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update

2010-09-23T12:28:00.003+08:00

raya pics of bro, sis, and cousins

i came back from work, tired n sleepy, but somehow i felt that i need to write something. its been quite awhile since the last time i've logged in to my blog. yup, the last entry was in july.the pic above was taken on the first day of hari raya, on our way to 'beraya'. we've been shooting outdoor raya pics since 2007 (somehow i lost the 2007 raya pics, thnx to the crashed toshiba laptop). for the 2010 raya, i was joined by my cuz, who recently bought himself a shining new canon dslr. i like the color produced from his camera, but it kinda lack in terms of sharpness, maybe due to its kit lens. a 2.8 lens might improve the sharpness, i guess.as for me, nuthin much had happened. i spent less and less time with my camera, partly due to the work constraints. i have 2 delayed photo assignments still in editing phase. sorry to the couples.
last week, i got myself an adidas micoach. thinkin of improving my stamina , as well as reducing the stubborn extra body fat, hehe. the system works really well. i cud plan my workout, track my performance, manage my workout schedule and more. its like having a real coach guiding you in your workout program.

ok, kena g lunch. cheers~

kechak dance

2010-07-01T02:33:00.004+08:00

kalau aku ade perasaan rajin yg membuak2, mmg byk dh gamba2 aku dh upload dlm blog. tp aku pun xtau, kenape aku x rajin.
kadang2 aku paksa gak diri aku untuk jadik rajin, tp like ppl said, x baik menipu diri sendiri, so aku pun give up.

satu keping pun ok ape.

pic above was shot @ bali. balinese performing kechak dance. nice~

the wedding of didi & kiai @ batu pahat, johor

2010-06-15T13:37:00.004+08:00

lambat gile upload the pics. pengantin already received their album. act, i made arrangement 2 shoot for the their wedding but suddenly things came out at work. XBLEY CUTI, NEED TO WORK!! demmit! n so i asked help fr my friend, shuk 2 replace me as the photographer. very2 last minute, n thnx God he's willing 2 help. alhamdulillah, the pengantin was very understanding (thnx kak dd!). i did explained 2 her bout my situation. btw, shuk was one of my photog friends n now passionately doing photography in a full time basis. for this wedding, shuk did the shooting while i did the post processing.

well, as for me, i recently covered 1 wedding assignment in kulim, kedah. n this weekend will be shooting for my fren's wedding in kuantan. on 26th, i'll cover an engagement ceremony in kemaman, terengganu. dt'll wrap up the month of june.

enuf said, enjoy the pics!

Ho Chi Minh-KL-Bandung

2010-05-18T16:30:00.005+08:00

total days= 9, back to back backpacking trips. nice~

i went 4 the backpacking trips with 2 different groups. went to vietnam with my uni buddies n went 2 bandung with my office mates. stayed in ho chi minh for 4 days, came bck 2 kl, restock, do laundry (thnx ma!), meet gf, meet parents, sleep, then the next morning i found myself waiting 4 ERL @ Bdr Tasik Selatan, otw 4 a transit @ KL Sentral. its kinda tiring bt damn its fun!

i uploaded 2 pics ere. will upload more soon!

street hawker @ ho chi minh, vietnam

mount tangkuban parahu, bandung indonesia

The Wedding of Firdaus & Azreen

2010-03-30T10:00:00.004+08:00

I photographed their engagement ceremony last year. n last January, i was at their akad nikah & wedding reception. it's weird how fast time goes by. rase mcm baru je attended the engagement, tau2 nk kawen dh. :)

the akad nikah was held at seri kembangan n the reception was at bora ombak, kuala lumpur.

we did two sessions of outdoor shooting, 1 at bora ombak n then we moved to sucasa (whr the couple had stayed).

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the albums has been delivered to firdaus n erin on sunday, 28th (thnx bie! :p).

i got a missed call fr erin y'day, so i called her bck. another satisfied pengantin, hehehhe...

owh, i also photographed their wedding reception at sg petani, kedah. i'll upload the pics soon!

enjoy!

Niah National Park

2010-03-09T16:05:00.004+08:00

modem kaput. modem price: RM250. gt it replaced. connection: ok.

the pic ere was shot when i attended a forum in miri, sarawak. during the last day of the forum, the org comm. brought us 2 niah national park. beautiful scenery with its history dating bck thousand of yrs ago. went 2 the museum 2 hv a look b4 we started the 3 km walk to the mouth of the Great Cave. overall, it ws truly a wonderful experience 4 me. me planning 4 another visit, maybe wid a smaller pack of photogs (can oso go 2 mulu nat. park, niceee~). i'll upload more pics n stories soon.

got wedding to shoot dis weekend at batu pahat. thank God i managed 2 complete album editing prior to dt. lookin 4ward 4 the assignment.

The Wedding of Yogendren & Jamuna

2010-02-19T11:10:00.003+08:00

Another late entry fr me, hehehe. I delivered the album coupla days back and it was great to knw dt Yogen & Jamuna loved their wedding album. another mission accomplished. I had a mixed feeling prior to delivering, but alhamdulillah, another satisfied client. yeahhhh!

