Super GT 2011 Sepang
While this year’s Super GT has improved in certain areas when compared to previous years but sadly since 2009, the race queen palate leaves something to be desire. Ever since 2009, we have been seeing a decline in the number that are sent as well as the quality of the outfits that were tremendously toned-down to comply with Malaysia’s “moral laws” (more on that later). In years before 2009, we could always expect to find beautiful diamond every time but after that, we find an occasional polished diamond or so such as Noa or Yuuna. Now it seems we can’t even find a diamond. (more…)
Autocity Super GT Roadshow 2011
So here are my shots! The whole was fun, tiring and hot (not just the ladies but I mean real hot! It was 35 celsius during the day and 30 at night!). To make it worse though, it rained but not long enough nor strong enough to really bring down the temperature, just enough to increase the humidity and make it twice as hot >_<;;
Autocity super gt roadshow 2011 preview
- Group shot curtesy of Calvin Ang
I’m back~! It was fun filled weekend even though if the weather was against us, along with the crowd and so many other factors. I’ll post up the photos in the next few days. I took over 2000 shots so there is going to be quite a bit of sorting out to do.
Managed to get some great shots and so on and score some autographs from the gt queens themselves~~~! ^_^
Also Ayami, remembers some of us although not all of the members from 2008 were there but it’s nice to be remembered.
More to come later!!!
Fujifilm Superia x-tra revisited
When I last used this film, I swore I would never used negative ever again until I came across Kodak Ektar 100. Which forced me to reevaluate whether or not color negative provide a cheaper and effective film solution aside from the more expensive and difficult to find slide film, I decided to look back again at the many roll I had cursed into the box of despair and see if all of the shots were shit. Most of the shots were actually good but the color and sharpness were completely shit, and I know it was not the gear or skill because at that very same shoot, I used slide and they turned out quite well. Hence my reluctance to use color negative ever since.
So I decided to rescan the same roll of film carefully this time and maximise all the details I could obtained from the film and some unsharp masking, see if I could wring out any usable shots at all. Sadly I could only wring out 2 “passable” shots. Though whether or not this will change my opinion about using Superia ever the jury is still out on that one. But at least I know my scanning skill has improved if I could wring out something this time when compared to my previous efforts.
Some of you may remember this is from my Leng Yein shoot so pardon me if this bores you.
Though I have admit, the colors are much nicer this time around.
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Fujifilm Neopan (Presto) 400
I started shooting b&w with this film since I bought a batch from my first trip to Japan back in 2007. In Japan, it’s called Neopan Presto 400 while it’s just Neopan 400 every where else. I don’t think it’s a different film as there doesn’t seem to be any difference at all. Anyway here are some of the latest shots using it.
Some of the shots I’ve posted previously as part of a composite photo so here are the non-composite version.
Comic Fiesta 2010 (Cosplay report)
While Danny Choo was nowhere to be seen (except for his doppleganger Wisemen) we do have Mirai here.
Sadly, this will just be a cosplay report of this year’s Comic Fiesta 2010 at Berjaya Time Square (ballroom at the 14th floor) since I didn’t think of bringing a wide angle lens. Instead I just stuck with prime lenses.
A mistake I sorely regret since the event was surprisingly much better than I had anticipated when compared to other anime conventions I had been to around West Malaysia (hint, not low-keyed)
Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2010 Day 3!
rNope, that title is not a mistype. This article is for the third day of KLIMS 2010 which was a Sunday. Though this time the number of models were a lot more than Friday. Sadly nothing else has improved especially for the batmobile and bumblebee where a lot of people were cursing at the crap imitation.
A word of advice to people planning to go to this events. This is NOT family event! Please don’t bring:
1. Your grandmother or any member of your family using a walker.
2. Your grandfather or any member of your family using a wheelchair
3. Your 2 hour old baby child right from the bloody hospital along with your wife who just gave birth.
4. Children below the age of 14.
For crap sakes! If you still insist on bringing them along then leave the DSLR or camera behind because you cannot take photos while looking over your family.
Don’t delude yourselves and think that you can. You will lose something when you try. Either a chance at getting a good shot or worse, losing your child.
We saw numerous incidents at that day alone where children or old folks separated from their families because Daddy was too busy chasing after models.
Get either a babysitter or have your spouse look after your family while you come out and enjoy or something but DON’T bring them all together! The event is as crowded as it is already.
I could understand if it was a teenager son who isn’t an idiot. Or the father who is actually fitter than yourself. But why oh why do Malaysians want to bring everyone to an event clearly not family oriented?
Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show 2010 Day 1!
The Yellow Camero! AKA BUMBLEBEE! Sadly the 1:1 scale robot there was piss poor when compared to the car. If anyone is going to see the transformer robot version, be prepare to be VERY disappointed. You're better off just admiring the car instead.
AFA X 2010 Singapore Day 3 (cosplay report!)
And here we have the final installment for AFA X cosplay report! So enjoy the photos~~~!!
If you just want to read about the day event then go here though please forgive the short report as I didn’t attend most fo the events that day and instead focused more on the cosplay.
AFA X 2010 Singapore Day 3
Date: 14th November 2010
Here we are again with the report for day 3, I should have taken a Monday off that way I wouldn’t be in such a rush.
Anyway, we were only planning to attend the Regional Cosplay Championship for a short while then continue our way checking more cosplayers. So we paid a nice visit to Kinokuniya at Takashimaya.
Though due to my fault, I thought they would be opening at 9:30am, we arrived 9am. So we kinda wasted our time instead just checking out the surrounding location.
