almost outdoor la at pavi. can smoke smoke what?

all those smoke2 one, tka reti bahse nye org.. cannot smoking in public lah!

at the left hand side, yes, im sure they all smoking. even ash tray are provided there.

Up close with 50mm lens. No eye contact. Berjaya!!! Yessss!!



p/s - This street photography thing is harder than I thought.

Very dark very morbid.

if got eye contact later ur head will be chopped off.. hahaha

Ah ... next time you whallop Big Mac, remember this picture . Every Big Mac eaten means some cow dies. Better eat salad or tauhu sumedang.

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Added on August 4, 2010, 4:54 pmOh wow!! ... if he chop off my head ... dat means the japanese tourist behind me would get one hell of an award winning street foto.

This post has been edited by HiroBoroi: Aug 4 2010, 04:54 PM

does this count as street photography?



i took this shot from the car.

this guy was sitting almost in the middle of the road.

the van there wanted to pass but couldn't as he was sitting quite aside. the van driver asked him to move away but he just shook his head.

C & C please thanks.

very good topic samurai1337. thanks for teaching us~
definitely will try this few wakes later when i am in Belgium

erm.... is he sane? dare you to take the pic from d front.. hehe

i was driving larrr..when i saw these scene.. i still thinking whether wan take or not...then faster go back seat dig out my camera, take off lens cap, put A mode, f3.2 then shoot..

how'd i wish i could get down from my car and take...

wah sheh.... everyone nowadays very daring to go tembak all this random shots...
nanti kena kejar

Man, that facial expression is priceless la. Awesome drive-by shot!

that guys has same reaction with his cow head

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Added on August 5, 2010, 3:10 amdont know what to comment coz see more like random shoot. if i look the picture alone without reading, i also dont know he is bloking the van sory bro

This post has been edited by Isepunye: Aug 5 2010, 03:10 AM

I've tried street photography for about a week now and I think its not easy la. Why?

Many times I carry my camera in my bag and I see something interesting, I just couldn't take out my camera to snap. Segan la. I think once you take out camera and raise it to take picture, people will notice. You will start to wonder if people think you're weird etc etc.

Secondly, if I stand near someone and just look at that person he will surely notice me. Don't hold camera also he will notice. So I'm worried what will happen if I raise camera to take his pic. Will he be ok with it or scold me loudly in public. Big shame (besar kemaluan). Cry la.

Thirdly, when I have my camera raised and looking into the view finder, I fumble with the focus/composition. Also I start to think when do I snap. When is the right "moment"? So feels like I end up standing in front of subject for an eternity and everybody is watching. Wow so panas, cannot tahan.

Fourthly, after I managed to take the pic, the subject already notice me because I take so long to focus and compose. So subjects now looking at me. Eye contact!!! Worse, he starts to make funny poses . His friend around him start to laugh and make funny poses too . People around me also start to laugh . I feel like an idiot now. Want to cry and go back take landscape. Rocks and trees don't laugh at you.

Yes its easier to let your camera hang from the hip and snap snap randomly and hopefully get something, or snipe from far or snipe from behind or snap from inside your car. to get up close with a wide angle or prime lens and do in your face shots is much scarier. But after seeing the cow shot, even though the rest of my pics turned out crap, wow so stim . Must try some more. Wish me luck.

Amen to that... damn stim and challenging not because its technical but because its social.
Anyway, its well known that usually only get a couple of usable pics out of hundreds... that's the fun. Good luck and post more ya.

ps: I stayed off beef till today

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Aug 5 2010, 11:06 AM

Your post really makes my day, I can imagine how uncomfortable you were. The funniest part is the bolded part.
Sometimes I have the same problem as yours too.

omg this cracked me up

I have told you early.

You need to experience it before talk something big.

Street is like a war place.
Your weapon is your camera. They stare you first. You failed.

That's why not many people can produce good street photo. Even you have 5dmk2, it's still useless.
DSLR takes time. Viewfinder and whatever focus shit.

Learn how to take picture from compact camera. Set it to autofocus. Fast shutter speed. High ISO.
You are good to go.

That's it.

Now I know how pro are those papparazis in HK n Taiwan...

Anyways, the Pavilion pic, those stupid security keep asking ppl not to lean on the handrail but that's exactly what he was doing...