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Look Out Point, Ampang

#1: Someone celebrating birthday at there. Cool.

Look Out Point, Ampang – Have you ever wonder where to get a good and magnificent view of the big capital of Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur? It would be Look Out Point at Ampang. It’s not very far from town, on a little hill and at there you can get a wide perspective of the whole city and it’s really a nice place to chill.

What you will be seeing is not anything like the cityscape of Hong Kong or Singapore because the place is kinda far from the city centre and so, the cityscape became tiny and far.

#2: Welcome to Kuala Lumpur. The night view of Kuala Lumpur.

#3: Me and you, Hueisean.

#4: Hueisean the pretty girl.

Look Out Point is only accessible by road and at there has a various restaurant serving western and local cuisine. I have visited Haven Restaurant with dearest, Hueisean on a Saturday night but the food wasn’t that awesome. What’s great was the atmosphere and the awesome view.

#5: Nick Chan!

Driving there take a bit challenge at first as it doesn’t show up in my GPS device, but if you follow Google Maps, you can arrive there easily and the road accessing Look Out Point has no lamp, so it’s just lights from the vehicles on the road. =D Parking is rather cheap at RM2 per entry and you can opt for valet parking at the top for an extra RM3 but you probably difficult to get one as the parking always get full on top. We park our car down there and walk up the stairs, tiring a bit, yet fun with a little breezy wind.

#6: Stairs going down to the carpark.

#7: Look Out Point Western Food.

Eat, talk, chill, take photos and I like it. =D

November 28, 2011
Hueisean At Chew Jetty

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Hueisean At Chew Jetty – Well, as you know I went to Chew Jetty few weeks back and I brought my dearest, Hueisean along because she’d never been there before. I’ve got my Canon 60D, and the Sigma 30mm f1.4 with me, so I started taking photos of her. Here are some shots of her, still learning and brushing up my skill. C&C are very welcome.

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I need to learn more on editing skill. My post-process skill really lousy because I don’t really know how to adjust the color and stuff. Haha. I prefer original shot, or perhaps using film camera so there’s no need of post-process. =D

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#5: The sweet smile.

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Happy photography! What do you think?

October 16, 2011
Quiet Midnight In Taylor’s University

#1: The roundabout that has no car.

Quiet Midnight In Taylor’s University – On a one fine night, at about 1.30am. I was about to go home but I found a tripod in the car and I brought my Panasonic Lumix LX5, so I went for a short walk around the campus before going home. I took photos on the quiet night. It was not totally quiet, I could still hear the chattering of the students, foot steps of security guard walking around, and also the silence of the night.

#2: The quiet road.

#3: The walkway that connects students into the school.

I was sleepy, I gave myself about 15 minutes to take photos. I didn’t want to shoot long, I didn’t plan for it, if I plan, it would be a few hours of shooting walking around the school. It would be fun, perhaps next time, with my DSLR.

#4: Somewhere, in the campus.

In the morning, it’s so noisy, students and staffs are everywhere, but when comes to this wee hour early in the morning, there’s no one.

#5: A running water that no one was using.

#6: One of the walkway in the campus.

#7: The vending machines that operate 24/7.

#8: In the dark.

#9: Light’s still on at some of the hostel room.

#10: The campus.

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#12: Outside Starbucks Coffee.

#13: Syopz – the commercial zone of the campus.

#14: Taylor’s University at night.

Good night.

October 15, 2011
Instagram 2.0 – 4 New Filters, Revamped UI And More
Instagram 2.0 – 4 New Filters And Revamped UI – The fastest growing camera social app on the iOS, Instagram has updated to version 2.0 with lots of update and revamps. The iOS exclusive app added quite a number of new features in this version update which gives you a new Instagram experience, faster and better.

Update includes:
- Live filter – you get to see what it’s like before pressing the shutter button.
- Four new filters
- Instant tilt-shift – tilt-shift in live preview
- High resolution photos – larger image output
- Borders now optional
- One-click rotation
- New icon!
Update now to the latest version through iTunes or over the air on your mobile to get all the new features.

I am a super Instagram fan @nicholaschan and is already playing with the new features.
September 21, 2011
Canon Sprint And Ricoh RZ-700s Film Camera

Do you keep your old toys, stuff and gadget? Some like to trash it away as they think it’s taking up extra spaces. I don’t really like to throw away stuff because I think they are memorable and have a value in the future. Just look at the rusty exhibits at the museum and gallery, they are all old stuff.

Recently, I found 2 old camera in my house’s cabinet. It’s not really very old, but it’s there for more than 10 years. I wipe them with a clean cloth and I’m going to keep them well, as a exhibit, collection, and perhaps use it to take photos again.

The Canon Sprint, is a fixed focal length camera with 35mm and f/3.5 aperture with flash too. It uses 2 AAA batteries.

Another camera is the Ricoh RZ-700s which is a film camera that has a zoom function, but not sure about the auto-focus mode and aperture. Guess this is a lousy camera as my parents got it for free during a lucky draw session back then. It runs on a CR2 battery.

