a new camera

i know it's been a long time but i have been busy with my job and working on photos from my sri lanka and japan trip. hope to post those soon, just not sure which site yet. (also working on a personal website)... will keep you posted.

i was also without a camera for a week or two, as i have sold my faithful canon 30d and upgraded to the 5d mark II. which also meant having to upgrade to photoshop cs4 to handle the big files which led to having to upgrade to a new laptop...... you don't want to know the whole story, photography can be an expensive hobby :)

below some quick shots, rough and dirty out of the camera, mostly from a temple festival... surprise :)...




longshan temple 12:28:39...



no age limit for worshiping...



busy day as usual...



she seemed out of place in all the hustle and bustle...



a temple festival, one of many in my neighborhood..




the dragon dancers...



it's a small temple actually but they put up a hell of a show each year...



some deity...




kids love "monsters"...



there must be fire...



offerings to the deities



the show ran from about 4 pm into the night...



happy with the low light results at high iso settings...



these last two shots were taken at a competition for taiwanese opera..



contestants getting ready for their performance...