True self

Which is the reflection? Which is the true being? Often, people wonder about their true self. But could it be that both sides of you make you who you are? The truth is, in this photograph, neither of them are reflections.

We played with miniatures today, hence the legomen. It was pretty fun working with them and our imagination. That's it for today.

Cheers,
aileenfu

Morning sky

Second photo of the day. In order to make up for the long period of rest. :)

I really am in awe of IPhone's camera, it does take good shots. (At least acceptable of viewing.) But that can only said when it is bright. Try using it at night, The photos are so noisy that it's unbearable.

This photo was taken before I left for school this morning. I like the contrast between the blue and orange ray from the sun on the building. And the white clouds spread like bushes of a tea plantation. (Not really an excellent comparison, but that's what came to mind.)

It's really a wonder how the sky changes every single day. You'll never get bored of shooting the sky. I've had some other pretty cool shots of the sky previously. Perhaps I'll upload them next time.

Cheers, 

aileenfu

After it rains.

That day I went for a walk with my camera after the rain stopped. The raindrops were pretty marvelous. There were droplets on plants are nice but hey, this one one on a really doesn't seem too bad. I thought what's interesting about this photo is that the waterdroplets in this photo reminds me of the black and white keys on the piano. 

I will most probably have another photo coming in soon. Awesome after such a long pause on the blog. :) 

Cheers, 

aileenfu

Merlion and rainbows

Here's a photo from the recent Photog outing (Photog is short for Photography Club). We walked quite a fair bit from Tiong Bahru, then took a bus to 'town'. It had me officially exploring Singapore for the first time.

This photo different from the other Merlion photos I had because of the rainbow. Also, the fact that the merlion is undergoing construction is different in it's own way. :)

Cheers,
aileenfu

Of colours, windchimes, and the Sun's bright circles

Not been updating for awhile now. But here's the new photo. :)

Been to Malacca recently and I did enjoy myself. But I fell sick right after I returned, most probably due to food poisoning. It could be a good thing that it didn't happen during the trip like it did when I went to LiJiang. (My guess is altitude sickness)

Today's photo was taken at Malacca. I like this photo because of 3 main reasons.

1. I have a thing for colourful umbrellas. Although this is a magnified version, it still is a colourful umbrella. :)

2. The sun creates those pretty circles in the picture. I could have avoided them by tilting my camera a little and maybe I may regret it when I look at this photo later. For now though, I like the way it looks.

3. I never really liked having too many windchimes around the house, I find them rather.. distracting. But they do look and sound good outside. :)

So until I have a new photo (Which may be rather soon), I'll just leave it at that.

Cheers, 

aileenfu

Cat modelling

I haven't posted a photo for more than a week, or maybe two? It's just that I have not been carrying my camera out for a walk. It's always when I do that I will find something nice to take and then update this blog.

The watermark I put is really weird seeing that I'm not so good a photographer (yet.) It makes me feel as if I'm exaggerating (Maybe I am). But I wouldn't like seeing my photo elsewhere without any credits or anything. And the watermark seems to be a motivation for me, working towards the goal where my photograph may one day be worth the mark. :D So do bear with me until that comes true..

Back to today's photo. Some cats do make for great models. Even though others are shy and may run away, they still have some awesome camera-ready poses. This cat in the picture wasn't that friendly, it did run when I tried to shoot, but it looked at the camera with such hostility and curiosity that it made for a rather good shot all the same.
I'm not that into shooting cats and I haven't taken a photo of the big fat friendly cat at school (With a dslr at least..). Maybe someday it'll be a candidate for shooting. :)

Cheers,
aileenfu

Our generation is not all about technology.

Well, who says our generation don't enjoy ourselves in nature when we're young..

We hear older people telling us about what they played as children without digital handheld devices. 'Long kang' fishing, playing outdoors in general. Although I admit that not everyone in our generation has had the experience of fishing, or tadpole-ing in the 'long kang' (Canal) when they were young, we still do enjoy the outdoors. I used to catch tadpoles in the drain behind my block and keep them in a fishtank, waiting for them grow into adult frogs. I do hope I am not the only one my age who did that.

The young child in the photograph, plays in the water, while her mother tells her so much about what she did as a child playing in the river, looking for shell animals to catch.

Children today have their limitation when it comes to playing in nature. Another child, so desperately wants to step into the water, yet because of the fear of wetting his shoes, he was not allowed to. Furthermore, how many places can you find close to home in Singapore which allows you to get into such proximity with nature?

So, the difference between generations who played in the water and the generation who found joy in handheld devices is not technology, but rather the lack of exposure and allowance to get close with the rustic lifestyle. At least, I do like the feeling of stepping into the running water. Perhaps if we were given the choice of technology or nature after enjoying ourselves under the sun, we'd never want to leave. :)

Cheers,

aileenfu