Jeremiah Photography

After The Rain

2012-02-27T08:06:00.001-08:00

Starbucks

2012-02-22T22:52:00.000-08:00

Training Session

2012-02-19T06:51:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos from a couple of our university football team training sessions that Gavin, Mahira and myself helped to photograph. Gavin even helped carry a little puppy that went astray to reunite with it's mother.

Rumour Has It

2012-02-15T04:53:00.000-08:00

A photo I found from a shoot with my sister a few months back which I completely forgot to post.

Another Perspective

2012-02-12T06:31:00.000-08:00

Shot these with a 50mm lens in reverse which shortens the minimum focus distance for a "macro-like" effect. Haven't had the chance to do any portrait sessions recently. Hope to be able to make time for one soon.

In Technicolor Light

2012-02-08T20:15:00.000-08:00

The next semester is about to begin and I'm just so happy about my exam results :)

February

2012-02-02T05:35:00.000-08:00

Here And There

2012-01-29T22:46:00.000-08:00

More photos from this Chinese new year.

Panorama

2012-01-25T00:30:00.000-08:00

This is a panoramic composite of almost all of the firework photos I shot this Chinese new year on the roof. It was a little crazy but I took each firework individually from each photo and pasted them into their proper positions in this panorama. It was a lot of work and it took about 2 hours to complete but I thought it was a cool idea to show everything in a single photo.

Fireworks

2012-01-22T10:52:00.000-08:00

The sky this Chinese new year was once again marked with hundreds of fireworks from every direction. It was brighter and louder than it was last year with the occasional firework exploding overhead as I sat on my neighbor's roof.

It might be difficult to tell the difference if you compared them but the show this year left me stunned as I watched the fireworks in awe. The added advantage I had this year was the use of a wireless remote trigger coupled with BULB mode on the camera. Some of these shots were exposed for over 3 minutes.

It's just one of those things that you just had to be there to see for yourself. Nobody wanted to be outdone and it resulted in yet another spectacular display.

Happy Chinese New Year 2012!!

Year Of The Dragon

2012-01-18T03:19:00.002-08:00

Ikhwan, Mahira, Brenda, my sister and myself decided to go out for our first photo session in months. We've been very busy with exams and now we finally have the time to go out. We returned to the same rocky hill that Mahira, Nadine and myself went to in a previous post this time with a chinese theme for the coming Chinese New Year. We arrived late and we only had very little time before we started to feel the scorch of the midday sun.

We spent a total of 40 minutes there and there really wasn't enough time to work on every pose in detail. Everything was rushed because we just wanted to get out of the sun as soon as we could. I felt so rusty because of the lack of portrait sessions. Still, I'm glad that we had the opportunity to go out together and credits to my sister for being the model and everyone else for all of the help provided throughout the shoot.

Note: I forgot to mention that the fans were actually red. I just changed them to match the color of the dress :)

Brass Monkey Cafe and Bar

2012-01-15T09:59:00.000-08:00

Some photos from dinner at Brass Monkey Cafe & Bar just after Christmas. We had a great time there and the food was great as always. Another new addition to the place is the award for the best food outlet stand alone restaurant.

Black & Yellow

2012-01-12T10:06:00.001-08:00

Exams are over and I'm just glad it's the holidays. It's been a tough semester and somehow I know the next is only going to be worse.

Anyway, these are some photos I got when I chased a Golden Birdwing butterfly (I'm not really sure though but they do look similar) around the garden for several minutes. I was using the 17-55 at the time so I couldn't really get close up shots of it because it kept flying away every time I stood too close.

Happy New Year!!

2011-12-31T11:16:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos of fireworks a few hours ago. These are pretty much the only ones that I had the chance to photograph and they are not the best shots I have ever caught. I celebrated the new year at my Grandmother's house but I couldn't get a clear shot of enough fireworks because they were mostly blocked by other houses, surrounding trees or they were just too far.

These photos are heavily cropped and I apologize for the poor quality. I'm hoping to get better photos during the coming Chinese New Year :)

Click here for my previous photos with fireworks

Happy New Year 2012!

Boxing Day

2011-12-26T04:47:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos of presents which were under the tree and the new shoes I got for Christmas :)

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T08:06:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Christmas Eve

2011-12-23T09:03:00.001-08:00

Lunar Eclipse

2011-12-20T19:29:00.001-08:00

Here are a couple of photos of the lunar eclipse on the 10th December 2011. I didn't have a long zoom lens with me at the time so this was as close as I could get. Both photos were taken handheld at 1 second and 1/30 second exposure respectively.

