Living life at its best

Moving to a new place

2010-06-25T00:58:00.007+08:00

Dear visitors and followers,

I will be moving out from Blogspot to my own domain at http://www.frozenlite.com. At the moment, the site is still under construction and should be operational by August 2010. Until then, I won't be updating this site anymore. If you would like to see my latest photos please proceed to my Flickr site here. All of my images/photos are copyrighted. If you wish to buy yourself a print, kindly proceed here. If you wish to get a softcopy, all of my images are available for purchase via Getty Images. All you need to do is visit my Flickr page and at the photo page, there will be a link to license the image via Getty Images.

UPDATE: My blog is now up and can be accessed at http://diary.frozenlite.com

And last but not least, I will be conducting a workshop (hopefully on a regular basis) on HDR and DRI. Details are still being worked out but if you like to find out more about it, drop me a line vedd -[at]- frozenlite -[dot]- com

Yours truly,
vedd

Smooth

2010-06-23T11:17:00.001+08:00

Smooth, originally uploaded by vedd.

A photo outing with the skillful AcidSulfurik to Sungai Kanching. It's been sitting in my archive just waiting to be 'touched' and I thought why not take a break from "Darul Quran" shots :-)

The Kanching Falls are located between Kuala Lumpur and Rawang in Selangor, Malaysia. The waterfalls consist of seven tiers. A well-maintained recreation park gives access to the lower falls, to reach the upper falls some scrambling uphill is required. It is one of the popular tourist destinations of Kuala Lumpur. - Wikipedia

Note: Due a lot of requests, I will be holding a simple workshop on HDR and DRI in November 2010. Will post the details when everything is organized.

Tech Specs: 100% DRI and Hoya ND400 filter for that exceptional long exposure bracketed shots :-)

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Blue

2010-06-22T11:59:00.001+08:00

Blue, originally uploaded by vedd.

A small get together with these fine gentlemen - AcidSulfurik, Annamir and Buyie My thanks for their hospitality and friendliness.

The last light of the day. Taken at the far ends of Darul Quran. Is this the last of the DQ series? Nope :-)

Note: Due a lot of requests, I will be holding a simple workshop on HDR and DRI in November 2010. Will post the details when everything is organized.

Tech Specs: 50% DRI, 50% Tone Mapped HDR, 0% Hoya ND400 and last but not least 0% vertorama (getting dark too fast) :-)

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Standing still

2010-06-09T01:12:00.001+08:00

Standing still, originally uploaded by vedd.

A small get together with these fine gentlemen - AcidSulfurik, Annamir and Buyie My thanks for their hospitality and friendliness.

For this one, I decided to capture the beautiful surroundings that flanked a beautiful mosque! If I got a chance, I will definitely comeback for a sunrise :-)

Note: Due a lot of requests, I will be holding a simple workshop on HDR and DRI in November 2010. Will post the details when everything is organized.

Tech Specs: This is pure tone mapped HDR from 9 exposures. This place definitely requires vertorama to show the full extend of it's beauty and the HOYA ND400 filter for that exquisite mirror touch :)

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Better than TV

2010-06-08T10:49:00.001+08:00

Better than TV, originally uploaded by vedd.

I'm practically copying my buddy DanielKHC's title for this one. He used this title as well for his photos and all because it is actually better than watching TV. I have the same feeling when I see 'this' in the camera's viewfinder.

A small get together with these fine gentlemen - AcidSulfurik, Annamir and Buyie My thanks for their hospitality and friendliness.

For this one, I decided to capture the beautiful surroundings that flanked a beautiful mosque! If I got a chance, I will definitely comeback for a sunrise :-)

Note: Due a lot of requests, I will be holding a simple workshop on HDR and DRI in November 2010. Will post the details when everything is organized.

Tech Specs: This is pure DRI and no tone mapped HDR from 4 exposures. A little vertorama for taste and of course, the HOYA ND400 filter for that exquisite mirror touch :)

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Reflecting on life

2010-06-07T23:21:00.001+08:00

Reflecting on life, originally uploaded by vedd.

A small get together with these fine gentlemen - AcidSulfurik, Annamir and Buyie My thanks for their hospitality and friendliness.

As with the previous picture, this is Darul Quran's Mosque - a beautiful mosque, flanked by an equally beautiful surroundings! If I got a chance, I will definitely comeback for a sunrise :-)

Tech Specs: Same as the previous one - a little DRI, a little tone mapped HDR and a little vertorama to spice things up. Off course, it wouldn't be perfect without the tasty Hoya ND400 filter :D

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'Selective' sunlight

2010-06-05T01:50:00.001+08:00

'Selective' sunlight, originally uploaded by vedd.

First of all, my thanks to these fine gentlemen - AcidSulfurik, Annamir and Buyie for their hospitality and friendliness. My gratitude to them for spending time with me!

Well, if you didn't know, this is Darul Quran's Mosque - a beautiful mosque, flanked by an equally beautiful surroundings! If you're wondering about the title, the sun was blocked by patches of clouds and hence, it shines on certain areas of the surroundings - in this case the mosque :)

Tech Specs: A little DRI, a little tone mapped HDR and a little vertorama to spice things up. Off course, it wouldn't be perfect without the tasty Hoya ND400 filter :D

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Getting wet with the tripod :-)

2010-04-19T00:57:00.001+08:00

Getting wet with the tripod :-), originally uploaded by vedd.

I promise this will be the last of the series for now. I think enough with smooth, silky water flows :-)

As mentioned in the previous two photos, this is also somewhere in Ulu Yam and the river is called Sungai Tua (Direct translation: Old River).

The previous Sungai Tua shots can be viewed here and here.

On an un-related note, I will be starting my new job tomorrow. Pretty excited if I might add :-)

Tech Specs: Manual digital blending from 5 exposures. For the long exposure part, it was done using Hoya ND400 filter. If you look closely, you will see a couple is enjoying the cool waters of the river.

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Bridal Veil

2010-04-17T22:56:00.001+08:00

Bridal Veil, originally uploaded by vedd.

An un-planned outing with a fine gentleman named AcidSulfurik. We were planning to catch sunset in a nearby area but ended here because it was raining.

This is somewhere in Ulu Yam and the river is called Sungai Tua.

The previous Sungai Tua shot can be viewed here.

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Temptation

2010-04-17T01:24:00.001+08:00

Temptation, originally uploaded by vedd.

An un-planned outing with a fine gentleman named AcidSulfurik. We were planning to catch sunset in a nearby area but ended here because it was raining.

This is somewhere in Ulu Yam and the river is called Sungai Tua.

Tech Specs: Manual digital blending from 4 exposures. For the long exposure part, it was done using Hoya ND400 filter.

