tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84881130265357068132024-03-14T16:39:50.190+08:00t r o y 1 6T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-15235953986602103382010-05-11T22:35:00.003+08:002010-05-11T22:42:09.325+08:00My Photo MontageIt has been a while i updated my blog. Please check out the montage link below, and you need to turn your volume on (loud) for the music score ;)My MontageT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-19384506980904283972010-05-03T18:54:00.003+08:002010-05-03T18:58:04.675+08:00Penang ShorelineTwo contrasting scenes of the shoreline in Penang...T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-74546227753750682012010-02-15T10:26:00.010+08:002010-02-23T22:18:14.397+08:00Boat Junk Yardplenty along the shoreline...A scene typical of Penang coastal front; fisherman shack that looks like a junk yard. Weathered structures such as this is not uncommon but the delaminated walls needless to say, make interesting photographic subject.Last few shots during the Chinese New Year holiday, and it was terribly hot hot hot but the clouds gave way for a nice sunrise early in the morning at T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-25063811435222413082010-02-14T10:57:00.005+08:002010-02-14T11:31:35.350+08:00Sunset at Jetty to Pulau AmanHappy Chinese New Year 2010, everyone!It is always a hot weather in Penang comes Chinese New Year. This year is no exception, when the temperature raises to 36 degree Celcius with little clouds and i decided to take advantage to capture sunset scenes. What better location than the angle facing Pulau Aman, a small islet off Penang Island.Here are 2 more images from my flickr websitesImage 3 & T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-57685939551817667972010-02-01T21:25:00.008+08:002010-02-15T14:12:46.035+08:00A Minah in LausanneI have a story to relate, about a 'young' Minah Kampung who decided to visit europe in the cold winter far away from sunny home. She first landed in Switzerland after transit from Dubai, a stark contrast between climate and culture, and below was one of the first several pictures of her in Switzerland.The weather did not catch her by surprise but she was a tad under prepared for her winter T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-79160775313748258752010-01-31T16:36:00.008+08:002010-01-31T16:50:39.271+08:00Black & WhiteIt was a mundane weekend when i decided to have a go with Nikon CLS with the help of Alif medieval_axer. We quickly set up a mini studio shoot in the bedroom with the aid of mom's cactus as the subject... i guessed she was wondering why these goonies smuggled 2 pots of her gardening upstairs :)Since I didn't have a photography outing for quite some time now, I invited my niece Nadia and my familyT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-23802587520288472662010-01-11T19:27:00.005+08:002010-01-11T20:56:21.693+08:00Kuala Gula Bird SanctuaryI tried birding, and the place to go last sunday was the Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary where migratory birds are aplenty in the swampy estuary of a fishing village north of the state of Perak. We hired a boat to bring us to the surrounding areas, and it was fun.It is something like the everglades in Florida that I used to see in the TV, and there are many scenes (not to mention, birds) that kept me T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-73289561995347371362009-12-19T11:21:00.005+08:002009-12-19T23:14:35.448+08:00Monsoon Tour (Part II)Kuala Terengganu was very wet and we had to cut short the tour and ran off to sunny Port Dickson :) Dang! we should have been there in the first place and, should have delayed the KT Trip to a more suitable season. We anyway, enjoyed our first experience being wet for a holiday (self pacifying lorr)In PD, the family was on full gear clicking away nice landscape unseen in Penang. Its rather T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-8379829891183749552009-12-15T20:54:00.007+08:002009-12-15T21:43:14.867+08:00Monsoon TourMy family decided for a Monsoon outing 2 weeks ago.. to the East Coast in a very wet and rainy season. It was a Code Purple Category, we heard in the TV broadcasted a day earlier. Obviously Penangites like us are unused to the warning level :) Perhaps it was a richter scale of 5.0 for earthquake!Our first stop was at Tasik Banding which was half way distance from Penang to Kota Bahru. The site T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-66600442022878625432009-12-12T22:13:00.002+08:002009-12-12T22:33:59.517+08:00Lata Bukit HijauOn 12th December, I trailed to Lata Bukit Hijau, near Baling Kedah and I was pleasantly surprised by the clear blue sky that a person like me yearned as this climatic condition can provide (sometimes) beautiful scenes.Coupled with the maturing greens of the paddy fields make the scenes even more luring. In all my excitement, I forgot that I took many hundred of steps to the very top of Lata BukitT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-70498408850305935242009-11-16T19:19:00.005+08:002009-11-16T19:37:43.890+08:00Penang Part Time FishermanMany Penang fisherman are sport fishermen. They do not earn a living from their fishing activity but a major passion and serious amateurs. Just like me, a serious amateur in photography. This is a small fishing enthusiasts' shack of 15 fishermen situated near the penang Bridge, run-down but with basic support to launch their motorized fibre-glass vessels (locals call them sampans).These scenes T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-8102816393677025692009-10-26T21:01:00.005+08:002009-10-27T12:43:33.996+08:00Muntri StreetOne of the many heritage streets in Penang, Malaysia. Muntri Street - Possibly after the Mantri (minister) of Larut, Ngah Ibrahim bin Long Jaafar. Today, Muntri Street is