Kami tak nak lawan, hanya nak makan
June 16, 2008 at 5:30 pm 8 comments
Well it’s official, Gambier Street wet market was closed by the local authorities last Sunday. This brings to an end the existence of a market which has stood on the site since the 1860s.
For all the pictures one could take of the food:
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| Gambier.Food |
the buildings and surrounds:
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| Gambier.Landscape |
the real story ultimately is that of the people whose lives are entwined with that of the market. Whether they’d be the traders or the customers. Being there on Saturday during the market’s last day of trading, the gang was, I guess, witnessing history taking place first-hand. As one of the aunty traders I talked to put it: better take lotsa pictures for memory’s sake.
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| Gambier.Portraits |
If you’re wondering why all the photos in the Gambier.Portraits look like that, it’s because I set them all to the Aged Photo preset. It felt…I dunno…appropriate.:-P
On a side note, some issues to note from this photo shoot:
1. 6 am wake-ups mess with my camera eye.:-P
2. I had some problems with the auto selection of the AF points with the 50mm f/1.8 which I was using primarily for this shoot. On hindsight, could’ve taken more time to make sure that the eyes of the portrait subjects are the focus point.
3. Really need to learn how to effectively tackle exposure issues in situations where I’m shooting against a bright background. *sighs*
Entry filed under: My Happenings. Tags: chickens, fish, fish market, fishmonger, gambier street, hawkers, kuching, poultry market, traders, vegetable market, vegetables, wet market.
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derbe | June 16, 2008 at 5:46 pm
nice nice! especially like the hair salon one. Was it in the Garment Bazaar building?
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rueykablooey | June 16, 2008 at 5:54 pm
ah yes! it was the on the ground floor and the first lot from the furthest entrance. i think it was the only shop still open on that floor.
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Alex | June 16, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Great job there.. Hehehe. You learned fast ya.. Anyway, try using the fill light option in lightroom. It does help a little I find that.. Probably first lower down the exposure then increase the fill light. That’s what I do.
You managed to covered up pretty much a lot ya.. Hehehe. It’s all good
Practice makes perfect.. And probably you might need to start using RAW soon.. Hehehe..
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wombok | June 17, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Ooo Very nice shotz Ru.
Oh and you haz been tagged!
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Pazuzu | June 19, 2008 at 11:02 am
it’s such a pity they wanna torn down a historical building…
i wonder when will our government start appreciating histrory…
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rueykablooey | June 19, 2008 at 11:49 am
Alex: ok only lah. Need to get the hang of a few things like focal points and moving in closer to subject as CK says. but yeah, practice makes perfect.:-)
Wombok: still struggling to come up with 8 random facts
Pazuzu: welcome welcome! i think this Govt will always give priority to ‘development’ (=$$$ mah…). there is a sarawak heritage society rite? hopefully that organisation and others will pressure the Govt to change their minds…
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ichimimi | June 24, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Another photo shoot session that I’ve missed coz I need to prep for my class that morning … sob sob
Now that Gambier Street is deserted, I feel kinda melancholy about it. It was the very life of old kuching town. Everywhere in town seems much quieter too with the recent petrol hike >_>