Exams are starting early in January and I wont have much to post till its over :(

Wedding : Danial & Jacqueline

2011-12-15T05:41:00.001-08:00

Here are some photos from a wedding assignment last week :)

SARA Modeling Fashion Showcase 2011

2011-12-12T06:45:00.000-08:00

These are the photos from the SARA (Sabah Automobile Repairers Association) Modeling Showcase 2011 at Sutera Harbour Magellan on the 11th December. The contestants consisted of ten male and ten female models who competed in their respective categories which were national costume and international costume wear.

The last photos show the winners with their awards which were; Most popular, Best National Costume, Best International Costume, Best Costume Design and SARA Model of the year for both the male and female categories.

Male Winners

Leonard Lim (Most Popular)

Abdul Hakim (Best National Costume)

Gordon Wyn Wong (Best International Costume)

David Teo (Best Costume Design)
Mohd Mahdfuz Mansur (SARA Model of the Year)

Female Winners
Cindy Foo (Most Popular)
Asniza Lee (Best National Costume)

Cheryl Joanne (Best International Costume)

Thayadibah Yapirin (Best Costume Design)
Ng Yuin Yuen (SARA Model of the Year)

Logos Hope

2011-12-10T21:44:00.001-08:00

The family and I went to visit the MV Logos Hope several days ago. It was awesome. We bought a few books and I took tons of photos. The collage photos near the end are from photos of books that I took photos of (If that makes any sense). The first photo is an HDR made up of 3 images of the ship although the effect isn't obvious.

I had a wedding assignment yesterday and I will be posting some photos from it soon.

Boats In The Sea

2011-12-05T19:23:00.001-08:00

I have been busy again so there are no portrait sessions to post yet. Now that the uni annual dinner is out of the way, Its gonna be a busy December since the semester exam will start early January. Most of the assignments that piled up over the last month have been completed but there are still a couple more to go.

At the very least, the Christmas decorations are up :)

Usagi

2011-12-03T01:45:00.001-08:00

Just a few photos from a Japanese restaurant in Karamunsing.

Ming Garden

2011-11-28T03:56:00.001-08:00

There are a few random photos I took while Mahira and I were checking out the Ming Garden Hotel for our photography club before our annual dinner there :D

Gatsby

2011-11-25T05:31:00.001-08:00

I haven't had much chance to continue adding to the series like I promised. There's just very little time to work with so here's one I made recently :)

Urban Nature

2011-11-18T08:15:00.001-08:00

These are some photos from a brief photo session at Equatorial Hotel, KL

Serenity

2011-11-11T07:08:00.001-08:00

Had an awesome photo session with my sister at Nexus Resort Karambunai a couple of weeks ago. We were looking to shoot some close ups that day and everything went right from start to finish and the place was simply stunning. I'm itching to go back again. All of these were shot in natural light with a little help from a reflector.

T.G.I.F

2011-11-06T02:33:00.000-08:00

Photos from T.GI.F at the Life Centre, Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL

Fish & Chips

2011-11-01T06:38:00.000-07:00

Fish and Chips sits in a row with many other restaurants and bars where tourists frequent at Changkat, Bukit Bintang. The dishes served there mainly western food. The fish and chips were delicious, and it took some effort to finish because of the generous portion. So, if you ever do find yourself in Changkat, be sure to drop by and give the place a try.

Kuala Lumpur

2011-10-29T04:39:00.000-07:00

A few photos from the last two weeks at KL. There's many more to come soon :)

More Than Nature

2011-10-23T04:38:00.000-07:00

Been away for the past week. I finally have the time to post and I have lots to update soon :D

UPC Photo Shoot

2011-10-15T06:57:00.000-07:00

Some photos from the UPC photo shoot last friday. It was done with a black theme to go with the new backdrop. It was great fun. We were using two lights for most of the shoot. I'm happy with the way they turned out despite having very little experience with multiple flashes in a studio environment.

The models did exceptionally well and big thanks to Mahira for helping out with the make up and our club advisor, Mr. Zain for helping us out so much recently and brought the flashes for this shoot. Thanks to everyone who came and helped out around the shoot as well. The rest of the photos will be posted on the Facebook group.

Club Can't Handle Me

2011-10-09T22:30:00.000-07:00

Some photos from a fun night out at Club Bed. Haven't gone on any photo shoots recently :(

Cempaka Square (KK Fashion Week 2011)

2011-10-07T04:07:00.000-07:00

Some photos from the Ms Cempaka fashion show in conjunction with KK Fashion Week 2011 held at Cempaka Square.

