Miss Chinatown Finals

mpenza · 21st November 2004

After several rounds, today's the finals for Miss Chinatown....

The 18 Contestants (and the male MC).....

Last year's winners were also at the finals to present the prizes.....

The shortlisted 7 for the second round....

The top 5 winners:

mpenza · 21st November 2004

And congratulations to the winner.... Jasmine Lin (who's also the tallest at 1.8m)!!!

would post more pics later if I'm not tired (which I am now after 2.5 hours of non-stop shooting)....

Buzz · 21st November 2004

wow ...you really fast !!!

...you really had fun.....

mpenza · 21st November 2004

took close to 1.3k pics

quite a big group of clubsnappers were there..... ladderman reappeared too.

mpenza · 21st November 2004

There're 4 segments of competition today.

First - Night gown

Second - Swimwear (the contestants wore bikini today. below's a crop of the original pic)

Third - Cheongsam

Last - Q&A for the shortlisted 7

k220 · 21st November 2004

Originally Posted by mpenza

took close to 1.3k pics quite a big group of clubsnappers were there..... ladderman reappeared too.

wow~~ 1.3K...

mpenza · 21st November 2004

Originally Posted by k220

wow~~ 1.3K...

shot a bit more today cos unsure whether I got the pics sharp (especially, when the legs are tired and arms aching)

it does take up quite a bit of space back home on the PC though.

k220 · 21st November 2004

Originally Posted by mpenza

shot a bit more today cos unsure whether I got the pics sharp (especially, when the legs are tired and arms aching) it does take up quite a bit of space back home on the PC though.

take your time, I can wait.

Zplus · 21st November 2004

Originally Posted by mpenza

took close to 1.3k pics quite a big group of clubsnappers were there..... ladderman reappeared too.

And not to forget the legendary ace.....

mEc · 21st November 2004

Originally Posted by Zplus

And not to forget the legendary ace.....

I think I know who is it

KNIGHT ONG · 21st November 2004

Originally Posted by mEc

I think I know who is it

Ohh .. the dancing photog at the wakeboard ....

Adzz · 21st November 2004

oh, i remember the dancing photographer.

mpenza · 22nd November 2004

I have pics of him on the floor too and "acing" the winners....

2100 · 22nd November 2004

Luckily shot raw in majority so that can adjust the tint. The single xenon HID spotlight wrecked havoc on the WB, no such thing as WB as it was varying according to the AC sine wave.

Forgot about this.

It is worse for me as i was shooting in high shutter as fast as 1/400-1/500 (slower shutter better as it averages out) and fill flash at -2EV. Have a couple of jpgs which got the ladies having eye-contact with my glass but the colour is unsavable.

I only have a humble 500 pics or so for today.

mpenza · 22nd November 2004

Guess I was lucky then. I was shooting either in Manual mode with flash (ISO400, fixing shutter speed at 1/250s, flash uncompensated) or aperture priority (ISO800, -1/3 to -2/3EV, -1FEC and getting shutter speeds of ~1/100s).

2100 · 22nd November 2004

Originally Posted by mpenza

Guess I was lucky then.

Yeah, lucky. Coz your flash set at a much higher level. (from the pics shadows). Will post some examples later in the nite, got wedding pics to PP.

Zplus · 22nd November 2004

Geee.... I haven't even gone thro my shots yet.... but yeah, the lighting was.... *gah*

mpenza · 22nd November 2004

the spotlight even has very obvious CA

Zplu's pics would be better cos he brought along the flash bracket

I was too lazy (the bracket adds weight and I'll need a monopod to stabilise the setup). I realised the strong shadows cast to one side and for the later segments, shot some pics in landscape orientation (to throw shadows behind) and crop to "portrait", instead of shooting in portrait orientation

That said, my preference is still for ambient lighting with flash as fill-in.

Zplus · 22nd November 2004

Originally Posted by mpenza

the spotlight even has very obvious CA

Zplu's pics would be better cos he brought along the flash bracket I was too lazy (the bracket adds weight and I'll need a monopod to stabilise the setup). I realised the strong shadows cast to one side and for the later segments, shot some pics in landscape orientation (to throw shadows behind) and crop to "portrait", instead of shooting in portrait orientation That said, my preference is still for ambient lighting with flash as fill-in.

Hahah! yeah... I brought along "the stick" as the stroboframe was too heavy. Also didn't bring my batt pack for the flash. Basically travelling light for yesterday's event. Was pushing high ISO of 800 and 1600 as my Bigma dies not like the low lighting there... except for that horrendous spotlight. Lots of blockage though.... Had this huge bounce card that kept popping up and down in front of me courtesy of M.O.....

Wished I have a ladder or something....

mpenza · 22nd November 2004

could have used the chair but the people behind would not be so happy

yup, didn't realise the official photographers would be there in front of us. the other side isn't much better cos of reflection of the entrance on the background.

21st November 2004	#1
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	Miss Chinatown Finals After several rounds, today's the finals for Miss Chinatown.... The 18 Contestants (and the male MC)..... Last year's winners were also at the finals to present the prizes..... The shortlisted 7 for the second round.... The top 5 winners: Last edited by mpenza; 21st November 2004 at 09:35 PM.

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mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	There're 4 segments of competition today. First - Night gown Second - Swimwear (the contestants wore bikini today. below's a crop of the original pic) Third - Cheongsam Last - Q&A for the shortlisted 7 Last edited by mpenza; 21st November 2004 at 10:43 PM.

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Buzz Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bukit Timah Posts: 220	wow ...you really fast !!! ...you really had fun.....

21st November 2004	#4
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	took close to 1.3k pics quite a big group of clubsnappers were there..... ladderman reappeared too.

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Adzz Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West area Posts: 1,004	oh, i remember the dancing photographer.

22nd November 2004	#13
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	I have pics of him on the floor too and "acing" the winners....

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2100 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,116	Luckily shot raw in majority so that can adjust the tint. The single xenon HID spotlight wrecked havoc on the WB, no such thing as WB as it was varying according to the AC sine wave. Forgot about this. It is worse for me as i was shooting in high shutter as fast as 1/400-1/500 (slower shutter better as it averages out) and fill flash at -2EV. Have a couple of jpgs which got the ladies having eye-contact with my glass but the colour is unsavable. I only have a humble 500 pics or so for today.

22nd November 2004	#17
Zplus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Some equitorial, tropical isla Posts: 2,353	Geee.... I haven't even gone thro my shots yet.... but yeah, the lighting was.... gah

22nd November 2004	#18
mpenza Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,397	the spotlight even has very obvious CA Zplu's pics would be better cos he brought along the flash bracket I was too lazy (the bracket adds weight and I'll need a monopod to stabilise the setup). I realised the strong shadows cast to one side and for the later segments, shot some pics in landscape orientation (to throw shadows behind) and crop to "portrait", instead of shooting in portrait orientation That said, my preference is still for ambient lighting with flash as fill-in.