2 tell ya da truth, it was certainly a great opportunity 4 me to cover this assignment. i never photographed an Indian wedding b4, so the challenge was high. i consulted the couple before the ceremony, to get to know the flow a lil bit, so dt i could try my best to anticipate the moments.

The wedding was held in Taiping on 13th December 2009. throughout the ceremony, i did faced some probs, my SB on & off coupla times, the camera body couldn't detect my 80-200 lens (but later on it worked), smoke in front of the couple, etc.. but somehow i managed. thank God.

Indian wedding is full of ceremonies and colors. nice. to the couple, congratz!

enjoy the pics.

baby yasmin

2010-01-27T23:02:00.006+08:00

bulan 9 last year, aku dpt anak buah. title pakcik dh aku. 1st time aku upload pic die dlm blog. baby yasmin. ari tu mama dier soh aku amek pic baby dier ni. aku nih x pnah la plak amek gamba baby, so idea tu agak kering laa. time aku dh prepare nk amek, yasmin pun tdo. so aku tanye mama dier, "camne ni? nk proceed ke?" mama dier soh proceed jer. yasmin ni plak pun satu, siang kemain dier tdo, time mlm baru bgn.

baby yasmin: naturally sweet, no added sugar.

setting: speedlight bounce to wall on camera left, available light from window on camera right. baby atas dining table, aku berdiri atas kerusi.

Jas & Shira Engagement Ceremony

2009-12-30T13:34:00.003+08:00

finally, got a chance to blog...blame it on dis lousy broadband connection in kerteh. i made complaints b4, but hmmm, no sir, still as it was b4. more less like chipsmore, "now u see it, now u dont!"

ok ok..so here it is. some of the pics during the engagement ceremony of jas n shira. went to kulim, kedah on 28th nov, still high on rendang daging (dude it was on 2nd day of raya haji) but i survived. oso many thnx to my luvly co-driver cum driver (otw bck i jz felt i need a nap, so thnx God i brought along miss gf).

the setting was nice, the engagement was warm of love n smile n it went smooth. niceee~

i knew this couple 4 quite some time, especially shira as we were frens back then while we were in uni.

anyway, congratz to the newly engaged.

boring giler

2009-12-12T14:19:00.003+08:00

dh sampai masa aku kene g holiday. badan dh x berape nk sedap, kene rehat2 amek nafas baru. jalan2 tgk negeri org mmg best. yg x berape nk best tu bile nk mengendong beg kamera aku. time before pergi mmg la semangat, wide, tele, sumer nk bawak. kene 2-3 jam jalan galas beg, dh rase menyesal, rase cam pakai compact lg best, cam awek aku, x payah la nk berpeluh bwk beg gedabak ade key chain gantung2 ni.
weekend ni memula ingat nk lepak2, chill. tp ade keje plak kat taiping n ipoh, kene keje lg. kt kerteh dh keje, kt kl pun nk keje, bukan gile duit, tp time2 muda ni la nk pukul abes.
chilll~

rain rain go away

2009-11-25T13:27:00.002+08:00

it's rainy season nw in east coast, gud time 4 a fella like me who enjoy sleepin. nk mandi g keje punye la seksa. b4 dis aku x pnah pun terpk nk install water heater, nw i feel like im buying 1.

aku kt kl, balik cuti raya. 2nd day of raya i'll be heading to kulim 4 an assignment, shira's engagement ceremony. i knew her back when we studied in utp. great gurl, slalu tlg aku psl bab2 study ni. congratulations!

smlm aku dpt buku the lost symbol, hehehe. gf belikan. timer kasey ye. plan dh lame nk beli dt book, but when i saw the price, it made me think twice la (tp hot shoe diaries bley plak beli, tu yg aku heran tu). mula2 aku plan nk tunggu paperback nye jer, bt bapak aku ckp lambat lg kuar, maybe bln 6 nxt yr. rupe2nye rezeki aku murah, sampai2 kl jer gf hulur paper bag kinokuniya. "this is 4 u, hope u'll like it". hehehe, thnx bie!

babak dh kawen

2009-11-02T04:03:00.004+08:00

23th Oct 09, 1st time aku sampai rompin. kalo x si babak punye reception, mmg aku x knal la cmne rupe rompin ni.
sampai2 rompin, babak soh tunggu kt 7e, perghh ade 7e siottt, hehehhe. sampai pun dh mlm so lepas minum2 tros g homestay @ pantai hiburan. reception die on da nxt day, saje je dtg awal so dt xyah la aku nk rushing turun fr kerteh. b4 tdo, aku check brg2 aku. bateri flash n bateri camera x charge lg. perghhh, nasib baik la aku tergerak nk check. buatnye time kt reception tu aku baru tau, mmg mati laa..

overall, reception ni mmg happening. kompang die mmg torrbaekk (tp sampai lambat. pengantin dh terpacak tunggu derang). nasik beriani mmg tip top.
ni 1st pic yg aku upload for dis wedding. yg lain2 aku upload nnt2 la ye.

