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shutterspeed shutterspeed monday november 19 2012 ping shi railway station taiwan posted by shutterspeed at 10 23 pm no comments tuesday september 25 2012 best shot 50mm winner for sep 12 fuchsia i like the name of this color and the way it rolls off the tongue sounds pretty cool hehe the portrait shot the sep 12 issue s cover the sexy fuchsia tripod at its minimum height it was a pleasant surprise from me as i opened my e mail account on a recent friday afternoon the subject header said congratulations your shot has won the best shot 50mm for september in the digital camera mag dcm well it may not be the exact words used but i was nonetheless elated and suspicious i ve received countless spam e mails in my inbox this could just easily be one of the many on a different day i then called up the admin officer at dcm velocity media to confirm the e mail notification it s true the single portrait shot of mr subra the protagonist in my photo story the merchant of victoria street won the shot of the month under said category i was elated to say the least o so here s the sexy fuchsia tripod i received by courier i ve always been seeing the prize advertised in the mag and wondered how it looked like in real i love the color really funky pink and it s a fun way to probably accessorize some of my photo gears thank you very much to dcm for the chance to win this and to mr choong of velocity media for arranging this shipment i m really grateful for the win posted by shutterspeed at 10 21 pm no comments saturday september 8 2012 published the merchant of victoria street it s finally here after several weeks of waiting for the advanced images photography magazine issue 62 aug 12 i received my copies of the mag courtesy of the editor just this monday it s been a fruitful workshop for me personally i attended the advanced visual story telling workshop by justin mott in july seeing your work in print makes all the effort worthwhile i think thanks once again to advanced images for the partnership 0 posted by shutterspeed at 10 50 pm no comments monday july 23 2012 uncle lee the joss stick maker a close up of the joss sticks uncle lee putting the sandalwood dough through a stick as he sits on a stool in front of his shop off stewart lane penang a moment to reflect uncle lee s business relies quite a bit on the weather if the skies are clear he d be able to produce more joss sticks if it s cloudy skies he might have to call it a day thus limiting the number of joss sticks he could produce and ultimately affecting his income he was rolling the dough when i noticed his hands wrinkly these hands have produced hundreds of thousand of joss sticks in uncle lee s lifetime until now i decided to take a shot as he sat there possibly wondering why would his hands being the focus of my attention one of the final processes of making the joss sticks the smoothing process where uncle lee uses a board to gently roll the sticks to get them into shape a humble shop house that has been home to uncle lee and his wife for over 70 years a quick meal with his wife as uncle lee takes a breather in the morning despite the small size the place is a treasure trove of memories it s been awhile since i last went walking around the streets of george town for photography so on last monday i did what i ve been missing all the time on a bright monday morning i met uncle lee at his shop off stewart lane in penang in fact the shop is just a stone s throw away from the goddess of mercy kuan yin temple i started chatting with uncle lee after introducing myself he told me how he has been living at the exact shop house for over 70 years the house in fact does not belong to him according to him the house belongs to a local businessman and philanthropist yeap chor ee for my fellow penangites you might have heard of this gentleman or even familiar with the road that was named after him from my conversation with uncle lee who is over 80 years old he is proud of his joss stick making legacy as his joss sticks are meticulously handmade using imported australian sandalwood a stark contrast from the mass produced by machines joss sticks that are widely used in chinese temples i took a whiff of the joss sticks and the smell was really pleasant well this is just the beginning of a mini personal photography project i m embarking on i spent almost 2 hours with uncle lee on that morning but i know my photographic journey on this has just started i appreciate him allowing me to take a peep into his life how he struggles against the commercialized world how is aged body and eyesight are slowly but surely taking their toll and how to live in dignity despite hardships he told me sometimes tourists or visitors would hand him several ringgit as a form of donation but being a proud man he refused i can see he wants only to rely on himself and not wait for hand outs from others i respect his resilience and honesty and i hope to be back again someday soon to have a chat with him as i watch him roll the sandalwood dough into miniature joss sticks and at the same time i would have my camera ready with me as i document this legacy posted by shutterspeed at 5 32 pm no comments monday july 16 2012 the merchant of victoria street my favorite photo not because i took it but i love the chaos and disorder shown in one photo something kept drawing me to this scene and the original tilt of the chair makes this scene pretty charming to me the hero and owner of the shop mr subramaniam a close up look of some steel pipes scrap metal pots and pans cables broken bicycles you name it this shop would most probably have it mr subra at work as he tries to separate the copper for recycling i was crouching low and waited for mr subra to come into the frame the gloved one at work o no it s not an iphone or samsung galaxy s3 phone caught this reflection of mr subra from a mirror that he uses quite a bit in his shop this was taken quite early into my photo assignment and i believe at that time i have not even seen his actual face yet in fact i thought mr subra was one of the workers in the shop rods the moment that i was looking out for so glad i caught it my journey we completed our advanced visual story telling workshop with justin mott last saturday morning 14th july with a simple presentation of our personal project the past 3 days have been anything but simple actually for me getting to know a total stranger and persuading him to allow me to peep into his world for 3 days thank you mr subramaniam and if you re keen to have a look at the fb posting do click here and oh by the way the photos are meant to be viewed this way from the first to the last photo just like every photo has its meaning the sequence in presenting our photos also play an important role i learnt this from mr justin mott our workshop teacher tutor thanks again justin p s was searching for a suitable name for the project s title for some funny reason i had constant craving a song in the early 90s by singer k d lang and really contemplated to name my album that as i also intended to pay a mini homage to that song anyway i settled for the merchant of victoria street a spin from the famous literary classic the merchant of venice as i looked through mr subra s biz card again and saw the word saudagar merchant in bahasa malaysia haha i think i found my moment then p gears i shot this entirely with 1 50mm f 1 8 2 17 50mm f 2 8 as we were told to look for the light this meant no external flash was used only ambient lighting so i hope you ll like this as much as i enjoyed my adventure o posted by shutterspeed at 11 00 pm 2 comments friday july 6 2012 from the heart bihzhu s testimonial in a few blinks we re already in july i shot bihzhu s gig in hotel penaga penang in march but it seemed like yesterday thanks to bihzhu here s her testimonial for shutterspeed photography it s always good to do something you like and having someone appreciate the work and effort you put in that s 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