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Neither day nor night

2010-03-26T00:47:00.001+08:00

Neither day nor night, originally uploaded by vedd.

This was taken at Pantai Remis, nearby Kuala Selangor. After being stucked in a traffic jam, I managed to reach here just in time for the blue hour - though the sunset wasn't all that glorious.

Met up with these fine gentlemen:
- AcidSulfurik
- Mr. Fairuz
- Shazral
- Dang Dung Deng

Tech Specs: Digital blending from 7 exposures using smart objects both top and bottom part. For the long exposure part, I borrowed Acid's ND8 filter.

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Colors in the sky.

2010-03-21T22:52:00.001+08:00

Colors in the sky., originally uploaded by vedd.

A pretty common view if you are at the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Putrajaya. Today (Sunday 21st March 2010) is the last day of the second hot air balloon festival. I didn't go there during weekends knowing very well how many people will come - feels like you're in an overstuffed sardine can.

Thank God it is only 5 minutes drive from my office so I went there on Friday instead :-)

More info can be found here.

Tech Specs: Digital blending from single RAW using smart objects.

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Slides

2010-03-01T15:33:00.006+08:00

Thinking of getting my own domain. What say you? In the mean time, enjoy a slide show of my photos, hosted at Flickr.

Some updates from my side:

Changing jobs in April 2010.
Digital Photo Magazine wants to publish my HDR photos. Don't know which issue yet :-)
Got my second child in November 2009.
Moved to my own house in October 2009.
Got invitation to be a part-time photographer for an advertising company.

That's about it for now :-)

Leading towards justice

2010-02-26T00:27:00.001+08:00

Leading towards justice, originally uploaded by vedd.

Putrajaya (Jawi: ڤوتراجاي) is a planned city, located south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur due to the overcrowding and congestion there. Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital and also as the commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the brainchild of a former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad who was in power then. In 2001, Putrajaya was made a Federal Territory, increasing the number of federal territories to three. Kuala Lumpur and Labuan are the other two.

Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra the city is situated within the Multimedia Super Corridor, beside the also newly developed Cyberjaya. The development started in 1995 and today major landmarks are completed and the population is expected to grow in the relatively new city. The "jaya" (जय) part of the city's name means "victory" in Sanskrit.

Source: Wikipedia

Tech Specs: 9 exposures HDR.

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Iron Mosque, yet again

2010-02-24T23:54:00.001+08:00

Iron Mosque, yet again, originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened on 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Tech Specs: Vertorama of 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, each.

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Between concrete and iron

2010-02-12T03:24:00.001+08:00

Between concrete and iron, originally uploaded by vedd.

The Palace of Justice or Istana Kehakiman in Malay houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court, which moved to Putrajaya from the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur in the early 2000s.

Its design incorporates influences of Islamic culture like Taj Mahal in India, Moorish culture, like the Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur and Western culture, like Palladian.

There is a large central atrium around which the various rooms are arranged.

The Library is located on the Ground floor, with the hearing rooms of both the Federal and Appeal Courts located on the first floor. The Registries and offices of the Appeal and Federal Courts are on the second and third floors respectively, with the chambers of the Appeal and Federal Court Judges on the fourth and fifth floor.

Source: Wikipedia

Tech Specs: 9 exposures HDR.

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Putrajaya International Convention Center

2010-01-18T14:33:00.001+08:00

Putrajaya International Convention Center, originally uploaded by vedd.

A change from seascapes for now. This is taken not too long ago using 50mm f/1.8 lens. I was interested on finding out how good the lens was. I'm impressed and money well spent, even though it's cheap :)

Putrajaya International Convention Centre or PICC is the main convention centre in Putrajaya, Malaysia. This building is located on the top of Taman Puncak Selatan in Precinct 5.

It was constructed between 2000 and 2003 at a cost of RM600mil. Since October 2004, the Putrajaya Convention Centre is officially known as Putrajaya International Convention Centre or PICC to reflect the state of the art conference facilities at par with other international conference centre such as in London, Tokyo and Paris. The name change, which was perceived necessary as a marketing strategy and to internationalize Putrajaya, was first mooted by Dato Shafiq Abdullah, Deputy Under Secretary, Prime Minister's Department and endorsed by Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, former Prime Minister of Malaysia. Besides hosting the 10th Conference of Organization of Islamic Countries, PICC also became one of the most favoured conference venue for high security risk events, hosted by the government or private sector. PICC has had many important guests including foreign head of states and heads of government, important corporate personalities such as the world's richest man, Bill Gates. Due to its strategic location on the top of the hill in Putrajaya and facing beautiful lakes, it has also become one of most popular places and "hot" sites for film shootings especially for commercial advertisements. Despite these, the PICC is heavily under-utilised and it may take 300 years to recoup its original cost, excluding maintenance fees.

Source: Wikipedia

Tech Specs: Vertorama from tone mapped HDR. 9 exposures for the bottom part, 4 exposures for the upper part.

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March of the Clouds

2010-01-16T02:00:00.001+08:00

March of the Clouds, originally uploaded by vedd.

One more from the same unplanned outing.

View the previous one here and here.

This one almost didn't happen due to rain. But like what I keep telling myself:

"If it rains, let it rain heavily and hope that it will stop before sunset".

So far it haven't failed me yet, some of the best sunset were possible after it rained heavily.

Unplanned trip with Mr. AcidSulfurik and Mr. Firdaus. More to come!

Tech Specs: Digital blending all the way using smart objects. Vertorama with total 4 exposures used for both below and upper portion. Long exposure, like the previous one, using Hoya ND400.

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Horizon-tale

2010-01-15T00:42:00.001+08:00

Horizon-tale, originally uploaded by vedd.

As I mentioned in the previous picture, after looking at this, it makes me want to go to Iceland :-)

View the previous one here.

This one almost didn't happen due to rain. But like what I keep telling myself:

"If it rains, let it rain heavily and hope that it will stop before sunset".

So far it haven't failed me yet, some of the best sunset were possible after it rained heavily.

Unplanned trip with Mr. AcidSulfurik and Mr. Firdaus. More to come!

Tech Specs: Digital blending all the way using smart objects. Vertorama with total 5 exposures used for both below and upper portion. Long exposure, like the previous one, using Hoya ND400. I'm thinking of getting an ND8, that way I have the best combo for long exposures...

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Western Shores

2010-01-13T18:32:00.001+08:00

Western Shores, originally uploaded by vedd.

Second picture for 2010 and the first sunset for shot for 2010. Looking at this, makes me want to go to Iceland :-)

This one almost didn't happen due to rain. But like what I keep telling myself:

"If it rains, let it rain heavily and hope that it will stop before sunset".

