My little princess

The photo was shot 3 months ago during Hari Raya while waiting for the others before visiting relatives....

Sunset

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Loooonnggg time no see.... 

A technical visit with colleagues due to work requirement brought me to the city of romance, a group of 117 small islands, separated by canals but linked by bridges, called Venice. It was a short trip however, that I was unable to carry out proper planned photography activities.

Therefore, I had to satisfied with whatever available for the time being. 

View of sunset

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Trees at temperate region

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The photo of trees below were shot near Lisbon Portugal in May 2015, during my visit to Lisbon. For sure, trees at temperate region are different from the Equator where rainforest dominating the area.

 

 

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Children Photography

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One of the challenges in taking photographs of small children / toddlers are..... they wont listen to you. Even if they are your own children. Children normally have their own set of mind that make them restless and active most of the time when they are awake. Don't worry, it is a sign that they are healthy and eager to explore the world around them.

Therefore, taking their photographs normally require us to be alert and candid photos are the best option. And in addition, we need another adult (their mother) to help in controlling and guiding them in case that they tend to ran away from us.  

The following are photos of my children.  

 

 

 

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Marina De Cascais

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The photo below was taken during my visit to Portugal, a few months back in May 2015.

 

I was attending a GIS Seminar in Lisbon, presenting a paper in the seminar. We took the opportunity of being on foreign land, to pay a visit to some historical sites. It is a beautiful country, with sceneries to be appreciated.  

 



 

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Night View Seaside

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Night photography is one of my favorite theme in photography. Why? Because we may achieve what cannot be seen with naked eyes. Despite all of the difficulties accompanying the process, the result usually astounding.

 

Planning is one of the main thing to be considerer before going for night photography. We may need to survey the area, earlier during daylight and try to imagine what to capture in the photo. However, in some cases, we may just 'bulldoze' if suddenly we realized an eye catching night view over and doing our best to capture the scene over the horizon with whatever gadget in hand.

 

The photos below were captured in that manner. I forgot to bring along my tripod during my visit, the most important tool in night photography. Therefore, I had to use whatever solid platform that I found within the surrounding as the camera platform. And those were the results that I got. Of course, without a tripod, my choice were limited.

 

Happy viewing....   



Night view from the balcony. The light trail was an aircraft flying through the night sky

Long exposure over calm water created mirror effect of the scenery in which hard to be seen with naked eyes

 

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My Sweet Little Princess

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The post today regarding my sweet little princess, Qhayra Adelia Rania, 1 year and 10 months. The photo were taken this morning in conjunction with Hari Raya Haji celebration at her grandparent's home. Since her birth nearly 2 years ago, this is the first documentation of herself in this blog.

 

 



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Night Works

 

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Engineering and construction works were carried out to facilitate our daily life. Engineers and construction workers may have to work during odd hours as not to disturbed others, especially a few people whose hobbies were complaining and complaining at any opportunities they get.

 

However tough the works and the problems were, they have to resolve it within the time frame. At the end of the day, they have to deliver what being promised by a few people who sit higher....

  

That is the world we are living....

 

Beam launching works at Bukit Lanjan

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Aidilfitri 2015

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The above is recent photo of my family during Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2015.

 

 

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The Peaks

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I am back! It is a long time since my last update in this blog. A bit busy lately.

The photos below were taken a few weeks ago while I was visiting Nepal as part of Malaysian delegates. The visit was arranged by Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (Malaysian Branch) and Malaysian Highway Authority as part of collaboration between agencies from Malaysia and Nepal, as well as promoting technologies in highway construction. One of the attractions in Nepal were its series of mountain ranges, including Everest Himalayan Range where the Mount Everest is located.      

Part of the activities was visiting the Phewa Lake of Pokhara. From the lake, we saw the mountainous ranges (Anapurna Himalayan Range) at the background creating outstanding view of the lake, especially during calm weather when the sky is clear and so does the lake. The beautiful view of the mountain range will be reflected on the surface of the lake creating a serene view.

The cloudy sky during my visit prevented me from taking the photo that I wanted. However, the view was still beautiful on its own way.   

Please enjoy the view... 

Cloud cover hiding the Anapurna Himalayan Range. 

