https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/diana_20080315 QuantuMoments en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/QuantuMoments/diana_20080315 false https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553749 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553749"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3553749_7d13ebdaa8131277878d3a060e264455_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>[ Double Exposure ]<br /> Subject: 1) Deco Ceiling Lamps; 2) Aphrodite (Venus of Arles)<br /> Environment: 1) Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting; 2) Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting<br /> Shutter: 1) "B" (10s); 2) "B" (10s)<br /> Aperture: 1) Cloudy (f/11); 2) Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1) 4m-Infinity; 2) 4m-Infinity</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Last shot, really have to make this count... Have been waiting for a shot of Aphrodite (Venus of Arles) between a wall gap from a passage, this view was amazing... Circled the gallery like a vulture waiting for the crowd to disperse, to get a clear view... Finally got my clear, and I think I ruined it with motion... Oh, and the lights was a little something extra. Looked up and saw UFO-like lamps illuminating the gallery, corny but a fun shot... :P</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Parallax error resulted in me capturing only half of the ceiling lamps and over-exposure turned the lamps into glowing circles... Bad double-exposure technique and motion distorted the vision of Aphrodite, she is located under the largest glowing lamp, near the left of the picture...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553749 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:36:07 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553747 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553747"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364503/3553747_16b988423dc0a3d534aee752f8f66678_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Athene "Athena Cherchel-ostia" with Athena Parthenos (Minerva with Necklace) in the Background<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1-2m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Athena is always depicted fully clothed in garment. To make my shot count, I decided to take a side angle to get a group shot of both Athena-s... Expect motion...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Over-exposure killed the details and the camera was tilted...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553747 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:36:01 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553746 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553746"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364500/3553746_1547a3a7d6ec62e37f7290e7c310921b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Aphrodite (Venus of Arles)<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 4m-Infinity</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> By the time I got to Aphrodite (Venus of Arles), the crowd was unbearable... Circled this piece for an hour before this shot was available, even then I had to do a very close shot... Positioned it (the camera) a lot higher even for this close a shot, might turn out good, bad or ugly (not something Aphrodite would have wanted)...</p> <p>[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Aphrodite looks like an apparition amongst the crowd... Look closely at the persons on the left and far right, both have their right hand on their face. Makes it look like they are gasping in shock. One is actually taking a photo with a camera-phone, the other is just plain stunned by the statue... *lawl*</p> <p>Even though most of the shots taken in this roll (2008-03-15) were blurry and over-exposed, none of them are wasted and I definitely learned a lot...</p> <p>Amongst all the shots this one left quite an impression ("Greek Gods walk Amongst Us")</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">~ Shot of the Roll of 2008-03-15 (Diana+) ~</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553746 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:58 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553745 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553745"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3553745_0002dc73c0b1c6d5441407e2c2d95d87_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Athena Parthenos (Minerva with Necklace)<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1-2m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> With the crowd getting larger by the minute, I had to take this shot really close... I deliberately had my camera positioned higher (base of viewfinder was at her neck) for this shot, so as to avoid the heads of the crowd and to compensate for parallax--hope this works...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Aimed to high and lost the details to over-exposure... Athena is lost in the glowing light...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553745 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:58 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553743 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553743"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364497/3553743_34ac65d101bab7e60ff0ff0eb8a51475_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Narcissus, 100 AD (Right view, looking up)<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (10s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1-2m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Took a while before this shot was available to me, and it could be ruin due to my haste to capture the shot... Kneed down to get a "looking up" angle shot...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Love the (bottom-up) angle shot, gives it a nice perspective... Narcissus seems to glow due to over-exposure...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553743 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:54 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553744 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553744"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3553744_9af3a73df1931e11a315074f96016de6_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Bust of Alexander the Great (Distanced)<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (10s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 2-4m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Took another shot of Alexander, at a different distance and angle, gave a longer exposure as well. Wanted to capture more of the other busts as well...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Details are lost to over-exposure. The white walls from the left and right provides the frames and brings out the subject...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553744 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:53 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553742 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553742"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364499/3553742_20330f0a164ce9c672a52c4c6d8e812d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Bust of Ganymede with Apollo Sauroctonos in the (left) background and Eros with a bow in the (right) foreground<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (10s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 2-4m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> With so many visitors that day, I could not get a clear shot of any statues individually and had to settle for group shots... I have myself to blame for choosing to visit this exhibition on its second last day, which falls on a weekend as well... T_T</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Lost Apollo due to parallax error positioning, lost Ganymede and Eros to motion... More practice is needed...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553742 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:41 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553740 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553740"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364499/3553740_43462e32e0892076aab0481b0abd4c32_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Ares "Ares Borghese" (from his right)<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1-2m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Ares "Ares Borghese". The details of the human features are so real... o_O Stood there for five minutes, staring at his feet, even though I took a picture of his back...