Creepy Crawly 毛骨悚然 ...

I seem to have got used to photographing dragonflies
but photographing spiders is something else, 
it is probably one of the last thing I would want to do
...
I chance on this green creepy crawly (looks like a spider),
the photographing experience was
fascinating and scary
at the same time
...

KL Butterfly park 

吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

Esplanade Outdoor Theatre 露天剧场 ...

Fronting the 300m long waterfront along Marina Bay,
the outdoor theatre can seat 450 people and 

take up to 600 standing.
The space hosts a range of performances from
music to dance and theatre which can all be
enjoyed under the starlit sky.
...

Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade Marina Bay, 

Singapore

Out of Work 害怕失去工作 ...

I work in the industry for 2 companies about 20 years, 
before I became a freelancer
and that was 8 years ago when I was 41
...
the mindset is different, 
I don't have an office, no colleagues, no one to report to
and at times when I am out of work for
a couple of weeks, 
there is a scary feeling of unemployment
but I was glad to have a camera with me
during those out of work periods
...

near the Main Jetty

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Joy, luck and plentiful 喜悦, 好运与丰富 ...

Yellow, Orange, and Red 
to the chinese cultures represents
abundance, joy, plenty
and brings good luck
...
That is why perhaps you see
lots of Yellow, Orange, and Red color
in the Chinese New Year
...

In a Chinese Temple

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

Water is the driver of Nature 水是大自然的驱动力 ...

Water is fluid, Rock is solid
and yet 
Water wares away rock
...
Life is very much like
water dancing 
in the tunes of solids
...

Hulu Langat, Selangor 

葫芦冷岳, 雪兰莪州 ...
吉隆坡约25公里外，是尕白瀑布，位于尕白森林自然保护区，在葫芦冷岳区

A brief encounter 短暂的邂逅 ...

I could see from the viewfinder,
'the butterfly turn its head
and looked at me,
to be honest
it was a bit scary
...

KL Butterfly park 

吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

No changing Lens 不用换镜头了 ...

I now have 
the Nikon D90 to photograph the Auto Show Girls
and 
the Canon G12 to shoot the bikes
...

21st April - 1st May, KL International Auto Fair 2012
Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC) 

Men are from Mars 男人来自火星 ...

To be honest, 
when a man is 
crazy about something
they can really go wild about it
(Car Boot speakers)
...

21st April - 1st May, KL International Auto Fair 2012
Malaysia International Exhibition & Convention Centre (MIECC) 

Kitten Cannon 小猫大炮 ...

Go to the AppStore,
and you will find this game
"Kitten Cannon" and other games alike,
don't really like these games
as it is a little bit bloody even for adults of
what game programmers does
with their "naughty minds" 

...
But here is a real 
Kitten happily hiding inside a Cannon
...

Bukit Melawati 皇家山

Kuala Selangor 瓜雪

One small defect 美中不足 ...

In nature, 
nothing is perfect
...
trees bent in weird ways, 
leaves fall all over the place,
a cricket may have lost 
one of its tentacles in a fight,
and they're still beautiful 
...

KL Butterfly park 

吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

I will be back 我会回来 ...

Until today, I have to drive 
at least 1.5 hours to get to the nearest Lotus Pond
...
few days ago, I found one 15 minutes from my home,
you bet I was excited,
too bad when I arrive at the pond,
it was noon and I was
drowned by the hot sun
barely within 30 minutes of photographing
...
I will be back, for more 
...

Jalan PJU 1A/1, Ara Damansara Park 

阿拉白沙罗公园 
今天找到了一个从我家不到十五分钟可到的拍荷景点，

Nikon 70-300 non VR 虽然便宜，烈日下又大风，的确不容易拍，

拍了不到半个小时满身大汗，只好下次再来了。

Junk Food 垃圾食品 ...

Don't we all remember 
the junk food 
we enjoy after school 
before we head home
...
and now, I have been warning
my kids not to save the pocket 
money for the junk food in school
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Rules of photography 摄影规则 ...

From the first day of using a DSLR, 
it has always been about trail and error
and I have learned that
it is one thing to take a picture
but another to take a photograph
...
I don't think I will ever master the use of the camera,
and perhaps never will
but yet I think
if I obey the rules of photography,
I would be missing all the fun
...

