Taiwan

I made this post because i feel that these shots deserve more. I have posted these shots and more on Flickr and put its story in the caption. Here are my 'best pics' from Taiwan.

Vista


I don't know the name of that hill, but its taken on the road to Chewfen which is a market (imagine pasar pagi) for tourist. Thrinkets, clothes and snacks).


Green Frog


This shot it not that good, lighting is terrible and composition is out. However, what happen after i took this i worth talking about. My camera broke. The pictures I take is all underexposed. So i had to up the exposure compensation by 3 stops, which means slower shutter speeds. I did bring my tripod, so landscapes and night shots was not a problem but i can't shoot anything thats moving. After the trip, I sent my D40x to Nikon, good thing its still under warranty. Hah, but the shots i missed while its being fixed..... argh!!

Injured Pidgeon


'Birding' would be almost impossible with my camera's condidtion, but this guy was pretty still, it dropped out of the sky literaly!!! I was walking to the canteen for breakfast when all of the sudden this bird fell from the roof and landed on the floor with a thud! Poor guy must be sick or sumthing.


Grass


I love how this grass looks when the sun hits it! Its almost golden! This grass (called 'Mang Chow' there) is everywhere! It covered the hill on the first picture. Its this grass that giving it the goldeny look.


To the heavens


Of all the shots I took in Fuo Guag Shan Monastery, i like this the most. The buddha idols look as if they are going to blast off to space! I also like how the gold contrasts with the blue winter skies. Though this shot only got two views on Flickr.


Stork


This picture speaks for itself. I really like it. 8 views only though.


Lights


I like all the nightshot i took there, near the Dragon Tiger Pagoda. But this one is special, cause it follows this blog's colour scheme!


City Pulse


Light painting! I didn't shake my SLR around though for this shot, the van did! I planted the tripod on the van's floor and let the camera do its thing.


Liuho Night Market


My camera's disability turned into a plus in this shot! With a long shutter speed I can get all the people to become nothing but blurs leaving behind the essence of this street. This is also the most enjoyable of the 6 night markets i have been to in Taiwan. The street is wide, there are lots of things to see and buy, and the shooting games were so easy and fun! (the video below was taken there)


Taiwanese Honour Guard


Ok, anyone can take this, but the thing i wanna point out from this shot is the bayonet attached to the M1 Springfield. Look closely, its attached with NYLON STRINGS! LOL!!


101 at night


What would a trip to Taiwan mean if I didn't visit or take a shot of the 101! I like this shot because of the light trails left by a bus that went by.


Mystery


I purposely included the trees in this shot to block out the street and the other buildings. I like how the 101 look like a sentinel's tower from a sci-fi movie!

24 Carat Killa

At last... me Gold AK-47!!




Side view. (Note the silencer)




Amber-ish look indoors.




Elite challenges: Complete




Carpet Bomb, the only challenge left.



Now that I have three gold weapons (the SVD, M60 and now, the AK-47) and that I have completed 98% of the challenges... I am begining to get lazy. I haven't been playing for 3 days now... lost the motivation! LOL!




I heard that CoD6, or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is going to be out soon... i wonder what guns will be in it... hmm...