A snap from Shanghai

Give me a break.....

Three trees

Shadows

handrail

Tears in my eyes

Sometimes, out-of-focus will have special effects... and meanings.

Processing: vignetting

The Wall

When I hit the wall with the viewfinder, all I saw was notices of moving your home or repair services. Ain't that inspiring?

Processing: toy camera effect

One lonely lamp post

I have no idea why I like to photo lamp-post. Let you know when I figure this out.

Processing: Toy camera effect on Aperture

A downward arrow

Please stop pointing downward... I want UP!!

Processing: grey scale with yellow filter setting on Aperture

The blue sky

When the sun is shining, lamps are probably useless.

Processing: Toy camera effect in Aperture

"Passed by...." / On Selinium Toner

An old snap with slide (yes, the expensive slide). This shot was shot on ISO100 slide, handheld at approx. 1/4s, scanned with film scanner, and digitally altered to monochrome with Selinium tone.

Speaking of Selinium tone, it is actually more than an artistic style.

In the good old days of black-and-white photography, the photo paper was treated with chemicals. Because of the acidic nature of the 'fixing' process, b/w photos are prone to color fading over time, particular when photos are not washed in running water long enough. For additional stability of the photo-print, an additional step called 'toning' is often used. Most toner will alter the color of the print, e.g. Sepia Toner will add a brown tone to the print. Selinium Toner is the most stable toning chemical, and often used in gallery display.

A red dot

Spontaneousness, it's the word for DA21. Having my camera ready in my hand, I just keep my eyes open, and snap a photo whenever some scene catches my attention.

The contrast between the bright red paint and the grey concrete had my attention. The original shot matched my intention quite nicely, and I just add some vignetting to project a surreal feeling and further isolate this already abstract scene from the real world.