World Animal Day 2011 (Lok Kawi Wildlife Park)

2011-10-02T04:27:00.000-07:00

These are photos from the World Animal day event at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. Five Miss Earth Sabah 2011 Finalists including Miss Malaysia Earth 2009 Mandy Nandu were present to support the event. The finalists performed a catwalk with their original Eco dresses from the Miss Earth Sabah 2011 Final.

Wedding : Chung & Theresa

2011-09-26T04:33:00.000-07:00

These are some shots from the recent wedding I joined to shoot with Richard and Willie. It was a beautiful ceremony and it was the first time I have been to a full traditional Chinese wedding. I was tasked to shoot from the groom's house earlier during the day and later joined the rest as the groom's family headed for the bride's house. After the traditional activities were done, we continued to a chapel where the wedding ceremony was held. Congratulations to the newly wedded couple!

On another note, the little dilemma that I was in has ended as I can only take four subjects this semester. The extra subject that I was going to take was prioritized for final year students and basically the system removed it from my registered subjects list, and other subjects on offer clash with each other (maybe it's some sort of a sign).

Nature, Subjects and Time

2011-09-20T05:04:00.000-07:00

Been busy *sigh* I just couldn't find the time to update my blog as often as I would like (the post title was decided in like two seconds). Uni is about to start and I already have so many things to do. There's also the dilemma of choosing either 4 or 5 subjects this semester. I was incredibly stressed out the last time I took 5 and It seems that most of my friends are taking that. I would really hate to take a class alone next semester especially if it's a difficult one.

I will be uploading photos of the recent wedding on the next post so keep an eye out for it :) I'm hoping to make time to get more photos up here. I feel like I have been neglecting my blog.

Here We Stand

2011-09-14T20:28:00.000-07:00

I haven't been able to update recently because I have been busy with a wedding shoot and I still need to sort out and edit a bunch of photos after having spent most of yesterday editing as much as I could. There are a couple more things I have planned for the next few days and it's interesting that things are now finally starting to pick up as the new semester is about to start.

SharpShooterTeam Outing

2011-09-10T06:46:00.000-07:00

I tagged along with my sister and the SharpShooter Team for an outing around KK yesterday. Here are some of the shots which I liked. Special thanks to the SharpShooterTeam for letting me join the shoot. It was real fun :)

Words Unspoken Part III (Animation)

2011-09-06T21:47:00.000-07:00

I finally completed what I originally set out to do with the photos from this shoot. These are 19 photos lined up together in an animation using photoshop.

Second Day of Raya

2011-09-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

The usual suspects with random photos at Ikhwan's open house on the second day of Hari Raya :)

Cotton Sky

2011-08-30T04:38:00.000-07:00

Some interesting cloud formation about two weeks ago. It doesn't occur too often in such a large scale around here and after a little research I found them to be called Altocumulus clouds. These were taken at around noon and they slowly faded away a few hours later.

I haven't done any photo shoots recently and I'm dying to try out some new ideas :) In the meantime, I will just be posting photos of other subjects.

Selamat Hari Raya!

Words Unspoken Part II

2011-08-25T05:28:00.000-07:00

Another photo from the previous shoot. The poses were actually inspired by a Nike ad involving some of the Spanish football players. I have no idea what the ad was called though. I haven't had much to do recently. Been staying home and I seem to be the only one who hasn't gotten sick.

Words Unspoken

2011-08-21T09:24:00.000-07:00

'nuff said.

Bella Italia

2011-08-17T07:12:00.000-07:00

A couple of dishes from Bella Italia. The first dish is spicy pasta with prawns (I don't remember what it was called in the menu) and the second dish is a beef lasagne.

Clones

2011-08-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

Here is a composite photo of many Bernards from a recent shoot. This is meant to be part of a series so there will be more to come (hopefully). I have been delaying this post for ages because I need more time to continue the series (which I still do).

The light setup was simple. A single flash bounced on the left side of the camera for the portrait shots. Post processing took a few hours because of... you guessed it. Isolating the subject from the background and adding them to another one. It doesn't matter to me because you're not going to achieve quality if you're not willing to go that extra mile.

Cityscape Disaster : Transformers

2011-08-07T23:01:00.000-07:00

Okay so I went a little crazy and decided to add another photo to the Cityscape Disaster series. The older series was about natural disasters and this one is just... highly unlikely. It was heaps of work but hey, I would be lying if I said it wasn't fun to make. I learned a lot since I did the previous series but this took me a whopping 3 hours to finish. Most of the editing time was taken up by the little details added for realism.

