Buildings of Yangon

Buildings of Yangon, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Ang Mo Kio

Ang Mo Kio, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

places of ang mo kio.
nothing really special. but it was the place i used to live for a long period of time. very nostalgic.. and i was just trying to capture some mood.
shot when i was there to meet a good friend.

Marshalls

Marshalls, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Went to davis guitar at peninsula shopping centre with Michael from work.
He wanted to get a marshall practice amp.
its just a random hip-shot in the shop.
not sure photographing is allowed :D
(p.s I am not sure why most of the shops in Singapore didn't allow taking photos inside)

good day..

good day.., originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

its just my cubicle in the office.

Little India ..a different singapore

I've been experimenting with street photos lately and posted a few in this blog. But I just realized I haven't post my Little India street photos to this blog. (Thanks Gyit Tu for her interest in the street photos).

Street photography seems to me like the hardest and most under-rated photography. You can expect certain shots but you can hardly plan anything. And most of all, you need to be more intrusive/closer to get a good perspective .. and yet find your way out without much troubles in this crowded little island.
I went to Little India on Sunday a few weeks back with my friends Zaw Zaw and Nay Naing to take some street shots. It's a totally different part of Singapore. Different buildings , different shops and different faces roam the streets of Little India on Sunday.

Most Bangladeshis workers come here to hang out, buy things and meet friend in this area on Sundays. And almost all of them don't mind taking pictures of them.. In fact, some even asked me to take their photo even though they knew that they cant get the picture back.

Is it culture related? Metropolitans are more concerned on the privacy I guess.

Well..
Here are some of the photos I take. As usual, some are good , some are average, But I hope as a whole series of pictures, I try to capture the mood and culture of the Little India on Sunday.

You be the judge If i successfully captured it.
(These photos are best viewed in Slide show mode)
click here for the whole series.

P.S. For the gearheads, I brought 4 lens with my EOS 5D. (EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, EF 35mm f/2, EF 50mm f/1.4, EF 100mm f/2.0). Most are shot with 35/2 but I made some interesting shots with both 100/2 and 20-35mm. Night shots are mostly shot at ISO1600 and some are ISO3200 mostly shot wide open as I love the DOF.

lazy sunday

lazy sunday 2, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

I went to east coast to have lunch last sunday. and also wanted to try my new 24-105mm f4L lens.
i am quite happy with the range of the lens. and the AF is freaking fast and also tack sharp.
there's a strong barrel distortion at the 24mm end but it can be corrected and hardly noticeable in most of the shots.
just wish for the extra stop sometime to get nicer bokeh but 24-70/2.8L is just too big and heavy for the travel.

tunnel

tunnel, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

I was just strolling in the city after dinner to burn some calories..
:)

Surreal Temple

Went to china town last weekend.. to have Myanmar briani (dan-pauk) at Mosque street. Its nice. but really rich. They serve Hpa-lu-da too. After such a heavy meal, We just walk along the street ...the weather is very gloomy and cloudy.. and went into this Hindu temple.. I didnt realize I had to pay $3 for each camera (me and my wife's) till I am inside.. so this photo.. is it $6 worth? :)

Round and Round

Round and Round, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Playing around with my Tamron Wide angle lens.. at Semei ..

Sails

Sails, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

Its a sight you would see in Evans bay when the weather is nice in the weekend here in wellington. It's actually taken by my wife when she was here. :)

Soi

SOI, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

This is at the restaurant called "Soi" on evans bay. It's build on an extension to the . So it's pretty cool to be there dining.. surrounded by the sea..

Sculpture of Wellignton

Sculpture of Wellignton, originally uploaded by Maung Maung aka Mexx.

I took this a couple of months back.. Just revisited to adjust color and contrast again and posted. Its a water sculpture but when I am about to take the photo, the water stopped. Well, just my luck. I could have go and take again but been lazy these days.