Don’t u just think tradition is a beautiful thing it does restore our faith in somethings right …

Definitely. It’s all too easy to fall into the trappings of modernization especially one that’s charging ahead too fast we tend to sideline or fail to make time for tradition.

Great use a Macro lens ! Love the patterns … Was the lotus statue using the 100mm, too ?

Yes Zul. This is why I find the 5D full frame so usable. 100mm on a 1.6 crop might have actually pushed me over the ledge if you can picture the architecture of the tombs at a Chinese cemetery.

With the tendency of cemeteries to morph into memorial parks you should be able to get some interesting photos of happy people using their techno-gadgets somewhere in the there.

Not the ones in Brunei. Unlike Christian cemeteries that I’ve seen on TV and memorial parks I’ve visited at Pearl Harbour and in the Philippines, Chinese cemeteries here are not conducive to such casual visits and are certainly nowhere near park-capable.

art like that you would have to see and feel for it to be preserved in the mind as a true masterpiece. but i must admit those photos came really close to doing just that, great work again Jan.

Thanks for the awe-inspiring words (no pun intended given the nature of post). Appreciate the support and motivation!

Your photos never fail to amaze me!

Thanks. I share your sentiment—I’m also amazed as long as my cameras never fails me!

It might be of interest to note that the Qing Ming Je (Tomb sweeping day) is one of the few traditional Chinese festivals that correspond fairly closely with the Gregorian calendar. This one falls around 4th or 5th April.

Interesting indeed—I didn’t know that. Due to work, most people will have visited their ancestors yesterday (Sunday) but this year I’ll see if I can drop by for a photo on the actual day where various Chinese associations are expected to perform a ritual. I imagine traffic would be quite impossible too!

I’m always impressed with your photos and your phototaking skills. Things that look normal to our eyes can be transformed into something special through your camera’s lens. I’m looking forward to more of your works. Thanks, Jan!

Terence, thank you very much!

I’m always impressed with your photos and your phototaking skills. Things that look normal to our eyes can be transformed into something special through your camera’s lens. I’m looking forward to more of your works. Thanks, Jan!