Pok Jak & Ja: The Wedding

2009-10-29T06:59:00.003+08:00

wedding ni dh lame but pics je baru upload. biase la aku, hehehe, mmg lembab sket bab2 blogging ni. so many things happened dt day. otw to the wedding, i discovered dt ade kampung name Kg. Imam Lapar, King buat shocking confession (hahaha), aku x tdo (working on nite shift), etc..

best wedding ni: best sebab aku dpt makan lobster pengantin.

x best wedding ni: x best sebab aku x tdo the nite b4. so act. yg x best bukan wedding ni, tp aku.

aku bukan OP wedding ni, tp kawan2 punye psl, aku bwk gk ar camera cabuk aku. sempat gk snap2 ape yg patut even mata aku dh x bley blah. mood mengambil gambar pun ketika itu adalah pada tahap di bawah par. tp, kawan2 punye psl.......

abes wedding tros shoot balik. aku sampai kerteh around 6pm, lepak mkn mcd jp pastu masuk kilang. shift mlm tu mmg aku x productive langsung. tobat aku xmo buat camni lg. tp, kawan2 punye pasal...

anyway, congratz to pok jak n ja. enjoy the pics!

Kemasik, again...

2009-09-11T06:29:00.002+08:00

Lama x update dis blog. been bz + lazy lately. anyway, pics ere were shot at kemasik (again) during one of my off-days. went thr with mr. king (yg sengal x charge bateri camera).

jz luv 2 come ere..

i'll be on a looong holiday 4 dis raya. niceeee~

enjoy the ride!

2009-08-05T16:06:00.004+08:00

keje dh settle, assessment dh g, skang ni bley slow2 release minda..thinking of a short road trip up to the northern states. kalo la bley g road trip naik gajah, perghhh style~

(pic kt atas tu aku amek time aku naik gajah @kemaman zoo. niceee~)

juso & sarah reception ceremony

2009-07-20T10:42:00.003+08:00

i've uploaded few pics in fotopages last year. n nw i'll upload a few more. enjoy!

(...still working on updating my wedding portfolio in dis blog...)

engagement ceremony of erin & firdaus

2009-07-19T08:28:00.003+08:00

Due to the request, for the next couple of days, i'll update my wedding/engagement portfolio. i'll start with erin & firdaus engagement ceremony. enjoy!

Outing @ Sekinchan & Pasir Penambang

2009-07-04T16:14:00.003+08:00

I joined other PlanB dudes on their outing @ sekinchan & pasir penambang, selangor. nice place. it supposed to be a 2-day trip bt i cud only joined em on the 2nd day (arrived fr bali on da 1st day). anyway, enjoy the pics!

bali, indonesia part II: Luwak coffee

2009-06-30T22:05:00.006+08:00

2nd day in bali, we stopped by at a coffee plantation on our way to kintamani. the wonderful thing is, they served u free coffee ere!

so while enjoying 1 cup after another, (damn gud cuppa), i saw sumthin, err... movin..

cute, aite? (thnx 2 jaja act 4 alerting me on dis. i was so into my coffee so i dun even bother wut were happening around). this cute lil animal is called paradoxurus. sound like a dino aite? hehehe.. locals call em luwak. its a small civit-like animal that loves coffee damn much (yup, welcome to my club, mr luwak). So what is the relation between me, coffee and this cute lil guy (apart from our craving for coffee)? hmmm..

"These little mammals live in the trees and one of their favorite foods is the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherries, bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatment and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee. The resulting coffee is said to be like no other. It has a rich, heavy flavor with hints of caramel or chocolate. Other terms used to describe it are earthy, must and exotic. The body is almost syrupy ant it's very smooth"

-coffee plantation-

hmmmm............

this is the coffee.....

and this is the guy who's having coffee made of animal's poo. yikes or yummy?

YUMMYYYYY!

ok...then we went to kintamani & had our lunch thr. otw 2 ubud, i saw dis, n i like it so i shot it:

balinese women on their way to pura (temple).

more pics & stories in the nxt post......

bali, indonesia

2009-06-26T16:56:00.004+08:00

recently, i went to bali, indonesia. spent my 4 days thr, visiting places and meeting wonderful ppl. i'll summarized my jalan2+shopping (not me la shopping, my sis, damn man dis gurl really knw hw 2 shop) ere, sharing pics and stories. enjoy!

Barong Dance in Batubulan, Bali, Indonesia

The first place we went was Batubulan, bout 1 hr driving from our hotel in Kuta beach. We went thr to watch Barong Dance. niceeeee~

the performance started at 0930hrs. Here's a brief description 'bout barong dance:

"Barong is probably the most well known dance. It is also another story telling dance, narrating the fight between good and evil. This dance is the classic example of Balinese way of acting out mythology, resulting in myth and history being blended into one reality.

