tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post2993316383405337706..comments2024-03-28T16:00:02.364+08:00Comments on ROBIN WONG : My Blog is an IslandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-42687425128915862562015-03-18T04:10:31.405+08:002015-03-18T04:10:31.405+08:00Hi Robin. I just wana ask if all the photos you...Hi Robin. I just wana ask if all the photos you've posted in this particular post were taken with 12-50mm kit lens?James Siahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484392216594406152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-19927146687312423772013-10-31T09:50:23.987+08:002013-10-31T09:50:23.987+08:00Hey Andrea, sure, will do my best!Hey Andrea, sure, will do my best!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-42248119477239980362013-10-31T09:50:09.111+08:002013-10-31T09:50:09.111+08:00Thanks Rain! Indeed Ming Thein is a great writer a...Thanks Rain! Indeed Ming Thein is a great writer and photographer!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-35951817030937824952013-10-29T20:58:20.714+08:002013-10-29T20:58:20.714+08:00Robin, go on like this forever! It's a pleasur...Robin, go on like this forever! It's a pleasure to read a blog about going aroung taking photos, with the occasional snippet about equipment you like!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150555399278445304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-86355750872849151142013-10-29T09:49:31.418+08:002013-10-29T09:49:31.418+08:00Thanks for sharing Robin, great photos as always. ...Thanks for sharing Robin, great photos as always. People sometimes dismiss the kit lens too easily where they forget it's the context, story and emotion is what counts in the photograph. Your site and Ming Thein is what I follow the most and read often you guys tell it like is with no pretenses. Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946027864860043650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-87422974772544923222013-10-28T21:59:42.906+08:002013-10-28T21:59:42.906+08:00I guess I just come from a place where walking up ...I guess I just come from a place where walking up to strangers and taking their picture is seen as a little odd (or worse). I've always felt very self-conscious about it.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430070261558481321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-28986183708499980642013-10-27T21:48:52.363+08:002013-10-27T21:48:52.363+08:00sniper!! I like the name!sniper!! I like the name!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-23379597221368771632013-10-27T21:48:24.414+08:002013-10-27T21:48:24.414+08:00Hey Derek,
Thanks!Hey Derek,<br />Thanks!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-923048141262368002013-10-27T21:48:06.747+08:002013-10-27T21:48:06.747+08:00Carmen, lets go shoot again!Carmen, lets go shoot again!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-32648488169701149892013-10-27T21:47:53.574+08:002013-10-27T21:47:53.574+08:00hey Steve,
I like the way you think and how you pu...hey Steve,<br />I like the way you think and how you put it about the more you spend time shooting the better you get, and you actually put your ego on the line! That is so true. Action speaks louder than words and if the results show, anything else does not matter.<br />It was my pleasure to share my photos and blog!Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-11584315068541067702013-10-27T21:45:46.137+08:002013-10-27T21:45:46.137+08:00I don't add links to any other blogs, unless I...I don't add links to any other blogs, unless I know the photographer/blogger in person, and also we have been interacting for a long time.Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-14554499874067301792013-10-27T21:44:58.165+08:002013-10-27T21:44:58.165+08:00Thanks so much Sakamoto for the words of encourage...Thanks so much Sakamoto for the words of encouragement. Appreciate that. <br />Indeed being home in Kuching for 2 months somehow reassured me of what I want to do and made me realized how important photography and this blog are to me. <br />Glad that you are using and staying with Olympus! It is a great system of course, and I am loving it. Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-63150854262241896822013-10-27T21:43:15.678+08:002013-10-27T21:43:15.678+08:00Hey Peter,
I guess I am really stubborn like that!...Hey Peter,<br />I guess I am really stubborn like that! <br />And please do not consider my thought about "clipping" to be a good way to present a photo, many people have frowned upon this and I do understand why. After all, it is a personal preference. <br />I am sooooooo glad I can finally shoot! I think you can sense the happiness in that itself. Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-6717048696949186502013-10-27T21:41:18.398+08:002013-10-27T21:41:18.398+08:00Hey Patrick,
Not planning to sell these images but...Hey Patrick,<br />Not planning to sell these images but hey, that is one idea I shall keep and consider again when the time is right. Thanks. Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-84671816842794648742013-10-27T21:40:42.867+08:002013-10-27T21:40:42.867+08:00Hey Andre,
I always make sure my blog is a "c...Hey Andre,<br />I always make sure my blog is a "conversational" kind of writing, so that I am indeed, speaking to you as if we are having a conversation. <br />Photography is a lot more than just following rules, it is a medium of communication and we can express ourselves freely from there. You put it in the right way, my photography is, MY photography and my photos reflect my own vision. <br />Thanks for the kind words again, Andre! Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-37068516331862553192013-10-27T21:38:36.576+08:002013-10-27T21:38:36.576+08:00Hey Johan,
Thanks for the kind words, and I don...Hey Johan,<br />Thanks for the kind words, and I don't think my photos are thaaaaaat good, but surely I strive to improve. Glad to see that you are blogging, and wow, you do have some impressive shots yourself, and those shots are meant to be shared with the world. Robin Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572566037297158455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-65786284740543973702013-10-27T20:38:42.372+08:002013-10-27T20:38:42.372+08:00Brilliant blog, brilliant photos, I keep coming ba...Brilliant blog, brilliant photos, I keep coming back .. thanks Robin!<br />Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708929765262948760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-36488860266782838492013-10-27T09:09:23.514+08:002013-10-27T09:09:23.514+08:00This was such a funny read, and lovely pictures ag...This was such a funny read, and lovely pictures again! Heh.Carmen Honghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284795304819502392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-46402705599971849552013-10-27T03:53:46.491+08:002013-10-27T03:53:46.491+08:00Hi Robin,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I th...Hi Robin,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />I think that you need as much technique as you need to make your pictures look the way you want them to, and you need as much (or as little) gear as you need to... make your pictures look the way you want them to.