Vantage Point
Crowded. 
But it’s Taipei. It’s a street market. It’s Chinese New Year. What else would you expect? And I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Elderly Shopping Ninja
I’ve been living in Taipei for 10+ years now and, amazingly, this was the first time I had ever been to the Dihua street market. Even though I couldn’t stay long and only had 1/2 roll of film left (and not even black & white film, at that) I’m really happy I tagged along with the Taiwan Photo Club post-meeting and thankful to TC Lin’s friend for the ride.
A treasure trove of goodies.
With all the energy and activity that CNY brings to an already active street market, there was tons to shoot. The real difficulty was in getting a composition that had a central focus and not something that got too much in and thus was visually confusing. Because of the intense crowds and the narrow street, 35mm scale-focused to a couple of meters worked well and I was able to shoot quickly as people passed by, even if I could not myself move quickly.
CNY Snack Hawkers
Before Chinese New Year arrives and the street shuts down for the holiday, I really want to go back with some Tri-X. If anyone else out there is up for some street photography, let me know. 
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Gong Xi Fa Cai to you, Brian!
Dang, I got barred by the office server from PhotoMalaysia. Can you imagine? LOL!
Really?
Guess it must be all that porn there
Well, if they’ve blocked you by IP, then you should be able to access PM again once we’re on the new server. If not, I’ll give you the new IP address and you can access it that way.
great photos brian.
i like your color photos…it seems like it’s a documentary, like how your B&W’s are street.
Thanks
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Same eye, different medium
I have 2 RF bodies. I’m thinking that I’ll keep one loaded with color (maybe Provia 400?) and one with b&w.