Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Lobby


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO220, f3.5, 1/15 sec
The massive lobby of Berjaya Times Square, I suppose size does matter huh? ;-p

Oh and a belated Merry Christmas to all :-D

Monday, December 28, 2009

Borders


Nikon D40 @ 38mm, ISO320, f4.8, 1/15 sec
Borders at Berjaya Times Square, used to be my favourite bookstore in KL. They were unique in encouraging customers to browse by preparing lots of seats and having unwrapped books. I love their bargain sections too and managed to get good deals sometimes.

Unfortunately, during my trip there recently I found out the two storeys store was downsized to just a single storey and it had affected the selection available. I was sad, it felt like I have lost a good friend :-(

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

KL Station


Nikon D40 @ 55mm, ISO200, f9, 1/100 sec
A quiet morning at the historical Kuala Lumpur KTM Station.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Gundam


Nikon D40 @ 32mm, ISO560, f4.5, 1/15 sec
One of the entries for the Gundam Model Kits Challenge 2009 held in Sungei Wang. I had a great time photographing the models, made me glad I brought the DSLR along :-D

Monday, December 14, 2009

Late Night Visitor


Nikon D40 @ 55mm, ISO1600, f5.6, 1/13 sec (handheld).
We heard meowing outside our hotel room in the middle of the night and found this cat skulking about. I wonder if it's the same cat as this? :-)

Saturday, December 12, 2009

KKIA Waiting Area


Nikon D40 @ 20mm, ISO200, f6.3, 1/160 sec.
There was a stunning soft light shining into the waiting area, but I don't think I was able to capture it :-/

Sunday, December 06, 2009

KKIA Facade


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f8, 1/30 sec.
The design of Kota Kinabalu International Airport reminds me a lot of Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Thanks to that, I like it here because it made me feel as if I am back in KL, a city I miss dearly.

Friday, December 04, 2009

KKIA Parking


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f8, 1/500 sec.
I'm back from my week long vacation to Kuala Lumpur. Since I've been posting outdated pictures in the photoblog, I'm going to put everything aside for now and post the vacation pictures first in chronological order :-)

PS: I only brought the kit lens with me as it was a shopping oriented trip. It was more than enough, I never missed the heavy 18-200VR ;-)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Happy


Panasonic DMC-FZ5, telemacro mode.
Dogs, a bundle of happiness~ ;-D

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sunset


Nikon D40 @ 38mm, ISO200, f10, 1/2000 sec.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Gritty Flower


Nikon D40 @ 55mm, ISO3200, f5.6, 1/1250 sec.
A picture taken when I was going through an obsession with film grain phase, hence I set my D40 at its highest ISO rating and fired away. This photo was cropped intentionally to make the noise more obvious. The kit lens performed rather well, don't you think?

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Rainbow



Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f3.5, 1/15 sec.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Paddy Field


Panasonic DMC-FZ5, macro mode.
A picture taken earlier this month during one of my cycling trips, harvest season is over now so won't be seeing this view again for some time.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Lomo Colourful Shades


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
Ingenious folks giving a second life to otherwise would-be-discarded banners as shades against the sun. This is also the final decent picture from my first roll with Holga, hope you've enjoyed them =)

PS: There's also a slight double exposure on the right side of the frame, due to the film nearing the end of its roll.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Lomo Pre-WWII Shop


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
If the year stamp near the roof is authentic, this shop was built in 1939. It is still serving its purpose after 70 years, lets hope it can last another 30 :-)

Love the vibrant colours here!

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Lomo Trees & Track


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
The North Borneo Railway system has been stopped for years to upgrade the tracks. Seen here shrubs are starting to take over the railway. It is a pity they don't take the chance to put in another set of tracks, this way the frequency of the trains could be increased and it can be one of the main transportation for the people.

I also love the ancient trees near the station, there used to be more 10 years ago but they had been removed to build shops... What a shame!

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Blissful Hands


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/60 sec (Bounced flash).
I photographed my cousin's wedding over the weekend and this was my favourite photograph. Captured a split second when the bride was resting and unaware of the camera, I wanted to show the softness of her hands against the flow of the gorgeous dress :-)

PS: This was taken before the wedding ceremony so there's no wedding ring yet.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Lomo Hometown 2


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
The pre-WWII structers from the back. There are pigeons on the roofs too :-)

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Lomo Hometown 1


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
A typical lazy morning at my hometown. The old shoplots are relics from pre-WWII era, a "living museum" as my friend calls it :-)

Monday, July 20, 2009

Lomo Beach 2



Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
My favourite picture from the roll. I might develop a 6R and mount it. We'll see :-)

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Lomo Pond


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
Decided to post this anyway because it shows the pond full of water hyacinths when it was prettiest. The actual pond is larger, this picture only shows about 1/3 of it. There's also an extreme light leak from the golden hour sun.

