i was flipping through the pages of Sin Chew newspaper dated 11th July 2007. then i came a cross the 副刊 section. i gasp in astonishment and was driven to frenzy. there it is! there it is!
my work was published in the paper! so happy was i that i didn't realise i was in the kopitiam. then i saw this man dressed up smartly sitting right in front of me looking at what he thought was happening to this maniac. i didn't care much and continue bragging about it to my father who is equally bewildered as the man.
though the RM50 cash prize winner wasn't me, i was still so glad that it was published. my photo was published!!!! YEA!!!
dated back around a month ago when i came across the same section of the paper and saw that they were vying for photos of specific theme. one of the category was 'old shops'. immediately i thought back of the photo i took at melaka about 2 years ago and decided to give it a try. i tried submmiting the photo online but had problems with sending it through yahoo and hotmail as both do not read chinese 'properly'. you know la.. then all the funny funny-you-know-me-i-dunno-you letters came popping out. being discouraged by the lousy mail system they had, i did not put high hopes on my sendings.
i was looking back at the same section every wednesday to look at the 'masterpieces' that were successfully published. some were really damn good, whereas some....
i don't know why but i was extremely happy seeing my photo there. might be because i thought the sending was a failure but it turned out that it was received and on top of that, PUBLISHED! at first i thought that they would reject my work for i took it in sepia. and it was in one of the conditions that the photo must not have undergone any touch up and must be in the original colour. who knows lah... it was still choosen.. hehe..
i hesitated between submitting this photo and the other initially, but i still resort to this one for i think it has more substance. dunno leh.. i'm not professional. 
(i) my published photo
(ii) the not submitted one
which one would you go for?
the winning photo
the judge's comment on my photo
and they even help changed my name. from pei ying to 'xuan' ying. cool name rite? haha.. must be the fault of those illegible letters. haha.. their system can't read my "pei". the judge, by the name of voonchong, who is a pro, commented that my photo was not really into the theme but has a thick nostalgic feel. *woiseh*
the bare white sky kind of spoilt the visual effect though. :(
after cropping the sky, does it give a 'better' visual effect? what say you?
sure lah not into the theme, i didn't take the photo for this publishing purpose leh. it was dated back to 2 years ago during a trip to malacca. just took it by coincidence. hehe.. *coincidence also so pro, memang lee pei ying!* wakaka!!!
it's a real good motivation after gaining recognition of my photography skills by a pro, which means that i'll now have stronger desire to buy an SLR that would cause a big hole in my pocket. SHIT! have to fork out a few more thousands liao.
the themes for this round are: transportation (trishaw), our country's unique chinese culture, Taiping Lake, and fruits or seeds floating on water (stagnant objects). those who are interested can submit your photos to cyberworld@sinchew.com.my. please also include your name, the venue of photo taken, model of camera, and elaboration of your photo (everything in chinese lah).
shui, i know you are interested one.
3 comment:
oh my! you serious? haha! cool~ seems like i'm the only one leaving comments in your blog? lol..
that's because i only let 'certain' people view my blog.. and you're among the 'certain' ones...which means it's a 90% private blog.. you must be proud! wakaka..
OI! Banyak cantik leepeiying
when u msg me~ i was in shanghai..sitting in the bus.. and wondering where i can get a sin chew daily. bring it to me when we meet. i am sure u keep 10 copies of it .. haha!!!!
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