Lonely Protester.

This protester is clearly passionate about his cause and I don't know if its is good for him. The only problem is, he seems to be the only one.

Picture snap yesterday evening . Anyway let's the picture tell the whole stories.

Foot Reflexology.

This is my photo a day that keeps the boring away.This is a foot reflexology open palour at Kuching waterfront.

Bergendang or Bermukun and Joget.

Among the Malays, Melanaus and Kedayans of Sarawak, the "Bergendang" ceremony is kept very much alive. The photos above(taken this evening) shows a "Bergendang" performance that is held at the Kuching Waterfront. Guess what? Anybody is welcomed to participate in the dancing, young and old. Visitors to Sarawak can pick up the dance steps very quickly. But the real fun begins when the ladies playing the drum ( named " Mak Gendang" = Lady Drummer) and singing the "Pantun" ( a four-line verse poetic message) gets response from the men. The men reply back in pantun-style the message or question embedded in the "Mak Gendang" pantun. Thus this answering and replying of pantuns continue for hours on end. Today the " Bergendang" is very much part of a wedding celebration activity and held mainly during the night in many villages through out Sarawak.

MSAM 2010-Minggu Saham Amanah Malaysia.

This morning I paid a visit to MASM2010,this is all about investing your monies.Interesting indeed lots of free gift .Parking your car is the big problem  so if you wish to visit the MASM I advise you to use the public transport.it's FREE anyway......

Hey !!! do you know that every visitors need to apply for passport (not the passport that we use for travel overseas)to enter this MASM2010.There are total of 17 boots or counter of big player company in Malaysia to show off to the public and they talk about money,investment,offer loan and Insurance.If you wanted to win a price..this is the place to try your luck.Everyday one motor-cycle,sport bicycle,laptop.TV etc,etc(house hold product)is waiting for the lucky visitors to bring them back home.The grand winner (closing date 26/04/2010)will bring back Toyota Hilux(4WD) and Perodua Alza..Wow!!!! I'm hoping to be a winner hahaha....but remember your passport have it serial number and every pages of your passport must be stamped by  what ever company that taking part in the event and answer a simple question...e.g Who is the the next Chief Minister of Sarawak ?

Free ride to cross the Sarawak River from 10:00AM-10:00PM.

and also free bus ride in the city (buses that have the above logo).also from 10:00am-10:00pm.

Well, I guess to-day is not my lucky day..I take home just a recycle bag with MASM logo and every visitors is hoping for big prize that will be know on closing day.So hurry up try your luck!!!!. its HALAL anyway....

PS: Best buy..Saham Amanah 1MALAYSIA.

Black & White Photography.

Black & white photography, for me, is one of the most interesting and inspiring aspects of this art form we call our hobby and passion. It’s raw & refined, natural & unusual, bold & subtle, mysterious & open, emotional & impassive, simple & complex, black & white & everything in between. The monochromatic image has been with photography since the beginning, but what began as the only way to capture images has turned into something much deeper.
There are still some photographer out there concentrating on black & white landscape work.I'm here practice,practice and practice.

What is Bokeh ?

I haven't quite figured out how to take good blurred shots, So this is my first shot of bokeh,this is the street night bokeh
light photo that I shoot last night.
When it gets too dark outside to take pictures without a tripod, to take these kinds
of pictures. I increase my ISO a little, make sure my shutter speed is fast, set
the camera to manual focus and then adjust the focus until I get circles of light.
The bigger the circles, the blurrier your photo will be. All two of these were
taken inside my car at night, so the lights are from street lights.
WHAT IS BOKEH ?
Bokeh, also known as "Boke" is one of the most popular subjects in photography. The
reason why it is so popular, is because Bokeh adds depth and dimension to a
photograph, making it visually appealing and forcing us to focus our attention on a
particular area of the image. The word comes from Japanese.
Basically, bokeh is the rendering of out-of-focus areas by a camera lens. It is the
background blur that we are so used to seeing in photography, that separates a
subject in the foreground from the often busy background. This subject isolation
adds depth to an otherwise plain, two-dimensional photograph, pleasing our eyes and
our perception of the image. Bokeh has infiltrated not only photography, but also
motion picture. You might not have noticed, but next time you watch a Hollywood
movie, pay attention to how they intentionally separate the main character and blur
the background, so that we know where to look and focus our eyes on bokeh.

Photographing Flower.

Flowers are so cliche when it comes to photography… but that doesn’t stop me from shooting them! Heck, some photographers even specialize in flower photography and they do a darn good job of it. If you’re getting bored(like my shoot below) with your current bag-o-tricks for photographing flowers, go and look for some amazing tips from the WEBsite.

 

 

 

 

All above flowers are from my own small garden and shot with my Olympus E-620 .

When come to flower shooting I get out early and late when the light is softer and nicer.Sometime you will see a wonderful flower image midday but I like early morning .Another great time for flower hunt is right after rainstorm ! There's nothing like mist and water droplets to bring some of the image alive.

Mist and water droplets to bring some of the image alive.