Randomness from Church Camp

Here are some random shots from Church camp... =)

Flicker

Canon300d F1.8 Ex1/800 Iso400 using the 50mm 1:8 Prime

Shot this while we were having dinner by the beach... was absolutely fascinated by the tikki lamps they put up, and especially so where they used glasses on them, instead of traditionally using kerosene or oil containers in bottles... Ventured a shot in the wind, and it gave some interesting shapes to the flickering flame =)

Surf's Up!

Canon300d F/3.5 Ex1/500 Iso400 w/ 28-135mm IS USM

Shot at the beach, they had surfboards on the beach stuck into the sand for decorative purposes. Warning tongue twister- They had surfboards there without sufficient surf for serious surfers to do some serious surfing =))
*cue applause* Lols...

Corridor

Canon300d F/1.8 Ex1/50 Iso400 w/ 50mm 1:8 prime

Taken whilst walking back at night, the ambience was typically beach-resort kinda, with warm lights, but it was really quiet here, and a little eerie on hindsight...

Kayaks & Canoes

Canon 300D, F/3.5, Ex1/80, Iso400 w/ 28-135mm IS USM

At the beach, spotted a whole stack of canoes sporting interesting colours other then your standard yellow/reds...

Friends!





Whiffer and Cream bananas have an uncanny resemblance. Dale has anime-like eyes that are waaayy huge. Plushies united! They still need the warmth and comfort of friends whilst stuck in a cold conference room... =)

Hurricane Lamp...

This was shot in batam, just when we were having our dinner by the beach @ sundown...



Shot w/Canon 300D, f/3.5, ex 1/1000, Iso400, focal length30mm, w/ 28-135mm IS USM

If you look closely, the orange glow on the left is cast by the remnant rays of sunset, and the lights at the base of the lamp reflects the lights on the beach where others are having dinner, as well as the brighter lit sky behind...

Thought I lost this photo along with some others, somehow windows messed up by displaying them with another image, until you actually preview them. One more reason to be change to mac =)

Posted it on flickr. 5 hours later, this morning, I've got 22 comments and a 100+ views, which was a pleasant thing to wake up to... =) I'll be posting more...

More Hearts to Serve...

More photos of the lovely spoons!








I love playing with the 50mm and Depth of field... =)
Boosted up the saturation and contrast to give it a little more emphasis and depth =)

A Heart To Serve

A Heart To Serve, originally uploaded by jamestraceur.

Shot with a Canon300D, F/1.8, Ex 1/640, Iso400, 50mm 1:8 Prime

After 20+ tries at it, I think this is one of the best few shots =) Our youth fellowship's 9th anniversary souvenir, based on the theme "a heart to serve" spoons were chosen to represent the theme...

In the process, I've learnt how to pain cute little red hearts... (thanks to the 2 very patient art teachers...) Heh. In their opinion my hearts are way too slim (despite my protests that my hearts were healthy, unlike their sugar loaded fat ones) But you've got to admit, little wide, fat hearts brings the cuteness factor up by way more then a notch =)

I'll post more in time to come once I'm done with some post processing... =)

Walkabout shoot 28/06/06

Romped around parts of the city hall area... Walked along the backlanes near the philatelic (I think it spells this way) museum near wesley methodist, back down to the central fire station...

An Angel Landed...



Shot at the Armenian Church, from a rear gate looking into the courtyard... Decided to put it in Sepia =)
Canon300D, F/16, Ex 1/50, Iso200, 28-135mm IS USM

Masonic Bouquet...



Canon300D, F/4, Ex 1/800, Iso200, 28-135mm IS USM
I walked past the masonic lodge, (into it actually) and shot this at their restaurant. Cool. Never knew they had a restaurant... Mrph. At least those freemasons didn't have security or stuff like that. Very foreboding place.

Arrowed Door...



Canon300D, F8, Ex 1/320, Iso200, 28-135 IS USM
Thought this door looked interesting... Shot it off one of the backlanes across from SMU near the cheers store...

More to come =) All photos linked to my Flickr Page

Flowers...

This post will be entirely on flowers from my flickr page... =)
All shots were taken in India, Nagaland, Kohima...



I don't know the name of this flower... -_-
Canon 300D, F/8, Ex 1/640, Iso400, 28-135mm IS USM




Red Roses ! Canon 300D, F/8, Ex 1/200, Iso 400, 28-135mm IS USM



Morning light... Canon 300D, F/9, Ex 1/800, Iso400, 28-135mm IS USM



Its one of my favourites =) Its a shot worth seeing in its full size, which wont really fit here... Dropped the Iso down so there's alot less noise then the rest of the shots... Like the early morning light on this cap...
Canon 300D, F/8, Ex 1/160, Iso100, 28-135mm IS USM



Shot in the rain... Canon 300D, F/6.3, Ex 1/250, Iso200, 28-135mm IS USM

that's it for now... Will post more once I grab time to process the rest... They're available in different sizes on my flickr page... =)

Kohima War Cemetery... Flowers, graves, and memories...

Kohima lies in the highlands of Nagaland, India, at an elevation of approximately 1444m (1.4km or 4738ft.) above sea level... and unknown to many its a turning point in the Burma campaign during WWII, alongside with another battle occuring at Imphal, many gave their lives to prevent the Japanese from establishing a foothold into India from Burma, being outgunned and outnumbered.

It's interesting to note that at the memorial, the allied soldiers were a mixed multitude of nations, cultures and religion. Amongst them were Indians, Sikhs, Gurkhas, Brits, Aussies, Scots, Irish, NewZealanders, Muslims, and Jews even. The site is still maintained by the commonwealth, and its a yearly affair for survivors and relatives to fly in to remember the day.

Another piece of forgotten history would be the Kohima poem, inscribed on this memorial...

When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,

For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today

It's attributed to John Maxwell Edmonds (1875-1958) and it is thought to have been inspired by Simonides' Epitaph which bears similar resemblance... (okay, if you've watched Frank Miller's 300 you'll get the idea)

Ὦ ξεῖν’, ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε

κείμεθα, τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι.

O xein', angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti têde

keimetha tois keinon rhémasi peithomenoi.

which may be translated as:

Tell the Spartans, passer-by,

here, obediently, we lie.

(From wikipedia.com)

Interesting =) Simonides' epitaph is attributed to the Battle of Thermopylae, where 300 spartans and other greeks stood against the full might of the Persian forces... Which is sort of similar to the situation at Kohima then...
The cemetery's located at what used to be the governor's tennis court (its still there)... where intense fighting took place.... All in all, its a peaceful place as most memorials are, and the gardens are well kept with lots of flowers... Went down in a heavy downpour, but managed to grab some pretty decent shots...
















The entire memorial has multiple terraces...








An Unknown Soldier.











Rows of Plaques and the Tennis Court...




I'll put up the flowers on the next post... =)