Category: vacation


Fujifilm/Fujichrome Fortia SP

Yup. Long overdue but I’ve been rather busy lately. Today’s entry will be showcasing shots using Fortia SP

Sadly this will be the last batch I ever shoot as I don’t have any rolls left after my Japan vacation.

Yes folks, I’ve totally exhausted my remaining supply of this wonderful film. I wish Fujifilm would have continued making this film even on a limited basis.

It was fun while it lasted but then again, it had to be used sooner or later and I’m glad it went out with a bang!

The only other film that comes close to this would be Velvia 50. Although I prefer the insane saturation this one gives.

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Fujifilm Velvia 100

Its been a while now since I posted any Velvia 100 shots. So here they are in no particular order.

All of these shots were taken during my Japan vacation so you’ll have to excuse the fact that all of them are just autumn photos.

Also all the photos have been sharpen post scanning. Though its rather strange, I’ve noticed that photos taken by trebi 100c require little to no sharpening at all when compared to Velvia or Fortia.

Initially I thought the blurry look of the photos was due to my scanner as the photos on the roll of film were tack sharp.

I did have the roll of film developed and were all good and sharp. This enforced my initial theory but now I suspect it may be something entirely.

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Happy Lunar New year 2010! The year of the tiger!

Tiger tiger burning bright~ in the darkness of the night.....

I’ll be heading back to home town for Chinese New Year.

To all my Chinese friends, Gong xi fa chai! (Ang pow gia lai! XD hahaahahahaha- its a common Chinese joke that is usually attached to the end of the usual CNY greeting which means, “Hand over the red packets!” which incidentally seems to rhymes nicely with the greeting). View full article »

Loot from Operation Chiaki…

As promised here is the loot report. You didn’t think after 30 days plus in Japan I wouldn’t have bought anything? Well most of it are just books that can’t be found in Malaysia due to censorship controls or are just plain rare!

Everything was shipped back via EMS at the total cost of 22,300 yen which is about GASP! RM830! Still cheaper than paying the overweight fine at the airport (it would have been about Rm2,000).

Okay let’s get to the detail item list…..

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Operation Chiaki: Day 33 (The return)

Not Jedi. Just me going back to Malaysia. By the time this is posted, I would be on a plane back to Malaysia. I’ll also be returning to work on Monday. Its been long and swell trip, I wouldn’t have done it any other way. Hopefully the next stage of my plans will move along smoothly.

A plan that started 2 years ago, I now have all the material I need. More on that soon…..

Update:Details have been added

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