<br /><br />So, I completely agree with you, that it's all about the pictures. If you had an idea for a picture, and you weren't able to make the picture because you didn't know how to make the camera express your idea, well then you are lacking a technique that you need, and you should learn it so that next time you will be able to express yourself the way you want to.<br /><br />Some people talk/write about photo technique and gear because, well... it's easier to talk and to write than it is to get out there and put your ego on the line. If you spend more time taking pictures than talking about taking pictures, you will probably get better at taking pictures and worse at talking about pictures. We get better at what we do, and worse at what we don't do!<br /><br />Keep shooting and sharing your work with us, Robin. Thanks for all your hard work!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Steve<br />seadrivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209340139692564895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-74476493803968792092013-10-27T03:15:10.622+08:002013-10-27T03:15:10.622+08:00Relax. Don't want you to join anything. Just a...Relax. Don't want you to join anything. Just adding a link to my blog (you must hate that!) ;) <br /><br />Lots of EM5 photos. No crap about gear. Just photography. <br />http://alphawhiskey.slickpic.com/photoblogAlpha Whiskey Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332488142208387304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-56018215629631745082013-10-27T03:12:44.109+08:002013-10-27T03:12:44.109+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alpha Whiskey Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332488142208387304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-77116167552826506052013-10-27T02:52:13.348+08:002013-10-27T02:52:13.348+08:00Going back to the Cat City must have been good. It...Going back to the Cat City must have been good. It's good that you spent time with your mum. There seem to be plenty of places to photograph there, also, with all the water.<br /><br />I believe I started reading about your blog two or so years ago, in the ClubSNAP Four-Thirds forums from Singapore. You were like a lighthouse near the rocks, helping people avoid desperation by giving us a view of what could be done with that awful brand Olympus. Mind, I've been using Olympus equipment since 1990, so I care if people didn't like the equipment I carried. I knew what I had.<br /><br />By the way, I recently mentioned your site in one of my blog entries, as a site that I read regularly for photographic news, etc.<br /><br />If you are who you are and never let go of that, you can be at peace with yourself, and I hear that is a wonderful state of mind. Be well!Sakamoto Nobuyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698659558464819776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-8022398850872595132013-10-27T02:13:36.987+08:002013-10-27T02:13:36.987+08:00Robin, imho your stubbornness to follow your own v...Robin, imho your stubbornness to follow your own vision, and to do things your way, is what makes your photos _and_ your blog so refreshing.<br />It's one thing to have ideas about what you like; it's another to follow through and develop them into a unique body of work -- as you have in your photography.<br /><br />It's also instructive for those of us who may not have previously questioned certain assumptions on correct technique. I particularly value that you've made me rethink my attitude towards clipping -- and that's because I like the way your clipped photos look!<br /><br />Another thing: your individual approach is not _against_ anything, it's _for_ your own vision of what makes good images. In other words, this site is a sparkle of positivity amidst the jungle of twitter/facebook/forum ego negativity!<br /><br />Btw, I'm glad you've recently had the time to shoot and post more frequently; it's a pleasure for your readers/viewers. :^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-1474908046510856332013-10-27T02:03:18.250+08:002013-10-27T02:03:18.250+08:00The only thing to say for posting your photos on s...The only thing to say for posting your photos on someplace like SmugMug or 500px is that it would offer your fans a chance to buy some of your photographs. I don't know what the commission is like, but with your fanbase it could put a few coins in your pocket.PStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191393709569013912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19035680.post-59887210518023947522013-10-27T01:28:43.810+08:002013-10-27T01:28:43.810+08:00A very interesting blog post, Robin - you always &...A very interesting blog post, Robin - you always "speak to us" from the heart, and this time you gave it to us, your readers, with both barrels :-) I love it! You are so right. This is EXACTLY the reason why your photography is special, realistic, engaging, and inspiring. You don't (slavishly) follow "The Hallowed Rules" but you apply them Creatively (with a capital C) and that's what its all about! You're the one who's getting it and the "experts" clearly are not. It's sooo simple. Those "Rules" are only mere guidelines, tips, hints - and nothing more. If we'd all follow "The Rules" then all we would get is zillions of similar crappy, flat, boring shots! And don't get me started about the forum armchair "experts". Most of them are pathetic and should be out shooting instead of hammering utter technological nonsense on a keyboard. They often remind me of a hilarious variety on the famous infinite monkey theorem, on statistical probability -this time by Wilinsky- stating that "We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true."<br /><br />How appropriate!<br /><br />You keep doing what YOU like - and to heck with the technicalities and the white balance and the bloody highlights and the ISO's and the rule of thirds and whatnot. Your photography is excellent exactly BECAUSE you focus on the art and craft, YOUR art and craft, YOUR vision, and not on the technology and the "rules". Heck, some of my best work (at least work that I personally like) was made with a crappy coal-fired 5mp compact and others with a 1980's era AF zoomlens which is widely recognized to be the worst in the history of humanity. Guess what? I like it, find it sharp enough and I don't care about the distortion. It's good enough for me, and the kind of shooting I do. To drive the f-stop equivalence brigade wild I shoot full-frame lenses on APS-C and vice versa, and to make the forum warriors completely foam at the mouth I even shoot in JPEG often. Ha! I am fairly sure several already ended up in a oxygen tent because of me :-)<br /><br />Keep up the good work my friend and don't let anybody tell you what to do. You're doing excellent work - the pictures speak for themselves - while staying yourself and clearly enjoying it - and that's the real reason why people keep coming back. <br /><br />Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706263884645654930noreply@blogger.com