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Eros is lost with bokeh and motion. Look at Ares flex his trapezius muscle... :P</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553740 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:36 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553739 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553739"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364501/3553739_3d0df31f9bc319bd342477c7184d649b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Bust of Alexander the Great<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1-2m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Found another spot for a good shot, a gap between the walls. The bust of Alexander the Great, handsome conqueror (wavy hair, clean-cut and chiseled face). There's two other bust beside Alexander, can you guess who they are?</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Another parallax error positioning, otherwise a nice head-shot...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553739 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:35 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553737 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553737"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364507/3553737_bba449813f68b41a5d97a2c158e23f77_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Dionysus and the Back of the Pouring Satyr<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 2-4m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> This is the only place that I could find that didn't have wondering visitors crossing my line of sight... A nice view nonetheless, Dionysus was a bonus to the shot... Better taken pictures of the Pouring Satyr could be found in Flickr; Keywords "Pouring Satyr".</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Parallax error with the positioning and over-exposure on areas near light sources...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553737 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:29 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553735 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553735"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3553735_6ed8cc230cbef0b88591991baaa943b6_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: (Back View) The Athlete holding a Discus (Discophoros)<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting (Poor)<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 2-4m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> The details of the body were very extravagant and well defined. So real was the statue that I was expecting it to get up and go off for a tea break... XD<br /> Wiki has an article on the statue on display - <a rel="nofollow" href="http://anonym.to/?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discophoros">http://anonym.to/?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discophoros</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Forgot about the parallax error when shooting close distances... However, most of the statue made it into print. Over-exposure at areas closes to light sources (need to keep this in mind)...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553735 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:27 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553734 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553734"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3553734_5ab5ed5bea95d630c8b7238cbd659d15_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Portrait Painting, Desk with Desk Lamp<br /> Environment: Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting<br /> Shutter: "B" (05s)<br /> Aperture: Partial sun (f/16)<br /> Focus: 4m-Infinity</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Five words--"History is Black and White"... Anyone recognise the person in the portrait?</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Need to shift this a bit more to the left to capture more of the portrait. Motion killed details but not the overall sense of the moment...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553734 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:18 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553732 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553732"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3553732_65475c724b7b947296d3f0910347b5ac_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: Urban-scape<br /> Environment: Outdoor (Day), Sunny (from behind a glass panel)<br /> Shutter: "N" (1/60)<br /> Aperture: Sunny (f/22)<br /> Focus: 4m-Infinity</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Spotted a nice little view while passing through the history museum. I was standing in a (sort of) full glass dome, and the sun was hiding behind the clouds (for a little while)...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> A title comes to mind, "Developing Country". Presentable shot and I think I caught some reflection from the glass panel...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553732 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:16 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553731 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553731"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364505/3553731_42f27a09a7f584011c499834c6afc5e0_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>Subject: (From the Balcony) David's Feet<br /> Environment: Indoor, Daylight<br /> Shutter: "B" (01s)<br /> Aperture: Partial sun (f/16)<br /> Focus: 4m-Infinity</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> David has big sexy feet... XP</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Big sexy feet!!! *lawl*</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553731 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:13 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553730 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553730"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364501/3553730_3e5ca9642c3db1c52619a83b6954cbf4_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>[ Double Exposure ]<br /> Subject: 1) Sequined Costumes of Cantonese Opera; 2) Sequined Costumes of Cantonese Opera<br /> Environment: 1) Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting; 2) Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting<br /> Shutter: 1) "B" (02s); 2) "B" (02s)<br /> Aperture: 1) Cloudy (f/11); 2) Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1) 2-4m; 2) 4m-Infinity</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> Another double exposure of color subjects in black and white, this roll might turn out blurry due to shake... Long exposure with no tripod, and there's always a constant stream of visitors...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Double exposure is lost in this one, with one over-shadowing the other... Ghostly effect...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553730 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:12 GMT https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553729 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553729"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364497/3553729_7e2d65a7f6e43d9457831141bf0a6144_standard.jpg" width="460" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Camera: Diana+<br /> Film: Ilford HP5 Plus</p> <p>[ Double Exposure ]<br /> Subject: 1) Stained Glass Rooftop; 2) Sequined Costumes of Cantonese Opera<br /> Environment: 1) Indoor, Daylight; 2) Indoor, Fluorescent Lighting<br /> Shutter: 1) "B" (02s); 2) "B" (03s)<br /> Aperture: 1) Pinhole (f/150); 2) Cloudy (f/11)<br /> Focus: 1) 4m-Infinity; 2) 1-2m</p> <p>[ Why I did it ]<br /> My first time using Ilford HP5 Plus. It was touted to have "great grain structure, good latitude, great tonal range, and extremely sharp".</p> <p>Wanted to see how stained glass would turn out in black and white.</p> <p>Double expose it with colorful costumes and what do you get? No idea--but a fun experiment nonetheless...</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">[ Photo :: Thought ]<br /> Turned out nice; I could make out the stained glass windows of the rooftop, and the costumes look ghostly...</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/">QuantuMoments</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/QuantuMoments/photo/3553729 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:04 GMT