Mike Chen aka MetalMan (on break) - View my most interesting photos on Flickriver

   

First, I would like to thank everyone who visited my stream, added me, faved pictures, left comment and etc. I will do my best to recipricate as time allows :-) Don't hesitate to contact me via Flickr Mail If you have any questions about my pictures in regards to how, what, where, and when. I'll be more then happy to talk photography with you!

  

Now.....Me:

 

I am that kid who hated to have his picture taken. Well.....many, many, many years later, I fell in love with photography. Who knew!

 

Still looking for a certain style that I can call my own. But for the moment, the best way to describe my style is......"The Variety Show" ;-)

  

Philosophies, Theories, Sayings and interesting blah blahs:

 

"Must learn to hate your own work to grow in photography." ~Me

 

"When you photograph people in colour you photograph their clothes. But when you photograph people in B&W, you photograph their souls!" ~Ted Grant

 

"Every time someone tells me how sharp my photos are, I assume that it isn't a very interesting photograph. If it were, they would have more to say." ~Author Unknown

 

"You don't take a photograph, you make it." ~Ansel Adams

 

"A photograph is memory in the raw." ~Carrie Latet

 

"It's no good saying "hold it" to a moment in real life." ~Lord Snowdon

 

"They say that amateur photographers talk gear, professional photographers talk composition but great photographers talk about light." ~Unknown

  

About using my photos and rights:

 

Please follow the Creative Common attribute I set for each image. More informaion can be found here about Creative Commons. AND please let me know when you are using my photos somewhere. This way I can feel like a million bucks when I see my photo there :-)

 

~Still waiting for National Geographic to call me for the next assignment....I guess that is not going to happen soon....lol!

  

My Gear:

 

Sony Alpha A900

Sony Zeiss 16-35mm F2.8 SAL-1635Z

Sony 70-200mm F2.8 SAL-70200G

Sony 16mm 2.8 Fisheye SAL-16F28

Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM

Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG

Lens Baby Composer 2.0

Sony HVL-MT24AM Macro Twin Flash Kit

Gitzo GT3531S Tripod

Gitzo GH3780QR Ball Head

  

Sony NEX-5

18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens SEL1855

18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Zoom Lens SEL18200

16mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Lens SEL16F28

Fisheye Conversion Lens VCL-ECF1

Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.4 MC

 

Olympus Pen EP-1

Oly 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko

Oly 17mm f/2.8 Zuiko

Oly OM 50mm 3.5 Macro

Oly OM 55mm 1.2

OIy OM 135mm 3.5

Oly OM 35mm 2.8

   

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John Wood says:

Get ready to be shocked! by some amazing photos! Mike Chen is an artist of the original and unexpected! his photographs are a work of art that you cannot stop staring at.. from fish eye crazy angles to amazing HDR futuramas, Mike will never leave you indifferent... The wow factor in his work is guaranteed and inspiring… Read more

Get ready to be shocked! by some amazing photos! Mike Chen is an artist of the original and unexpected! his photographs are a work of art that you cannot stop staring at.. from fish eye crazy angles to amazing HDR futuramas, Mike will never leave you indifferent... The wow factor in his work is guaranteed and inspiring! keep it coming Sir Mike!

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October 27, 2010