Warped Lens

Genghis Khan Restaurant Pano

2009-11-12T13:17:00.008+11:00

Recently, I've been asked by a friend to take some pics of the Genghis Khan restaurant in Chatswood. Unsure of what she was after.. I decided to take some panoramics of the place :P

Ash's first Trick or Treat

2009-11-08T21:57:00.010+11:00

Surrounded by their mothers, Ash and her friends went on their first trick or treat at this year's Halloween.

She was tentative at first but after receiving her first 'treat', her friends and her were rearing to go!

The bounty of a quick night's work!
More at my Flickr page

Second beginning

2009-11-08T21:44:00.003+11:00

Has it been really been almost a year since my last post?!
Man have I been lazy or what?!

Ok.. lets try this again.. will try to get this blog more active from now on..
Hopefully to add more stuff in the coming weeks :)

hon

Strobist Australia - Sydney Meetup

2008-02-12T11:35:00.001+11:00

It's been a while since the last post.. but it's been a busy one with Christmas and New Year and recently Chinese New Year.
On the weekend, Australian Strobist Flickr group met up for a photos session. Here are some of the photos from the meetup... Hon's and Everyone's at Aussie Strobists

I would like to thank Jeremy for organising the meetup. All the models who contributed their time, a big thank you! and to all the other photographers there for the opportunity to learn from them.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-17T23:54:00.001+11:00

Swarovski Christmas Tree
Originally uploaded by hon0088

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Photo is a Swarovski Christmas Tree taken by me for my Christmas card.
Lit by a single flash from the back through a softbox. Background is a small foam packing material with a red and green cardboard on right and left.

Visiting Malaysia

2007-10-11T23:06:00.001+10:00

DSC_9469x
Originally uploaded by hon0088

It's been a little quiet here on this site... That's be cause I'm doing a few weeks in Malaysia and Bali...

The photos are of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More photos on my flickr page.

Willoughby Spring Festival 2007

2007-09-17T23:54:00.001+10:00

Chatswood Spring Festival 2007
Originally uploaded by hon0088

Every year near the beginning of spring, the Willoughby community gets together celebrates the coming of Spring.

This year, there was a street parade along with the usual street fair showcasing the talents within the Willoughby community.

Click on the photos for more photos from the festival

Red Moon Rising

2007-08-28T23:42:00.001+10:00

A red moon is seen over Sydney town tonight during the total lunar eclipse. It started just a little before 7pm with the bottom half (as seen from where I am) of the moon moving into the Earth's shadow.

Over the next hour or so, more of the moon starts to disappear and slowly turns reddish.

Until only a sliver of silvery white is left before it is completely within the Earth's shadow.

Here's another shot of it during the total eclipse of the moon.

More on my Flickr - http://flickr.com/photos/honmun/

More Japanese Ramen Ads

2007-08-27T11:05:00.000+10:00

Finally got a copy of Jenta, a Japanese information magazine/newpaper, and saw the Japanese version of Ramen Tei's advert. Again the photo looks a little dark. Must remember to make embedded photos a little brighter is the future.

Sydney's Harbour Bridge by Night

2007-08-26T11:23:00.000+10:00

Sydney's Harbour Bridge is one of the most photographed landmarks in Sydney. It had recently celebrated it's 75th Birthday at the beginning of this year.
This clip below was done earlier this year from a 'few' photos to create a timelapse clip. Each photo was a 2 second exposure and forms 3 frames in the clip.
With 24 frames per second, 45 second clip.. do the maths.. It's a lot of shots. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it :)

Daily Chinese Herald

2007-08-26T10:44:00.000+10:00

Just got a copy of the Chinese Herald and saw that the new retouched advert. Looking much better this time around, a lot brighter and you can actually see what's on the photo properly.

Japanese Ramen pt 3

2007-08-21T02:10:00.000+10:00

Looks like there's another place that the photo have popped up. This time in a shopping and restaurant guide here.. Chatswood Shopping guide

Japanese Ramen part 2

2007-08-20T14:02:00.000+10:00

Just saw the ad in a Chinese newspaper over the weekend... photo looks a little dark. Could be the way it was printed. Hope that it comes out a little brighter in the other ads

Japanese Ramen

2007-08-16T17:24:00.001+10:00

Japanese Ramen
Originally uploaded by hon0088

This shot took 3 hours of work to get. It is one of a few final ones that I liked.

This was taken for Ramen Tei to be used in a few ads they are doing to promote the shop.

Didn't realise that taking photos of food could be that hard, being the first time doing this, with placement of the meat and stuff on the noodles taking up most of the time and then rearranging them and reshot because it just didn't look quite right.

Had some help with the lighting on this one from my sisters, holding up strobes etc to get the right light placement, I think I should use some stands next time. The arrangement of the ramen was done by my wife... thanks guys!!

Welcome to Warped Lens

2007-08-15T18:15:00.000+10:00

Welcome to my rants...
Whether you happen to stumble across this page by accident or on purpose.. hope you enjoy the stay.

I mainly started this blog to comment on photos that I've taken and things that I've seen, heard or think that is interesting and hopefully.. keep up to date more often than my previous attempts to update a full blown web page!

So, enjoy your stay and feel free to leave comments :)