The story goes that Rangda, the mother of Erlangga, the King of Bali in the tenth century, was condemned by Erlangga's father because she practiced black magic. After she became a widow, she summoned all the evil spirits in the jungle, the leaks and the demons, to come after Erlangga. A fight occurred, but she and her black magic troops were too strong that Erlangga had to ask for the help of Barong. Barong came with Erlangga's soldiers, and fight ensued. Rangda casted a spell that made Erlangga soldiers all wanted to kill themselves, pointing their poisoned keris into their own stomachs and chests. Barong casted a spell that turned their body resistant to the sharp keris. At the end, Barong won, and Rangda ran away." (www.indo.com)

and dis is Mr. Barong.

"Somebody can die or get seriously injured in a Barong dance. It is said that if Rangda's spell is too strong, a weak soldier may not be able to resist it, even with the help of Barong. He may end up hurting himself with his own keris." Gempakk siottt! kebal beb...

more pics to come, chiowwww!!!

kenot tahan maaa...

2009-06-13T22:19:00.004+08:00

pantai kijal in black n white.

tgk pic beach ni, x sabar ar plak nk tunggu cuti. esok final day aku kejer, luse turun kl, lepak 1 day, pastu aku n entourage (perghhh, bajet artis) berangkat ke destinasi. hehehehe, best2..

doa2 ar xder mamat/minah H1N1 batuk2 seblh aku nnt...mintak jauh!

encik gajah

2009-06-12T21:05:00.002+08:00

went to the recently opened kemaman zoo, terengganu. hoping to see tigers but nope, tigers were not thr. in the near future, they said. so ok. then i met this beautiful creature, mr. elephant.
took a 20++ mins ride. more pics 2 come...

black n white II

2009-06-11T13:18:00.005+08:00

aging, dilapidated, decomposed... dts not da words ppl wud love to hear alot. but sure thing those stuffs make good pics.

one of shophouses in dungun, terengganu.

keropok

2009-06-04T15:46:00.008+08:00

keropok. aku kalo balik kl sure mak aku kirim soh beli keropok. auntie2, kakak aku pun rajin soh aku beli keropok. satu hari, time kat kedai jual keropok, aku cam rase nk tgk camner la org buat keropok. so, mcm ni la rupanya...
mula2, ikan2 utk buat kopok ni (ikan tamban, mcm kt dlm pic ni) derang kener ar siang dulu. ikan derang dpt from kuala kemaman n balok, pahang. so ader la 1 team yg tukang siang ikan2 ni.

lepas tu, ikan2 di pass plak g department lain utk further process.

ni makcik zaharah, tokey besar company kopok ni. dh 8 thn dlm bisnes kopok.

jemur kopok

end product.

pictures was shot at kuala kemaman, terengganu darul iman.

black n white

2009-05-27T12:40:00.009+08:00

black & white photography. ilford sure does it right. its been awhile til i finally scanned my film. 2 rolls of bnw films been exposed in abu dhabi/dubai. i lost/misplaced 1 of em, lupa laa whr i put it. daanngg...
dis was my first time travelling w films. i prefer digital, but sumhow i really like the idea of having both. thank God my gf hv a big hand bag so she helped me carried my film slr.hehehe...

well anyway, enjoy!

matahari

2009-05-26T09:48:00.003+08:00

sunrise, the golden hours, never to be missed. I was with my 80-200 when i shot this. da color shud hv been richer n more vibrance in da pic but sumhow when i uploaded the pic into dis blog, it seems dt da color changed. nvrmind...

kuala kemaman: outdoor shooting

2009-05-18T10:24:00.011+08:00

the temperature was at its max when we covered this wedding at kuala kemaman. i tagged Razi for this event, specifically for this outdoor shooting. my softbox was under utilized, so i brought it over, jz 2 play around with off-camera lighting.

bottom part still under expose. no power maa, 1 sb800 only. plus softbox n bright shining sun.

no power maa. 1 sb 800 only. aiseh...

paka, terengganu

2009-05-14T05:37:00.005+08:00

morning in paka, terengganu darul iman. went thr for a sunrise. truly amazing, truly wonderful.

wedding: sam n vv @ belaga, sarawak

2009-05-09T09:21:00.014+08:00

demmit. broadband aku buat hal lg. emo siot. seb baik dh ok. anyway, entry kali ni pasal wedding bro sam n vivi @ belaga, sarawak. wedding ni dh lamer dh, december last year. album2 wedding pun dh lame delivered 2 'em but dis is da first time im uploading their pics. tot of uploading their pics in fotopages or flickr but wuttaheck, blog pun ok aper.

pics akad nikah....next entry. enjoy!

air terjun batu tujuh, bentong (part 2)

2009-04-28T14:34:00.010+08:00

dulu time kecik2 sure kite senang giler terpengaruh dgn citer2 kt dlm t.v. tgk citer gaban, raser cam nk jadik gaban, if tgk citer kartun kickers, raser cam nk jd player bola. haaa, lepas dh tua bangka, dh ader kejer, dh nk kawen, ruper2nye ade lg segelintir pemuda2 yg still lg senang terpengaruh dgn t.v/ movies. mamat2 kt atas ni baru jer tgk citer flash point (citer lwn2) kt umah derang (aku pun lyn skalik). memandangkan line clear (xde mak bapak, awek, maupun boss kt sungai time nie), masing2 menggunakan opportunity ni utk menjadi hero citer flash point, hajat yg sudah lama terpendam di dlm hati masing2.