But anyway let’s skip to the Cosplay championship
AFA X 2010 Singapore Day 2 (Cosplay report!)
Alright! Time for the cosplay report as promised! While the morning was exciting and fun but there was so many cosplayers and really GOOD ones, that I had to do a special article on them!
For those who just want the report about the event, go here
AFA X 2010 Singapore Day 2
Date: 13th November 2010
Saturday…..the second day of AFA X…..if I had to describe how did this day go I guess it could best be summed up in 1 word, it would be “AWESOME!”
After CrossChannel finally arrived last night, we all decided to turn in for the night without delay as both of us were dead tired. Although the next morning I found him diligently working on his notebook @_@…..
I had initially wanted to update about the event at night but the internet at the hotel was total crap, it was nothing like what I had heard about from people who had reviewed about the hotel and it was not cheap either, SGD 5 for 2 hours of Internet connection. It was a total ripoff!
We both quickly made our way to Suntech convention hall thinking we would be early and the crowd wouldn’t be too big, oh how wrong we both were >_<
Bon odori Penang 2010
Bon Odori Penang 2010
I know its a bit late since everyone else has already upload theirs since last week but I have a legitimate excuse! I’m Lazy!
So how was this year’s bon odori? Well for the first time it wasn’t hot! That’s because it rained heavily during the 1st hour, drastically cooling down the hot air. The bad thing though it that it made all the area around the stage muddy!
Thanks to Chewing Gum for driving us in his new Honda City!!! DAMN THAT’S ONE SWEET RIDE!
Also thanks again for lending us the OP passes! I didn’t even expected them ! Honest! XD (They were limited to 5 people only so Rojak Studio sent in their best event photographers. Note, these are the same people who shoot weddings for a living!)
I have to admit this year’s event was pretty good. Lots of fun,games and thanks to a special sale of Yukatas at Queensbay mall, almost everyone was wearing one this year.
Miara Patthavorarong.
One sultry babe~~~~
No….I didn’t misspell that. That really is her name! Also known as Inkky as she wants to be called. This is the final series of the Bangkok Model shoot from March 2010.
Inkky quite an amazing model to work with while she’s not as daring as Benjie but she does know what you really need rather than what you really want~~.
For this shoot like Benjie’s it was totally shot using the Nikkor 85mm F/1.8 AF-D. Though I don’t know how the f/1.4 would have performed in this situation either……
Anyway, moving on. Enjoy the pics~~
Super GT 2010 At Sepang Malaysia Day 1
"Red Ribbon" this photos was literally asking to black and white but I left the ribbon in color for the emphasis on it.
Finally managed to upload Saturday’s photos. Although this year’s Super GT Japanese Racequeen line up were not as impressive as previous years but there were notable ones and even the local ones were pretty impressive.
So please enjoy!
I’ll be in Penang this weekend for the Super GT roadshow.
I know this is rather sudden but I’ll be heading up to Penang this weekend for the Super GT roadshow at autocity.
Initial reports indicated that Autobacs would not be sending anyone (Super GT ambassadors) up to Penang this year so I had decided not to go up this year BUT! (There is always a but!) I got word that they would indeed sent up there so I’m heading up tomorrow and hopefully get some good shots.
I could have just go and see them at Lowyat this Sunday as well but the crowd would be 20 times the size than what I would encounter at Autocity hence why it would be a lot easier to go there instead.
(Stop staring at Fate on the left!!!! XD)
So I’ll be out of contact this weekend though I do hope to return with some awesome shots.
In case you’re wondering, this year’s super GT ambassadors to Malaysia are Megumi Hattori & Kozue Nitta.
You can find out more about them here.
For a more thorough Q & A session, go here
I’ll see you guys there!
Benjawan Iamwilaikul
No, I did not misspell that. That really is her name. She’s Thai okay? Finally managed to get some work done on her set. Though its not completed yet and I really don’t know when it’ll be completed. So many ideas I could use and yet so little obvious choice to go about processing her set.
This always seems to happen to me when I do model shoots where no prior expectations were set and as a result, the finished work always feels rather sub-par or overdone like steak.
This as always greatly disappoints me and why I don’t do many model shoot often.
Though that may be the case but Benjie as she likes to be called was fantastic to work with, I would describe her as someone with a vibrant and absolutely fun personality. She knows all her good sides and how to really present herself to the camera.
I definitely would look her up again for my next trip into Bangkok.
That is if I find another reason to go there beside BIM but then the world is full of chances.
You may be wondering, how did we communicate with her? Luckily we managed to procure the services of a interpreter who happens to be a friend of ours in Bangkok. Its always good to have many friends in many places…….:D
Anyway, enjoy the photos……….-_-;; (more…)
The 31st Bangkok International Motorshow (BIM) 2010
Alright! I've finally managed to process 2 days worth's of BIM photos! Now I just have the others to worry about >_<..... Pop quiz: Which 80s cartoon had a car like this?
Guess what I picked up last night at Kinokuniya ~~~?Operation Chiaki: Day 27
What a fantastic Sunday morning (6th December 2009). Clear blue skies and warm sun, really wished I had brought a lighter coat.
I must admit, today seemed like a day of bonuses. A lot of unexpected good things happened today…..
“Last night sucked.”A gal’s paradise from Kino!
Thanks to fuminari for informing me about this new magazine. Its the final one for 2009.
Sweet little thing is worth the money you pay for it. It has one of the best pics of the race queens so far for this year.
(Also, please excuse the image quality here. I took them right before I went to sleep so I wasn’t in the best of moods to setup the lighting properly)
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