Admittedly, it does not look consistent to the style of the previous series because I decided to retain more natural colors on this one. And sticking to the movie, I decided not to break tradition and added the excessive trademark lens flares. The background photo was taken at the Lintas highway.

Note: I haven't mentioned it but this semester's exams are over! It has been since Friday :D Interestingly, the Tsunami photo which is the first from the series, was also made right after my exam last year.

Here are the links to the previous posts from the Cityscape Disaster series.
Cityscape Disaster : Tsunami
Cityscape Disaster : Tornado
Cityscape Disaster : Meteor Strike

Crescent Twilight Part II

2011-08-03T03:50:00.000-07:00

Dramatic cloud formation surrounding the moon during twilight. Shot these yesterday.

Crescent Twilight

2011-08-01T07:42:00.000-07:00

Some shots of the moon during twilight. It's exam week so I have have sort of quarantined myself at home to study :p I have my first paper tomorrow and my next paper will be on Friday. It will be holiday after that but for now, I gotta continue studying.

SPCA KK Cattery Photos

2011-07-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

These are my favourite photos from my visit to the SPCA KK Cattery. I was there to take photos of the cats to post for adoption in the website. We had a fun time taking individual photos of the cats and one of them kept climbing up to my shoulder throughout the shoot. I think it likes me. haha.

They were all friendly and some of them were terrific models. I don't think the new photos are up yet but for more information about adopting cats or dogs from SPCA Kota Kinabalu click here. Please help our furry friends and adopt one :)

Nikon Photo Contest 2011

2011-07-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

Here are some of my favourite photos from the Nikon model photo shoot at Warisan Square in conjunction with the opening of their new showroom. The photo shoot was a competition free for all photographers to join. The models provided for the event were dressed with a Casual, Cultural, and Beach theme on different sessions. It started on the 21st July (Thursday) and ended on the 24th July (Today). I did get photos of all the themes but this theme (Casual) will be the only one I'm going to post here.

I would like to note that I was really out of my element here shooting with an extremely large group of photographers clamoring for the model's attention, people accidentally knocking my lens and constantly blocking my view that I sometimes just stop to take a look at the nice equipment all the other photographers were using.

I prefer shooting with a very small group where there aren't too many distractions. I also felt incredibly rusty during the shoot because it has been a while since my previous shoot.This week has been one of the worst ever because all of the things I had to do were stacked so close to each other that I guess I could only thank god that everything is complete. for now. (I still have a group presentation during class tomorrow).

School Daze

2011-07-21T06:16:00.000-07:00

This is a stainless steel bottle by intak® Thermos®. The bottle name is School Daze and its a color change bottle. Just add ice water and the bottle art will turn colorful. I got it quite a while back but only recently found the time to take a photo of it.

All Saints High School Bazaar 2011

2011-07-17T06:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a bunch of photos from the All Saints School Bazaar 2011.

Walking Around The Garden

2011-07-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

This is where I usually go to for some inspiration. It always provides something different to shoot and it never takes too long to find something interesting. Although it is good to have diverse garden with many different species of plants, insects and bugs, having it right next to a sort of jungle presents problems because it attracts many wild and dangerous creatures like cobras, monitor lizards, scorpions and on occasion, a chicken from one of the houses above the hill.

I would love to write more but I am still extremely busy. There is so much left to do and I really need all the rest I can get.

Looking Up

2011-07-10T10:42:00.000-07:00

This is Mahira in the photo. I shot this in the Elusion restaurant at the Courtyard Hotel on the same day as this shoot. It is a really nice looking restaurant and the food was great. We were just checking out the restaurant as it seemed like a good place to hold our photography club annual dinner.

I have been busy again. I'm starting to think that people no longer believe me when I say this because I have been very slow with my assignment work and there has been a lot going on lately that I just feel too tired and simply unable to complete everything that I need to do on time. I hate short semesters.

Dinner Time

2011-07-06T21:33:00.001-07:00

Here are some shots of what we had during our Father's Day dinner last month at Brass Monkey. I can't exactly remember the name of the dish I ordered but the food was great and the chocolate pudding with ice cream dessert at the end of it was insanely delicious.

Dim Sum

2011-07-03T19:00:00.000-07:00

Shot these photos quite a while back while my family and I were having lunch at Hyatt Hotel . These were the only two dishes that I managed to shoot before I got really hungry.

I have way too many photos to post but I haven't been able to sort them out yet. I will try to keep up but the coming week will be an incredibly busy one for me with so many assignments due so close to each other.

Edit: I forgot to mention. I changed the blog layout so the widgets from the sidebar have been moved to other pages on the blog.

