Why Taipei So Many Times & Again? 為什麼一直飛台北？

Some time ago, I purchased a secondhand Pentax 21mm f3.2 lens online from a Taiwanese. I got the lens a month later, only to find out that it wouldn't focus properly on anything beyond 1.2m. Being more familiar with the camera industry (I constantly update myself on camera related topics in groups on Facebook) in Taipei, I have decided to fly there and have it repaired at one of the local shops recommended by the helpful ones online. Anyways, I got the lens repaired and managed to collect it a few days before I had to return home and got a few shots that I like.

幾個月前，我從網上和一位台灣人買下他的 Pentax 21mm f3.2 鏡頭。一個月後收到時才發現鏡頭對焦在 1.2m 以外沒有辦法完成任務。基於對台北相機行業比較熟悉的條件下，我決定把鏡頭帶過去，到一家網上用家還蠻推薦的店家去修。很幸運地，鏡頭在我回來之前修好了，也就造就了以下幾張自己還蠻喜歡的照片。

Eddy Doing His Thing

河畔歲月

Defending Homeland From Alien Invasion

一夜台北

So, why Taipei so many times and again?
1, I was looking for Sony E mount 16mm f2.8 and Sony Malaysia could not provide it after so long. Got it in Taipei and cheaper.
2, I wanted to have the Pentax 21mm f3.2 lens repaired.
3, My brother from another mother, bboy Fooker, is finally back in Taipei from Japan after a year. We shared so much this time and I am inspired!
4, My another brother from another mother, Eddy, has promised to come up to Taipei from South and spend a few days with us.
5, Taipei is a nice place to visit, learn, have fun and relax. Apart from the disappointing weather that I had throughout the journey, I thoroughly enjoyed every single moment I spent there.

為什麼一直飛台北？
1, 我一直在找 Sony E mount 16mm f2.8 鏡頭，Sony Malaysia 用了幾十天時間沒有辦法寄出一顆給我，最後在台北用比較便宜的價錢買到了新品。
2, 我要修鏡頭。
3, 阿富從日本回到台北了。每次相聚都高唱豐收。
4, Eddy 說好會從高雄去到台北陪我們玩幾天。
5, 無論是觀光，學習，享樂還是放鬆，台北都是個好地方。只是這次比較可惜的是天氣欠佳。

If you have been to Taipei, share it with me.

你的台北之旅是怎樣的？

2015 Taipei Travel Log Watch Here

可惜沒有很厲害。Just Not Good Enough

 

不過只要能夠持續超越自己，那感覺還算是不錯的。

錄影角度：有時候在 Youtube 看見一些後製效果，這種 footages 就很適合拿來試，拿來玩。

It still feels awesome knowing I am constantly being better.
Videography POV: footages like these are very good for practice on applying effects I sometimes see on videos produced by others on Youtube.

本事。Capability

Photography POV: I have been messing around with DSLR close to about 10 years now, from loving only Olympus to only not buying Canon, then shooting from digital to film and analysing light from natural light to flash then to chasing the perfect light. All this while, everything in my life has been revolving around this amazing hobby that I picked up. Sometimes I wonder, is it me having fun with photography, or is it photography having fun with my life?

攝影沈思：認真拿起單眼開始學習攝影快十年。從只愛Olympus到只剩Canon不買，再從數碼拍到銀鹽，也從分析自然光到閃光打燈再到追逐最美光線時刻。只要是有關攝影，不管是生活還是工作都是圍繞著這個自我感覺非常良好的嗜好在做調適。是自己在玩攝影，還是攝影在玩自己？

身邊有個孩子今年十八歲。印象中他在十五歲左右就輟學，應該是不愛唸書。他在十歲左右曾經到舞蹈教室來學跳舞，只是後來因為某些因素而停止繼續。去年他又再來到教室報名上課，這一次就呆到了今天，是一個身體條件非常適合跳霹靂舞的傢伙，謙虛程度100％。
小傢伙家裡開餐廳賣著遠近馳名的燒肉，魚滑和牛滑。而他自從輟學後，就是這家店的燒肉和魚滑師傅。一個十八歲的孩子，每天清晨四點半就得起床到店裡去弄燒肉和製魚滑，從和他的對話中知道因為是家族生意所以常年工作，沒什麼機會和一般人一樣有什麼長假。語氣中，倒不難發覺這孩子對自己的要求不比在學校想盡辦法考高分的學生低。有可能他就是那些比別人更早認清方向的。或者說，至少知道自己不愛什麼。

Sometimes people don't realise they are actually great at something that they repeat everyday and have it planted so deep inside themselves. What looks basic to them, is so much of techniques and knowledge to us. 

從他身上發現，有本事的人有時候不知道自己其實很有本事，日復一日重複著同一件事情，不知覺地把非常棒的東西都深深種在腦裡。在他看來是非常基本的東西，對我們而言那當中蘊藏了多少技術和知識。

I guess I won't get to eat his charcoal grilled pork as I don't really eat meat (apart from fish) no more.

基於本身已經沒有在吃肉，所以應該也沒什麼機會能吃到他燒的肉。