| Saturday, September 17, 2011 |
| still .... blood of fighters. |
just received a post card from HKU alumni services for Century Celebrations.
in the front page top left corner, it says "Knowledge Heritage Service". on the back, it says
"HKU alumni have fought to eradicate poverty, promote equality, ensure sustainability...
Rest assured, HKU students are building a better world in their own unique ways."
I am still proud of being a HKU alumni and fond of the history of battles those great people before and after me have fought in this 100 years.
however, this also reminds me one thing. Mr Vice Chancellor Tsui Lap Chi, you are a great scholar and may be a great fundraiser too (without disrespect)... BUT you are not one of them. You have broken my heart... please... please go... we don't need you any more. |
posted by tingfung @ 8:06 PM  |
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| Tuesday, September 06, 2011 |
| To a good friend who dedicates his career to shoot. |
I could not recall when you have fallen in love with lens.
I can just bring up some bit and pieces of memory you hanging with various types of camera, taking photography courses, sharing dreams of capturing moments of magnificence as well as difficulties for making dreams alive.
I cannot deny the doubts cast on your “dreams” in the beginning, which I now regret for.
I admire your bravery and sustainable passion, which I don't have.
As a layman of lens, I can tell from your projects that your shots are more like the artwork merging the beauty of the Creator’s work and the inner beauty of the couples. It’s NOT a mixture of two. Indeed, I like the word “fusion” which many people don’t (「融合」 according to dictionary, it is interesting to note it’s the same in English, French, Spanish and Latin).
One would remember in Genesis chapter 1 that in the 7 days of His creation, it says “God saw that it was good (「神看著是好的」) [in verses 10, 18, 25 & 31]”. In His eyes, every creature is good and you capture the beauty in your photos.
For each and every pair, I can see different themes that each album carries. The themes are not limited by any time, places, weather or even color. If one likes dark color, your photos carry the elegance and silence of the pause therein. If they are fans of nature, your photos bring out the blue of the sky and the smell of grasses. Your lens shoots through the couple’s bonding, commitment and favorite mood.
To me, themes can be flexible and changing. It’s more than just 「自然美」because 「自然美」can be just a theme for one single album.
But your style is surely more than that.
The importance is your capability to integrate the Creator’s beauty and the creature’s beauty, which turns into different themes in different album. A fusion of the 2 kinds of beauty can make the love therein EVERLASTING.
This is what a layman of lens can tell and my tribute to a master like you.
Praise the One who gifts you this. |
| posted by tingfung @ 12:15 PM |
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