This is fishtail peak (described by the tourist guide)

Finally the Fishtail Peak revealing itself when the cloud cover subsided.

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Bunga Api - Aidilfitri 2014

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I am back!

Wish to share the following photos of my son playing fireworks or we called it 'bunga api' in the nights prior to Idulfitri 2014.

It is hard to photograph the children playing with those 'bunga api' or mini fireworks due to lack of available light as well as lack of control of the children. Flash photography will not works in this environment as the flash will eliminate the beauty of the 'bunga api'. Therefore, have to fine tune the skills for low light photography and wished for some luck.

Please enjoy the photos...  

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From Day to Dusk

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In photography, we can create different scenes of the same single subject. It depends on the lighting. Different scenes can be obtained when photographed at different hour of the day. Photographs during bright sunny day will give different result as compared to overcast day, or during night time.

The following fishing platform located at Tanjung Harapan, Klang. I photographed the structure at different hours of the day, and the results are different scenes in which each had its own uniqueness.

Enjoy the photos...   

Photographed around  9.00 am, with the sun shined from behind the trees canopy. As the water subsided exposing muddy shoreline...

Closer view of the fishing platform. I love the silhouette effect and  its reflection on the shallow water.... 

6.00 pm, when the sun about to reach the west horizon....

Several minutes after sunset with cloudy sky and water level risen.....

Half an hour after sunset......

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BW vs Color

 

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Visited Tanjung Harapan last Sunday. There I captured several photographs of the scenery, combination of land, sky and water. The following photos were trial of differentiating between black and white photograph and the coloured counterpart.

 

Both photographs have their own advantages. It is up to the viewer's opinion on which to favor.

Anyway... enjoy the view.... and smile... :)  

 

 

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Mini Graduation for Muhammad Danish Iman

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Congratulation to my son, Muhammad Danish Iman for graduating from Tadika Islam HIRA on 10 November 2013. The Mini Graduation event was held at Universiti Selangor (UNISEL) Shah Alam. In the event, the children seems joyful so as their parents when looking at their small children participating in performances.

Danish Iman is now 6 and next year will be more challenging for him to start a new life as a student of Primary School. To some, this mini graduation is nothing, but I believed to him, this was one of his big step for him in facing future life and achievement.

Presentation by the youngsters....

Role play of the shepherd and the wolf...... and Danish Iman as one of the sheep  

Sheep role played by Danish Iman (center) with his two friends...

We prayed the best for them.... Muhammad Danish Iman and friends. 

Regards.

Beauty of flora...

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Today I would like to share these photos on beautiful flowers.....

Enjoy viewing...

Going 'Macro'

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Recently I re-explored 'macro photography' using a new gadget (add-on macro adapter). The sapphire 'wide angle-macro adapter' (if I referred it correctly) is compatible with the existing EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II, thus enable the lens to be used either as wide angle lens as well as macro lens. It is a good tools for beginner with a small budget like me. 

The following are sample of photos taken using the new gadget. 

A mosquito suddenly drop by saying 'hi...'

Small wild flower.....

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Perspective

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I would like to share the following photo showing perspective view of lamps and columns. Sometimes looking at narrow angle of view is better than the whole picture.

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Strawberry from Cameron Highland

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I visited Cameron Highland about 6 weeks ago with my family. As usual, one of the agenda was collecting strawberry fresh from the plant which was done at Opah Strawberry Farm located between Tanah Rata and Brinchang. The red color of the strawberry was mouth watering.... as we can imagine the sweet sour of the red flesh in our mouth..... yummy. (While typing this texts.... I still can taste the strawberry.... imagining it....)

Anyway.... for your eyes only..... :) 

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Landscape at Interchange

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After so looonnnngggg...... today I would like to share some photos that I felt of having impacts in some of us. Whoever travelling along the North-South Expressway would notice various landscape works along the highway. The landscapes are not only for creating beautiful surrounding but also helps in reducing fatigue in drivers who are travelling the route (some says). But sometimes we just take them for granted and do not even notice the trees and shrubs that helps our environment.

However, if we look into some details from different angle, we might see the beauty that was unnoticed before. Thus, I would like to share these photos for our view.....

Thank you.