So far it haven't failed me yet, some of the best sunset were possible after it rained heavily.

Unplanned trip with Mr. AcidSulfurik and Mr. Firdaus. More to come!

Tech Specs: Digital blending all the way using smart objects. Vertorama with total 5 exposures used for both below and upper portion. Long exposure, as usual, using Hoya ND400. Gotta love all the extra 9 stops :D

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Central Administration

2010-01-05T03:34:00.001+08:00

Central Administration, originally uploaded by vedd.

My first 2010 shot. This is quite a common view of Putrajaya - Malaysia's central government administration.

2009 was a great year, my daughter was born in November, got a new job, moved to my own house and a few other things. Hopefully 2010 will be even better :D

Tech Specs: I've made both tone mapped HDR and DRI version from the same 9 exposures. Unsure of which one to use, I decided to digitally blended both version.

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Gotham, 2010 :-)

2009-12-27T22:29:00.001+08:00

Gotham, 2010 :-), originally uploaded by vedd.

Wishing you all a Happy New 2010 my friends!

Another view of the previous shot taken here. It's good to have found a good vantage point (at least in my opinion) to boost up my morale.

Wishing those who celebrates Christmas a Merry Christmas and to all, a Happy New Year! May all you wish comes true :-)

Tech Specs: Tone mapped HDR from 9 exposures, a bit of DRI from 2 original exposures.

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Burning path

2009-12-26T01:43:00.001+08:00

Burning path, originally uploaded by vedd.

I've been thinking on how it would look like from this place if I choose to shoot. Well, I am very glad I did went to this place.

Wishing those who celebrates Christmas a Merry Christmas and to all, a Happy New Year! May all you wish comes true :-)

Tech Specs: Tone mapped HDR from 9 exposures, a bit of DRI from 2 original exposures.

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In search of Daniel's vantage point

2009-12-24T13:52:00.001+08:00

In search of Daniel's vantage point, originally uploaded by vedd.

Rajesh and I wanted to get a shot from the same angle where Daniel had previously taken. It was drizzling but both of us just went on :-) If you look carefully, you'll see Rajesh somewhere in the picture.

This was taken not too long ago during Daniel, Rajesh and Saireel visit to KL.

Apart from myself, the rest that were present on that day were - Acidsulfurik, Awe2020, Mr Firuz, Firdaus, Irwanizam and Virginie.

Tech Specs: Digital blending from 9 exposures. No tone mapped HDR used.

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This was taken when DanielKHC, Rajesh and Saireel visit to KL not too long ago.

The Arch of Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque

2009-12-12T01:22:00.001+08:00

The Arch of Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened on 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR.

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Muted Sunset at the Zone

2009-11-24T01:43:00.001+08:00

Muted Sunset at the Zone, originally uploaded by vedd.

As AcidSulfurik would put it - a photo outing "orgy" with good friends.

Yesterday DanielKHC, Rajesh and Saireel were in town. It's good to see them after a long time and yes we did have a great time, like usual :-)

And a special thanks to Rajesh for inviting us up to his room!

Tech Spec: Tone mapped HDR consisting of 8 exposures. The sky was not as dramatic as it seems. It was kinda flat and I had to squeeze out all the available tones for the sky.

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Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque

2009-11-05T14:50:00.001+08:00

Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened on 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

This is the mosque during night.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR.

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In the end, there's always a blues.

2009-11-02T00:57:00.001+08:00

In the end, there's always a blues., originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened on 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

This is the arch of the Iron Mosque, leading out from the main prayer hall. The opposite view of the arch, which is leading into the main prayer hall is viewable here.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR.

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An Iron Mosque Entrance

2009-10-31T22:50:00.001+08:00

An Iron Mosque Entrance, originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened on 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

This is the path way leading to the main prayer hall.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR.

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Answering the call of faith

2009-10-31T01:51:00.001+08:00

Answering the call of faith, originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened on 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

This is the prayer halls and it is awesome!

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR.

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Stranded on a sunny day

2009-10-26T02:07:00.001+08:00

Stranded on a sunny day, originally uploaded by vedd.

Kelanang Beach on a hot afternoon. I'm not sure whether the color or BW version is better, so I've decided to include both. Check out the large version.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR and blended with a single original exposure.

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Not Alone

2009-10-23T01:30:00.001+08:00

Not Alone, originally uploaded by vedd.

Kelanang Beach on a hot afternoon. I think BW expressed the mood much better than the colored version, at least to me :-) Check out the large version.

Tech Specs: 5 exposures digital blending. No tone mapping or HDR used. Long exposure achieved using Hoya ND400 filter. Vignetting was increased intentionally.

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Dead Tree

2009-10-21T19:05:00.001+08:00

Dead Tree, originally uploaded by vedd.

Kelanang Beach on a hot afternoon. More to come :-)

Tech Specs: 5 exposures digital blending. No tone mapping or HDR used. Long exposure achieved using Hoya ND400 filter. Vignetting was increased intentionally.

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The Iron Mosque

2009-10-09T00:21:00.001+08:00

The Iron Mosque, originally uploaded by vedd.

Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, or sometimes known as the "Iron Mosque" is a newly constructed mosque in Putrajaya, where more than 70% of its construction material is of iron. It is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, after Putra Mosque.

The mosque was officially opened pn 4 September 2009 by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Tech Specs: 3 exposures digital blending. No tone mapping or HDR used. Long exposure achieved using Hoya ND400 filter.

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Waiting for the moment

2009-09-14T11:30:00.001+08:00

Waiting for the moment, originally uploaded by vedd.

A short meet up with Kabir at Ulu Yam.

Tech Specs: Vertorama, consisting of 9 exposures tone mapped HDR for each part. Long exposure with the use of ND400.

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Silence

2009-09-13T10:21:00.001+08:00

Silence, originally uploaded by vedd.

Behind bars

2009-09-08T08:47:00.001+08:00

Behind bars, originally uploaded by vedd.

Crime does not pay! I was escorted by chief warden Ragstatic, warden awe2020 and warden AcidSulfurik to my cell! *lol*

No this is not a prison, but the apartment that the 4 of us went during Rags' visit to KL.

Ariffin has a similar shot when the both of us visited the place earlier. You can view it here

Tech notes: 12 exposures HDR blended with 1 original exposure for the light trails.

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Walk into the light

2009-09-03T18:44:00.001+08:00

Walk into the light, originally uploaded by vedd.

Another shot from the archives. This one was taken at the new Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel. My good friend Abah was with me at that time.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, digitally blended with an original image for the light source

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Under The Bridge...

2009-09-01T21:23:00.001+08:00

Under The Bridge..., originally uploaded by vedd.

