Thursday, September 30, 2010

A golden dragonfly 传说中的黄金甲 ...


When I meet a dragonfly in a photography trip, 
it is always a surprise, this one made my day ...

Location: Gasing Hill, PJ/KL
Date Taken: July 30th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron 90mm f/1.8
ISO200, F/10, 1/80


On my way walking back to the parking lot from a lecture today 讲课结束后,我步行回停车场时拍的 ...


some bushes in-front of my car at the open parking space at KLCC, 
I spotted this golden dragonfly ...

Location: KLCC Park
Date Taken: July 28th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron 90mm f/1.8, SB600
ISO250, F/8, 1/60, 0 EV


Solitary 孤 ...


It is hard not to have any emotions in such a sunset, 
the last glimpse of light before I take a return
journey back to KL from Bagan Lalang ...

Location: Bagan Lalang 雪邦蒲甘拉朗
Date Taken: June 23th, 2010
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, F8, 1/1000, -0to1 3-image HDR, FL=105mm


Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Golden dreams 金碧輝煌 ...


Location: Bagan Lalang Gold Coast 雪邦蒲甘拉朗
Date Taken: June 23th, 2010
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, F8, 1/1000, -0to1 3-image HDR, FL=85mm


Too close for comfort 头一次这么近距离地拍虎 ...

Location: KL Zoo 吉隆坡动物园
Date Taken: May 25th, 2010 10:24am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6
ISO 1000, 1/250s @ f/5.6, +2/3 EV, WB=Shade, FL=300mm

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Green belt butterfly 青帶鳳蝶 ...

Location: KL Butterfly Park 吉隆坡蝴蝶公园
Date Taken: July 20th, 2010 11:25am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 320, "S" mode 1/500 @ F7.1, -1/3 EV, WB=Auto

A family 一家人 ...

Location: Tanjong Sepat 丹戎士拔
Date Taken: August 6th, 2010
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 1000, F4.5, 1/1250, +2/3 EV, FL=30mm, ND8

War is about to begin 大戰即將開始 ...


Location: Gasing Hill 加辛山
Date Taken: July 23th, 2010 09:59am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 320, "A" mode 1/100 @ F4, -1/3 EV, Portrait


Floating Life stolen half a day 偷得浮生半日闲 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/100s @ F12, +1/3 EV, Landscape, FL=105mm

.... Strolling on the banks of Melacca River in the City near China town in the evening, you find these kinds of scenes. Wish I had more evenings here in Melacca. I think the night scenes with the lights on especially when there is a night market on Friday and Saturday at Jonker's street would be fun.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Crescent moon over Mosque 月光下的清真寺 ...

Location: Melacca Island 马六甲岛
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 @ 07:39pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 100, "A" mode 30s @ F18, 0 EV, Landscape, FL=18mm, WB=Auto, ND8

...... I enjoyed this shot to end the night photographing this beautiful mosque overlooking the Straits of Melacca on the man made island of Melacca. The time was about 7:30pm with almost the last rays of sun at the horizon and the beautiful crescent moon over the Mosque. I think the 1.5 hours here was well spent and very fulfilling. I shall come here again in my next visit to Melacca. It is very dark and quiet at night after 7 pm except those who are praying in the mosque, I think you can park your car inside the mosque as it is much safer that way. Unlike Kuala Lumpur, I was told that in Melaka; you are allowed in the vicinity of the mosque even in the evening but not within the mosque itself if you are not a Muslim.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Flower gesture 花姿 ...

Location: USJ Subang
Date Taken: Sept 25th, 2010 07:58am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/125 @ F4.5

Entrance 入口 ...

Location: China Town, Melacca 马六甲
Date Taken: Sept 24th, 2010 04:41pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/50 @ F13, FL=50mm

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Going home 回家 ...

Location: Tanjong Sepat 丹戎士拔
Date Taken: August 6th, 2010
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 1000, F13, 1/250, +2/3 EV, FL=48mm, ND8

Shhh 请小声一点 ...

Location: Melacca Zoo 马六甲动物园
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 09:23am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 800, "M" mode 1/40 @ F5.6, -1/3 EV, FL=85mm

Friday, September 24, 2010

Jonker Street, Melacca 馬六甲雞場街 ...

Location: China Town, Melacca 马六甲 荷兰街 (雞場街)
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 18::51pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 250, "M" mode 1/80 @ F3.8, FL=18mm, HDR

Composed 安祥 ...

Location: China Town, Melacca 马六甲 华人街
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 03:28pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 320, "M" mode 1/25 @ F5, 0 EV, FL=26mm

Thursday, September 23, 2010

A tale behind every drawer 每一个抽屉背后都有一个故事 ...

