Okay, so these are delayed season’s greetings. Midvalley on my Minolta 50mm F1.4 at F1.4 with Pro Tama 0.45x wide angle converter for extra softness (oddly, softer around the center.)

50mm F2.0.

The Curve. 50mm F5.6. I prefer subtle out-of-focus where you can sort of see the background. (This is a note to those stuck on a 50mm F1.8 at Aperture Priority, F1.8 all the time. 😛 )

The Minolta 70-210mm F4 beercan lens returns! I don’t bring this lens out often. This troupe was rather unacrobatic, so I’ll omit their performance at Berjaya Times Square.

Rewind to my office. The lion swallowed a man trying to grab an angpau as his only escape!

Lions watching National Geographic on Astro MAX in the office.

Fully electronic with noise and lights!

God of something. Uh, the knowledgeable and wise shall comment.

Now that’s what I call a good lion dance! Proper jumping acrobatics and stuff.

Amazing. They both jump and land on the poles, while keeping correct distance.

There is a risk of wardrobe malfunction should the front guy jump before the rear guy does.

Hooray confetti!

And then, come midnight 26th February 2007, fireworks were blasting all over my neighborhood. I ran all over with just my Sony A100 and 50mm F1.4 in bulb mode, holding down until the sound of fireworks stopped. I held it too long and ambitiously, so I’ll omit them fireworks shots. 🙁

Fire, flare and ghosts.

My neighborhood gave THX a run for their money. By the time I ran close to where I suspect fireworks were being launched, it had already ended. Fireworks were then heard on the other end! I must’ve went each corner twice. This is one of the few rare ones where I get to catch firecrackers.

The Chinese celebrate their famous invention – gunpowder.

Finally, I found a launch spot. Alas, it was too late.