... or should I say the elevated highway. Coincidently I was listening to Red Hot Chili Pepper's "Under The Bridge" song, hence the title. Well in actual fact this is an elevated highway.

If you look closely at the twists and curves, you will know which highway this is ;-)

On another note, it's been raining almost everyday now and getting a shot is pretty much impossible!

Tech notes: 9 exposures for overall ambient light and 3 exposures for the street lights, blended together using smart objects.

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When a man loves a woman

2009-08-28T16:37:00.001+08:00

When a man loves a woman, originally uploaded by vedd.

A wedding reception that took place somewhere in June if I'm not mistaken. I don't normally do weddings and would avoid it unless when the requester is a family or friend.

Tech Specs: Ambient light only. No flash. Inside a room with an orange curtain. Shot with a 50mm f/1.8 wide opened.

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Cooling Ramadhan.

2009-08-27T19:19:00.001+08:00

Cooling Ramadhan., originally uploaded by vedd.

Wishing all Muslims around the world a good month of fasting in Ramadhan.

An old shot from the archive during DanielKHC last visit to Kuala Lumpur. Awe2020 and SPNikon joined us as well that day.

Note:It's the start of the rainy season now and the haze has cleared up (at least for now). But with fasting month now, I'm too tired to go out to shoot, plus going for sunset shots will make me miss break fasting with family :-)

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, with a touch of DRI using 2 original images via Smart Objects.

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Curvaceous

2009-08-26T12:42:00.001+08:00

Curvaceous, originally uploaded by vedd.

I was out shooting with Ragstatic last night. I found this place quite sometime ago and already visited with Ariffin. But we decided not to post any pictures just yet until Ragstatic is here.

So yesterday, I had a great time going out with the master himself and such an occasion demands a vantage point of the same status!

My only wish is that Daniel was there too :\

Apart from the Rajesh, awe2020 and Acidsulfurik were also present!

Tech notes: 15 exposures HDR, blended with original shots. Had to expose all the area in the frame and it is very very hard! The amount of f-stops difference is just crazy!

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Light up my sky!

2009-08-24T08:58:00.001+08:00

Light up my sky!, originally uploaded by vedd.

An outing that almost didn't happen due to rain. Well lady luck was on our side and by the time we reached this "look out" point, the rain had stopped :-)

An outing with Ariffin, Abah and Rekospective.

Also, this is my first take on vertorama :-)

See other pictures from this point here and here.

Tech Specs: 8 exposures tonemapped HDR for the city and another 8 exposures tonemapped HDR for the sky. Manually stitched in CS3.

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The flow of life

2009-08-21T18:29:00.001+08:00

The flow of life, originally uploaded by vedd.

This was taken last week at Kemensah with Daniel, awe2020 and SPNikon. Coincidentally, this was our last outing with Daniel in Malaysia as he has relocated to Dubai.

The weather was really against us this day. It rained but then stopped for a brief while. Once we're done shooting at this location and went for dinner, it rained again - a really heavy one. Spoiled the night shooting plans that we had.

I wish you the very best my friend! And hope to see more masterpiece from across the globe. We'll definitely miss going out shooting with you bro!

A blend of 2 tonemaps from 7 exposures and 1 DRI.

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Calling the dark knight

2009-08-20T11:15:00.001+08:00

Calling the dark knight, originally uploaded by vedd.

I was about to give up when I saw a slow moving clouds started to gather low at the horizon.

This was all taken quite sometime ago when rekospective and me decided on the last minute to drive to Putrajaya. I wouldn't call it a waste with a scene like this :-)

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Light at the end

2009-08-19T14:44:00.001+08:00

Light at the end, originally uploaded by vedd.

As they said, you will see light at the end of the tunnel when you die hehe.. Nope! I'm not dead (yet)!

I was at the Batu Caves and met another photog, Lucie. She was in KL for a short 3 days after touring Vietnam and Cambodia.

I think this is the first time that I have a shot inside the caves that I liked :-) All the previous ones were just crap! hehe

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, layer masked with a 1 DRI using smart objects consisting of 2 over exposed shots

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Tagged!

2009-08-18T11:48:00.001+08:00

Tagged!, originally uploaded by vedd.

As title says, I was tagged by my good buddy Daniel. And following the tag, this is the 5th picture from my 5th folder. Off course the 5th one is one of bracketed exposures so in doing so, I am obliged to apply tone mapped HDR for it.

Tanjung Harapan (Cape of Hope) is located near the Northport in Port Klang.

And yes this is also taken last year while visiting this place with Daniel.

So there you go!

Tech Specs: Tone mapped HDR from 12 exposures. 9 exposures for the overall scene and 3 exposures were taken to expose just the sun. Also digitally blended with 1 exposure from the originals using smart objects.

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What's up there Dad?

2009-08-17T10:37:00.001+08:00

What's up there Dad?, originally uploaded by vedd.

Meet my son. He's a little over 2 years old now and almost everything interest him. In this case he's fascinated by the flash light bounced to the ceiling.

My photography outing is kinda limited these days, the haze is just bad. It rained quite often and often enough is not adequate to flush the haze out..

Tech Spec: Nothing fancy just a single 430EX bounced to the ceiling. No HDR, no DRI.

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Reaching for the sky

2009-08-14T15:44:00.001+08:00

Reaching for the sky, originally uploaded by vedd.

Another view of the Petronas Twin Towers. Taken while Rajesh was on brief trip to KL. Ariffin was there too!

Have I told you that I love my angle finder? Yes I love it very much - wouldn't leave home without it! Really opens up a new perspective :D

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Beam me up!

2009-08-13T17:56:00.001+08:00

Beam me up!, originally uploaded by vedd.

The aliens have come! Well actually no, this is the entrance to Tower 1 at the Petronas Twin Towers. Shot during Rajesh very, very short stay in KL. Ariffin was there too! For a more exaggerated view using fisheye, check out Ariffin's stream!

Tech Details: 9 exposure HDR. No blending, just straight old HDR processing.

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Desolate

2009-08-12T11:20:00.001+08:00

Desolate, originally uploaded by vedd.

Tanjung Harapan is a notable tourist attraction in Selangor (Although nothing much there in actual). It is located near the Northport in Port Klang.

A litlle story behind this - I know where the place is but I seriously have no idea on how to get there (been there previously like 2 times and that was like 7-8 years ago!). Lucky for me, Daniel's cool mobile has a GPS. SO we're able to reach there in time for some spectacular sunset/blue hour!

This will be the last photo outing with him as he will be re-locating to Dubai. Definitely will miss going out with the master himself again!

Tech notes: This is a PSB taken a bit later from the previous one - hence the golden glow on the rocks are from the street lights. I made 3 tonemapped HDR and 1 DRI from it and blended it using smart objects (thanks to Daniel for shedding some light into it!) and also Rajesh's PSB technique. All in all 18 exposures were used to create this.

