Trabi

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automotive, berlin, car, germany, photography, Street Photography, trabi, trabi car, transportation, travel

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Passing

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perspective, photography, train, transportation

Shot with iPhone 5S

 

 

Speed

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abstract, panning, photography, train, transportation

My camera was right in my hand when a train passed by on my right. I quickly aimed and pressed the shutter, only to realise afterwards that the camera setting was still in manual from previous shoots. So this picture is wayyy far from perfect, but I quite like it.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II, shot in M @ 1/15, f/4, ISO 500

 

 

Speedy

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photography, public transportation, reflection, tram, transportation

City tram in Istanbul.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/80, f/4, focal length 40mm, ISO 800

 

 

Die Polizei

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man, motorbike, photography, policeman, transportation

Taken around transition 1 area during Challenge Triathlon at Kraichgau, Germany, on 15 June.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Life has no limit

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band, car, photography, transportation, truck

Life has no limit, indeed. the world is your stage :-).

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/800, f/4, focal length 65mm, ISO 400

 

 

Antique tricycle

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antique, antique tricycle, black and white, museum, national museum, photography, transportation, tricycle

An old tricycle, which at that time only owned by the upper class

A couple of days ago, armed with my camera, I made an impromptu visit to the National Museum. As unplanned as it was, I was still so disappointed that upon arrival, the guards told me that the main building is closed. What the *beep*? A museum can’t be closed unannounced, can it?

Well, they technically were not closed, as the adjacent new wing was open, into which the visitors were directed. However, I was utterly disappointed with the collections they placed there. Knowing how extensive the contents of the ‘real’ museum next door is, this makeshift displays of collection is a complete downgrade. At least they can do a proper ‘contingency plan’ if they really have to temporarily shut the main museum.

I felt sorry for the foreign visitors that day. I hope they won’t go home thinking that this piece of joke is our real national museum. How sad!

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/15, f/4, focal length 24mm, ISO 400

 

 

Exit seat

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indonesia, jakarta, man, photography, public transportation, train, transportation

From a moving car on a busy street in Jakarta, I quickly snap a picture of this train passing by.

Shot with iPhone 4S

 

 

Waiting in line

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car, flyover, hong kong, hong kong airport, photography, queueing, street, taxi, transportation

Our flight from Sydney to Hong Kong was delayed, causing us to miss our connecting flight to Cebu. We had no other choice but staying for a night in a hotel adjacent to Hong Kong Airport.

From the hotel room I shot this view of rows of taxi, queueing for their turn to pick passengers up from the airport. Some of you must have realized that I love diagonal lines, thus I purposely composed it at this angle, patiently waiting for a taxi passing by on the flyover, et voila!

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/10, f/4, focal length 35mm, ISO 500

 

 

The flips

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acrobat, athlete, flip, jet ski, man, motor sport, outdoors, photography, sports, transportation, water, water sport

Taken at Seaworld, Gold Coast, when this athlete / entertainer was having (what I assumed) a practice ride (or trial?) in between shows. I was standing at a wrong spot, but had I moved to the other side which MIGHT be better, I would have missed the moment. So please excuse the busy non-isolated background.

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Maheno wreck

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australia, beach, blue sky, fraser island, maheno, photography, ship, transportation, wreck

The Maheno wreck, as seen from air

The major landmark on Fraser island, SS Maheno was built in Scotland in 1905 as luxury passenger liner. By 1935, the ship has been taken out of service and was sold to Japanese ship breaker. Unfortunately, on 25 June 1935, she was caught in a strong cyclone while being towed. The towline broke and on 9 July 1935, she became beached on the easter coast of the island.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/2000, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 400

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF-S 10 – 22mm f/3.5 – 4.5 USM, shot in AV @ 1/8000, f/3.5, focal length 10mm, ISO 400

 

 

Passing by

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cargo, photography, train, transportation

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/1600, f/4, focal length 32mm, ISO 400

 

 

Rebels Australia

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biker, harley davidson, men, motorbike, photography, road, transportation

While driving from Bowen to Yepoon, these Harley boys overtook us effortlessly.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/1600, f/4, focal length 105mm, ISO 400

 

 

The sport photographers

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motorbike, photographer, photography, transportation, triathlon

Isn’t it best to have somebody who can transport you to various strategic points, so you can have shots of all 3 legs of triathlon?

All are shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

 

 

Three-in-one

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motor taxi, motorbike, panning, photography, public transportation, street, transportation

Two weeks ago, I went out with a photography friend and our mentor. We wanted to basically pick his brain to improve our skills. After stopping at the second or third location, it just crossed our minds that we should learn panning. Great idea, right? Yes it was, except, we were up in the mountain area, during lunch time, and hardly any car nor motorcycle passing by.

