I was covering a job at the old folk's home in Penang, I saw this boy with a food basket; I changed to a 105 mm lens, the boy started distributing bananas; I focus on his face and shot at f4. First shot was slightly out of focus! This was the second shot and there was no third because he left :)
Those were the days without the luxury of hi-speed auto focus, you learn to quickly twist your focusing ring to snap your image out of whack and in another split second, twist the lens again to get it back in focus!
I remember fondly noticing photographers "turning" their lens left, then right; again and again, trying to find sharp focusing point. By then the brain is so confused, the resultant image will be blurred!
Were you ready?
"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event." - Henri Cartier-Bresson
You were doing your zoo round... you noticed some commotion and excitement in the lion's cage. The big cats were stalking all those delicious lamb chops outside the cage, so near yet so far!
You quickly changed to the 80-200 zoom, at 200 mm you compressed the perspective between the chops and the cats for a stronger composition.
I was ready... were you?
"The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a
lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level
the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box." - Henri Cartier-Bresson
You were covering the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia. You had your 600mm big lens aimed at the VIPs.
The fireworks went off prematurely, seconds before Queen Elizabeth II declared the Games closed! The VIPs reacted... I squeezed off half a dozen shots, did you?
Were you ready?
"If I have any ‘message’ worth giving to a beginner it is that there are no short cuts in photography." – Edward Weston
I was covering the Malaysian general election in Penang, at the Pulau Tikus polling center I spotted this boy waiting for his mother to cast her vote.
There were two issues here, you spotted the boy; you realised it is a decisive moment; the next FIVE seconds will decide how FAST and how well PREPARED you are with your camera!
Within seconds the boy left, the moment was; decisive after all!
The picture was ran on the front page of The Star.
The same picture was again used for the front of the 1999 General Election Special of The Star! It was also made into buntings and backdrops and were erected all over Malaysia.
There were two issues here, you spotted the boy; you realised it is a decisive moment; the next FIVE seconds will decide how FAST and how well PREPARED you are with your camera!
Within seconds the boy left, the moment was; decisive after all!
The picture was ran on the front page of The Star.
The same picture was again used for the front of the 1999 General Election Special of The Star! It was also made into buntings and backdrops and were erected all over Malaysia.
A rough calculation will tell you that this pictures has been printed more than a MILLION TIMES! Wow!!
How is that for a record?
How is that for a record?
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