Thursday, May 31, 2012

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

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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 Theater at Marina Bay, Singapore ...

Outdoor Theatre at Esplanade Marina Bay, 
Singapore

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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
...

Out of work ...

near the Main Jetty
Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛

Monday, May 28, 2012

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
...

Yellow and Red 黄和红 ...

In a Chinese Temple
Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛 

Sunday, May 27, 2012

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
...

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

Saturday, May 26, 2012

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
...

It turn its head and looked at me ...

KL Butterfly park 
吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

Friday, May 25, 2012

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
...

KLIAF 2012 ...

KLIAF 2012 ...



KLIAF 2012 ...

KLIAF 2012 ...

KLIAF 2012 ...

KLIAF 2012 ...

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


Thursday, May 24, 2012

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)
...

KLIAF 2012 ...

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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 ...

Bukit Melawati 皇家山
Kuala Selangor 瓜雪


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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 
...

Face to face 面对面 ...

KL Butterfly park 
吉隆坡蝴蝶公园

Monday, May 21, 2012

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 
...

Lotus under the Hot Sun 烈日下的莲花 ...

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Lotus under the Hot Sun 烈日下的莲花 ...

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。

Sunday, May 20, 2012

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
...

An ice cream before going home ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛


Saturday, May 19, 2012

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
...

Gabai Waterfalls 尕白瀑布 ...

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

Friday, May 18, 2012

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 
...

Face to face ...

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


Thursday, May 17, 2012

Lure 引诱 ...


I stood to see 
this young man contemplating
to call the number
for a "low interest" loan
...

China Town, KL 吉隆坡华人街 ...

Jalan Petaling, 
Kuala Lumpur


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sacred Geometry 神圣的几何 ...

Did God created the Universe
according to
a Great Geometric Plan

Bagua 八卦 ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛 


Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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
...

Gabai Waterfalls 尕白瀑布 ...


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

Monday, May 14, 2012

Without Choice 無奈 ...


Work to Live
...
Live to Work
...

無奈 ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛


Sunday, May 13, 2012

Look Alike 长得很像 ...


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

Growing Old together ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛 

Saturday, May 12, 2012

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
...

Gabai Waterfalls 尕白瀑布 ...

~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 ...


Friday, May 11, 2012

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
...

The Burden ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛


Thursday, May 10, 2012

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


~Take Nothing but Photographs, 
Leave Nothing but Footprints~
...

Sungai Congkak 沖閣河 ...

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 ...

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Waiting 等候 ...


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

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Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛 


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Super Moon 超级月亮 ...


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

Super Moon 超级月亮 ...

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


Monday, May 7, 2012

After school 放学了 ...


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

After school 放学了 ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛 


Sunday, May 6, 2012

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 
...

知足常乐 ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛


Saturday, May 5, 2012

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
...

Colorful find ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛


Friday, May 4, 2012

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
...

Bagua in one of the many chinese temples in Pulau Ketam ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island)
吉胆岛

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Our future 我们的未来 ...


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

I need to focus better otherwise the cyclist may fall down ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛 

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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
...

After school ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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
...

It's a dogs life ...

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) 
吉胆岛