The Edge Of Glory

2011-06-29T03:09:00.000-07:00

Mahira, Nadine and I went out on a photo shoot several days ago on Friday. We decided that the shoot location was to be at the Suria Sabah car park. It was like a dream working with my new 17-55mm f/2.8 lens during the shoot. I'm very happy with the way the photos turned out.

I didn't bring any special lighting equipment here except for a reflector and a Canon 430 EX II flash. Some of these were shot with natural light and some with flash bounced off the ceiling. Big thanks to Nadine for once again being amazing in front of the camera and to Mahira for being a huge help around the shoot and for driving us around town :p

You'll Never Walk Alone

2011-06-26T06:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple of photos of Bernard wearing his new grey Liverpool 2011-2012 away jersey from Anfield. The background was of course inspired by the original shoot with Gerrard, Suarez and other Liverpool players. I made it using a close up shot of the jersey texture.

YNWA

KK Jazz Festival 2011

2011-06-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

I attended the KK Jazz Festival 2011 which was held at the Sutera Harbour Marina tennis court last saturday. It was the second day of the event. It was great and we got to hear some amazing one man band style music from an Australian artist, Juzzie Smith. Here are some of my shots of the event.

Unirazak Unduk Ngadau 2011 Contestant Portraits

2011-06-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

These are some portrait photos of the contestants that I was assigned to shoot before the pageant started. All four of them placed in the top five. The other contestants were assigned to different photographers. Congratulations again to all of them!

Unirazak Unduk Ngadau 2011

2011-06-19T02:32:00.000-07:00

Our University recently held a Unduk Ngadau (Beauty Pageant) for the students to participate. It is a cultural event held normally during the Kaamatan (Harvest Festival) here in Sabah. The girls wore varying traditional Unduk Ngadau costumes.

Here are some of the photos from the event. Congratulations to Pheona Aeon for winning first place, Mandy Amanda Nikko and Cheryl Joanne for getting second and third place respectively. Well done to the other contestants as well! I will be posting more on Facebook soon.

Lunar Eclipse

2011-06-16T09:07:00.000-07:00

Bernard and I went on the roof yesterday night to view the lunar eclipse. It was a cloudy and freezing night. I shot some photos of the moon before it entered the eclipse phase but it disappeared behind the clouds at 2.50am. It wasn't until 3.47am when the clouds slightly cleared and revealed the moon but this time with an eerie reddish glow.

I started taking pictures but the moon was still in the early stages of the eclipse. It vanished again at 3.55am until way past the total eclipse climax which was predicted to be at 4.15am. I waited desperately till 4.47am but to no avail. The clouds didn't clear up so I decided called it quits.

It was fun at least, although only being able to see it for several minutes. We also found out that it was actually quite nice to fall asleep on the roof.

The first photo was shot before the eclipse and the second photo was during the eclipse. I couldn't get any closer shots because I don't have a lens that could zoom far enough. I was using my Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 lens that night.

Miss Earth Sabah 2011 Final

2011-06-13T06:41:00.000-07:00

Here are some exclusive photos from the Miss Earth Sabah 2011 Final at the 1Borneo Grand Ballroom on the 11th June 2011. Olivia Vun Kai Li was crowned the new Miss Earth Sabah 2011 while Vanessa Samantha Manih, Kieren Laurent Simon, and Crystel Eve Hominodun made it to the top four. Also present at the event were Appey Rowena, the winner of Miss Earth Malaysia 2010 and also May Salitah Naru Kiob, the winner of Miss Earth Sabah 2010.

The Miss Earth 2011 event was organized by Mandy Nandu Events MNE who worked tirelessly throughout the entire competition. There were song performances from various artists like Marsha Milan Londoh and Datuk DJ Dave, and other local artists. Other performances include a riveting drama about the dangers of destroying nature and using up natural resources as well as an electrifying popping dance performance by Steve Johnson Charlotte.

Throughout the night, the 12 finalists were put through their paces modelling bikini's, self-made Eco dresses, and evening gowns. The top 7 were chosen by the judges and were subjected to a tough question and answer session. The judges then made their final decision and passed the results to the emcee who revealed the runner ups and the winner.

Congratulations to Olivia Vun Kai Li for winning first place and to all the finalists for their terrific effort!

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

2011-06-09T04:04:00.000-07:00

This is the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens. I had my eye on this lens for a very long time and now it's mine. I needed a better performing lens than the basic kit lens I have which is the Canon EF-S 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 IS. It now serves as a backup lens.

The Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens has a fantastic review and to be honest after only a few hours of testing, I could see the amazing quality that this lens produces and it completely performs up to the expectation.

The second image with the lady bug is actually a 56% crop from the original. This was shot at 55mm f/2.8 and clearly shows that this lens is sharp wide open.

This lens features FTM full time manual focusing and is capable of very fast and very quiet focusing thanks to the USM ultrasonic motor.

I cant say more actually since I haven't found anything wrong with it. This is a brilliant lens and I'm hoping to shoot great photos with it in the future.

Click Here for the review at the Digital Picture.

La Fuente

2011-06-08T03:25:00.000-07:00

Some photos from our lunch at the Spanish Restaurant with my Mum, Sister, Ikhwan and Mahira at La Fuente in 1 Borneo on the same day as the previous post. The food was delicious! The Spanish tapas I tried were fantastic and the Beef Risotto is a must try.

If you are ever at 1 Borneo make sure you drop by to try out the food there.

Miss Earth Sabah 2011 Talent Show

2011-06-05T22:09:00.000-07:00

The finalists of Miss Earth Sabah 2011 performed in a special appearance talent show last Saturday, 4th June at the 1 Borneo Atrium. It was a good show, where the finalists showcased their talents in singing and dancing. The Final will be held at the 1 Borneo Grand Ballroom on 11th June.

There are many more photos of the event but there are too many to post here so I will post them on Facebook. By the way, I redesigned my watermark :) With a little help earlier on from Joanna.

Miss Earth Sabah 2011 FINALISTS

2011-06-01T21:11:00.000-07:00

Please vote for my sister Cheryl for Miss Earth FB Favorite 2011
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UPDATE!!

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Many thanks to those who have already voted! Please get your friends to vote as well :)

Mountain Dew Ad

2011-05-31T02:23:00.000-07:00

This was an idea I came up with quite a while back. It's finally complete :D

Sunday In May

2011-05-28T21:55:00.000-07:00

Here are some nice cloud photos that I took recently. I haven't gone on any photo shoots as well so there isn't much to update. My internet is busted and I'm posting this from starbucks :/

SPCA KK Fundraiser at Sullys Bar 20th May 2011

2011-05-25T01:36:00.000-07:00

SPCA KK organised a fundraiser at Sullys Bar, KK Times Square on the 20th May 2011. The event was the brainchild of Amir Yussof, the vice president of SPCA KK (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).

The event started off with a welcome speech by the President of SPCA KK followed by performance auctions from David Nott, Jackie Miao, Roger Wang and even Amir Yussof himself. Other auctions included an Ipad 1, Wine, Bags, Art Pieces and a Boat Charter. There was even a sketch artist to draw caricatures.

It was a successful event and it was all thanks to the many people who came to show their support and contributed to the cause. It is much appreciated by our furry friends. I will soon post more photos on Facebook.

Secrets

2011-05-21T09:49:00.000-07:00

I went to Tanjung Aru with Bernard and my sister for a picnic. After we ate, we went to shoot some photos.We had to leave quickly after I got these shots though because it started to rain heavily.

Trippin' Out

2011-05-17T06:10:00.000-07:00

More photos from the previous shoot. These are the last of them. I have been doing a lot of things recently so I didn't have too much time for other photo shoots save for one which I will post later.

Remember When

2011-05-14T18:05:00.000-07:00

More photos from the previous shoot.

White Skies

2011-05-08T11:11:00.000-07:00

Exams are over! Well, It was over on Saturday but I was too busy catching up on games, editing and other stuff :)

I went on yet another photo shoot with Mahira, my sister and Nadine as the model last week. It was a great shoot and Nadine did very well to put on good poses for the camera. All of these were shot in natural light.

Quiet Confidence

2011-05-03T08:35:00.000-07:00

Another photo from the same shoot at Tanjung Aru. All of the lights were from the well positioned building spotlights. Didn't need to use a flash on this one.

Spent the past few days doing nothing but the combination of playing games and writing notes for my last exam paper this coming saturday.

Got addicted to Angry Birds all over again since I have it on my computer now :)

It's Not Over

2011-04-29T02:55:00.000-07:00

I went on another photo shoot with Mahira and Nadine last wednesday. We were expecting to shoot during the day but then it rained all the way till evening and in the end we wound up in Tanjung Aru.

I didn't bring my transmitter then so I didn't get as good a result as I wanted with lighting. I had to bounce the flash off a reflector to try and get the effect right but it was pretty difficult and it mostly failed. I still like the pictures though, many thanks to Mahira and Suhaimi for helping out with the reflector :D I really appreciate it.