b4 start shooting aksi2 stunt movie flash point version bentong, sesi uji bakat dijalankan. memandangkan shooting diadakan di sungai, lebih thrill sekiranya watak seekor buaya turut dimuatkan dlm pics. pic di atas diambil time sesi uji bakat. ben jelas dpt menjiwai watak seekor buaya dgn baik. sambil mengangkat kaki kt blakang (kaki dijadikan sebagai ekor buaya) dan mulut terbuka ganas, ben tampak ganas, tangkas, dan lapar. mayon, keba, silmi, kepen n yon turut menyertai uji bakat watak buaya ini ttp x berjaya. cuba lagi!

sesi org2 jahat membelasah hero. dlm scene ni ben yg sblm ni berjaya memegang watak sebagai seekor buaya turut memegang watak sebagai konco2 geng jahat.

palik vs mayon. b4 pose ni di shoot, mayon memenuhkan mulutnye dgn air sungai bg nampak real sket tersembur kuar kene tumbuk.

budak ni dh nk kawen tp nk gk berlakon jd hero. xder hal bak, tp kalo ko bukak baju ko pastu tunjuk body ko yg katang tu, baru cam hero ori. hehhehehe...

lps penat dibelasah, yon plak membelasah org. mangsa belasahan adalah encik palik.

tukang emas

2009-04-23T02:39:00.007+08:00

pic ni bukanlah pic tukang emas ori. si tukang emas ori balik kampung. sebabkan xde tukang emas, encik zemi cs meng offer dirinya utk jd tukang emas. aku n encik ah naim jd tukang gambar. pic kt atas is pic posing mcm owner kedai emas.

kalo ar tuan punye gelang ni tau ar gelang emas dier ko buat camni mie, mmg kener pukol ar ko, hehehehe.

special thnx to encik ah naim n sis!

note: xde barang2 emas yg dirosakkan/dilebur semasa proses penggambaran dijalankan.

air terjun batu tujuh, bentong (part 1)

2009-04-21T17:00:00.009+08:00

terlanjur aku bercuti kt kl, aku pun join la bebudak ni g mandi manda kt air terjun bt 7, bentong. gerak from kl around 9++ am, sunday. crew2 yg terlibat:-

- silmi
- kephen
- mayon
- keba
- ben
- palik
- babak
- yon
- aku

mandi2 sambil bbq ayam n keli ternak encik silmi. lepas makan, mandi, relax jp, mandi balik, pastu ujan....tp kejap jer ar. pastu aku dh agak boring, aku pun ajak la derang bermain off camera flash, nyum2~

babak bwk dier nyer shoot-thru umbrella. aku bwk aku nyer softbox. flash pun ader 2, 3 bijik. so cukup ar kot. aku ader 1 jer set pt-04, so aku attach 1 receiver kt sb 800 n 1 lg sb 800 pakai su-4 jer. sunlight agak kuat gk time ni, so effect lighting agak kurrengg obvious. hmmmm...

hari pun jd mendung sket, n aku decide nk tukar location. pic above was shot with 2 sb 800's, 1 in softbox n the other with shoot-thru umbrella. softbox was placed in front of palik n shoot-thru umbrella was held (thnx 2 keba) from palik's back side.

same setup, different guy. abes shooting, kitorang berambus balik kl. 2nd part nnt, aku akan upload pics budak2 koya citer flash point. time chimping2 camera lepas shoot, aku pun pk, pesal ar lighting from umbrella tak strong. otw balik br aku dpt jwpn dier, bengong...

heritage village, abu dhabi

2009-04-13T16:44:00.011+08:00

it's 0220 hrs. tgh tunggu match liverpool vs chelsea. aku bosan n suddenly teringat aku nyer draft dlm blog still x post lg. ari tu aku jz sempat upload pics jer, pastu mata dh berat giler, sambar bantal n aku tdo. anyway, ni pics time aku g abu dhabi ari tu. location: heritage village, abu dhabi. tempat ni sort of like museum ar, so if u wanna learn 'bout abu dhabi, dis is da place to visit. pic kt atas ni adalah kedai2 kt heritage village ni. dier buat style zaman2 dulu ar. kirenye dulu2 kedai2 kt area ni sumer pattern camni ar.

telaga. teringat aku citer2 padang pasir. abu dhabi awal2 dulu padang pasir jer. umah pun umah petak2 cam dlm muvi tu. nnt aku letak pics umah zaman dulu2 dlm blog. skang ni, perghhh, advance dh abu dhabi.

air teh o panas abu dhabi style.

encik unta. mamat ni sket lg nk tergelongsor jatuh from unta ni.

ni plak pic dpn kedai furniture kt sini. detail beb hasil seni derang. ni kalo pasang kt umah aku pintu ni confirm tak lame ar jangka hayat dier. sure kener kebas ngan penyamun nyer ar. haaa, match pun dh start...chioww!

destinasi seterusnya

2009-04-11T00:36:00.008+08:00

baru lepas first day shift. badan still tak fully recovered from driving semalam. xder hal, lepas ni bley bantai tdo. tergerak aku nk update blog b4 mencapai bantal n selimut. n pics ni yg aku upload. dis pics make me wonder, am i ready for my next destination?

