My Camera Collection.

I’ve always had an interest in photography. That’s not to say I fancy myself an excellent photographer, but I do sincerely enjoy taking photos.Because of my interest in photography, I’ve managed to end up with quite a collection of cameras. I suppose it is much in the same way that I’ve collected stamp & magazine.I know most peoples this day are chasing after advance and latest camera model, I however amazed by the beauty of film camera.The classics able to capture wonderful pictures. The film cameras ain't easy to be functioned, and if you master the camera, ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed etc will definitely won't be a problem for you. Anyway, here are my latest two collected film cameras. They are not high end model but still, make a great collection& both cost me just below Ringgit Malaysia (RM100).

AGFA 200

Canon Prima Zoom 80u.

 

 

Where Is The Best Shopping Centre in Kuching City.

Kuching a city with fast in development of shopping centres,In the begining we had Electra house near the open air market in power street and very close to India street pedestrian mall.To name  a few the old player Kuching plaza,Wisma Hopoh,Tun Jugah.The new player the biggest so far is The Spring and The Boulevard.Very soon (April 2013) we have to go away from the city 'The Summer' in Kota Samarahan that is about 25 mins drive from city .
To-day we see new mall 'The Plaza Merdeka' which is just open to public few days ago. See my picture below:)

Selamat Tinggal to Satok Sunday market in Kuching.

The old Satok Market will be moving to it's new place sometime at the end of this month. Thought it would be nice to have our own records of the old market before its gone. . I love how this old style market is always full of vibrant colours!!! Definitely a characteristic soon to be miss once they move to a new and slightly modern location.* Traders at Satok are expected to move to Medan Niaga Satok, next to Kubah Ria, in Matang Road very soon. Medan Niaga Satok situated just beside the new Kubah Ria in PetraJaya. would have five main complexes.

Lets browse through this old.....vanishing Satok Sunday Market.....

My Saturday Night & Sunday Morning Outing,

I really appreciated that this weekend. Although there was a rain over Saturday morning, the evening started out clear and beautiful with a beautiful moon shine so I choose to go out to night market on this Saturday Night.I took some picture with my compact camera in low light condition.

 Blind people selling tissue on foot bridge near to night market in Kuching.

 Blind people selling tissue.

 Night market in Kuching.

 Night market.

Durian season in Kuching.
Sunday morning the weather was so beautiful so  i decided to have a walk for health.Do you know that ........
Walking everyday helps you build stamina, burn excess calories and improve your overall health. Also, it's easy to incorporate walking into your daily routine. Try going for walks in the morning or park your car further away from your office. The average person walks about 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day. So get your walking shoes ready and get walking!....I walk with my small camera,while walking and try to walk 10,000 steps.I also shoot some picture .

Photograph Street Markets.

Markets are fascinating places to photograph and are always on my shot list wherever I go. They are often places where you get a real glimpse of the local, everyday life and make for fantastic photo opportunities. However, the low light conditions and busy atmosphere can make photographing markets somewhat challenging.

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A very good day this morning .While shop for fruits and vegetable at Sunday street market, I have a chance to practice my street photography too.The main objective of my photography to-day is to highlight the ability of the camera to freeze a moment of time. Combining the two, the nature of “street photography” and the stillness of photographs, I was aiming at capturing interesting moment in daily life. For this reason I choose to take photos in crowed places (Satok Sunday market) so there will be more opportunity to find interesting moment of people. Also more people mean more interactions and connections between them. These are other elements that I thought would be very important for successful street photography.

Below are few of the photos taken this morning in the street market in Kuching,Sarawak.

all the above photos taken with Panasonic Lumix LX3.

Dabai Season.

Everyone knows now is the Durian (King of fruit) season in Sarawak but not everyone knows about Dabai (Sarawak Olive).

Botanical Name : Canarium Odontophyllum
Family Name : Burseraceae

DABAI – a native fruit of Sarawak harvested by local natives and sold it in the native market. The external colour of DABAI is black while the fresh of the fruit is yellow in colour. The seed in the centre is yellow and diamond in shape . You can only eat the seed if you can crack open the seed.

The dabai is a large tree growing up to 20m high. it is a course tree with a tall straight trunk, big stems and branches, and large compound leaves. Being dioecious, there are make and female trees.
The fruit is also called 'Sibu olive', 'black olive' or 'tropical olive'. Fruit are borne in panicles that are held upright at the end of branches. Fruit colour changed from white to black when mature. The fruit is about 3 - 4 cm long. 1.5 - 2.0 cm wide.
The fruit are often soaked in warm water for about 20 minutes to soften the flesh. The taste is nutty, smooth, slightly oily with a good flavour. the tree however takes about seven years before it bears fruits.
I like eating it with a little bit of salt to taste. Some people prefer it with soy sauce.

Street Photography – Unethical Or Misunderstood?

Street Photography is one of the most controversial genres in the art of photography. Some have even described it as unethical.Being a Street Photographer myself I believe that all in all we get a pretty bad press from the public and sometimes even other photographers claiming it’s wrong to photograph strangers without permission.To read or view more on Street Photography just lock on to http://www.sevenbyfive.net/photos/street-photography-unethical-or-misunderstood/.
Below are few photos from my recent street photography outing in Kuching,Sarawak.

 By photographing random passersby, you can see the normal,feeling emotions and actions of the general population. The results can be unique and quite fascinating.