Awang's Photography. | Welcome to My Portfolio Website

Awang's Photography. | Welcome to My Portfolio Website

My First Post of The Year 2012.

Welcome 2012! It’s a bit odd saying and writing those numbers because my internal clock still feels like I’m stuck in 2011 or later. 

 Nothing fancy here just to Thanks the organizer of 1Malaysia National Photography Competition..

My 2011 Portfolio you can view all my 2011 photograph from this website:
Awang's Photography


For the past few days I spent a lot of time thinking about what I want to write for my first blog entry of the year. Do I write something funny, recap my favourite moments of 2011 or write what I want to achieve in 2012?.
The year 2011 was good to me; I had a lot of great opportunities come my way, such as writing about my trip on holiday,trip invited by firefly airline and Tourism Malaysia, trip to nature invited by Sarawak Blogger and Sarawak Tourism Board.
Some people the dawn of the New Year is a great time for setting healthy life style goal or re-adjusting career plan milestones.As a freelance and hobbyist photographer and blogger I want to start project 366.Just in case you guy did not know what project 366 all about well just log on to this website :

Project 365 – Tips for Taking a Photo Each Day Made Simple.

Finally, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year filled with positivity. Thank you for all or your support throughout the past few years and I look forward to a great 2012  .

Seasons Greetings.

Seasons Greetings & Best wishes for a very happy and prosperous new year 2012

An Introduction to Bird photography.

Birds are very interesting creatures, but it’s not so easy to photograph them. Wild birds usually don’t pose where you want and, moreover, it’s often difficult to get close enough to take quality pictures. But if you know some basics of bird photography, it becomes much easier to capture amazing moments of the birds’ life.

Finch Bird. shot with my Olympus E620 Zuiko Lens 70-300mm

It’s not necessary to have an expensive camera of lens, however the proper equipment lets to take bird photos easier.

Shot with Olympus E620 lens 70-300mm

Most birds are quite shy, so you need at least 200mm (300mm is better) to take pictures of them. Longer focal length not only lets to photograph birds from larger distance, it also gives more blurred background. 

Tripod, monopod, flash, even remote control sometimes help much, but usually aren’t necessary.

The next step is to learn, how to get to the birds closer, so then you will be able to take quality pictures of them.Everything starts with a good light. The best time for photography is morning or evening because the light is soft and has a pleasant hue, shadows are not so distinct, it’s easier to get details from very bright and dark areas.

Birds are wonderful creatures. When you are taking photos, don’t harm them. I strongly advice you not to photograph birds near nests (except when the distance is large and bird isn’t sensitive to disturbance – there are only very few such species). Even if you don’t harm birds, you can show the place of the nest for predators. The life of bird is more important than a photo.

Conclusion

Bird photography is exciting and full of adventures.

Read more: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-bird-photography#ixzz1hpi4TJTz

Policemen On Bicycle.

“Police Officers - Should there be more police officers in our streets? Every day I see small offences being committed (driving with a mobile phone in hand, bike riders on the pavement, youths drinking in ‘non drinking zones’, etc) but there is no one of power there to prevent or stop this from happening?

The Royal Police of Malaysia in Sarawak launched its bicycle beat unit  to widen its reach in crime prevention.This unit might eventually cover all areas under its jurisdiction, especially those places which are not accessible to police patrol cars.

I think our cops do a great job.

 wonder if the local police have been as extensively trained riding this bicycle and yes,cops on bikes will be faster than cops on foot.the patrolmen on bicycles will cover an area for at least two hours before moving to another location.The policemen involved will be fully equipped.

I have faith that members of the newly set up unit are fully capable of doing their jobs effectively and hopefully the Kuching Waterfront – which is such an attraction to visitors and locals alike – will be safe for all of us local and also to the tourist.

“Should there be more Police on bicycle in Kuching? Of course they should & what say you ?.

 

 

 

Sarawak Black Bean Coffee .

Most if not all would not have known that here in Sarawak, we have our own home grown coffee. Liberica from Sarawak  region is simply the freshest coffee .100% pure Sarawak gourmet coffee, you must try it out! Our very own Sarawak coffee that we should be proud of.

 A cup of coffee for me is just nice,come with brown sugar and little cookies.I love it. It's definitely the best coffee in Kuching.

 As a recent coffee drinker, I wonder if these coffee is actually from Sarawak as it tasted so fine that even ****bucks blends could not have compared to the freshly brewed coffee out of the expreso machine into a glass filled with just ice alone. I love this simply marvelous .

Do you know that this place also featured in a travel magazine in Denmark. The article wrote " If you do not drink Black Bean Coffee, your trip to Borneo is not complete."
 There are two types of coffee beans, Liberica beans and Robusta beans. It’s planted in the mountainous area of Sarawak next to fruit trees and under the coconut trees. Most importantly, they are pesticide free!.The owner ensure that the coffee beans are fresh so that you will get the freshest coffee daily. you can also buy the coffee beans or powder to have your very own Sarawak gourmet coffee at home.

Airport Air Traffic Control Tower .

Last week i have a chance to visit local air show in my town(Kuching,Sarawak)the host is Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia .One of the officer asked me  if I wanted to visit the Kuching International  Airport Air Traffic Control Tower and see with whom The Pilot of the plane communicating every time they seek permission to taxi the runway, or receive directions as to which runway to take off from etc. “Yes I would love to!” I replied. I asked if we will be walking there and he said, “No we’ll drive there”. “But it’s not that far ".

Kuching International Airport Control Tower.

On arrival we have a short briefing as per requirement they requested us to switch off our cell phones,take of our shoes and silent please.Taking picture is allowed and it is best not to fire your camera flash.

excellent view the Flight Control

The Air Traffic Control Officer (ATCO) on duty.

AirAsia holding waiting clearance to take off from ATCO.

Control Room of flight movement.

I saw what an excellent view the Flight Control crew had of the entire airport, and beyond. It was unbelievable. The tower was circular in shape and had glass windows all round i.e. the crew had a 360 degree view. There were 5 people working, and I was shown around the tower and the instruments. There were several screens which the crew used to communicate with air traffic. It was a quiet day and  I only saw a couple of planes flying and landing.
Thank You to Kuching International Airport Control Tower (The Officer in-charge) for the educational visit.