Edric Hsu 徐隆 ([info]merman13) wrote in [info]filmsg,
2008-09-01 22:50:00
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emo nemo #004 - last days of the hungry ghost festival...

The past week saw me excitedly trying out the new Holga 135 BC camera, which I'd named "Emo Nemo", after it's rather moody-looking photos. And I am still searching for fresh ways to shoot old familiar places...

As the Hungry Ghost Festival drew to a close, I visited my late parents and relatives at the temples, which provided some interesting photo opportunities too...

Check out some of the photos I took along the way...

Emo Nemo 004
Holga 135 BC
Lomography X-Pro Slide 100
Cross-Processed Slides


#01 - Palm Tracks


#02 - On The Right Track



#03 - Railway Terminal


#04 - Lovebirds and a Lamp Post


#05 - Wild Skies Over Mount Faber


#06 - When A Temple Meets A Church


#07 - Teddy Goes To Church


#08 - Red Mini


#09 - Faded Bungalow


#10 - Autumn Leaves And Hydrant


#11 - Scenes From A Moving Bus


#12 - Self Portrait


#13 - Hydrant And Pigeons


#14 - Feeding Frenzy


#15 - Balloon Over Traffic Jam


#16 - Balloon At My Feet


#17 - Shiny Sky At Bugis Street


#18 - Neon Night


#19 - This Is Not A Bookstore


#20 - This Is Not An Exhibition


#21 - This Is Where The Ancestors Rest


#22 - Flowers And Fortunes


#23 - Dragons


#24 - Guardian Of The Souls


#25 - Stone Sweeper


#26 - May Your Spirit Soar</span>

Again, constructive comments and helpful tips are much appreciated!

Tags: holga, merman13

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[info]slamcity

September 1 2008, 15:03:45 UTC 3 years ago

omggggg these are really so good im serious! the first one & your self portrait are my favesssssssss your double exposures are ace!!!!!

[info]merman13

September 1 2008, 15:17:16 UTC 3 years ago

Hehe thank you! I wanted to master the tricky double exposure techniques in the shortest time, that's why there are so many of them. Some work but some cannot make it... LOL

[info]awhitestraw

September 1 2008, 15:04:41 UTC 3 years ago

so cute to name your holga! HAHA ESPECIALLY THE NAME EMO NEMO.

I like #1-very creative:D
Love the composition for #4. The clouds and colours are beautiful. And that photo really made me happy.
#7- Is that the same teddy in your previous entry? HAHA the holey holey bear!?
#19,20,21- HA, your captions are damn cute.
#25-Love this!
#26-Looks like the little monk ling hun chu qiao(if you understand this) or something!

Nice one, emo nemo's owner!

[info]merman13

September 1 2008, 15:20:48 UTC 3 years ago

I think giving my camera a name really brought us some good chemistry together as a team! LOL

And yup, that's Eddie the Teddy, aka Holey Bear! LOL

I was actually a bit spooked by the #26 effect when I first saw it myself! It really has that Ling Hun Chu Qiao feeling you mentioned! Haha!

Anyway, you can me Edric... :)

[info]awhitestraw

3 years ago

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[info]merman13

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[info]thelastelegy

September 1 2008, 15:04:46 UTC 3 years ago

i like 1 and 4

and i agree.. ur double exp is really awesome

[info]merman13

September 1 2008, 15:22:14 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you! I am starting to get an overdose on those double-exposures though, so might cut down on them in my future shoots! LOL

[info]esnetsap

September 1 2008, 15:53:16 UTC 3 years ago

Okay I've got so much to say so let's start from the top.

#1. Wah piang eh give me a fright and i thought "WHAT IS THAT" then i realised it was just a double exposure. ;_; cool though
#2. I love the quaint little carriage but then the bushes at the bottom right corner distract from the composition cause they prevent the tracks from disappearing cleanly into the edge. Pity.
#4. Idk if you consciously observed the rule of thirds, but your composition follows the rule, yet it still looks a little off. Colouring of the sky wins though.
#6 and #7. Cool idea, not-so-brilliant execution (looks cluttered); cool idea, great execution.
#12. Ooo handsome eh. No la but like I think it's a very good self portrait. Lighting's brilliant. Half of your face is in the light and half is in the shadow, yet on the other side of the picture, your arm is in the light but everything above it is in shadow - contrast is awesome.
#13 and #14. I really like these!!! Colouring is wicked
#20 and #21. B mode? Cool anyway.
#23 and #24 are very Chinese and kinda scary but great.
#26 is brilliant. Way to end a set.

Great set!! I love your work.