Dah lama aku tak ke kubur arwah atuk. Balik kl jer aku selalu lupa. aper la punye cucu. Aku ingat next time balik nak ke sana.

cinta si penggali kubur.

sunyi sepi kawasan tanah perkuburan ni. Al-Fatihah kepada semua yang telah meninggalkan kita.

ballerina

2009-04-04T02:46:00.008+08:00

ni bukanlah aku punye. aku tgh sangap time ni, xtau nk buat aper. so, aku pun carik la subjek2 menarik yg ader kt umah (kl) yg bley aku shoot. sekalik aku masuk bilik adik aku, aku jumper la benda ni. aku letak benda ni atas ironing board n carik port tepi tingkap bilik.

pics 'ballerina' ni dh agak lamer dh aku amek, tp baru hari ni tergerak nk upload dlm blog.

ader satu dua task mengedit gambar aku kener siapkan b4 balik kl ni. dh janji dgn org, kener ar buat. InsyaAllah, sempat siap.

cameron highlands

2009-03-27T03:20:00.009+08:00

finally, sesudah sekian lama aku tak meng update blog ni. nk kater bz sgt kejer tak jugak, tp one of the reason y its freakin hard 4 me 2 keep updating my blog is da craziness of my broadband connection right ere in kerteh land. maybe im da only dude ere facing dis prob, i dunno but da connection is most of da time sucks!! anyway, dis are some pics i took coupla months back mase tgh outing dgn rakan2 seperjuangan kt cameron highlands.

ha ni pose baring atas pokok teh. setengah minit selepas gambar ni diambil, encik ben n encik yon di 'sound' oleh tukang kebun aka pak guard dari jauh. ayu sungguh pose ni especially encik ben yg bergaya dgn lense 80-200. tampak gagah dan matang.

aku bukanlah mat bunga tp ader la sket pics bunga yg aku amek kt cameron. jenis bunga? dun ask me, brader...hehehehehe...

n now i gotta sleep. chioww!

terengganu

2009-03-13T15:59:00.007+08:00

kemasik. masa ni tgh outing dgn member2 kilang aku. bley tahan ramai gk staff2 kilang aku yg main camera, bley la nk gather2 time cuti, g amek gamba. dulu if aku g kemasik ni, paling ramai pun 3 org. time outing ari tu, aku g dgn 6 org photog kilang kichap yg lain. best g ramai2 ni, xde la sangap sgt.

sebatang pokok di tepi pantai.

pose belagak superstar.

pose bajet artis. btw, ade dedicated blog utk komuniti photog baru east cost ni. http://shutterclans.blogspot.com. hasil2 kerja derang sumer ade dlm blog ni.

sheikh zayed mosque, abu dhabi

2009-03-03T16:06:00.006+08:00

more pics of sheikh zayed mosque, abu dhabi. ok, pic kt atas tu is entrance nk masuk ke main praying hall. entrance jer pun dh grand giler, byk duit tol la derang ni. kagum aku. ader beberapa praying hall kt masjid ni, n entrance dier ni pun bley jd tmpt solat gk. detail beb craftmanship masjid ni.

ni bapak kpd segala chandelier. besar beb, kalo jatuh atas badan ni confirm arwah arr. kt main praying hall ni ader 3 bijik chandelier ni, kalo x silap ar.

masjid ni x fully siap lg, still ader construction work sket2. kt luar, pokok2 baru nk tanam, escalator nk turun g tmpt wudhuk still x function lg (jauh siot nk g amek wudhuk, punye la besar masjid ni), lantai kt luar x polish lg, etc...

baper puluh ribu org laa yg bley fill in main praying hall ni? utk tujuan keselamatan, masjid ni is equipped with state of the art cctv system. ader pak guard n mak guard luar dalam. more pics to come soon...

Tattoo

2009-02-23T11:46:00.009+08:00

Sambil2 shooting 4 assignment last year kt sarawak, aku menyempatkan diri shooting 4 personal collection. This time i was lucky enuf to to be able to shoot traditional tattoos belonging to Kenyah and Kayan's tribe.
Tattoo kt atas ni traditional tattoo 4 Kenyah. Tattoo dier xla se-intricate and detail as tattoo Kayan but cantik. Mengikut citer nenek nie, dier memula tattoo kt tangan jer. Lepas kawen baru dier buat tattoo kt kaki. Tattoo ni amek maser lame nk siap, dier x siap 1 day jer. so, tattoo artist dier buat step by step. ari nie buat sket, pastu selang 3,4 ari sambung balik. continue sampai la siap. nenek ni citer time kener tattoo dier nangis jer coz sakit. so, in order nk memujuk, org2 yg ader kat sekeliling dier time dier kener tattoo tu akan nyanyi kt dier lagu. dier pun demo la kat aku camner sound lagu tu, tp aku xbley la nk demo kt sini, hehehe sebab aku pun dh x baper ingat dh camner bunyi n lyrics dier.

