'Lurking...' No. 5 《另途之期望》 五

'Lurking...' No. 5 《另途之期望》 五

© 2006 Martin Liew Photography

Greetings fellow night dwellers! Tonight I'm going to share another black and white photograph from my photo archives. It's part of a small project titled Lurking. With a roll of Kodak TMAX 400 loaded in a Shanghai TLR camera, a long exposure of 3 minutes 40 seconds was made of this quiet pavement in Fort Canning Park. Negative was scanned on EPSON V700. Post-processed in Photoshop with Burn tool for better contrast result.

That's it for tonight. Just to keep things short and sweet and to the point. Stay safe and healthy, everyone. Do lookout for the next night photograph. Click here to subscribe for new updates.

A Night In The Park (2020 Edition)

A Night In The Park

© 2005 Martin Liew Photography

Good evening fellow night dwellers! Here's another black and white night photograph I dug from my photo archival. It is dated back to late October 2005. Like the last night photograph I shared here, it's part of my long-term photography project, Dwell In The Night.

It was seven minutes to three in the wee hours while everyone was sleeping. There I was all alone in the park enjoying the night atmosphere and tranquility. I can still "smell" it when I see this photograph. The frame was a second take and exposed for three minutes with an old Shanghai TLR camera on Kodak TMAX 400. Negative scanned on EPSON V700 and further contrast adjustments in Photoshop.

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P.S. A first 2005 edition of this night photograph was posted here. Check if out if you will. Personally, I prefer this latest edition without cropping and better tonality contrast.

Boardwalk

Boardwalk

© 2006 Martin Liew Photography

Good evening fellow night dwellers! The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been far-reaching and hard-hitting, forcing Singapore to adopt harsher social distancing measures, as well as the Stay-At-Home restriction. While being confined in my comfortable home, I tried to keep myself occupied with household chores, watching TV, surfing the internet, and doing some home static exercises. Have to keep fit and stay healthy, you know.

Out of the blue, I went through my photo archive this afternoon and came across many old past night photographs which I made 15 years ago. It is this black and white photo of the Changi Boardwalk (shown above), somewhere near the Changi Sailing Club if I remember correctly. It was made in early April 2006.

I chose this location spot because of the high contrast between the lights and casted shadows. Mood set in as the cool sea breeze brushed across my face. Three bracket exposures were made with a slight shifting of camera position for a different composition. The light trails in the distant night sky were caused by a commercial airplane launching or landing at Changi Airport runway. The horizontal light streaks were perhaps caused by passing ships, I think.

The photo was made with a Shanghai TLR camera on Kodak TMAX 400. Back then I didn't know how to do my own film development. Can't remember which photo lab I sent it to. Anyway, I did my own negatives scanning on EPSON V700. After some retouching to remove dust and scratches followed by Burn and Dodge in some parts, this is the final result.

Yes, it would be better to print the negative in the traditional darkroom on high-quality photo paper. Though I have some basic skills and knowledge in darkroom printing, I'll consider doing it in the future. For now, I just want to share this photograph with you. I'll continue to look up to my photo archive and see what other old night photographs are worth sharing.

Meantime, stay safe and healthy.

NOT QUITE NIGHT (Second Edition) Photo eBook Launch

Good evening fellow night dwellers! Tonight I am proud to announce the official launch of my photo eBook, NOT QUITE NIGHT (Second Edition). It is available to view on my website. Simply click on the book cover above or the highlighted text title.

I hope you enjoy my work in this new book, as much as I enjoy making them. If you like my work, do share the eBook link. Remember to subscribe to my blog for new night photography updates. Thank you for your time and support.

Not Quite Night 2nd Edition eBook Coming Soon...

Good evening fellow night dwellers!

As many of us are confined to our homes and dealing with the current Coronavirus pandemic that greatly affects our daily lives, I sincerely hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and strong. Since my first night photography for 2020 on 1st January, followed by the outbreak of COVID-19 later in the same month, I went into hiatus. It's almost 3 months now and I have not made any night photos.

However during this difficult time period, I started to work on my new eBook for Not Quite Night project. It took me quite a lot of time and effort to compile, edit and design the eBook, with numerous color and layout changes. But I'm pretty excited about it as it is almost ready to be released. I can't wait to share it with you. Anyway here's a glimpse of the eBook cover as shown above.

OK that's all for now. I'll post an announcement blog here soon. I truly appreciate for your time and support. Hope you continue to do so. If you have not subscribe to my blog yet, kindly do so by clicking HERE.

Until then, stay safe and healthy.

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Camera+
JPEG post-processed in Photoshop

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This Used To Be My Playground serial – Triceratops playground (2019)

Tonight I want to share with you on my latest nocturnal journey to this Triceratops playground located in northern Singapore. Like the Cargo Truck playground, this is one of the newly designed playground equipments, which I find it quite unique. In fact, there's another dinosaur playground just a few steps away. It's a Stegosaurus playground (shown below) which I might consider doing it in the near future. For now, let's make the jump to view my nocturnal work on this Triceratops.

Night Street Photo – Let Every Doubt Pass By #2

Not Quite Night series #86 – Where The Good Path Leads

Night Street Photo – Range of Light

Not Quite Night series #85 – Lift Your Skinny Arms Like Antennas to The Moon

Night Street Photo – What You Leave Behind

Not Quite Night series #84 – Mint Green

Night Street Photo – Let Every Doubt Pass By

Not Quite Night series #83 – Everything And Nothing

Not Quite Night series #82 – Re-appear Like The Evening

Night Street Photo – Night After Sidewalk No. 6

RICOH GR2 – f/2.8 1/40sec. 0.0 EV ISO 280

Color DNG post-processed in Photoshop Camera RAW and

converted to black & white in Photoshop

Night Street Photo – 4teen Behind The Wheel

This Used To Be My Playground serial – Cargo Truck playground (2019)

Recently I went to visit this Cargo Truck playground located in the west region of Singapore. Two years ago, I went there for another playground i.e. PEACE Tank playground. This is also one of the many newly designed playground equipments built in the Housing Estate residential neighbourhood, and it's just a couple of blocks away from the Tank playground.

Make the jump to view...

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