Category: Leica

The Frame

Lip Seng

The image was a montage of three films altogether. The original colour transparency was sandwiched (in the middle) by a piece of high contrast ortho film (the image of the frame) on one side, and another piece of blue Diazochrome film (for the image of blue sky) on the other. During the mounting process, the blue Diazo film was adjusted out of registration to create the outlines. All these years, contemporary style has been one of my favorite creations, now made much easier with the advent of digital imaging and Photoshop.

This image was awarded the PSA Gold Medal for the best contemporary slide of the show and the Wellington Lee Award of the 28th Singapore International Salon of Photography in 1977. This is one of the National Gallery, Singapore, Permanent Collections.

Sand Dunes of Pinnacles

Lip Seng
This is another image captured at the Pinnacles, Western Australia during my last visit in November 2003. I like the pattern formed by the sand. The early morning sunlight gave good contour patterns of light and shadow. The saturated blue sky provided the image with good colour contrast help to create a picture with good visual impact. Nature is really the greatest artist among them all!

Young and Old

Lip Seng

The giant Kapok tree (planted in 1933) in the Singapore Botanical Gardens provided this image with good framing. In contrast, the much younger tree on the right side of the picture provided a stark contrast in terms of size and colours. The natural lighting provided the scene with a good ratio of light and shadows. This is one kind of image which you would hardly be able to repeat again even if the trees are still there (since the younger one would have grown taller!). To be at the right place at the right time is always important in capturing an image with good visual impact.