Location: China Town, Melacca 马六甲 华人街
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 03:32pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 500, "M" mode 1/20 @ F5, 0 EV, FL=25mm

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

A tale of two tigers 一山能容二虎 ...

Location: Melacca Zoo 马六甲动物园
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 12:15pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6
ISO 500, 1/1000s @ f/4.5, +1/3 EV, FL=155mm

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Petals 花瓣 ...


These are tables and stools viewed from the 4th floor of a 
prominent shopping mall in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

Deadwood 枯枝 ...

Location: Melacca Zoo 马六甲动物园
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 11:01am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6
ISO 200, 1/1000s @ f/7.1, +2/3 EV, FL=70mm

Monday, September 20, 2010

Swan poetry 咏鹅 ...

Location: Melacca Zoo 马六甲动物园
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 01:04pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6
ISO 250, 1/500s @ f/5, -1 EV, FL=130mm

鹅 鹅 鹅,曲项向天歌。
白毛浮绿水,红掌拨清波。
(唐朝, 骆宾王)

Swan swan swan, Bending their necks to sing to the sky.
White feathers floating on green water, Red feet pushing against clear waves.
(Tang Dynasty, Luo Bin Wang)

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Dusk dawn 薄暮晨光 ...

Location: Portuguese Square, Straits of Melacca 马六甲葡萄牙广场海边
Date Taken: Sept 18th, 2010 06:51am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 30s @ F16, FL=24mm, ND8

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Grace 优雅 ...

Location: KL Butterfly Park 吉隆坡蝴蝶公园
Date Taken: July 20th, 2010 11:14am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 500, "S" mode 1/250 @ F11, -1/3 EV

Friday, September 17, 2010

A different point of view 一个不同的观点 ...

Location: KL Butterfly Park 吉隆坡蝴蝶公园
Date Taken: July 20th, 2010 12:18pm
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 400, "A" mode 1/30 @ F14, -2/3 EV

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Innocence 可爱 ...

Location: Putrajaya Flora 2010 08:23 am
Date Taken: July 16th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di
ISO 500, 1/4000 @ F3.2, -2/3 EV, WB=Cloudy

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Sweet blossom 甜蜜蜜 ...

Location: Putrajaya Flora 2010 11:55am
Date Taken: July 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di
ISO 200, 1/200 @ F11, 0 EV

Let us be utterly grateful to those who make us happy; and that they are the charming gardeners who make our soul blossom. And let us just pick these beauties with our camera's view finder for that wow factor and press that shutter to freeze those precious moments of beautiful blossoms !

The flower is a poetry of reproduction and the camera paints that poetry for us to enjoy it !

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The changing faces of Singapore 不断变化和进步的新加坡 ...

Location: Marina Bay, Singapore 新加坡
Date Taken: Sept 06th, 2010 06:05pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/15@ F22, FL=300mm, ND8, HDR

Everything about Singapore is beautiful. It’s really clean and there do not seem to be a piece of garbage anywhere that I have wondered about. Literally because it is a public offence to chew gum ! 
I drove from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore on Sept 06 on a day trip ! and back to KL on the same day (in the evening), that one card system or is it called the "EZ-Link Card" required for driving in and out of Singapore seem to be that universal for parking, toll, food, MTR and maybe some other things I am not aware of. A perfect cashless travel card system in Singapore. 
I spend the remaining evening at Marina Bay (without a tripod) before a 4 hours drive back to KL. And this grand piece of architecture will be the "Marina Bay Sands ArtScience Museum." in the very near future.

Monday, September 13, 2010

The Forbidden City 故宫 ...

Location: Beijing China 北京中国
Date Taken: September 15th, 2007
Kodak EasyShare C300
ISO 100, Auto 1/745 @ F/4.5

This photo was taken few years back when I was on assignment to Beijing. Not a beautiful day for photography but surprisingly; on that day, there were not too many tourist !
I have seen movies and documentary about the Forbidden City but walking and wondering about in this place by yourself is a very different experience as it was a place only for the untouchables.

Like all fear, the Clown will eventually vanish 像所有的恐惧,最终小丑也将会消失的 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:17am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 320, "A" mode 1/100 at F/8, -1/3 EV, FL=34mm

I like the China Town of Melacca, it seems for me at every corner; you can find something special to photograph. Even different times of the day, you should have a different experience as the activities changes throughout the day. To my surprise, it is quite clean for Malaysia standards.
I am very glad that at least some of the culture and heritage is kept as it is. 

