project 365 - G12... 28-05-11

zig and zag (click photo to enlarge)

again in central, three different buildings each with different patterns.

project 365 - G12... 27-05-11

look up (click photo to enlarge)

taken in central. i liked the contrast of the billboard model with the blandness of the building. i made the building b & w to further emphasize the difference.

project 365 - G12... 26-05-11

splash (click photo to enlarge)

this was taken on the last day of vacation in grand baie, mauritius. kids climb on boat... kids jump off boat... repeat!

project 365 - G12... 25-05-11

welcome to paradise (click photo to enlarge)

another two days in mauritius on the way home... a nice place to relax and reflect on the time in madagascar. this is 'two coconuts' island. some of the clearest water i've seen anywhere. yes, it really does look like this!

project 365 - G12... 24-05-11

skateboard (click photo to enlarge)

on the way to antananarivo airport on the last day in madagascar. a group of city kids are playing on their home made skateboard.

project 365 - G12... 23-05-11

taxi brousse (click photo to enlarge)

this backhand shot shows the main form of transport in rural madagascar, the 'taxi brousse' or bush taxi. they are generally this size or smaller and always very overloaded!

project 365 - G12... 22-05-11

bites (click photo to enlarge)

another family that we gave some food, clothing and toys to. i must emphasize that these families were not asking for help, they were just going about their daily business... in this case - collecting firewood. the young girl on the left had many insect bites on her arms. when asked if they were mosquito bites, her grandmother replied 'no, the cockroaches bite her when she is sleeping.'. heart-wrenching stuff!

project 365 - G12... 21-05-11

cookie monster (click photo to enlarge)

we carried many packets of sweet biscuits along the way to give a treat to any random group of kids we bumped into. this is a little girl from one such occasion. many of the children (particularly in rural areas) were too shy to look directly into the camera. i converted to mono mainly because there were some colours in the background that were distracting.

project 365 - G12... 20-05-11

father hat (click photo to enlarge)

on the road again... this was taken using the hdr function on the G12 with the camera sitting on the roof of the car. the formation is called father hat.

project 365 - G12... 19-05-11

h2o (click photo to enlarge)

this shot was taken near anja reserve in central madagascar. it's a very typical scene as most villages don't have running water. here four ladies are carrying water from the river to their village about 3km away.

project 365 - G12... 18-05-11

chameleon (click photo to enlarge)

another example of how well the G12 does with macro shots. this was taken while on a night walk in ranomafana national park. this was one of several species we saw. 

project 365 - G12... 17-05-11

traffic jam (click photo to enlarge)

second day on the road and we repeatedly came across herds of zebu. our driver spoke to the herders and found out that they had come all the way from the south and had been walking for four weeks and had about four more weeks to go to get them to market in antananarivo!

project 365 - G12... 16-05-11

reliable transport (click photo to enlarge)

i was surprised to see rickshaws alive and well in madagascar! and these guys don't just walk, they run... all day! this shot was taken from inside a moving car. i saw this shot as it was about to happen and was lucky enough to shoot it. not the sharpest or best composed shot, but i'm glad i got it.

project 365 - G12... 15-05-11

au revoir maurice (click photo to enlarge)

flight from mauritius to madagascar.

project 365 - G12... 14-05-11

sunset palm (click photo to enlarge)

what can i say? it was another lazy day!

project 365 - G12... 13-05-11

beach selfie (click photo to enlarge)

selfie on the beach in mauritius. nuff said.

project 365 - G12... 12-05-11

maurice (click photo to enlarge)

what a difference a day makes! this is the view of the hotel beach at ocean villas resort, mauritius.

project 365 - G12... 11-05-11

criss-cross (click photo to enlarge)

the last shot before vacation and probably the last b & w architectural shot of the month too. taken from inside the landmark building the layers include an architectural feature, mezzanine platform, window frame and highrise building in the background.

vacation...

i will be on vacation for a couple of weeks in the indian ocean and africa so i probably won't have a chance to update the blog. rest assured i will be taking the G12! hopefully i will come back with some nice shots. please check back on the 28th... thanks!

project 365 - G12... 10-05-11

laundry (click photo to enlarge)

another shot taken on kowloon side. this is such a typical scene with the old signs and the laundry hanging out to dry.

project 365 - G12... 09-05-11

9.0 (click photo to enlarge)

this was taken in my hotel room in tokyo. in my mind, the crooked painting on the wall is a reminder of the devastating, 9.0 earthquake that hit japan. (of course, it may have just been accidentally bumped by the cleaner!)

project 365 - G12... 08-05-11

sham shui po (click photo to enlarge)

veering away from the monthly theme again, this shopkeeper was spotted in sham shui po observing the crowds. in general i find the most interesting human subjects to be the young and the old.

project 365 - G12... 07-05-11

reflect (click photo to enlarge)

well, it was a nice idea to come up with a theme for the month... but unfortunately i was nowhere near any buildings today. this is a shot taken on a flight between singapore and hong hong. the sea was incredibly calm allowing for great reflections from the clouds.

uh oh... having problems with blogger... please standby!

project 365 - G12... 06-05-11

hard hat (click photo to enlarge)

project 365 - G12... 05-05-11

smoke break (click photo to enlarge)

another shot taken in central. it was taken with the hdr function so there's a little bit of motion blur on the guy. i really like the idea of urban shots in hong kong with just one human subject. it's such a hectic city - to get a shot with just one person in it makes it feel so much calmer.

project 365 - G12... 04-05-11

lippo bridge (click photo to enlarge)

this was taken from queens road in admiralty. i've been a little slack about posting my shots on the day they were taken lately. i'm still shooting everyday, but not blogging on the same day. i will try harder. i don't want to end up with eight months of shots to blog in december!

project 365 - G12... 03-05-11

spotlights (click photo to enlarge)

it seems another of my favourite things to do is use lights of some kind to add some interest to the foreground of a shot. like this one.

project 365 - G12... 02-05-11

shopping (click photo to enlarge)

i've found a common thread in the 'urban' shots i like to take. i typically find a composition that i like and wait for (normally) one person to enter the frame... like this one.

project 365 - G12... 01-05-11

round (click photo to enlarge)

this is the bronze sculpture outside of jardine house. i've decided that may's shots will all be converted to black and white and i will be looking for a strong architectural motif.