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Color Blind

2009-08-11T10:51:00.001+08:00

Color Blind, originally uploaded by vedd.

Cyberjaya Lake Garden.

Another trip to the Cyberjaya Lake Garden not too long ago. During this outing, I was joined by rekospective, AcidSulfurik and two of rekospective's friends (I can't recall the named, sorry!). I just wanted to try out some Black and White shots with HDR - I kinda like it :-)

By the way, for viewing pleasure do view it large :-)

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR. The long exposure was done using the Hoya ND400 filter.

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Extensions

2009-08-10T09:38:00.001+08:00

Extensions, originally uploaded by vedd.

A sunset during our family vacation in Port Dickson. I missed the sunset on the day we arrived, and this one is on the second day we were there. There's no sunrise here as it is located on the west coast.

We stayed at the Legend Water Chalet during our stay here. Nice rooms and not that expensive. But I would say I prefer Avillion much much more because of their private beach and much beautiful scenery. Legend lacks a private beach.

Some tech in-sight about this picture - digitally blended from 3 tone mapped HDR taken in an interval of 7 ~ 10 minutes apart (Rajesh's PSB). Also merge with a DRI version using smart objects.

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El Nino in Cyberjaya

2009-08-07T10:38:00.001+08:00

El Nino in Cyberjaya, originally uploaded by vedd.

CyberJaya Lake Garden. On my way back home, I noticed the haze was not as much as in the morning. So I decided to not miss this chance and went straight to this area. The lake has dried up quite a lot due to the heat.

Note: I'm still attending my daily life and my wife pregnancy. It's now 5 months into the pregnancy and another 4 to go :-) I'll still be on and off Flickr for sometime until the birth of our second one.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR. Nothing special except the use of Hoya ND400 filter for long exposure.

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HDR outing

2009-08-06T10:56:00.001+08:00

HDR outing, originally uploaded by vedd.

This is an old shot from one of many Daniel's visit to KL. I found this while filtering some old archive folder.

I just can't remember why I didn't have any sunset shots from this angle. Ohh well at least I have this.

Note: If you're wondering why there was no traffic, well the flyover highway was not opened yet to the public and was in its final stages. Hence, we have the highway all for ourselves! Cool huh? :D

One night shot DRI taken fom here can be viewed here.

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Reflective

2009-08-05T11:32:00.001+08:00

Reflective, originally uploaded by vedd.

An old shot from the archives. This was taken during one of Daniel's previous visit to KL.

This is a straight forward HDR using 7 exposures with Photomatix and a little post processing in Photoshop. No PSB or blending.

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About Clouds, Water and a Bridge

2009-08-04T13:56:00.001+08:00

About Clouds, Water and a Bridge, originally uploaded by vedd.

Another sunset shot in Putrajaya. This one is deep in my archives. I believe this one was taken when Mr. Daniel and I visited Putrajaya. I know the humidity was very high at that particular time :-)

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, blended with 2 original shots using smart objects.

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Standing Tall

2009-07-28T10:23:00.001+08:00

Standing Tall, originally uploaded by vedd.

The Petronas Twin Towers at night.

Tech Details: 9 exposure HDR + some digital blending. I must say I like Photomatix 3.0 a lot!

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Away from the chaotic cities

2009-07-27T15:05:00.001+08:00

Away from the chaotic cities, originally uploaded by vedd.

Sunset in the east coast. No sun because the the sun was setting on the opposite side :-)

I used the ND400 filter for this shot. Although the ambient light is pretty low at that moment, but still I need a longer shutter speed.

If you are wondering about the green sands in the foreground, those are green algae on the sands. Kinda cool eh?

Tech Specs: Hoya ND400 filter for longer shutter speed, 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, And vignetting was intentionally increased in CS3.

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Comfy enough?

2009-07-24T10:27:00.001+08:00

Comfy enough?, originally uploaded by vedd.

My room for my previous company trip for a team building session in Genting Highlands. Never thought the room would be extra wide. The view was awesome from the 24th floor,covering a wide landscape of the mountain range scenery !

Tech Specs: Tone mapped HDR blended with DRI (the tone mapped version of the window cells were totally washed out). Altogether 12 exposures were used.

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Sleeping Angel

2009-07-23T10:58:00.001+08:00

Sleeping Angel, originally uploaded by vedd.

My son taking an evening nap. Apparently he's too sleepy and fell asleep while taking his bottled nutrition :-)

This is a pseudo HDR - Multiple exposures created from a single RAW file. Digital blending using smart objects consisting of 1 tone mapped image and 1 DRI to preserve some of the realistic photo effect.

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Shah Alam Mosque - In the blue hour

2009-07-22T10:24:00.001+08:00

Shah Alam Mosque - In the blue hour, originally uploaded by vedd.

The Shah Alam Mosque located in the Shah Alam. I was there with Ariffin when this was taken.

Tech Specs: Vertorama consisting of 2 sets of HDR. Each set consists of 9 exposures.

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Over the edge

2009-07-21T10:22:00.001+08:00

Over the edge, originally uploaded by vedd.

Well I just wanted to share with you what it looked like from the roof top. Notice that, between us and the edge of the roof top, there's practically nothing to stop us from falling down :-)

Something I don't even dare to imagine when it was all wet and slippery hehe...

An outing that almost didn't happen with Ariffin, Abah and Rekospective.

Other views from this point can be seen here and here.

Note: It is always facinating when viewing the clouds over the Petronas Twin Towers. It is almost always magical, if I may say so :-)

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR with layer masking with one single exposure in CS3.

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Getting up early

2009-07-20T11:40:00.001+08:00

Getting up early, originally uploaded by vedd.

One of those days where I start the day very early in the morning and not without any reasons - Mr. Ragstatic was in town and what better way to start the day with him. Taken at the Metropolitan Lake Garden in Gombak.

Tech details: A mix of tone mapped HDR and DRI. Around 8 exposures were used.

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The Light Above

2009-07-17T12:05:00.001+08:00

The Light Above, originally uploaded by vedd.

I was going to put something like "Light at the End of the Tunnel" title but then, as you can see, there's no tunnel! hehe Another view at sculpture right in the entrance to Tower 1 at the Petronas Twin Towers.

Shot during Rajesh very, very short stay in KL. I love my angle finder very much! The whole entrance can be viewed here.

9 exposure HDR. No blending, just straight old HDR processing with some dodge/burn.

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Blue Hour @ Sunway Lagoon

2009-07-16T10:27:00.001+08:00

Blue Hour @ Sunway Lagoon, originally uploaded by vedd.

