Ki! Ki!: August 2017

The world looks better through our eyes

Irene, Hong Kong, August 2017

第一次用中片幅相機來影正片，收到底片時很有滿足感。之前影過一筒135的正片，但曝光錯誤，整筒都炒了，只是有幾格是有東西看，跟着都不敢再影了。相隔一年再度挑戰，很滿意。

不過正片都是直接用肉眼看更好。

My first time to use medium format camera to shoot slide. It is so satisfying when receiving the film. I have shot a 135 slide before but I used wrong exposure setting. The photos turned out either overexposed or underexposed. Then I dared not to shoot slide again. After a year, I tried again and am happy with the result.

Anyway slide looks better with bare eyes

我在夏天出世的。/ I was born in summer.

很想擺脫現在的生活呢。/ Want to get rid of this kind of life I am having now.

謝謝那位借這部相機給我用的小朋友。/ Thanks to the child who borrowed this camera to me.

今天又打八號風了，希望所有人安好。新聞說因為地球暖化問題，好似天鴿的暴風將會是每年最小發生一次的自然現象。

Typhoon signal no. 8 was hoisted again in Hong Kong today. Wish everybody doing well. The news said a typhoon like Hato will happen at least once a year because of global warming.

(Mamiya C330F / Fujifilm Provia 100f)

My left hand

Home, Hong Kong, May 2017

我從上個月開始學結他。可能因為結他捉得太多力和練習得比較多，左手母指的關節最近都一直在痛。這是唯一一樣不會令自己感到有壓力的興趣，而且結他聲很好聽呢。
I started learning guitar since last month. Probably because of holding the guitar too forceful and practicing quite a lot, my left thumb's joint have been feeling painful. Anyway it's my only hobby that I won't feel stressed when doing it. And sound of guitar is beautiful.

(Olympus OM-1, Fujifilm Pro400h)

Shine on

Me copying and painting, Hong Kong, August 2017

陽光一照了進來投射到枱面，我便很難集中精神。陽光下所有事物都變得零捨漂亮。要好好欣賞。
It's hard to concentrate whenever the sunlight shines through the curtain and falls on the table. Things look more beautiful under the sun and always catch my attention.

雲很美麗的一天。/ A day with some beautiful clouds.

學了兩個月都在臨摹，不過老師說頭幾年都只會是不停地臨摹。
Having learnt it for 2 months, I am still copying. But teacher told me I need to keep on copying for the first few years .

(1, 3-6: Olympus OM-1, expired Fujifilm 業務用 400;

2: Olympus OM-1, Agfa Vista 200)

I hope we will be different

Jordon, Hong Kong, July 2017

這是我第一筒電影菲林，但就只有這幾張相是喜歡的。

This is my first roll of movie film but I only like these few photos.

光污染。/ Light pollution.

很想要一部掃描器來自己掃菲林。/ I want a scanner to scan film by myself.

今天打10號風球，突然多了日假期。但很多地方都被破壞了，很多老樹都倒塌了。不過很快，壞了的地方會維修好，塌了的樹會被忘記了，上班的人繼續上班，所有東西都會如打風前一樣地運作。

Today typhoon signal no. 10 was hoisted in Hongkong. I suddenly got one more day off; but meanwhile, a lot of places are damaged and old trees fell down. But very soon, damaged places will be repaired; fallen trees will be forgotten; people continue to work. Everything will be the same as it was.

(Olympus OM-1, Kodak 500T)

Am still a dreamer

My laptop's wallpaper, Hong Kong, July 2017

昨晚我造了一個怪異的夢。在夢中，我走出大埔火車站便見到山坡旁站着了不少人（與現實中的大埔站是不同樣子的）。他們都不約而同地在看天空。我走上前抬頭，便見到天空有幾個月亮。確實有幾多個月亮我已經記不起。但我仍記得當時我手持着相機，一張相都沒有影到。

夜了，晚安。

Yesterday night I had a weird dream. In this dream, once I walked out of Tai Po train station (totally different from what the station looked like in reality), I saw quite a number of people standing along the edge of the hillside. They all looked at the sky. I walked up and lifted up my head. Then I saw there were a few moons in the sky. I cannot remember the number of moons to be exact. But I still remember I was holding a camera and didn't take a single photo.

It's late now. Good night.

(Olympus Pen F, Kodak Ektar 100)