well known for its heritage lining; dotted with budget hotels. A quiet and wonderful stretch of street nearby to other heritage sites of PenangT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-58774030667253169802009-09-13T18:03:00.004+08:002009-09-20T06:58:26.793+08:00Medium formatsTwo images captured with the Texas Leica Fuji GW670III, simply light for landscape shotsAnd below is Mamiya 645AF with reversal B&W film session with ewok and jar jar binks :)T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-76313710555789941592009-09-13T17:53:00.002+08:002009-09-13T18:00:07.983+08:00Singapore at NightTwo scenes in Clarke Quay with many locals and expatriates congregate at the river side stretch, its the weekly TGIF sessionthe other side of quay with lights galoreT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-33553407910611649202009-09-09T23:12:00.002+08:002009-09-09T23:15:15.195+08:00Feeling YoungHow often ?T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-61950534401563735142009-08-29T22:18:00.005+08:002009-08-29T22:26:47.507+08:00The Penang BridgeThe Penang Bridge expansion has completed, exactly 2 years when it first started. August 2009 has experienced much smoother traffic flow. I can arrive work within 2omins :) by driving slow like Luca BadoerT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-30101397465716232162009-08-16T12:34:00.004+08:002009-08-16T12:51:44.197+08:00The Light - Penang Premier Waterfront (Part II)This development project is doing strong as I witnessed in my daily commuting to work. Many activities in and around the site especially in the land reclamation works have been very active and I am sure to see more rapid progress soon. One early saturday morning my photographer friends and I sneaked into this site to capture interesting scenes and I managed these two in HDRT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-78831162900369761682009-08-02T20:33:00.006+08:002009-08-16T12:57:14.429+08:00The Planter's BungalowA little picture story of a big mansion - The SogomanaSituated in Cangkat Kruing in Perak in the midst of palm oil estate, build by a Danish architect in 1929.The Bungalow in sepia looks very rustic of yesteryears. Khalid (left) is the custodian of the Sogomana bungalow, a serene premiseMore Sogomana story to continue...T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-12389036789875152272009-07-16T21:56:00.003+08:002009-07-16T22:00:27.901+08:00Hazy DaysHazy days in Penang are back tormenting the beauty of early morning scenes. This image was captured after a heavy downpour the night before, making Penang Island photogenic again, though for a very short whileT r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-16954337397602346732009-07-05T22:02:00.009+08:002009-07-06T23:26:29.267+08:00Penang Night SceneUsing Fuji Reala 120film ASA100, I captured these night scenes in Penang. While I have problems in metering, they were easily corrected during post-processing and definitely a joy looking at the colors the film produced.The workflow of film processing is really like taking peanuts rather than peanut butter (digital)! I am yet to explore this analogue thingy and may I have more joy in knowing T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-40497403478957003632009-06-20T16:20:00.004+08:002009-06-20T16:33:32.969+08:00Medium Format PhotographyMy first try in medium format photography; 2 rolls 120 film courtesy of Garlic (Sean). Though the colored film (Kodak Pro 160-2) past 4yrs of its good life, the film seemed to capture a natural colour IMO. MCK cleans Chot & Chein (our rabbits) hideout, and pic below is another attempt to assess the Mamiya 645AF, it's grainy at 100x crop. I will try today a fresh roll of Fuji Reala ASA100 T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-80357536257828034032009-06-11T20:13:00.007+08:002009-06-11T20:42:13.263+08:00Bukit Jambul, PenangMy home, Bukit Jambul... a place I call home is located in a fast-developing area of Penang Island. View dead straight ahead and behind the middle cluster of high rise hotels and apartments is where I am living. Great, yay!This is a night scene of Bukit Jambul from the Equatorial Hotel with the Bukit Jambul Country Club (BJCC) forms the foreground. Situated at a hilltop, BJCC provides a stunning T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-52501506494644729552009-05-17T13:32:00.024+08:002009-05-24T09:34:51.251+08:00The Union of MyanmarMinglabar!A recent working trip to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma provided a lot of exciting images unseen in many developed countries. Formerly administered by the British and subsequently occupied by the Japanese army, but the country now is under the regime of its own military Junta (SPDC). Development has always been slow but surelyThis used to be the Yangon's old Central Railway station T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-23522260413327482062009-05-02T14:13:00.002+08:002009-05-17T20:27:32.997+08:00The Tanjung MarinaThese pics are for the sole purpose for the guy who couldnt make it for this morning photoshoot session. He said that the bed is pretty much bigger than his camera. Chitt!!He missed this scene, big time!!T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488113026535706813.post-4456605761425130182009-05-01T18:12:00.004+08:002009-05-01T18:28:46.570+08:00Malacca Oh MalaccaI have never been to Malacca for ages, let me see...32yrs to be exact. After all those years having not visited Malacca, I was surprised to see the traditional township being well maintained and no wonder it was rewarded the Unesco's Heritage City (apart from my hometown, The Georgetown Penang). On the first day we tried the night river cruise and it was exhilrating experience to try Malaysia's T r o y 1 6http://www.blogger.com/profile/00513217768664892424noreply@blogger.com1