Ni sample tattoo org Kayan. Nampak plain jer kan, tp kalo korang tgk dekat2, tattoo ni actually detail giler babeng. detail sampai nampak cam plain. satu lg maybe tattoo ni pun dh lamer kt kulit nenek ni, so dh kembang sket kot. ntah ar, aku pun xtau, main kasik jer assumption ni. Tattoo nenek Kayan ni plak lg la susah nk buat, lg time consuming, n 4 sure lg la sakit. this is a traditional art, n I was lucky enuf to witness and experience dis with my own eyes.

Sampai kt peha woo tattoo. according to nenek Kenyah ni, lain org lain tattoo dier. for example, nenek ni datang dr keluarga otai tribe ni, lebey kurang cam ruler tribe la. so tattoo dier banyak sket, kalo kire2 ader 5 lines kt kaki. so, ader certain org, ader 3 jer. benda2 ni melambangkan status of the family la kot. nenek ni pun citer lg, nowadays, bebudak muda tribe Kenyah ni dh x buat dh tattoo traditional ni. if ader pun sket sgt orgnyer. x mustahil la 1 day, traditional tattoo ni akan pupus. aku mmg kagum giler time tgk tattoo2 traditional ni beb. n aku plan, if ader masa lg aku nk g lg ke sarawak, this time around aku nk shoot tribal tattoo from other tribes plak. :) cheerrsss!

gamba atok

2009-02-20T10:54:00.003+08:00

ader la satu hari tu aku balik kl n berduduk2 la aku di rumah memalaskan diri. ntah camner dtg plak idea nk menyelongkar store umah aku. geledah punye geledah, aku jumper satu kotak besar penuh ngan gamba2 bnw. seronok aku belek gamba2 olskool ni. ader gamba mak aku time muda2, pics auntie2 aku, nenek sedara, tok sedara n gamba arwah atok.
Selamat hari raya, 6/7/1951. ni la words yg tertulis kt board kecik dlm group pic kt atas. arwah atuk berdiri belah kiri. belum merdeka pun lg time ni. arwah atuk kejer polis. mata2 gelap time dulu2. time aku kecik2 dier byk story2 kt aku psl experience dier. fighting communists, bukit kepong tragedy, ambushed by communists time naik bot kt sungai, solving crimes kt bt pahat (kes curik beskal ker motor, aku x baper ingat, hehehe) sampai dpt award by sultan johor time tu.
Kalo ikut hati, mcm2 lg aku nak tulis dlm entry ni, tp tetiber dtg plak malas aku. xper la, aku sambung balik nnt.

wedding tajul hilmi & hamizah

2009-02-11T06:01:00.006+08:00

ni padel g shoot, aku buat post processing. wedding kt ipoh x silap aku. congratz!!

wedding kak anne n bro EG

2009-02-11T05:21:00.009+08:00

wedding nie wedding last year (21st n 22nd November 08) n aku patutnye dh kener update online lamer dh. sorry kak anne. wedding berlangsung kt batu pahat, johor. both kak anne n bro EG mmg sempoi, so aku pun senang nk shoot wedding derang ni. hehehe. ptg b4 aku bertolak balik kl, sempat la jugak buat outdoor photoshoot kt area town batu pahat ni. nk pegi 2, 3 locations dh tak sempat dh cz dh nk dekat maghrib. anyway, 2 both of you, congratz n gudluck!!

back to work

2009-01-27T03:47:00.004+08:00

esok balik kerteh, kejer ar plak. badan still x sedap lg, tp bley lg ni kot kejer. pic above is the host @ abu dhabi, abg rizal n kak tasha. thnx alot!! pic was taken @ jumeirah, dubai n yup, kt blakang tu burj al arab. off camera flash (human tripod,hehehe). patut aku bley jumper member aku bernama silmi baried kt sini tp mamat ni dh settle kejer n dh balik malaysia. jenggg!!

Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi. sayang tol aku xder pic masjid ni dr jauh. dh otw balik br teringat. xper la, nk buat camner. ni pic dr dlm compound masjid. mmg besar dowh. will add other pics of dis magnificient mosque soon!

abu dhabi 2

2009-01-24T05:42:00.004+08:00

final day in abu dhabi. hmm, aku bwk skalik nikon f55 aku dtg sini n beberapa roll film. aku bwk 1 roll black n white film made in china (mmg dh ader dlm camera aku), 2 rolls ilford xp2s, 1 roll ilford delta n 1 roll centuria. alih2 aku jz abeskan balance film made in china aku n 1 roll xp2s. if ader maser, aku ingat nk blasah centuria esok. aku malas nk mengendong 2 camera ke hulu ke hilir kt sini, sbb tu awl2 sampai aku byk simpan kt bilik jer. bt finally cik sheila da gf dgn baik hatinyer meng offer handbagnyer utk dijadikan camera bag utk dibawak ke hulu ke hilir. so bley la aku nk main2 film kt sini. thnx bie!!!

