PHOTOGRAPHY

Shaking Moment

In the mood or fizzling out

Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong, 2004_Photo by Oiseau Distrait

There are some photos in my archive that we might define as non-qualified shots, such as those that are out of focus. I guess we’ve all had this experience, especially in the age of film photography. There is no way we could preview for making another shot; therefore, these photos will be classified as a failure.

From a God-like stable handheld, using a tripod, high ISO, VR lens…all these can minimise vibration due to dim light. Sharp image in focus is one of the basic criteria for a photograph, undebatable, right? Or…there could be something more?

This was a photo I took many years ago, a festa at Lan Kwai Fong on a cloudy afternoon. While I was moving forward in the crowd, I barely had a gap to shoot with my Sony DSC-P8. It is a beautiful product design, handy, aesthetically pleasing, with an excellent touch for a comfortable grip… but not so advanced in the early digital age in 2004.

So…the shaking moment was captured in a rush.

View from the window of a ferry, Hong Kong Island, 2025_Photo by Oiseau Distrait

Recently, I have had many chances to visit Cheung Chau Island and I’d love to stay for a whole day long till dark. You can imagine…