Nikon D90 with 18-105mm lens at 90mm
ISO 100 f/5.6 @ 1/1000 -2/3 EV WB Auto

Gabai Waterfalls 尕白瀑布

Hulu Langat, Selangor 葫芦冷岳, 雪兰莪州

吉隆坡约25公里外，是尕白瀑布，位于尕白森林自然保护区，在葫芦冷岳区

Face to face 面对面 ...

I think both me and the dragonfly
did not breath for a moment 
until after I release the shutter 
...

Nikon D90 with Tamron SP90

ISO 800, f/5.6 @ 1/1000 -4/3 EV AutoWB w/o flash

KL Butterfly park
吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

Lure 引诱 ...

I stood to see 

this young man contemplating

to call the number

for a "low interest" loan
...

Jalan Petaling, 

Kuala Lumpur

Sacred Geometry 神圣的几何 ...

Did God created the Universe
according to
a Great Geometric Plan

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

Drowned by the sight and sound of a waterfall ...

on a weekday, 
I was the only person at the waterfall, 
as I set my camera on the tripod,
it was an overwhelming feeling 
as my emotions were completely
drowned by the sights and sounds of the waterfall
...

Nikon D90, 18-105mm Lens at 48mm ND8 Filter on Tripod 

ISO 100, f/18 @ 1/5 seconds -5/3 EV Auto WB

Gabai Waterfalls 尕白瀑布

Hulu Langat, Selangor 葫芦冷岳, 雪兰莪州

吉隆坡约25公里外，是尕白瀑布，位于尕白森林自然保护区，在葫芦冷岳区

Without Choice 無奈 ...

Work to Live
...

Live to Work
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Look Alike 长得很像 ...

They is a chinese saying that, 
if you live long enough together 
you will start to look alike
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

The Rock beneath the Waterfall 瀑布下的岩石 ...

Without the Rocks beneath, 
there is no Waterfall
...
Without a Soul inside, 
there is no Life
...

~Take Nothing but Photographs, Leave Nothing but Footprints~

Gabai Waterfalls 尕白瀑布 ...
Hulu Langat, Selangor 葫芦冷岳, 雪兰莪州 ...
只要吉隆坡约25公里外，是尕白瀑布，位于尕白森林自然保护区，在葫芦冷岳区 ...

Burden 負擔 ...

Regardless of our age, 

we put the burden in ourselves

by what we perceive as our responsibility 

to create and live a "meaningful" life

...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Save nature to Save the future 保存大自然,保存未来 ..

~Take Nothing but Photographs, 

Leave Nothing but Footprints~

...

Hulu Langat, Selangor 葫芦冷岳, 雪兰莪州 ...
只要吉隆坡约30公里外，是沖閣河，位于沖閣森林自然保护区，在葫芦冷岳区 ...

Waiting 等候 ...

It is sad 
when life becomes 
less about living and
more about waiting
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

Super Moon 超级月亮 ...

Last night was Supermoon night,
when the moon is closest to the earth,
at about 357,000 km
...

Nikon D90 with the Nikon 70-300mm non-VR on a tripod
ISO 100, F/11 @ 1/200s -1EV FL=300mm WB=Auto

After school 放学了 ...

That brings back memories,
doesn't it 
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

Family Bond 自行車族 ...

There are no cars nor motorbikes here 
in this island, only bicycles
and I think it is a good thing 
although in this case, 
maybe a little bit dangerous
for a family of three 
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Ramdomness 随机性 ...

We call it random or chaotic 
because we do not understand them
...
For some years now, I have this notion that
there are no randomness in 
what we see and experience, 
it is all part of a bigger plan
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

Man's fascination with geometry 几何诱人的魅力 ...

I think Man's continue fascination with 

geometry is because

it is the basics

of art, science, 

and living in harmony
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island)
吉胆岛

Our future 我们的未来 ...

So now, 
we have to trust that the dots 
will somehow connect 
in our future
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛 

After school 放学后 ...

If we never pay attention to our life in school,
we will probably never pay attention 
to the rest of our lives later
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛

It's a dogs life 一个狗的生活 ...

The more I see of the depressing conditions of people, 
the more I admire  a dog's life
...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 

吉胆岛