Old man at chinatown during CNY 2004

Zann Tiang · 16th March 2004

hi guys,

my first photo post. pls be gentle with me? :P

shot with a ricoh 500G on efke 50asa film. around 5pm-6pm
yes, 50asa film, import from holland just to try how it feels.

resolution a bit low... :P

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i was trying to capture the mood of the ppl just walking by and not giving a thought about digging into their pocket for some loose change...

pretty sad to see those uncle performing.
in my mind, i was thinking..."haiz...CNY also must come out and work for that ang bao money to give to their grand children..."

Zann Tiang · 18th March 2004

hrmm, nbobody gonna do a critique on my stuff?

hrmm, that's sad. :P

zaren · 18th March 2004

interesting subjects and theme (chinatown street buskers)... the photos look a bit "soft" to me, i'm not sure if this is due to lack of image sharpening after scanning. composition-wise, my preference would be get closer and fill the frame with the subject. alternatively, zoom out/use greater wide angle to capture the whole busker in his environment without chopping off his legs. good effort!

sequitur · 18th March 2004

zann tiang

they're nice and it helps that (to me) the subjects - they're clearly the subjects.

is this film a c-41 film ?

Zann Tiang · 18th March 2004

thank you guys for the critique.

ah, the first pic is alot sharper than the above.
the second pic is soft even in the actual print.
had a problem with the lighting and was forced to used 1/8 SP at f4.
but i feel 1/8 was good in the sense that i wanted to include the action of people moving around the subject.
shooting with slow film is really interesting, but tiring.

the other limitation was that i shot these with a RF.
yes, Ricoh 500G.

hrmm, if i had a ND filter, the effects might have been dramatised alot more.

the efke is not a c41 b&w film.

the film is actually from croatia and they indicate some weird developer in the instructions. ha. i did not develope these myself, but i assume the person usd d76.

wanted to try more efke film, but unfortunately, there's no more 50 asa. only 25asa and 100asa. :P 25asa will drive me crazy. :P
anyone interested to try the film? can goto www.toxpose.com there's an online shop there.

they even have the efke 120 films. :P

16th March 2004	#1
Zann Tiang Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 210	Old man at chinatown during CNY 2004 hi guys, my first photo post. pls be gentle with me? :P shot with a ricoh 500G on efke 50asa film. around 5pm-6pm yes, 50asa film, import from holland just to try how it feels. resolution a bit low... :P 1. 2. i was trying to capture the mood of the ppl just walking by and not giving a thought about digging into their pocket for some loose change... pretty sad to see those uncle performing. in my mind, i was thinking..."haiz...CNY also must come out and work for that ang bao money to give to their grand children..."

18th March 2004	#4
sequitur Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,829	zann tiang they're nice and it helps that (to me) the subjects - they're clearly the subjects. is this film a c-41 film ? __________________ my flickr.

18th March 2004	#3
zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,713	interesting subjects and theme (chinatown street buskers)... the photos look a bit "soft" to me, i'm not sure if this is due to lack of image sharpening after scanning. composition-wise, my preference would be get closer and fill the frame with the subject. alternatively, zoom out/use greater wide angle to capture the whole busker in his environment without chopping off his legs. good effort!

18th March 2004	#5
Zann Tiang Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: singapore Posts: 210	thank you guys for the critique. ah, the first pic is alot sharper than the above. the second pic is soft even in the actual print. had a problem with the lighting and was forced to used 1/8 SP at f4. but i feel 1/8 was good in the sense that i wanted to include the action of people moving around the subject. shooting with slow film is really interesting, but tiring. the other limitation was that i shot these with a RF. yes, Ricoh 500G. hrmm, if i had a ND filter, the effects might have been dramatised alot more. the efke is not a c41 b&w film. the film is actually from croatia and they indicate some weird developer in the instructions. ha. i did not develope these myself, but i assume the person usd d76. wanted to try more efke film, but unfortunately, there's no more 50 asa. only 25asa and 100asa. :P 25asa will drive me crazy. :P anyone interested to try the film? can goto www.toxpose.com there's an online shop there. they even have the efke 120 films. :P