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Slash Live in Hong Kong
Last week on July 29th, Slash, former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, performed live in Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo.
GnR has been my favorite rock band growing up. But since Axl went crazy years ago and with all that bad blood within the band, I was pretty sure that I’d never see them live ever. So you could imagine how giddy I was with anticipation when I heard Slash’s tour would be coming to Asia.
On to the show itself…absolutely unreal. Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge) lead vocals on the older GnR and the more recent Velvet Revolver stuff was impressive. He didn’t quite have the reptilian dance moves of an Axl or a Scott Weiland but he did have a style all his own. Meeting Slash was a dream come true. Underneath his iconic sunglasses and top hat, he was a gentleman during the VIP meet and greet and a guitar god on stage.
My favorite songs from the night: Night Train, Slither, and Sweet Child O’ Mine. Gave me goosebumps. Here are some of the event’s photos from the night.
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Tagged AsiaWorld-Expo, concert, events, Guns N' Roses, HK, hong kong, Myles Kennedy, photoshoot, Slash
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Macau Poker Cup, July 2010 at Casino Grand Lisboa
Last week PokerStars Macau held its most successful Macau Poker Cup event to date at the Grand Lisboa poker room. The big story of the event was Japan’s Kenichi Takarabe, the last man standing in the Red Dragon main event. Takarabe overtook Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang of Singapore, who held the chip lead for most of the tournament.
Despite attending several poker events, I still have not managed to pick up the poker addiction. But even as a spectator I could not help but to appreciate the sheer passion for the game shared by all the players. Even the PokerStars Macau team (for the ‘regulars’ of the poker room, you would’ve at some point met Fred, Dom, Danny, and Roberto among others) run the tournament with a professionalism and love for the game that is truly admirable.
Among the players, the friendly competition and mutual respect for each other’s game were awesome to observe. The scene in the room actually reminded me a little bit of the photographer community – just a bunch of people doing what they love.
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A spectator watches over the tournament action
Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin taking down a pot
Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang’s most loyal fan
Red Dragon main event final table: Kenichi Takarabe (Japan) vs. Bryan Huang (Singapore)
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Tagged Bryan Huang, casino, Celina Lin, events, Grand Lisboa, Kenichi Takarabe, macau, Macau Poker Cup, MPC, photography, photoshoot, poker, Pokerstars
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Light painting at RAW’s 1st Year Anniversary Party!
Last Friday the RANDOM ART WORKSHOP celebrated their one year-old birthday with a party at their studio in Causeway Bay. It was great to see friends as well as former students from the Digital Photography Essentials class chill with some good food and wine. We also all had a blast playing with light painting photography!
To shoot it, I used a tripod with the camera, dark-colored curtains as a backdrop, and a single off-camera flash blasting full power into a black reflective umbrella (a shoot-thru would’ve spilled too much light all over the small room). Aperture was set to somewhere between F/14-F/22, ISO 200, and the exposure was about 8 seconds long, giving each model plenty of time to doodle nonsense with keychain LED lights. Lastly, I tethered the camera to my laptop so everyone was able to see the shot right away. Great job guys, check them out!
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and here are some of my favs…
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Tagged anniversary, HK, hong kong, light painting, party, RAW, slow shutter, workshop
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Live music at Skylark Lounge
Earlier this month I attended an event for the performing students of the Christine Samson Music and Arts Studio, a Speech Level Singing school in Hong Kong. The show took place at Skylark Lounge on Wyndham Street in Central, a venue known for its dedication to music performance.
The showcase included a wide array of talented singers and musicians, all overcoming their stage jitters to perform personally selected songs for their friends and family. Its always cool to see hard work and practice come together into something awesome.
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Tagged green room, HK, hong kong, music, skylark
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Elephant Community Press writing workshop
Last month, the young authors of Elephant Community Press got a chance to showcase their talent during a book launch at the Culture Club Gallery on Elgin Street in Hong Kong’s Soho area. The party celebrated the publishing of 8 new books written entirely by the kids of ECP’s writing workshops.
Having attended several of the book launch parties before, I am always amazed at the sheer maturity and creative talent of the students. So when it became time to share excerpts from their writing, it did not surprise me to see each young author fearlessly step up to the microphone and read to the large room of family and friends. I really admired them, and the sense of pride in their parents’ smiles made me think that they did as well.
The afternoon ended with each student signing autographed copies of their final published works. Proceeds from sales of the books went to support the Room to Read charity.
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Tagged culture club gallery, elephant community press, events, HK, hong kong, kids, photoshoot
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