Sam’s Photo Blog

Rather than going out to search for material, I wanted to document the simple and routine acts in life. Often these are the moments we miss and come to treasure in the future.
Film used: Fujifilm Pro 400H.

My favorite photo is my dad showing off his super scissors.

Hemming a new pair of pants in the living room.

Taking a stroll near Mt.Pleasant Cemetery.

40 minute long exposure to capture the meteor shower.

Playing with Ben and Lilian at church.


Uncle Eric lifting her high in the air!


Double Happiness!


Lunch with Kathy and her mom @ Thai Princess, taken with the MC Arsat 30mm f/3.5

Click the following links if you are interested to see the first roll, second roll taken with the Pentax 645. Or more photos taken with film.

First roll with a Pentax LX with FC-1 viewfinder. The camera is well-built, easy to use, and portable. Unfortunately this unit suffers from the sticky mirror problem as well as mis-aligned mirror, leading to several OOF shots.

Here are some images from the first roll (BW ASA400). Horace doing some repair work on a Rolleicord TLR.

Charlie’s birthday at Dosa Hut.

Watching the Soul, our church softball team. Coach Ian and Adrian prepare to get on the field.

Triumphant return after hitting a home run!

The very loud cheering section (ie Kathy).

Some action shots, a bit tough with the sticky mirror.

Quick briefing in between innings.

Doing a cheer/dance for the other team!

A thunderstorm was overhead so they called the game early. Notice the lightening in the background.

Hanging out and eating lamb curry at Justin’s house.

Mom was in HK so Dad had to cook. He went to Costco and stocked up on a lot of prepared food.

Sunday worship.

Snapshots from church. Celebrating Pastor Eric’s birthday. :)

As some of you might know, I am currently traveling in China till early July. This is a postdated entry, hopefully I can write about my experience in China next week. Till then!

In September I had picked up a cheap Polaroid JobPro Camera. I was really excited but was disappointed to find out the film has been discontinued. After some patient internet searches I got hold some film and was able to use the camera!

In terms of features there is really not much to control for the Jobpro series Polariod cameras, there is an exposure compensator and a shutter release button….but I am loving the classic look, ‘useful’ descriptions, and the spontaneity of the instant film. Without further ado:

The dumpling demolishers!

Fun fact: Shanghai has a population of over 20million while the population of Canada is 33million.

With the black rainstorm and long weekend the airport was overloaded and after sitting on the runway for a long time we were finally off to a bumpy ride. A 2.5hr flight turned into a 9hr trip from door to door.

Upon arriving at grandpa’s place I was greeted all the aunts and they had prepared a lot of home cooked food. After the meal the cousins took me downtown. This street is usually packed shoulder-to-shoulder but it was raining so heavily that we were the only silly people walking around. hehe.

I had 3 cousins to guide me around the city and eat good stuff. I had asked them to take me to see the old stuff, the older the better.

Mom had told me not to buy food from the street side vendors but I had to disobey her. By the end of the 3rd day I had tried 53 types of local goodies!

Some of the interesting things in Shanghai like the way people walk around with their rolled up shirts (a mating protocol perhaps?!) and a shop that has a tree in the middle.

My cousin’s baby, she is so cute!

She is a solid build and kept asking to be picked up…

Love the customized motorcycle setup and family weekend excursions.

A local market. These areas are being slowly replaced by high rise buildings and indoor markets.

This is my ride in Shanghai, its got the U-shaped handlebars, 1 single gear and a massive basket. The next step is to have the cabin on the back!

In busy traffic the best method is to move in a predictable straight line despite the other moving objects on the radar. If you slow down the other drivers will have a hard time predicting your exact course and that can be very dangerous!

Before going to Shanghai I didn’t have any expectations except to see relatives. It turned out to be a great time to catch up with the cousins, eat from the street side vendors and also see different parts of this giant city. Too bad I had to leave so soon.