Some test shots I've gotten with an old Pentax K1000 plus assortment of lenses. The cam is old but the man is new. All shots taken on Provia 100F (pushed +1). Pardon the scan quality please, I used a dodgy lowly flatbed.
Originally posted by jasphotography
Hi Andy,
I thought your name and Ubin pictures look familiar. After I have spent some times in your gallery and seen your wild boar & few other pics, I confirm and remember seeing your lovely photos pasted all over in one of the chinese restaurants in Ubin when I was there a month or so ago.
I was drawn to your Ubin pictures then and now. I can see that you know that place very well:
you practically know all the names of the places and people in the photos.
you have access as well as the time to visit the less unknown places in Ubin, including taking sunset/sunrise, the owl and bat etc.
I guess you must have lived in Ubin for quite some time or know someone there relatively well to allow you to bunk in as and when your photography bug bugs you. Or, could you be the official photographer for Ubin?
Nonetheless, you have some lovely shots in your gallery, keep it up and keep them coming.... :thumbsup:
oh my apology to Tweek for wasting your thread space here. Yeah, your pics are pretty good but could be better. The one not shot by you was blurred!
Of all the pics, I like the mailbox pic better!
Originally posted by Andy Ho
Hi Jas,
I am not a native of Pulau Ubin. I am purely a mainland Singaporean. I started documenting Pulau Ubin seriously about 5 years ago for a book titled "Pulau Ubin, ours to preserve" and the biggest hurdle I faced was the reluctance of the villagers there. Many times I ended up getting scolding and even once end up almost being beaten up. I knew that the only way for me to do what I want to do is to befriend the people there. This is exactly what I did, also with guidance from some friends. I make it a point to visit them everytime I am there to stay in touch so that they may call me as and when they spot something extraordinary.
What you see in this site was only a very tiny fraction of the 1800 ++ photos that was selectively edited out from the almost 2000 rolls of slides I put thru to document that place.
One piece of advice though, be sincere and people will be open to you.
Regards,
Andy Ho
http://andyho.clubsnap.org/gallery/
Originally posted by jasphotography
I should be visiting Ubin soon, hope to see you there! Any tips where and when to go and what to do in Ubin for one full day? ... but not at the expense of missing my last bumboat back! :cry:
Originally posted by berryhappy
Hi Jas, something unrelated...u leaving singapore soon?
what prompted you to ask by the way?
Originally posted by jasphotography
I should be visiting Ubin soon, hope to see you there! Any tips where and when to go and what to do in Ubin for one full day? ... but not at the expense of missing my last bumboat back! :cry: