Photography; I shoot what I like, and sometimes people like what I shoot. All photos are copyright to Michael C. Lam unless explicitly stated otherwise.
I was going to use one of Instagram posts from last night, but as that is already fresh in the memory of the handful of people who follow my posts (here as well as on Instagram and Facebook) I decided to use one more photo of my youngest daughter, Malina.
Malina | Canon EOS 6D, Canon 24-105mm L
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I saw this recently, but I didn’t get a great shot…. I have to go back at different times of day and different lighting situations… it has some potential…
Remains | Canon EOS 60D, Sigma 10-20mm
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Not everyone believes in a supreme being, a creator of all that was, that is and that is to come; even fewer believe in the power of prayer to such an entity.
There are many religious beliefs and belief systems, but most followers in those believe in the power of prayer and in the idea that as humans we should choose to be good rather than evil.
I would never seek to force my belief upon another, express it, yes, try to explain it, maybe.
I dedicate this photo to those of my family and friends who have suffered this year, I hesitate to call names, but three stand out right away for me; from my alma mater, Saints Stanislaus College, I think that prayer and fellowship worked wonders, if not physically, then certainly mentally for people like Racquel and Dara, and hopefully for our friend Mercer. To all of you, stay strong, and even if you don’t believe in prayer, believe in the friends and family who are there for you every step of the way.
In tacitus volverem apparuit – 15-8945 | 2015
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Everything is a matter of perspective, that’s one of the reasons I titled this photo just that… “Perspective”
Perspective | Instagram | Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Duos
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A walk on the seawall… or at this point, the dam that has rocks beyond it.
Maybe not appealing on an artistic level to many, but to Guyanese, it has some appeal 😀
Saturday 1 | Instagram | Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Duos
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When I took this, the man who looked after the fields was rapidly approaching us… with tools in hand, so I didn’t even try multiple exposures; I knew that by shooting into the sun I’d blow the highlights, but it’s something I could live with, just to get this scene.
That tractor is probably twice my age, and it takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’.
Takes a lickin’ | Mahaica, 2015 | Canon EOS 60D, SIgma 10-20mm
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This was one of those photos when you’re very glad you noticed the subject/scene and that you had a phone handy that had a decent camera built-in.
I suppose the “not-so-fast” fast food service helped by giving me the opportunity to sit and wait, and in waiting notice the shot 🙂
Menu | Instagram | Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Duos
There I was, sitting at a table in the fast-food delivery section of the New Thriving Chinese Restaurant on Main Street, when I noticed the reflection of the backlit Menu on the glass table top, pretty much could not resist taking the photo.
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Following a week of hospitalization, I had another couple weeks of confinement to Barracks. As it happens this first week in my comfortable cell (house and yard, but mostly the bedroom) was even more productive for me and Instagram. 🙂
Here’s a view from my bedroom… complete with the wrought iron barrier for the prison-like feeling 🙂
Backdoor Grill | Instagram | Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Duos
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For the duration of week 41 of 2015, I was out of circulation, I was in hospital for a bit of minor surgery, and amazingly, I got a few good pics with the phone… 😀
This is one that I favour above the other few good ones.
I think that my Instagram experiment this year was a success, I do not regret it at all, not with a few gems like this coming from it:
Earth Tones (Brannon) | Instagram | Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Duos
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My Jhandi addiction continues, I just find them visually appealing. Of course, getting a shot of them that doesn’t look like ones I’ve already taken is getting more and more difficult.
This one was a toss up between this coloured portrait oriented version and a landscape oriented BW processed one, but the coloured one appeals to me on a different level, even though I tend towards the BW because I had originally intended the landscape ones as such because of the textures and contrast in the water / foam of the sea.
I hope you like it.
Canon 60D, Sigma 10-20mm | 1/125s @ f/8.0, ISO100 (10mm)
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