Exams aren't over by the way. My last paper is on the 7th of May :/

I will post a couple more photos in the next entry.

Somewhere Between the Mind and Universe

2011-04-23T21:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter everyone! :D

Shot these at the same location as the previous post. I wanted to post these sooner but I completely forgot. I have been studying for my exam this coming Monday and Tuesday.

Which reminds me, I have to go study now.

When Skies Are Blue

2011-04-20T00:24:00.000-07:00

Mahira brought me on a photo shoot last Monday with Nadine as the model. I went nuts when we got to the location :D It looked amazing and was a great change from the usual but it was too bad that we couldn't stay as long as we liked to. We went quite a way away from the theme but this has to be one of the best photo shoots to date, the only problem was that the sun was scorching hot.

Mahira and I took turns to hold up the reflector during the shoot. I was really psyched up about getting the blue sky in the background so we went higher up the rocky hill.

It was really bright on the day so it made it difficult to get consistent lighting on the photos. Big thanks to Nadine for going out in the sun for us and Mahira for bringing us to this place. I cant wait go back again.

It was a great day overall, totally worth the sunburn :)

Change

2011-04-16T04:04:00.000-07:00

I made some changes to the blog which wanted to do for a very long time. Don't get freaked out by the large images in posts, your computer isn't broken, the settings were changed to show them larger since I widened the blog width :)

I really should be studying right now, been living on the edge since last semester always studying in the eleventh hour.

Shot these photos quite a while back, I almost forgot that I still have them. Didn't use a macro lens but I used the kit lens in reverse position. I have done this before in an older post. It gives the effect of a macro lens by shortening the minimum focus distance.

I've also been getting the hang of using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Guess the initial reaction I had to seeing a very simple interface made me think that it was much more complicated than it really was. In the end it only took a couple of hours to get used to. All of these were edited in Lightroom 3.

Rooftop

2011-04-13T21:29:00.001-07:00

Took some time to watch the sunset yesterday :)

Only Time Can Tell

2011-04-10T21:17:00.001-07:00

The past week has been interesting to say the least. My mum's car broke down in the middle of the road while I was on the way to uni. It had to be towed and sent to the workshop. We then borrowed another car, but that one eventually found its way to the workshop as well after only a day of use.

I forgot I had a test today during Critical Thinking class but it was more than manageable. There was only multiple choice questions in it. The waiter got my order wrong twice this morning at the restaurant so I just ate whatever he gave because I couldn't wait any more.

I also said goodbye to my friends after breakfast and was on the way home when I realized that I forgot to pay for what I ordered.

Oh and I ripped my shirt sleeve on a metal wire when I got home :\

Sunset at the Beach

2011-04-07T02:52:00.000-07:00

These are my favourite photos during sunset from the Power to the People Party at the Tanjung Aru First Beach. There were actually more people in the first photo but I got rid of them in Photoshop :D

Exams are coming soon :O I have two papers on the same day and my last exam paper is a week after that *sigh*

Power to the People Party 2011

2011-04-04T07:04:00.000-07:00

The event was held last Friday at the Tanjung Aru first beach and was focused on the environment and "Sustainability" as its theme. It showcased organic foods, renewable energy and a chance for the public to donate to Mercy Malaysia Japan Earthquake/ Tsunami Relief Fund. The event offered the public a better understanding of on-going work by citizen movements and non-governmental organizations such as the SPCA which were also present.

It was a great party and hundreds of people came to show their support. It was 5.30pm when it started. We were there to help out the SPCA booth but I went around and and usual, took lots of photos. I met many friends and I was really surprised to find out that Emma Thompson was there. We took pictures with her as did many other people. My mum, who was carrying the SPCA donation box almost dropped everything in excitement when she saw her.

After sunset, the lights came on the large stage and a few prominent Deejays like DJ Atama Katama started the music and invited the people to dance. Michelle Koh was there as the dance instructor for the crowd. It was a great party and I had a great time there :)

I will post the rest of the photos in my Facebook soon. I just need more time to make sure I haven't missed any good ones and I will also post my favourite photos in the next post :p

Night Lights

2011-03-31T19:12:00.000-07:00

Halfway to Anywhere

2011-03-27T07:01:00.000-07:00

More photos from the previous photo shoot. I was thinking of uploading these in black and white but I thought they look better with color :D

Followed

2011-03-24T01:11:00.000-07:00

I finally have 100 followers :D To all of you out there who visit my blog, post comments or even took the time to follow it, Thank you so much! I really appreciate it.

You are all amazing :)

Here's to 100 more!