Now more than half of the flowers have already died.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Beach Lomo


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
Taken during an evening with stormclouds looming in the horizon. The lomo features turned out well here, blurry and a little dreamy courtesy of the plastic lens =)

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Water Hyacintchs (Lomo)


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200
Taken during my first trip to the secluded water hyacinth pond. Unfortunately nowadays the place is not as beautiful anymore :-(

Friday, July 03, 2009

(Real!) Lomo River


Holga 135BC + Fujifilm Superia 200

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Pearl Bracelet


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f8, 1/125 sec.
A gift from a friend ^_^

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Bracelet


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/160 sec.
Bought at Gaya Street for RM10 (USD2.83).

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Beach Sunset Silhouette


Panasonic FZ5, handheld.
My favourite picture from the camping trip :-)

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Beach Sunset 2



Panasonic FZ5, handheld.

Monday, June 08, 2009

Beach Sunset 1


Panasonic FZ5, handheld.
Taking a brief break from Labuan's pictures to showcase a few sunset pictures taken during a camping trip last week.

Friday, June 05, 2009

Rest In Peace


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f22, 1/80 sec (30% Gaussian Blur).
War Memorial, Labuan.

Thursday, June 04, 2009

The Cross


Nikon D40 @ 36mm, ISO200, f25, 1/80 sec (20% Gaussian Blur).
War Memorial, Labuan.

Sunday, May 03, 2009

A Tribute to Heroes Long Gone


Nikon D40 @ 26mm, ISO200, f4, 1/3200 sec.
My favourite picture from the memorial.

Technical Talk: Not an easy picture to take with a DSLR that doesn't have Live View function, had to twist and turn myself to get the angle =p The wind breezing through the flower bush didn't help too O_o

Friday, May 01, 2009

War Memorial, Labuan


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f22, 1/100 sec.
A very beautiful and peaceful place, my favourite location during the trip.  Too bad our schedule was too tight to stay longer :-(

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Eagle


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/60 sec.
Or is it kite? I am not sure =/ Taken at Labuan Bird Park.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Blue Eyed


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO280, f5.6, 1/15 sec (Noise added).
A scruffy stray cat with piercing blue eyes.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Low Yat Plaza


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f3.5, 1/20 sec.
My favourite mall in KL :-)

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Cute Holga Logo


Nikon D40 @ 55mm, ISO200, f10, 1.8 sec (kit lens).
From the top of 135BC's box.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Pondering Turtle


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO500, f5.6, 1/15 sec
Taken at Aquaria KlCC.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Holga 135BC White


Nikon D40 @ 55mm, ISO200, f11, 1/2 sec (kit lens).
My new camera arrived in the mail yesterday! I can't wait to take it out on a spin~

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Gliding Gecko


Nikon D40 @ 44mm, ISO900, f4.5, 1/15 sec.
Taken at Aquaria KLCC, faked lomo effect.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Green Snake



Nikon D40 @ 95mm, ISO800, f5.3, 1/15 sec.
Aquaria KLCC, a bit expensive to get in but the animals are very well kept so it's ok :-)

Friday, April 03, 2009

Tunnel


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO1600, f3.5, 1/5 sec.
Taken from the LRT.  Fake lomo effect with noise added.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Journey


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f11, 1/500 sec.
KL skyline shot from the LRT, I miss KL very much =( *sigh*

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Blue Hills


Nikon D40 @ 75mm, ISO800, f5.3, 1/15 sec.
Taken on a misty twilight from First World Hotel, Genting.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Miniature Model of Genting


Nikon D40 @ 27mm, ISO280, f4, 1/15 sec.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Riding the Matahari, Genting


Nikon D40 @ 18mm, ISO200, f9, 1/320 sec.
Very colourful but boring ride, it's more suitable for kids =/  For photographers, it's a nice way to get a high viewpoint though =D

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Papar Panorama




Nokia N82, PanoMan.
Click the image to view the larger version.

A quick panoramic shot of Papar town taken with PanoMan, a panoramic stitching software for mobile phones.  The large image is unedited in any way and it's quite a decent job for such a small programme, don't you think? =)

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Fake Lomo Flowers 2


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f10, 1/400 sec.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Fake Lomo Flowers


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f6.3, 1/160 sec.
Stumbled upon a tutorial when I was looking up on lomo, it was easy to do and managed to perk up this otherwise normal and boring shot of the flowers. I even learned a new sharpening skill! =D  Here's the tutorial:

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Fly!


Nikon D40 @ 200mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/800 sec.
Flying Coaster, Genting. That looked like so much fun! =D