It's Mid-Autumn ~ my fav chinese festival once again! I dated Wei to go fotoshoot at Clarke Quay. Too bad, ruby couldn't join us.... However, Wei's frens ~ James & LV joined us for the evening. We met up for dinner at Santouka & they agreed wif me that the pork cheeks ramen was yummy! We chit chat for an hour there, while Wei shared her travel tales wif our new frens...
At 8pm, we proceeded to the river side & i decided to 開張 my shiny red Fotopro tripod! After more than a year's wait, i finally got it at a good deal during the Comex fair. It's carbon fibre & light-weight; suitable for my travel needs. LV joked that i could always use mid-autumn as my tripod's anniversary! Great idea! LoL
In the past, i usually did my mid-autumn's fotoshoot prior to the actual festival...this year is the 1st time shooting on actual day. There's nothing fantastic abt the decor as it's perpetually the same yearly... The fun kicks in when James suggested we try different shooting techniques, such as zoom focusing & panning. I like the effects of the zoom focusing on the dragon lantern + the effects on the colourful windows of MICA building! Cool!
The panning technique was tougher to master as we tried to pan the bum-boats moving across the river... I didn't quite succeed in doing nice ones. Then, James suggested that we try panning on the people walking at the underpass beneath us.... Wei & I tried playing wif our cams & consulted our 'shifu' accordingly, haha! The haze & humid weather made us sweat like mad....
Next, we strolled down the river side towards the main bridge. James shot a nice image of the water reflections & encouraged us to try it too! It was fun! All of us produced different results & Wei used her new 70-200mm Canon lens...the results was fabulous! As we walked to the bridge, I went to explore new angles...while doing so, i spotted a group of Chinese students playing sparkles... This certainly enhanced the festive spirit & i took candid shots of them!
We walked on & stopped for some time, doing our respective shots. Wei & LV shot the round lunar Moon wif their zoom lenses! I only got my kit lens wif me so i decided to find other subjects to shoot. Subsequently, we went to watch ppl playing wif the remote kites which created a nice touch of colours to the night sky! We ended the evening by viewing some lanterns exhibits made from recycled materials...
Overall, it's a great 2011 Mid-Autumn, being different from previous years becos of the new frens found & able to celebrate wif my buddy! ^o^
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