Waiting for Sunset

2011-03-20T07:52:00.000-07:00

Went out to shoot some photos with Ki Choy, Ikhwan, Joanna and my sister last friday. It rained again so we had to improvise and change the initial theme. I was way too desperate to go out and take pictures that I was not going to consider postponing :p

It was still raining when we got there but thankfully it stopped after a while :) Actually, we were lucky it rained because the overcast sky produced much softer light. I still have more to post but I will leave it at this for now :D

Flashback

2011-03-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

I know, the title is pretty lame but I finally got my flash back from repair :) I spent most of this week collecting a mountain of work to do. There's going to be a couple of tests next week which I have yet to study for, I have to complete a ton of slides for our photography club with Ki Choy, gotta think about upcoming photo sessions, and try to figure out why the weather pattern this week has been blazing hot in the afternoon and rainy in the evening :(

Oh and I have changed the comment settings so that unregistered blog users are also allowed to comment on the posts. :)

Familiar Stranger

2011-03-14T07:59:00.000-07:00

I'm beginning to think that our garden is some sort of magnet for various wild creatures which are either dangerous or poisonous. I lost count of how many times monitor lizards such as this one have literally just dropped into the garden.

This one in particular slipped from the top of the retaining wall and got caught on the vines which in my opinion really helped it to pose for the camera :)

This was taken on the same day that I was supposed to go out for a photo shoot like I mentioned on the previous post. It rained the whole day (of all days!) so we had to postpone.

Intermission

2011-03-11T08:35:00.000-08:00

Just a couple of photos of a waffle tin my mum got from the Netherlands. Gonna have a photo shoot with my sister, Bernard and Joanna tomorrow evening. Really hope that the weather's gonna be good.

Out of Sync

2011-03-08T03:12:00.001-08:00

SPCA KK Volunteer Work

2011-03-04T20:12:00.000-08:00

On the 26th of February, our pengajian moral group had agreed to do community service in a temporary SPCA dog shelter to fulfill the requirements of our assignment. There were other students that were there from UMS too including Ju Ping who goes there regularly to volunteer help.

It was a great experience helping out at the shelter. The usual routine was completed in a much shorter time because of the extra help.

The shelter does not have a permanent staff to run the shelter so it has to rely on volunteer help to keep going. Hopefully, more individuals can step forward and volunteer their help for SPCA KK.

Spca KK have already posted about this on their blog. check it out here.

WASD

2011-02-28T19:34:00.000-08:00

Feeling uninspired :( Haven't had much to post recently although there will be one after this about a temporary SPCA animal shelter. Our group in uni volunteered there as part of our mini social work assignment for one of our subjects. More on that on the next post.

Feels Like Old Town

2011-02-25T02:54:00.001-08:00

A couple of pictures in old town quite a while back. I haven't been to any outings recently. I got my Canon 430EXII back from repair yesterday and when I went home and checked it, the main problem is fixed but I realized that the AF-assist lamp stopped working. I sent it back to the shop today and they apologized and now I have to wait while they fix it.

Foosball

2011-02-20T04:24:00.000-08:00

Some foosball photos from when we went to Mei Jun's open house during Chinese New Year.

What Rhymes With Orange?

2011-02-16T23:59:00.000-08:00

This is another photo from the previous shoot with Francis. Hope you like oranges :D

Happy Chap Goh Meh!

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T01:04:00.000-08:00

I had nothing better to do so I made this :p

Yes, Chef!

2011-02-12T04:51:00.000-08:00

Had this shoot with Francis a couple of days before he went back to KL. I went back to the repair shop in city mall today not for my lens but for the flash. There is something wrong with it. It keeps under-exposing shots in E-TTL mode or just not synchronizing properly. I'm not sure and I just need to wait till the guy calls me after he checks it.

Fireworks!

2011-02-09T00:19:00.000-08:00

The first day of Chinese New Year didn't disappoint as residents from all over pulled out all the stops and set off incredible amounts of fireworks into the sky. Bernard, Francis and I rushed to the roof to see the hundreds of fireworks that spanned our view of Luyang all the way to Penampang.

There was barely any time to think when we got on the roof. Tripod, Camera, Shoot. The shots were set at 30 seconds each. The first photo is my favourite but the third photo above caught over 30 fireworks. There were actually more but the lens was just not wide enough to capture the entire view.

It was simply breathtaking. I just don't remember ever seeing so many fireworks going off in such spectacular style. It lasted for about 15 minutes before people started to run out of fireworks. Some areas were still going strong but we decided it was time to get back into the house.

Happy Chinese New Year 2011 :)