Modelling around HK

Fancy ice cream anyone???

A couple of weekends back, I met 2 interesting blokes. They were friends’ of friends and holidaying in Hong Kong for the first time. Thanks to Bard who included me in…we had a fun weekend showing them the beaten tracks of Hong Kong.

As usual…we started the day with a hearty dim sum breakfast. There were no specific agenda or game plan so we decided to try the tram route all the way to the southern end in Shaokeiwan. After an hour of tram ride, we headed to the Museum of Coastal Defense…very interesting place with exhibits that dated back from the past few hundred years.

I saw a few things that one only sees in films…a huge cannon (more tan 10ft long!) and a real medium size torpedo. Yeah…a real torpedo!!! Surprisingly…the whole area was guarded by vigilant, serious looking middle aged female guards….

This is my first time going out with ‘real’ photographers. I guess this time…these 3 guys could pass off as ‘real’ if not ardent photographers. Good thing I left my super compact handy camera back at home. It would look really 'toy-ish' and embarrassing compared to these guys’ super duper hi-tech DSLR cameras…they spent every minute ticking away!

Zainal is the photographer sifu (master) and there were Joe and Bard, the protégés. And yours truly…Ms Wannabes became the model du jour. Poor guys…they had to make do with me since I was the only rose among the thorns.

Yeah….…. I'll be lying if I say I didn't like the experience. Have to admit it was really fun posing, smiling and pouting in front of the camera. Throughout the 2 days…I kept hearing technical photophraphy jargons from the sifu to his protégés while they took pictures…shutters, aperture, tv, speed…bla, bla, bla…..

Apart from Shaukeiwan, we also took them exploring our fav spot near Shek O (Deep water Bay). They loved it! Despite the fog and graying mist………the natural beauty of the place……took our breath away. Now they know that Hong Kong is not just a scattered mass of concrete jungle…..

We continued the next day exploring Mui Woo in Lantau with Rahim joining us this time. Each rented a bicycle and after some wrong turns finally found the Silvermine Waterfall. The light drizzle on rain drops did not stop us at all.



Again, it’s the photo taking time…under the patient tutelage of the sifu, the guys were snapping away at waterfall…trying to capture the speed of the fall, the splashes, the flow of the water in all its glory….. Even Rahim got the bug and started snapping pictures using his brand spanking new, multi touch-screen mobile phone/camera.


And of course….I was the highly sought after model of the day again……Haha!!!

Over that weekend…..I think….I have also learnt one or two tips on photo-taking:
- When taking photo of a couple (male and female), the basic trick is to focus on the female;
- When capturing sunlight on water….look for the ‘bintang-bintang’;
- Use high speed when capturing water flow, lights…
- Bla, bla, bla……..

There were more but I wasn’t paying attention nor was I interested in all those jargons.

I was happy to just sit and smile prettily and leave the photo-taking to the experts…

Thank you guys!!!!!!!!

Bard (partner in crime, fellow model)
Zainal (the gentleman sifu – such a gentleman to escort me home in the middle of the night)
Joe (volunterred to be my ‘manager’ and a fellow ocd)
Rahim (that quiet, patient and enigmatic guy)





City slickers in the village

Picturesque village scene