nie 1 of da pics aku amek time g Masjid Sheikh Zayed, Abu Dhabi. more pics to come soon...

abu dhabi

2009-01-22T16:57:00.007+08:00

sampai jugak aku kt abu dhabi. after 7 hrs journey from klia, aku sampai kt airport abu dhabi kol 12.30 am (0430 hrs malaysian time). budget nk tdo throughout the journey, tp etihad nyer in flight entertainment membuatkan aku xbley tutup mata. aku main game, dgr lagu, tgk movie, tgk map n compass, kaco gf aku, tgk movie lg... tp, aku terlelap gk skjp time lyn citer wall-e. sampai kt abu dhabi, kak tasha (gf aku nyer kakak) amek aku n adik dier kt airport. nuthin much to shoot at.

dis pic was taken by cik sheila da gf aka my human tripod. location: park near corniche road, abu dhabi. walking distance jer from kak tasha nyer condo.

same location, different time. pokok kurma di waktu mlm. skang ni kt abu dhabi kol 0305 hrs. nie 1st entry aku since aku kt abu dhabi. InsyaAllah, Sunday tgh hari aku sampai klia. Jaja, if u read dis, make sure u'll b thr, k? kang x pasal2 aku kener amek cab.
Cheeeerrrsss!!!

view from the top

2009-01-15T14:24:00.006+08:00

kemasik, again. tempat nie mmg selalu sgt dh aku g, tp so far x penah boring lg aku shoot kt sini. dis time around, aku g ngan mamat film slr, azmi. kawan aku ni pakai yashica antik zaman lampau, hehe. b4 dis aku slalu main area2 pantai jer, tup2 kali ni azmi ni ajak aku panjat bukit batu kt tgh2 kemasik ni. cuak beb....

view dr atas nie mmg menenangkan. aku sempat shoot mamat ni tgh mancing ikan. camner dier perasan aku ader kt atas pun aku xtau. aku raser aku dh abes stealth dh kt atas bukit tu.

aku pun x dpt lamer dok kat atas ni. dlm 1/2 jam jer pastu start ujan. xper, nxt time bley g lg.
mlm sabtu ni flight aku kol 9 to abu dhabi. doa2 aku selamat pegi n balik. apart from shooting for the assignment, i'll make sure i cud find sum time visiting places n capturing wonderful images!! CHEEEEEERRRRSSSSS!!!!

Light Painting

2009-01-10T22:50:00.008+08:00

aku dpt peluang follow kwn kakak aku g buat site survey kat Lombong Bijih Timah Sungai Lembing. Yang kat atas tu salah sorang staff Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan (MPK) merangkap tour guide kitorang. Ni adalah salah satu pintu masuk utama n nie la entrance yg kitorang pakai. Lombong ni dh tak aktif dh, lombong tinggal. Zaman dulu2, area Sungai Lembing ni famous ar dgn aktiviti2 perlombongan bijh timah ni.

"Until the 1970s, Sungai Lembing was a major producer of underground tin . Sungai Lembing town developed in the 1880's when the British set up the tin mining industry, although the history of mining in this area extends much further back. From 1891, the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited, (PCCL), which was under British control, had a 77-year lease to mine the area. PCCL managed the mine from 1906 until its liquidation in 1986 when world tin prices collapsed.

The pit mines were closed in 1986 due to high operational costs and low yields, but during their heyday they were among the largest and deepest in the world. The total tunnel length is 322 km, with a depth of between 610 m and 700 m."
-source from Wikipedia-

Brader Haizal mintak tlg aku snap sekeping dua gambar kt dlm tunnel nie. Pening kepala aku jp pk camner laa aku nk shoot ni. Gelap giler beb. Aku pun decide nk try light painting, nasib baik aku bwk skalik tripod lidi aku, hehehe. Pic by brader DJ.

Ni salah satu hasil light painting. Drpd gelap tak nampak aper, kira ok ar ni, nampak la tunnel nyer, kan. Tunnel ni dh x bley pakai dh, coz dh naik air.

Ni plak tangga menuju ke bilik engine lift (lebey kurang ar, aku main letak jer namer ni). haa, ader lift beb, giler. Ni pun aku shoot pakai light painting technique. Pic ni kureng sharp coz tripod lidi aku kureng stabil, n aku pun dh agak kureng stabil dh time ni, pancit.

Lepas naik tangga, jumper la area ni. Ni la bilik engine lift dier. lift kt tingkat bwh (dekat2 area tangga nk naik atas). Kt atas ni dulu derang letak engine/machine/equipment nk tarik/turun lift. Lift tu akan bwk pekerja2 lombong turun/naik sedalam 700 m. perghhhh.. Again shoot using light painting technique.
Kebanyakan sistem tunnel kt lombong dh tak bley nk pakai lg sbb tanah runtuh n dinaiki air. Ari tu pun aku dpt g sampai 520m jer. tp tu pun lelah gk la aku. :)