Late Night Card Sharks

Nurul in a moment of intensity facing off against Waki over a tough game of Monopoly cards on a steamy hot Singapore night.

*Sorry friend, just a note, I had to delete the comment below, even though I allowed it for quite a while, with the giant glittering animated Christmas gif. I deeply appreciate the kind words but I just can't have some huge sparkling thing distract from the photo, as this is one of my favorite shots of a very dear friend.

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    kikikentucky, m.allyson, v/o, the švabo, and 351 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. javier balseiro (29 months ago | reply)

    nice shot....

  3. kikikentucky (29 months ago | reply)

    awesome

  4. gezty - coming back (29 months ago | reply)

    Superb portrait

  5. anamokarzel (29 months ago | reply)

    great portrait

  6. Andre Rivest (29 months ago | reply)

    Very "In the Mood for Love". Beautiful picture!

  7. Rifat Attamimi (29 months ago | reply)


    Aggre that what i want to say too,..this one is epic!

    btw jon Singapore Sling?isn`t that a darkwave band?

  8. (the) Fantastic Voyage (29 months ago | reply)

    Very unique, even the artifacts add to it. A new classic.
    Excuse me for using the word but very cinematic too. :D

  9. _TooL_ (29 months ago | reply)

    Love the strong contrast!

  10. massybent (29 months ago | reply)

    very cinematic!

  11. N A Y E E M (29 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant photography

  12. _SG_ (29 months ago | reply)

    fantastic picture, well seen!

    [ via flickriver explore  --_SG_ ]

  13. Photo--Graphy [deleted] (29 months ago | reply)

    Excellent

  14. le cabri (29 months ago | reply)

    Lovely shot.

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  15. Bat Ray Day (29 months ago | reply)

    brilliant capture

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  17. This photo was invited and added to the 喜欢就好 group.

  18. lille abe (29 months ago | reply)

    purely cinematic!
    ace!

  19. Jon Siegel (29 months ago | reply)

    Thanks man!

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  21. Ben Hinceman (29 months ago | reply)

    Cinematic indeed... you've got a knack for catching these moments perfectly. Wonderful processing too.

  22. Primeguy (29 months ago | reply)

    Really nice shot!

  23. The Art of Andy Ellis (29 months ago | reply)

    this is awesome jon.... very wong kar wai / christopher doyleish, and i mean that in the best way possible.

  24. Dave_J_M (29 months ago | reply)

    Such a beautiful smoker!

  25. lohanyin (28 months ago | reply)

    would love to own both the camera and lens, great shot :)

  26. This photo was invited and added to the F1.2 Lenses or Faster group.

  27. Statevillain (22 months ago | reply)

    There's an air of intensity here. Quite compelling!

  28. onewire66 (21 months ago | reply)

    Another great shot. It seems I've become a fan of your photostream. I'm also a big fan of that camera and lens combination. I have some disabilities that add difficulties to quickly focus with a manual focus lens particularly, of course, wide open. Any pointers? Also, would you mind if I added you as a contact?

  29. Jon Siegel (20 months ago | reply)

    Hi there. Thank you for the nice comment! Of course you can add me as a contact. Pointers for shooting wide open with a manual focus lens, for starters, when you think about focusing in general, it really is a matter of just moving closer or further from your subject. If you never touch the focal ring on the lens, you can bring your subject into focus by simply moving yourself. When I am shooting street photography, I really don't have much time to think about my focus, my subject is moving and will inevitably, out of instinct, notice me within a few seconds. Rather than spend any time focusing, I decide the distance beforehand, using the measurements on top of my lens. Those little numbers on our lenses refer to the distance of our subjects. Thus, if you set it to 3 or 4, then anything 3 or 4 meters away from you will be in focus. It took me a long time to wrap my head around it, but once you get used to it, this technique, in my opinion, makes it much easier to shoot with a very shallow depth of field. Give it a try and shoot me a mail if you ever have any questions. Photography is such a pure joy as an art form, especially with the limitless degree of experimentation you can do with it, there really is no right or wrong way to go about it. :)

  30. Marco de Waal (17 months ago | reply)

    Nice picture! Excellent!
    Marco

  31. TomQH (14 months ago | reply)

    thanks for sharing, great capture. much post processing?

  32. ❝ĞɛԼøՍɠαʝӐỄԂ❞... [OFF] (14 months ago | reply)

    She looks like a shark :P

  33. Unlucky_Alf [deleted] (14 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic portrait.

  34. francisco_5 (14 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful picture, nice colours, congrats!

  35. li-penny (14 months ago | reply)

    awesome~!!!

  36. DarkAngelDay (14 months ago | reply)

    Nice portrail shot

  37. Shoreham-Boy (14 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot!

  38. annar_50 (14 months ago | reply)

    great frame

  39. Rosario Lopez Concert Photography (14 months ago | reply)

    how fantastic!

  40. Ana Lime (14 months ago | reply)

    really amazing... I love this portrait

  41. Tigersight (14 months ago | reply)

    Sublime portrait, Jon. This has all the elements I like in a photograph.

  42. blackeyeliner (14 months ago | reply)

    great expression, love colours and the blacks!

  43. Sibilus_Basilea (14 months ago | reply)

    Stunning cinematic effect. Well done job!

  44. PhotoGOphy (14 months ago | reply)

    Gefällt mir!

  45. R I Y A D H (14 months ago | reply)

    like it <3

  46. robsen71 (14 months ago | reply)

    amazing

  47. Davide Chiodelli (14 months ago | reply)

    bellajon

  48. Syd Eisenberg (14 months ago | reply)

    just great shot!!

  49. mikaelsacchi (13 months ago | reply)

    great portrait

  50. federfly77 (12 months ago | reply)

    suggestiva!

  51. Photograph-r (12 months ago | reply)

    Kind of surreal stumbling over my old friend Nurul while randomly browsing Flickr. It's a small world. BTW I shoot on Leica R lens – not bad bokeh too.

  52. Fresh Light (11 months ago | reply)

    ....paradise shot

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