Another one from the old archives - one of many photos submitted for the Sunway Photo Competition. Shortlisted but never made it :-)

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR. The upper and lower "border" are not real borders, it is a stage. I thought it would be pretty cool to have the stage floor and roof as an "HD borders".

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One fine morning

2009-07-15T10:29:00.001+08:00

One fine morning, originally uploaded by vedd.

Taiping, is the place where I was borned and grew up. My parents are still living there and this is where I spent my Eid Mubarak.

This is the Taiping Lake Garden, which used to be tin mines. The mountain at the back is known as Bukit Larut, also formerly known as "Bukit Maxwell" or Maxwell hill.

Some people called it the "Pensioners town", which I don't fully disagree. A quiet little town, simple and laid back :-)

I wish I could retire here, when the time comes.

Tech specs: 2 sets of toned mapped image (9 exposure of each). The first set of exposure is used to exposed the foreground and the second set is used to expose the sky and the sun properly.

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The Blue Boat

2009-07-14T11:44:00.001+08:00

The Blue Boat, originally uploaded by vedd.

This is a vertorama, my second attempt on vertorama actually, of the place where I stayed for my family vacation not too long ago. Other shots of the place can be viewed here and here. As you can see, there's practically no rocks to play with the long exposure and I'm pretty much stuck with the boat as a point of interest hehe

This time, no ND400 filter was used.

Tech Specs: Vertorama consisting of 2 tone mapped images. Each tone mapped HDR consists of 9 exposures. Stitched using CS3.

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Revisiting a sweet spot

2009-07-13T10:51:00.001+08:00

Revisiting a sweet spot, originally uploaded by vedd.

As the title says, I'm revisiting all the sweet spots that I've came across previously, mostly with Daniel and Ariffin. The reason is that, previously I don't own the EF-S 10-22mm and I felt that I didn't do those sweet spots any justice :-)

So here's to the first of the series! The best view of Kuala Lumpur, at any given time (except when it rained I guess :D)

Update: Thanks my dear friends! This one is currently #2 on Explore for October 28th, 2008!

Tech spec: Blending of 2 tone maps from 2 sets of AEB (9 xp each). 1 tone map is to expose the foreground and the other one to expose the sky. There was insanely too much colors and tones for a 9 exposures only.

P/S: I use Photomatix 3.1 for the tone mapping. New features are CA correction and NR reduction at HDR level (not after tone mapping!) Verdict: I am IMPRESSED!

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Feeling rather uninspired...

2009-07-10T09:59:00.001+08:00

Feeling rather uninspired..., originally uploaded by vedd.

Another shot of the Petronas Twin Towers. Not much shooting these days - H1N1 and haze is not really a good combo.

Update: A big thanks to you! Currently at #3 in Explore 20th Dec 2008.

Tech details: Nothing out of the ordinary - 9 exposure HDR, minor adjustment in Photoshop.

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Rush in the Blue Hour

2009-07-08T17:19:00.001+08:00

Rush in the Blue Hour, originally uploaded by vedd.

An outing with Ariffin, Abah and Rekospective.

It was wet and slippery, we're on a roof top with nothing to hold us back if we slipped. Scary but worth it!!

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR. Layer masking in CS3 for the light trails.

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The eastern shores

2009-07-07T14:07:00.001+08:00

The eastern shores, originally uploaded by vedd.

Vacation in the East Coast of Malaysia not too long ago. Perfect place to catch a sunrise. The place I was staying has an endless stretch of beach, without a single rock. It was a bit dull and oh boy am I lucky to find this boat.

If you're wondering about the long exposure when the sun was up, well I was using a Hoya ND400 filter - worth every 9 stops :D

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR using Hoya ND400, so yeah this is one very long sequence of exposure bracketing. Layer masking with one single exposure in CS3. Vignetting was intentionally increased in CS3.

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Cold or Warm?

2009-07-06T17:44:00.001+08:00

Cold or Warm?, originally uploaded by vedd.

Cyberjaya Lake Garden.

Somewhere nearby my office. Shot this with a friend of mine, whom also work at the same place with me.

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR, blended with a single exposure using smart objects. The long exposure was done using the Hoya ND400 filter. Love it!

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Mosque on Mirror

2009-07-06T14:55:00.001+08:00

Mosque on Mirror, originally uploaded by vedd.

It's a clear day today. No haze, visibility is good. Thanks to the rain last night. Decided to stop over at the Puchong Perdana Mosque for a quick snappy.

Note: I'll be on and off from Flickr from now as my wife is currently pregnant with our second child and my personal life to attend to, so yeah, time is indeed very very limited for me. Apologies for not visiting your stream lately. At most I've only got time to upload a few shots. I'll slowly catch up when the time comes. Have a great weekend my friends!

Tech Specs: 9 exposures tone mapped HDR vertorama. ND400 is used to achieve the long exposure effect.

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A night in the city

2009-07-03T18:13:00.003+08:00

A night in the city, originally uploaded by vedd.

An old shot taken in view of the TM tower and the MidValley. I think I was there with Ariffin, if I'm not mistaken :-)

Note: Trying out the updating Blogger from Flickr. Kinda Cool!

Tech Specs:9 exposures tone mapped HDR.

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Shah Alam Mosque

2009-07-03T18:12:00.003+08:00

Shah Alam Mosque, originally uploaded by vedd.

Shah Alam Mosque

The Shah Alam Mosque located in the Shah Alam. I was there with Ariffin yesterday.

Tech Specs: Vertorama consisting of 2 sets of HDR. Each set consists of 9 exposures.

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Theme: Boats

2008-05-10T17:11:00.003+08:00

Many thanks to Awe2020 for bringing Daniel and I to Bagan Pasir, Kuala Selangor. It was quite a party with fellow Flickrites such as ProfKMS, Pjoe, Wan Husmi and sseme. It was a beautiful sunset and a complimenting village.

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Theme: Vacated Buildings

2008-04-27T05:37:00.003+08:00

As the theme suggested, this is when Daniel, Ariffin, SPNikon and me were doing some urban decay shots. The location was Pekeliling Flats, since some of the blocks were already vacated. Provided some really good view of architectural geometry and a view of Kuala Lumpur.

Building blocks and life

House warming barbecue

Waiting

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Off course not all the pictures in my Flickr are there, but if you really want to get prints (or soft copies for commercial use) of pictures at my Flickr, which are not at ImageKind, just drop me an email at jhar74 {at} gmail [dot] com. We can work things from there!
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Theme: Buildings and Architectures

2008-04-15T12:23:00.003+08:00

Had a lovely time going out with great friends last week. Off course it was a photography outing! I was with Daniel, Ariffin and awe2020 taking photos around the As-Syakirin Mosque in the KLCC park. We also did went to Putrajaya for some night shots together. This time around it was kinda special for me - I got myself the lens that I was dreaming about, the Canon EF-S 10-22mm! Wide has a new meaning with this lens, seriously! Couldn't be happier hehe.. All these were shot using the 10-22mm super wide lens.