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The Old Melacca 旧马六甲 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:13am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 500, "A" mode 1/20 at F/7.1, -1/3 EV, FL=45mm

This is the entrance to a cultural museum of the Ming Dynasty's Admiral Cheng Ho who visited Melacca at least five times during his famous seven voyages to the Western Ocean (Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East and Africa). According to some writings, Admiral Cheng Ho set up a huge warehouse complex along the northern side of the Melacca River. Thus far, sadly,  there has been no serious research and investigation done on this fascinating topic. 

China 瓷器 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: Sept 17th, 2010 04:32pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/200 @ F5, 0 EV, FL=75mm, WB=Auto

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Crumbling plasters of Malacca 摇摇欲坠的石膏 ...

ocation: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:43am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/125 at F/11, -1/3 EV, FL=18mm

The part of Old Melacca where the tourist do not walk into are the best places for photography !

Friday, September 10, 2010

"Little red wagon, little red bike, I ain't no monkey but I know what I like." — Bob Dylan. “红色的小货车,红色的小自行车,我不是猴子,但我知道我喜欢什么。” - 鲍勃迪伦。

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:33am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/1200 at F/9, -1/3 EV, FL=92mm

The Blue Hour 蓝色小时 ...

Location: Melacca Island 马六甲岛
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 @ 07:38pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 100, "M" mode 30s @ F22, 0 EV, Landscape, FL=18mm, WB=Auto, ND8

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 祝所有穆斯林朋友们开斋节快乐 ...

Location: Melacca Island 马六甲岛
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 @ 07:43pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 100, "M" mode 30s @ F14, 0 EV, Landscape, FL=18mm, WB=Auto, ND8

Exotic food 异国情调的食物 ...

Location: Wang Fu Jing, Beijing China 王府井大街 北京中国  
Date Taken: September 16th, 2007
Kodak EasyShare C300
ISO 140, Auto 1/63 at F/4.5

What attracts me in Wangfujing street in Beijing is definitely the night market and the exotic eats. If you ask me whether I tried all of them; I would say yes, most of those sticks there in the photo ! The stinky Tofu is for me the best of them all. 





A forgotten Navigator 一个被遗忘的航海家 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:06am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 640, "A" mode 1/10 at F/7.1, +1/3 EV, L=40mm

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

New emotions, Old memories 新感觉,旧回忆 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:02am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 640, "A" mode 1/10 at F/7.1, +1/3 EV, L=52mm

Red 红 ...

Location: Melaka City 马六甲市
Date Taken: August 13th, 2010 09:08am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/500 at F/7.1, +1/3 EV, L=92mm

The Durian 榴莲 ...

Location: The Esplanade theatres, Singapore 新加坡 滨海艺术中心
Date Taken: Sept 06th, 2010 05:54pm
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/15@ F16, FL=32mm, ND8, HDR

A day trip to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur : at 6:30am, 4 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, business meetings until 5pm, went to the Marina Bay until about 8:30pm, then another 4 hours drive from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur reaching at 12:30am mid-night ....

Monday, September 6, 2010

Desert state of mind 心迹双寂漠 ...

Location: Taman Aman Perdana, Klang 巴生
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 11:52am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/125@ F5.6, FL=105mm, ND8, HDR

He has better luck today 他今天有更好的运气 ...

Location: North Port 巴生港口
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 10:35am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/60 F9, FL=38mm, ND8, HDR


Ready to sail 准备开航 ...

Location: North Port 巴生港口
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 10:16am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/20@ F18, FL=18mm, ND8, HDR

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Tanjung Harapan Port Klang 巴生港口和8號橋 ...

Location: North Port 巴生港口
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 09:53am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/5@ F22, FL=18mm, ND8, HDR

Powerless hero 英雄无用武之地 ...

Location: North Port 巴生港口
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 10:27am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/200 @ F5, FL=18mm, ND8

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Feeling a jerk on the line 钓鱼是靠感觉的 ...

Location: North Port 巴生港口
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 10:17am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/200 @ F5.3, FL=80mm, ND8

Nothing compares with the feeling you'll get aboard that anticipation of ... slowly titling fishing pole downwards ... when there's a jerk on your line, the next thing on the list is to bait the hook ... perhaps it is not the end result but the process itself ..... that is the lure to fishing to most people.... for me at least !

What will be, will be 船到桥头自然直 ...

Location: North Port 巴生港口
Date Taken: August 30th, 2010 10:32am
Nikon D90, Nikkor AF-S DX VR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED
ISO 200, "M" mode 1/250 @ F5, FL=18mm, ND8