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:31:01 UTC 3 years ago

Wow haha thanks for taking the time to list it all down! :)

Most of the pics were taking within a second or two of being at the scene, so I gotta be fast and make the most of the conditions to get a pic. That's actually the fun and challenging bit about the Lomo style of photography, ain't it? ;)

I don't particular follow any rules (I prefer to break them!), although I do consciously try not to place my subjects smack centre. It all depends on the moment actually, but then again, I could always crop it afterward, if really necessary. :P

[info]esnetsap

3 years ago

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[info]isocitric

September 1 2008, 16:07:03 UTC 3 years ago

The texture of the self portrait's way cool!

[info]isocitric

September 1 2008, 16:07:54 UTC 3 years ago

love the texture in the selfportrait

And #26 made me chuckle!

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:34:26 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks! I love how those "pixellations" from the bus window stickers cause the sunlight to cast shadow patterns, and it does create a new "texture" to the image. :P

#26 was another happy accident! I just LOVE things like that! :P

[info]rockthat_beat

September 1 2008, 16:22:47 UTC 3 years ago

Oh. My. Goodness.
Absolutely stunning!
I love number 1 the most :D

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:36:00 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you! #1 is my fave too, and I am itching to do more of that as a kind of "palm shadow series"... :P

[info]ohmayonnaise

September 1 2008, 17:16:15 UTC 3 years ago

omg i love how your double exposures fit together like puzzles they are perfect! :)

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:37:15 UTC 3 years ago

Hehe thank you too! I am pretty amazed at the results myself too. :P

[info]suchgalore

September 2 2008, 05:41:09 UTC 3 years ago

you're really good at double exposure shots dude. really liked #1, 4, 13 and 14

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:38:37 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks! I had fun shooting the pigeons (erm, sounds bad! LOL) but was hoping all the time that they wouldn't poop on me! LOL

[info]yuminyuminyumin

September 2 2008, 07:13:32 UTC 3 years ago

your double exposures = boss, man!
i know #19 : ]

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:41:12 UTC 3 years ago

Thanks, hehe! #19 is actually not as creepy as it looked in these pics right? But somehow I just couldn't get my camera to keep still even with a cable release and tripod, so all 3 shots came out blurry. But I think that could work too! LOL

[info]missfpq

September 2 2008, 07:23:52 UTC 3 years ago

coolness.

you are talented in double exposures...you've proven that!
how did you do the exposure in #1???

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:43:11 UTC 3 years ago

Re: coolness.

Thank you for your support! LOL

#1 was done by first shooting an image of my hand blocking the sun (knowing my entire arm would be a silhouette), and then taking a second image of the railway tracks. Erm... that's all! LOL

[info]missfpq

3 years ago

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[info]merman13

3 years ago

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[info]rockstarundiez

September 2 2008, 08:47:39 UTC 3 years ago

i luvvv all your double exposures!
and my favourite is the neon night! :)

#23 & #24 scared the shit outta me, totally!!!!

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 11:45:56 UTC 3 years ago

Hehe I needed to try out the neon thing for some fancy light effects, but strangely, neon signs are not as common in town as I expected!

Hahaha #23 and #24 are supposed to be the guardians of the spirits and souls, why do you find them scary? I thought those in #19, #20 and #21 would provide more of the creeps... LOL

[info]zomggg

September 2 2008, 13:41:17 UTC 3 years ago

Number 9 is scary but it's a great shot! :D

[info]merman13

September 2 2008, 13:54:43 UTC 3 years ago

This building is so old and un-altered, it looks spooky even in daylight! :P

[info]leafyman

September 3 2008, 21:06:04 UTC 3 years ago

These are all beautiful!

[info]merman13

September 4 2008, 16:37:57 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you, leafyman! :P

[info]slashide

September 4 2008, 05:28:40 UTC 3 years ago

these are out of this world. seriously they are unreal haha.

nice job man

[info]merman13

September 4 2008, 16:38:23 UTC 3 years ago

Haha thanks for your compliments too, man! Much appreciated! :)

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[info]merman13

September 4 2008, 16:38:47 UTC 3 years ago

^5!!! :P

[info]sk8ing_grl

September 5 2008, 02:59:09 UTC 3 years ago

can you be kind enough to teach me how to do the effects for 7,13, 14 and 26 please?
oh and i totally love your photos, the artistic effect is REALLY good. I think #4 is cute ^_^

(i'm a newbie ._.)

[info]cunk_27

September 7 2008, 06:45:57 UTC 3 years ago

LOVE 19,20,21 :)
awesome photos, would love to do double exposure myself sometime.

[info]stickysoul

September 13 2008, 15:38:23 UTC 3 years ago

a little later than everyone else but these are seriously awesome! the multiple exposures are incredibly creative and you really made very effective use of the bulb mode. and haha you have the same name as someone i know XD

[info]staralfurr

September 20 2008, 03:32:48 UTC 3 years ago

LOL at this is not a book store!

these are really fantastic. you finished the roll and feed it through again to get the double exposure right? i never get mine right.
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