Intricate Lines

That Venus Fly Trap in Putrajaya

KLCC 07:37PM

Standing Tall

Well, Daniel is here again KL. Let's see what we can think of next :-)

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Theme: Urban Decay :: Part Two

2008-03-24T16:04:00.005+08:00

A continuation from the previous post during Daniel's visit to KL. There were a lot of interesting subjects in that particular abandoned house. I think I'm gonna re-visit it in the morning and hope there will some rays of light poking through into the house sometime soon!

Royal Flush

Human Relief Center

Rocket's Ride

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Theme: Urban Decay :: Part One

2008-03-18T21:51:00.003+08:00

Woaahh... it's been a while since my last update. Well, it wasn't intentional. I found myself somewhat less inspired - thanks to the hazy and rainstorm that occurs almost everyday! It's a really killing my mood of getting that shot of the day!

But when a fellow flickr buddy and a great photographer, Daniel, was in town again, it boosted my enthusiasm again! So, what were we shooting? As the theme suggested - an abandoned house. I've located this particular old and creepy (eerie to be exact) at the outskirts of KL, and said to myself this place is perfect for us! So, on that day, meself, Daniel, Ariffin, Rocket, Ayul and Mr. Nordin head to that creepy place and within minutes, everyone was shooting away!

Forgotten Throne

Interview with the TV

More pictures to come on Part Two! More picture can also be viewed at my Flickr Site.

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Theme: When a man meets a woman

2008-02-18T04:41:00.004+08:00

As I mentioned in previous post, I was covering a wedding during the last weekend, and these are some of the wedding pictures that I've edited for a photo book. Well, all the best wishes to Jelly Stellar and hubby! And many thanks to Abah for being a backup photographer.

Man and wife

Jelly

Walk the walk

Anxious

OK... enough, back to editing more pictures....

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Theme: Long Exposures

2008-02-15T19:08:00.002+08:00

Pheww.. it's been a hectic week for me. A wedding covered during the weekends, and most of all is work since it's the time of the year where I need to submit my performance and evaluated by my peers. Anyway, Daniel was back in KL not long ago and this time around we were going around doing long exposures around Putrajaya.

Here some of the shots that I've posted at my Flickr.

Quoting Daniel - "Almost Monochromatic"

Sri Wawasan Bride

Glimpse of light

Sorry for not updating the blog for a while :-) OK.. Back to editing wedding pictures, since it pays quite a lot :D

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Theme: Surfers & Skaters - Part Two

2008-01-29T02:00:00.001+08:00

This is the second part of the same previous theme.

I was at the Quicksilver Revolution 2.0, with Jibam, Ayul and Ipin. Many thanks to Ipin for his invitation. This is the first part of some photos that I manage to take - Skateboarding! More info can be found at Sunway Lagoon's website.

Flying high

Silver Surfer's successor

Touch down!

Before the drop

More pictures of the Quicksilver's event are available at my Flickr. On a side note, I had to put watermarks on these pictures. However, if you want to see the pictures without the watermarks, do proceed to my Flickr.

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Theme: Surfers & Skaters - Part One

2008-01-28T16:20:00.000+08:00

I was at the Quicksilver Revolution 2.0, with Jibam, Ayul and Ipin. Many thanks to Ipin for his invitation. This is the first part of some photos that I manage to take - Surfers! More info can be found at Sunway Lagoon's website.

Ride 'Em

Surfs Up!

WoooHoooo!!

The second part will be from the Skate boarders Half-Pipe ramp. I'll update it soon.

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Theme: Highlands Vacation

2008-01-15T00:49:00.000+08:00

It's been a while since we really had a family vacation. With daily routines, we just can't find a perfect window for that much awaited escapism. And last Saturday, we finally manage to pack up our things and just drove to Genting Highlands for our short vacation.

Glittering

That family portrait from the eye of an infant.

Top of the world

It's a long way down.

Now, where should we go next? I have this dire need to photography the beach, with waves hitting the rocks under the low lights of dawn and dusk. That will be awesome! Soon, soon!

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Theme: Digital Blending

2008-01-04T13:56:00.000+08:00

Just wanted to try out digital blending instead of the normal HDR processing in Photomatix. Seems like whenever I did HDR processing on water flows with slow shutter, the results were not satisfactory. So this is digital blending done in Photoshop by blending 3 exposures. Hope you like it as much as I do :-)

Refreshed!

Flows

To those who would like to try out digital blending, I would recommend http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/digital-darkroom.htm. They have pretty neat tutorials and action scripts. Off course I would add some of extra processing on my pictures but the blending tutorial is the base on what I've done.

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Theme: Around KLCC

2007-12-31T16:14:00.000+08:00

I was out with a brilliant photographer from Singapore, Daniel Cheong, not too long ago. We had a great time shooting around KLCC and some parts of KL overlooking KLCC. He wanted to do some "BladeRunner" style photography so I took him around the places where I shot the pictures from the previous post. It was a great outing and experience to go and shoot with him. Please visit his Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielcheong.

The photographer, Daniel, himself. He's camera shy, like me and like the idea of taking picture of us from behind :D

Blue Dusk at KLCC

The time is 07:07 PM

Underneath the city of KL

Also,I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Have a great 2008 dear friends! All the best!

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Theme: Low Light in Kuala Lumpur

2007-12-12T16:23:00.000+08:00

When the sun sets, KL lights up in a different way :-)

Welcome to the 21st Century

Dividing

Death scattered

Devil's Mist

Gotham - KL Style

I am available for hire. Interested? Contact me at jhar74 [at] gmail [dot] com

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Sometimes it's a surprise

2007-12-05T01:52:00.000+08:00

My previous entry regarding HINDRAF rally and a wedding gave me quite a shock. Well at least when I check the hit statistic that is...

WTF??!!! I thought Statcounter's DB has gone mad! Well, actually it's not. The sudden spike was due to the fact that MalaysiaKini.Com is linking my particular post at its website. (Off course this has been removed late this evening)

Ohh I'm not into poohlitics, nor am I aligning to some movement of the sort. Life is good and I just like to take photos. And I agree with my father-in-law - "Bukan susah nak jadi susah, bukan senang nak jadi senang" (Translate: "It's not hard to have a hard live, it's not easy to have a good life"). Go figure :-)

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Theme: People - of a rally and a wedding

2007-12-03T17:17:00.000+08:00

25/11/07: I was to covered a wedding of a friend. Unfortunately, the wedding was held at Jalan Ampang - coincidently on the same day of the HINDRAF rally. Road was closed by the police. So what am I supposed to do? Shoot them :-) Off course after explaining to the authorities, I was allowed to pass through and cover the wedding.

