九皇爺誕

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oeyvind · #1 文章由 **oeyvind** » 09/28/2003 1:40 pm

Beginning 9/26, the 南天宮 temple in the little Ampang Jaya New Village in Malaysia, becomes the place where tens of thousands of Taoists of ethnic Chinese descent converge for the celebration of the nine-day Nine Emperor God Festival.

Lucky red turtles... to offer the deities

Chinese opera to entertain the deities and devotees

Devotees making their offering...

A vendor selling roasted chestnut on the temple ground.

oeyvind · #2 文章由 **oeyvind** » 09/29/2003 9:57 am

Some background on the festival... from a photo db site

MALAYSIA--Nine Emperor God Festival
The Festival of the Nine Emperor Gods falls on the ninth day of the ninth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar. Devotees flock to the temples throughout the country for this religious festival.

The Nine Emperor Gods are part of a spirit-medium cult known locally as ‘Jieu Hwang Yeh’. These Nine Deities are believed to dwell in the stars in heaven under the reign of ‘Thien Hou’ - the Queen of Heaven.

On the eve of the ninth moon, temples of the Deities hold a ceremony to invoke and welcome the ‘Jien Hwang Yeh’. Since the arrival of the Nine Emperor Gods is believed to be through the waterways, processions are held from temples to the sea-shore or river to symbolise this belief. Devotees dressed in traditional white, carrying joss-sticks and candles, await the arrival of their “Excellencies”.

A carnival-like atmosphere pervades the temple throughout the nine-day festival. During this period of time, the constant tinkling of a prayer bell and chants from the temple priests are heard. Most devotees stay at the temple, take vegetarian meals and recite continuous chanting of prayer.

A procession to send the Nine Emperor Gods home then takes place to complete the rites of this religious festival.

麻辣杯麵 · #3 文章由 **麻辣杯麵** » 09/29/2003 12:23 pm

第二張你在按快門的時候有沒有嚇一跳～

推第五張，構圖與測光都屬上乘！

ross_tt · #4 文章由 **ross_tt** » 09/29/2003 2:13 pm

不知道思慶兄是怎麼拍的？

上個月小弟也是去拍廟會，結果像機才那起來構圖，就被一位大嬸叫著說："少年ㄟ！你是在拍三小..."

唉～～該怎麼拍好街頭攝影呢？

麻辣杯麵 · #5 文章由 **麻辣杯麵** » 09/29/2003 4:01 pm

你忘了 Tim 有小白～

去搞支更長的小砲，遠遠的躲起來偷拍～

麻辣杯麵 · #6 文章由 **麻辣杯麵** » 09/29/2003 4:04 pm

ross_tt 寫:上個月小弟也是去拍廟會，結果像機才那起來構圖，就被一位大嬸叫著說："少年ㄟ！你是在拍三小..."

忘了說～
如果是我，便會回那位大嬸：妳又沒有多水面，又不是在拍妳，妳是在喊三小.....！

ross_tt · #7 文章由 **ross_tt** » 09/29/2003 4:30 pm

麻辣杯麵寫:忘了說～
如果是我，便會回那位大嬸：妳又沒有多水面，又不是在拍妳，妳是在喊三小.....！

那是不是順便把手中的三腳架那起來揮呀揮的？

那天是看到附近還有一些"七桃仔"在旁邊晃來晃去，小弟是怕那些大哥過來"伸張正義"，所以趕快落跑...

請問一下杯麵兄，像思慶兄拍的第三張，如果現場光線不夠的話，那應該是要用單腳架輔助拍攝還是就直接大剌剌的給他用閃光燈拍下去？

oeyvind · #8 文章由 **oeyvind** » 09/29/2003 5:49 pm

wah, first time my post got so many comments... ^^

time to answer them...

第二張你在按快門的時候有沒有嚇一跳～

沒有... :P Should I?

不知道思慶兄是怎麼拍的？

Just follow your heart, see and record... I got a good teacher (an AP pj) with me, the first 4 shots were taken using his 1D and EF16-35mm, the last two with my D60 and EF16-35mm.

去搞支更長的小砲，遠遠的躲起來偷拍

Try to get close, know your subject... instead of hiding and take voyeur shots.

All the above shots were taken handheld... EXIF info see them in my gallery: here

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