canonet ql-17 sampler









This Canonet is rather memorable for me because on the day that I got it, that was the day that I took the wrong step getting down the BTS station stairs resulting in a sprained foot. When I got a little better I tried out the camera. I used a roll of Ilford FP-4 at a rating of EI-80 and developed it at the usual time I use for films exposed in my Canon 300V. The photo of the truck was taken using a 1/125 sec shutter speed and an aperture of F/8. I think this would serve as a good control. There is some vignetting as well as a slight softness in the focus. The pictures in the MRT were taken using a speed of 1/4 sec to 1/30 sec with very wide opening. It does not have the sharpness of the 300V but then it has a slight softness in focus which may actually work well on some people shots. In bright daylight, the picture quality is actually quite nice. For a camera made in 1967, this is still working well. Based on the test shots I did, it was a stretch to do Zone III correctly. I noted that the shadow details were not coming out well. Perhaps this means that for the canonet, I will need to lengthen my development time a little. All photos © 2005 daddywasabi

after the parade party








soi 4 is a place where people usually hang out after the pride parade. for some reason it is not as crowded this year as in years past and it is not even raining. all photos © 2005 daddywasabi

Bangkok Pride 2005









I am finally able to walk about and shoot photographs again. After a forced hiatus of a month because of a sprained foot that finally healed leaving my left foot looking more purple than a fresh camote. But I enjoyed the hiatus when I was able to explore the nooks and crany of photoshop and managed to have fun with it despite nursing a swollen foot in the process. Unfortunately the photos I took with my Canon 10d look more like pictures taken with an Holga. But then who cares, I enjoyed the process and the post process. More will be loaded on the Pride celebrations in a day or two. All photos © 2005 daddywasabi

© 2005 daddywasabi

jurassic ribs ala chinoise with chili sprinkled to taste

bing

dark buddha of wat suthat

barry

j. bailey

nikos

monica

anita hui

going with the flow

behind the fan

angkor faces

buddha of lopburi

stone warriors of angkor

ceramic traffic

lotus explosion

imagine

x marks where my heart should be

man thinks with both heads

alternate consciousness

rings of fire

framed curves

I was trying to get out of a rut. Then I found Sun Chang-Lo's photographs in the internet. He did an impressive portfolio of coloured photographs showing the mundane details he found in Hong Kong. But then, out of respect for him, I decided to work on my pictures in a different way. I used photo shop to superimposed a flipped layer and then proceeded to blend the images. The above patterns came from a single photograph. I think they work well as a tryptich or even a dyptich if one is eliminated. Sun Chang-Lo's webpage showing his photograph is http://www.sunchanglo.com/photography/microvision/essay.html. I will keep this project in mind as the year wears on.

daddywasabi
08.30.05

miami meets mykonos in hua hin

I just had to take these pictures because heaven knows when I will make it to Miami and Mykonos. I just loved the rammed earth-like details in these houses by the beach. Maybe it can serve as inspiration in case one day I get to buy a townhouse in Bangkok. Well.....I can always dream about it, can't I?


daddywasabi
08.19.05