Note: Please do not leave racial/political/discrimination comments and anything of the likes. My little corner in this cyber space is neutral. Comments of the above will be deleted.

Of a rally...

HINDRAF 25/11/07

HINDRAF 25/11/07

HINDRAF 25/11/07

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Of a wedding (Congrats to Fairuz and Zue)

Fairuz & Zue

Zue

Zue in pink

Fairuz & Zue

All in a day's work :-)

P/s: I do take wedding jobs, if you would like to hire drop me an email at jhar74 [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Theme: Decay & Abandoned

2007-11-21T02:17:00.000+08:00

I think it's better that I go by theme for each entry from now on. Not that I don't have anything to write, but a picture will talk even more :-) So here's the theme for this particular post - anything related to decadence and abandon :-) For this particular theme, I went out with Ipin to Glenmarie for an abandoned complex. The next session was taken at what used to be the Sungai Buloh Leprosy Center. On this particular outing, I was joined by Ab4h and Marjan - Marjan has a very funny approach at telling this particular adventure, available here. :-)

With Ipin at an abandoned comlex in Glenmarie. He's framing his shot.

Escape is through here. This is the basement parking of the abandoned complex in Glenmarie.

Lonely pillars. This is the basement parking of the abandoned complex in Glenmarie.

Age of Decadence. This is taken at the used to be Leprosy Center in Sg. Buloh.

For this particular theme, I processing my images mostly as HDR and processed in Black & White. I think HDR and Black & White makes the best tones :-)

There'll be more photo outing soon with the guys, so if you wanna join, drop me an email or a comment :-)

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Raya Mood, in no particular order :-)

2007-10-29T19:46:00.000+08:00

I have no clue on what to write on this entry. So instead, I'll let the pictures do the talking, in no particular order. There must be reason when people say, a picture is worth a thousand words :P Anyway, how was your Aidil Fitri? Mine was good, considering that I'm spending my very first Aidil Fitri with junior. It's just a complete thing :-)

How do you start your day eh?

Misty River at Ulu Yam

Photographing the photographer. No that's not me :P

Taiping Railroad

The new wing of Sunway Piramid

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Geeks in Ramadhan

2007-10-09T06:48:00.000+08:00

Date: 4th October 2007
Venue: Kelab Darul Ehsan, KL.
Agenda: Ramadhan Break fasting

Attendance: Ex-MySEQ Geeks :-) Ex-colleagues, friends from the previous company where we worked in the field of information security.

A big thanks to Atoi who organized this (and sponsoring the bills). I guess this entry will not require any form of narration - you'll get the idea when a bunch of geeks hang out with free flow of food, drinks and cigarettes haha..

WARNING: Post is full of pictures and may load a bit slow.

Relaxing

makan jangan tak makan

lalok on food? hehe

The newly weds

Ciku

Gathering

The aftermath

hanging around

Intraniums

What's on the mind laa

The (only) three ladies at the break fasting

Chit Chat

The breather

This is how you smoke your lungs out hehe

Laugh

I rolled my own ciggies :-)

Looking forward

Jojo made a funny gesture when posing

The geeks

Delicious

Taking a break

Looking

Smiley

Chats

You got SMS

The Otai

Really?

Mr Pai and Ayob

The mad scientist a.k.a. the Yoda Master

High on food

Calling up.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri to all :-) Have fun and stay safe.

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Cloud 9

2007-10-01T02:53:00.000+08:00

I guess this is what they mean by saying the sky is the limit. These were shot around Sungai Buloh area on two different occasions - 1 sunny day and 1 wet day. Just another lazy update to the blog :-) before the the big Aidilfitri. Am going back to Taiping and then back to my in-laws and straight to Terengganu for some relaxation.

A wet, wet morning.

Cotton Candies... er I mean clouds.

P/s: Ignore the foregorund of the last picture... It's an eye-sore, it is the clouds that forced me to press the shutter released button.

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Time sure flies fast :-)

2007-09-19T05:26:00.000+08:00

It's already been 6 months when he first came into our life. It just felt like yesterday. Time sure flies fast. Daddy's and Mommy's addiction :-)

All covered up!

I just need something to bite

Hello Daddy!

Just a note: These 2 pictures below are processed using the unconventional way of portrait, which is HDR and Orton. (and my wife would probably dislike it hehe) :-)

Hmmm Interesting - Using Single RAW HDR

Hooded - with a pinch of Orton Effect

Don't you just love kids... I know I do, as with my wife :-)

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Halfway to Middle Earth

2007-09-11T13:32:00.000+08:00

Fellowship of the Ring's journey into Middle Earth. Enuff said :-)

Journey to Middle Earth

And through the Mirkwoods we go

Mordor lies ahead

Cooling down

Lepak

The Fellow Ship of the Ring

Where's the fiery eye?

Very extreme exercise if I may say so. Bergelen peluh aku keluar! Terasa slim! Hahaha

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In the spirit of Independence

2007-09-05T14:59:00.000+08:00

Random shots that I took in regards to the 50th Malaysian Independence Day. What does independence really means to you? :-) I know that most people will take the national flag as a reference to the Independence Day, but I just want to be different :-)

In celebration of the 50th Independence Day

On a morning like this

In conjunction of the 50th Independence Day - The MIFC

So, let's celebrate our 50th Indepence Day - the Malaysian way!

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The Family Album :-)

2007-08-27T17:01:00.000+08:00

My son's aqiqah August 12th, 2007. I know, it's late but better late than never. This one will be full of pictures and probably will take a while to load :-) So those who came, thanks a million!

Grandma and junior

Grandpa and junior

Mama and junior

Grandma and junior again.

We are cousins and we share the aqiqah together

Going around

Going around again.

Snip Snip

Junior

Sometime after the Aqiqah, more like posing for Daddy's camera:

Where's Daddy's picture? Daddy is busy taking pictures laa :P

So, for the first time in my blog, you can hire me to take pictures of events/weddings/family portraits etc. etc. etc.

Drop me an email about your request at jhar74 [at] gmail [dot] com.
*Price can negotiate one but don't la ask kaw kaw punya discount sampai tak dapek untung hahahaha

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I F*CKING WANT IT!

2007-08-21T01:17:00.000+08:00

Canon EOS 40D. Read more HERE!

Front. Image by DPReview.Com

Back. Image by DPReview.Com

I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT! I WANT!

HURRY UP ON THE NEXT BONUS PLEASE! HAHAHA

It seems Canon is unleashing it's fury and I very much welcome it with open arms!

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