Being a local and seasoned photographer, our mentor quickly solved the challenge. He told a motorbike taxi driver (locally known as habal habal) to drive up and down the empty road. So there he went, driving up, and driving down, and driving up, and driving down again, like 10 meter distance each time. I found it sooo hilarious.

Our mentor was busy explaining to us all the tricks, while at the same time shouting instructions to the driver with regards to speed, time to turn, etc. I have to say, it’s hard to stop laughing, seeing him driving up and down, just so that we can get proper shots.

After about 10 minutes, we paid the driver about US$ 1,50, enough for him to buy his lunch. I strongly believe, you can’t just do this in any country, can you? 🙂

Oh, the photo above is NOT of the above mentioned motorbike taxi driver. This motorbike passed by while I was all ready, thus was lucky enough to get this. I am very happy with this 3-people-on-a-bike shot.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in M @ 1/60, f/22, focal length 60mm, ISO 200

 

 

Tricycle

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cebu, motorbike, philippines, photography, public transportation, transportation, tricycle

A row of fully occupied tricycles

This is another version of public transportation here, known as tricycle. The side car ideally can fit 4 people, while 2 people can sit on the motorbike behind the driver, making a total number to 6 passengers!

To be completely honest, their presence can be a total pain in the a**, as they go very slow and think of themselves as a motorbike, without realising that their width is almost like a small car, making it difficult to overtake on small roads. Their habit of stopping everywhere, without giving any signal, plus their inability to see what’s going on their right side (right side view mirror is on the motorbike itself?) make the matter worse.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/400, f/8, focal length 45mm, ISO 400

 

 

Mini MPV

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bicycle, black and white, boy, cebu, kids, multi purpose vehicle, philippines, photography, public transportation, transportation

Kings of the road

You can see “remodelled” BMX bikes everywhere in outskirts of Cebu. It is mainly used to transport goods, animals, people, well, basically, just about anything (thus I titled my post as mini multi purpose vehicle :-)).

This type above is commonly used to transport goods, while those as public transport have seats on their side cars, which ideally fit 2 people (unless, of course, depends on your size, or if you are willing to squeeze and the driver is strong enough to pedal your combined weight).

I love how the boy at the back posed for me, while his friend was concentrating and working hard pedalling the vehicle.

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/800, f/4, focal length 70mm, ISO 400

 

 

Expletive

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bus, cebu, philippines, photography, public transportation, transportation

Apart from the misspelling (How’s my driveng?), I wonder whether this kind of car paint will ever happen in native English speaking countries?

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/320, f/8, focal length 24mm, ISO 400

 

 

Balloons

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balloon, cebu, jeepney, philippines, photography, public transportation, transportation

Holding on

First of all, my camera is back sparkling clean, just before the weekend, yay! Right on time to shoot The National Age Group Triathlon Race over the weekend.

Above is a shot I captured yesterday on the way from Sogod (where the triathlon took place) back to Cebu. Standing just outside the moving jeepney, the guy was holding on to the roof with left hand, while the other hand was holding a bunch of balloons. It reminds me of one of my favourite animation movies, Up (well, except, of course, the jeepney didn’t fly away :-)).

Shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L, shot in AV @ 1/50, f/4, focal length 47mm, ISO 400

 

 

How do you hold your money?

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cebu, minibus, money, philippines, photography, public transportation, transportation

Minibus driver

Here where I live, minibus is a very common mode of public transportation. Some are plain looking like this one, while others are highly decorated, known as jeepneys. I am still trying to get nice clear shot of one of those.

Excuse my language, but they drive like s*** and it can be a pain in the a** sharing the road with them, as they do not have designated stopping area, so they CAN and they WILL stop wherever and whenever they want, even in the middle of the road. In my view, there are only 3 factors who know when a jeepney will stop, or turn : the driver, the jeepney itself, and God, if you believe in one.

Oh, what ironic is, they always have a sign printed at the back of the car : How’s my driving? Please call ########! Even my 8 year old can make a joke, “Let’s call the number and say, your driving sucks!”

What attracts my attention is how the multi tasking jeepney driver handles the driving, the watching out of traffic situation and stopping when he sees prospective passengers, stopping when passengers give sign to alight, receiving payment, as well as giving change for fare. Some has assistant, who handles the “marketing” and “finance” side, while others, such as this one on the picture, is a one man show. Come to think of it, maybe that’s why they can’t drive properly, they are doing too many things at the same time.

Note how he holds the money. Isn’t it something? 🙂

All were shot with Canon 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L