the cam to work, and then to the dinner appointment @ Mad for Garlic. I brought the 50/1.7 only because it's compact, useful and has good aperture.

Some food for thoughts:

After dinner, we hunted for McCafe. This one was at Center Point.

Mocchachino

PS Cafe

2011-06-05T17:47:00.006+08:00

Went for brunch today. It was pouring super cats and dogs today. Even as we ventured after the thunderous rain, it was still pretty heavy. But brunch was pretty good, albeit pricey.

PS Cafe at Palais Renaissance.

Table setting:

Cappuccino with love.

PS Big Bacon and Egg. I chose poached egg. It comes with chorizo, herb bread, baked tomato, mushroom and of course bacon.

Brunch burger. This would have been my choice if poached eggs ran out! Very good burger, though this plate was pretty exp, but beats most burger I've had hands down.

Egg White Omelette. Comes with spinach and mushroom.

Labrador Park

2011-06-04T23:19:00.003+08:00

Having realized that

1. I have not been utilizing my camera much
2. This blog has long been neglected

today, I made a trip down to Labrador Park, hoping to catch the sunset. However, the sky was a bit too cloudy, so had to miss the eggyolk in the sky... Not a very fruitful trip, but, it's a good start. Hope to go out shoot more, post more in the future.

2 pics for today..

Cambodia

2010-11-29T23:43:00.005+08:00

Realized I have not uploaded the photos since my trip in Dec 09!!
It's almost going to be a year.. so here goes..

Star Search 10 contestant photoshoot

2010-10-03T19:32:00.003+08:00

Today I had the opportunity to take part in Mediacorp's Star Search 10 contestant shoot. This was a 1hour thing, with each photographer having 10min to shoot per couple. 5 couples at 5 stations.

After the debrief, I went to my first location. I had a less than ideal flow. 5 stations were located at 3 location. 2 location had 2 stations. Just so happen that according to my flow of stations, I had to start and end at the same location.

Also, we started late, around 2:20pm. By 3:10pm, when I finished with the 4th couple. It was time out. Below are what I have come up with. Thanks to Cathay Photo, we had strobes to use at 1 location.

On with the photos!

Kite Festival 2010 (Marina)

2010-09-18T21:29:00.008+08:00

Never knew such a festival existed until today. Haven't been to this area of Singapore before, and I didn't know such a nice place exists too. The kite festival was held at this green patch across the marina barrage. On the opposite side is just Marina Bay Sands. There were soooooo many people. Those with kites, those with cameras, and those who are there just to see look see look.

Nice place, nice time, quite a good place for picnic. Shall go there another time just for that!

On with the kite festival =)

Angel Rays

2010-09-06T21:29:00.002+08:00

Good day in Seoul...

Food Photography - RedDot Brewhouse

2010-07-10T10:12:00.003+08:00

Had a photoshoot at RedDot Brewhouse for food photography. The 2nd time, but this time round the photos are more satisfactory. The hardest to shoot is still the pork knuckle, difficult to make it look like a pork knuckle!

Citizen Eco-Drive Moon Phase

2010-07-04T23:27:00.005+08:00

Got my Citizen Eco-Drive today!
Given that I've done a shot on my Casio about 4years ago, I did the same thing this time round with the Citizen before using it extensively!

This watch is suppose to be eco friendly. No need for change of battery as it derives energy from light.

Cherry

2009-06-13T19:26:00.003+08:00

Part of the effort of my "a photo a week"

Ripples

2009-06-06T17:00:00.005+08:00

Decided to some experimental shoots... here goes....

Changi Boardwalk

2009-02-19T00:21:00.004+08:00

Went to Changi Boardwalk today. Decided to update this blog as frequent as possible!

Andalucia

2009-01-05T23:02:00.003+08:00

Had a visit to Sevilla, Malaga and Granada with my mum and sis in Oct 2008. This is a waaaaay llooonnng overdue post..

PS #2

2008-07-26T20:28:00.001+08:00