2008 CIHL Taipei Cup International Hockey Tournament - more photos
Craig January 30th, 2008
Some more photos from the hockey tournament. For a full report, take a look at the previous post about the 2008 Taipei Cup International Hockey Tournament.
Archive for January, 2008
2008 CIHL Taipei Cup International Hockey Tournament
Craig January 28th, 2008
The first annual Taipei Cup International Hockey Tournament was held at the Taipei Arena from January 24-27. Organized by the Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey League, the event saw 8 teams from East Asia taking part. The event was also a fundraiser in memory of CIHL’s MVP Matt Stever, who was involved in a traffic accident on January 14th and passed away after a week in a coma.
18 games were played throughout the tournament, with the teams being split into 2 pools. Pool A consisted of Typhoon International (Taiwan), Shanghai Red Guard, Taiwan Typhoon and the R.O.C. Rhinos, while Hong Kong Black Kites, Taiwan Tigers, Taipei All Stars and the Chinese Taipei National U18 side made up pool B.
There was plenty of action over the weekend, and plenty of goals scored.
But in the end, it all came down to two teams - Typhoon International and Hong Kong Black Kites. A good sized crowd turned up on Sunday morning for a thrilling final game that went into overtime.
With four minutes to go in the final period, the Black Kites were up 1-0. Ryan Lang shoveled in a rebound for the home side, leveling the scores and bringing the crowd to its feet.
At the end of regulation time, it was 1-1 and we went into high pressure overtime, where the first team to score would be declared the winner.
Typhoon captain Steve Clark, after an end to end rush, lines up, shoots and scores.
And celebrates in fine style.
These photos and many more are available for purchase from the CIHL. All proceeds will go to help the Stever family. They can be ordered through the CIHL Flickr page.
New DSLR’s at PMA 2008
Craig January 28th, 2008
The worlds largest annual photography trade show is set to start for another year. PMA 2008, held in Las Vegas from January 31st to February 2nd, has already seen a few announcements of the DSLR side of things.
In a widely expected move, Canon have announced the successor to the 400D, to be called the 450D (Rebel XSi). With 12 megapixels, a new 14-bit processor and Live View, it’s sure to be a big seller for Canon. DPReview has all the details.
Pentax have announced a couple of new cameras. As an entry level camera, the K200D replaces the K100D, and the K20D replaces the K10D.
The sensor technology in the Pentax was developed and made by Samsung, so it comes as no surprise to see a Samsung DSLR announced as well. The GX-20 is essentially the same as the Pentax K20D with a slightly different body design and a different menu system.
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Dharma lights.
Craig January 24th, 2008
Some more studio shots, this time of some Buddhist texts, malas and a Guanyin statue. Lighting was a 550ex @ 1/8 camera left into a reflector and a 540ez @ 1/32 camera right direct. RAW files were processed in Lightroom. The dharma text is the 8 Mahayana Precepts in Tibetan.
February Events
Craig January 23rd, 2008
Welcome to a new monthly feature here at Craig Ferguson Images. Each month you will find a list of events taking place that are of interest to those in the photography world and those in Taiwan. If you have an event you want listed that is not already here, contact me and I’ll add it if appropriate.
PMA 2008 - From January 31st until February 2nd, PMA 2008 will take place in Las Vegas. As the worlds largest annual photographic trade show it hosts imaging companies, retailers, photography professionals, videographers, professional labs and so forth. Major announcements of new cameras usually start a few days before the show. DPReview has full coverage of the show and a list of rumors and predictions. Last year saw 4 new DSLRs introduced at PMA and predictions for this year suggest that at least that many and possibly more will be announced in the coming days.
Taiwan Photography Club - The first meeting of a newly formed photography group will take place this Saturday, January 26th in Taipei. More information about that can be found at forumosa.com.
Chinese New Year - Of course, the biggest event in this part of the world in February is Chinese New Year, ushering in the year of the rat. The holiday starts on February 6th and runs until February 11th.
God Pig Festival - The sixth day of the new lunar year sees the God Pig Festival take place at Tzushr Temple in Sanxia, Taipei County. Pigs are fattened up and then sacrificed to the Gods and displayed outside the temple.
Taipei International Book Exhibition - Starting on February 13th and running until the 18th, the Taipei International Book Exhibition takes place at the Taipei World Trade Center.
Taiwan Lantern Festival - Officially on the 15th day of the new lunar year (February 21), the Lantern Festival in Taiwan takes place over a couple of weeks with different dates in different places.
One of the more popular locations is the small town of Pingxi in Taipei County which hosts the mass release of sky lanterns.The festival here runs from the 11th until the 21st.
If danger is more your style, check out the Yenshui Beehive Rocket Festival in Yenshui, Tainan county. Here, fireworks are fired at, into and over the crowds and good protection gear including a full-face helmet is a must.
Solar City in Tainan’s southern science park plays host this year to the official Taiwan Lantern Festival, beginning on February 21. Taipei’s Lantern Festival in various locations in Taipei city will begin on February 16th and run until the 24th. In Kaohsiung, the activities will be centered around the harbor beginning on February 16th and running for 16 days, and in Taichung the festival will be held at WenXin Forest Park as well as other smaller locations including Taichung Train Station, DaQin Bus Station, TaiYuan Bus Station, City Square, City Hall, and LeChun Temple. This years theme in Taichung sees east meet west with Mickey Mouse being the mascot in the year of the rat. And in Miaoli county a fireworks festival will take place on February 23rd, but I have no other information about it.
The Tainan Ancient Capital Marathon will take place in the streets of Tainan starting from 6am on February 24th. Meeting place is the Tainan City Hall.
Towards the end of the month, the Kaohsiung Flickr Group will be having their monthly meeting. Details are not yet available for date, time and place. I will update this as soon as more is known.
If you know of any other events taking place, or have more information about the ones listed, please get in touch.
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