Chinese New Year at Sengkang Combined Temple

[eikin]

some less than satisfactory shots ... the rest who were there just now have much better shots, look forward to seeing them, for now here's my below average shots ...



the combined temple along Rivervale Drive



at Kampung Tengah Thian Hou Gong ...



devotees slipping in and out of their footwear as they move in and out of the temple




making some quick wishes for the new year




offerings of joss sticks with joss papers rolled together


over at Chong Yi Temple next door ...



the rush of devotees after the formal opening of the temple doors (this temple is dramatically dimmer and less warm in the lightings compared to Thian Hou Gong, thus explaining the sudden change in 'temperature' of the pictures)

[eikin]

poohbear in action

[HotSpots]

Ortega in action...



PhotoAid trained him well...anyone who comes by to pray will get their pics taken by him

[HotSpots]

Some of my shots...

Devotees waiting to put in the first joss-stick when the clock strikes at 12 (well...almost).



The God of Fortune leading the rush into the temple...



"I pray that everyone has a peaceful and prosperous new year, and that my grades will be good..."

[ortega]

wow, you are fast, I just went home, had a shower and sleep.
I'll post something now and the rest later.

Ciao

[eikin]

Originally Posted by HotSpots Some of my shots... The God of Fortune leading the rush into the temple...

hey, this shot turned out to be very good i couldn't catch it in time

the guy behind ortega in your first picture looks almost like praying to ortega's d70

[ortega]

[eikin]

ortega you hit the right moment more! more!

[poohbear]

Some of my humble shoots ..

Red candles - enlightening the devotees




Praying - A prayer among the busy crowd




Burning of Incense

[knoxknocks]

Originally Posted by eikin some less than satisfactory shots ... the rest who were there just now have much better shots, look forward to seeing them, for now here's my below average shots ... the combined temple along Rivervale Drive at Kampung Tengah Thian Hou Gong ... devotees slipping in and out of their footwear as they move in and out of the temple making some quick wishes for the new year offerings of joss sticks with joss papers rolled together over at Chong Yi Temple next door ... the rush of devotees after the formal opening of the temple doors (this temple is dramatically dimmer and less warm in the lightings compared to Thian Hou Gong, thus explaining the sudden change in 'temperature' of the pictures)

must've been a difficult shoot. find that #2 and #3 have too much yellow cast? Maybe need a bit of WB tuning

Other than that #2 is an interesting perspective. #4 I like - abstract but drives home the theme

[knoxknocks]

Originally Posted by HotSpots Some of my shots... Devotees waiting to put in the first joss-stick when the clock strikes at 12 (well...almost). "I pray that everyone has a peaceful and prosperous new year, and that my grades will be good..."

#1 - motion captured!

#3 - excellent exposure with flash!

[knoxknocks]

Originally Posted by ortega

Great colour and kodak moment

[knoxknocks]

Originally Posted by poohbear Some of my humble shoots .. Red candles - enlightening the devotees Praying - A prayer among the busy crowd Burning of Incense

#1 - pixelated? not very clear leh
#2 - my favourite. time stays still for this devotee whilst everyone moves on!

[poohbear]

Originally Posted by knoxknocks #1 - pixelated? not very clear leh #2 - my favourite. time stays still for this devotee whilst everyone moves on!

i think it's my resize kungfu too lousy hahah , lose too much detail liao ....

[eikin]

Originally Posted by knoxknocks must've been a difficult shoot. find that #2 and #3 have too much yellow cast? Maybe need a bit of WB tuning Other than that #2 is an interesting perspective. #4 I like - abstract but drives home the theme

haha, thanks, but i need more practice with this kind of event ... yes i agree too much yellow liao, actually i should have metered my white balance properly, but instead i switched to the 'cloudy' white balance (the other options turned out purplish ) still should not have used it it's a learning experience nonetheless

i saw HotSpots trying to take #4, so i conveniently switched to the macro mode on my CP4500 to take that one, thanks to HotSpots for that moment of inspiration

i think poohbear's shot #2 very well taken also, i saw how difficult it was to do that ... too bad i don't how to do that on my F80, so didn't try (time to RTFM again! haha)

[ortega]

if I am not wrong, it was a first time shooting this event for all of us, very enlighting temple shoot.

Will post more later.

Thanks for the comments

[ortega]

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[ortega]

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[ortega]

all my shots were taken with the help of a monopod and flash
BTW the D70's auto WB does not work well.

[eikin]

Originally Posted by ortega all my shots were taken with the help of a monopod and flash BTW the D70's auto WB does not work well.

hmmm ... the red colour does seem abit washed out (add: then again could be my screen) , but still i think better than my overly warm yellowish pictures, hehe