Pretty cool, if you have some unwanted and old camera and want to get rid of, donate it to me. =D

August 28, 2011
Just Bought A Fujifilm Instax Mini 25

Photography is a hobby of mine. I don’t plan to be a professional photographer, but taking photos is just something really fun to do in life as it captures the best moment of life. I wanted an instant camera for a long time as it’s a very fun camera and I can get my print right away. Unfortunate that Polaroid has discontinued releasing the Polaroid instant camera which was a really good cam.

Luckily Fujifilm still produce instant camera nowadays, with smaller print size. Recently, I bought myself a Fujifilm Instax Mini 25 camera from a lomography camera shop at Sunway here, the shop name is call Lokomotiv Checkpoint. I found the shop on Facebook and I was quite excited with the price of RM499 include 4 boxes of film.

I was wanting to buy from a seller at Kajang which is far and that seller is selling at RM415 + RM26/box of film, which are rather expensive. Since Lokomotiv Checkpoint is so near to my place, I went there to buy myself the camera and a total of 80 credit card size film.

What’s different between this Instax Mini 25 and the normal and most popular Instax 7S is that this is so much smaller, easy to carry around, auto mode becomes better and more intelligent and beautiful outlook. =D

The package include the camera itself, with 2 CR2 battery, close up lens for self-shoot and close up stuff, instruction manuals and straps.

I like it very much and have so far taken 8 shots which I will share with you guys.

August 20, 2011
A Day Out With Yashica 635 Twin Lens Reflex Camera

Do you know what is Twin Lens Reflex camera, the TLR? It’s an old vintage camera which has two lens and your viewfinder is on top of the camera and people look down into the camera to take a shot.

My uncle borrowed me an very old camera, the Yashica 635 dual format TLR camera to play out. He kept it for super many years, it still looking good and in a very good condition for taking photograph. The dual format means that it can support both 120mm film and the 35mm film that we normally use.

120mm is not really my favourite as it’s not easy to find and the processing and developing of it is costly. Luckily there’s an adapter which allow the camera to use 35mm format film, though this turn the camera into portrait mode.

With much excitement about this ancient camera, brother and I went to buy a Fujifilm Superia 35mm film for RM12 to try it out. Spent about half an hour to figure out how to put in the film as there’s no manual for it and finally we’ve successfully have the film fixed in the camera.

Everything is in manual, focusing, shutter speed and aperture. It has a wide aperture of f3.5 and fastest shutter speed of 1/500. We have to wind every exposure film ourselves manually as there’s no battery and automated part.

After fixing the film, we quickly go to Straits Quay to try out the camera since the day was still bright. As you know, film camera without a flash and slow ISO film is always not advisable to shoot during low light situation.

Focusing is easy with a magnifying glass on the viewfinder. However, setting up the best setting for shooting is not easy and we have to refer to the setting of DSLR like shutter speed and aperture. Haha. We are not pro to estimate it yet, I really salute the user of this camera back then. There must be a standard for it but I don’t know yet.

We wanted to shoot all 36 exposure of the film but failed because the winding problem of the camera and we wind all till the end and we shot about 16 shots.

Thought of going to the camera shop to developed the film right after it but couldn’t find any photo shop that is still open on a Sunday evening. Haha. And not much of them are developing and printing film, that’s a sad thing. Then we went to develop the next day, scanned into digital format and turn out to be good and love the bokeh and the photos taken by me. Haha, so proud of myself. XD Some shots were taken by my brother too.

Seems like film camera is kinda fun, especially old old one. =D

One more thing, it’s not easy to frame the photo as it’s inverted in the viewfinder and superhard to take landscape.

August 3, 2011
1st Avenue & Magazine Road, Penang – Night

Nothing much, just want to say good night to everyone. =) Went to Magazine Road to eat Chinese tang yuan (rice glutinous ball) just now for supper and like the way 1st Avenue Shopping Mall stands in the middle of a heritage city. – Good night everyone.

July 15, 2011
#smcpg5 Penang Heritage Mobile Photography Walk @smcpg

@smcpg is actually the Social Media Club Penang and #smcpg5 is their 5th outing and gathering. It’s my first time joining SMCPG as previously, I was not in and busy for their outing. I am glad that I was invited CJ who was part of SMCPG to join their 5th outing on last Saturday which was a mobile photography walk in the Penang UNESCO Heritage zone.

#1: Old man looking boringly on the five foot path, Campbell Street.

It’s really fun walking in the lovely George Town of Penang, it doesn’t feel bored walking and walking for so many times. And what’s so special on that day was a mobile photography walk. I have been using DSLR and digital camera for all the time and have not really went for a photoshoot which uses mobile phone for all the time.

iPhone 3GS and Instagram application were my companion of that day. Here are some shots that I like and shoot during that day. Enjoy. =)

#2: A lorong at Lorong Chulia.

#3: They are making Penang bicycle friendly, but I believe there’s still a long way to go. Though, the popularity of bicycle is increasing.

#4: A very old kopitiam on Chulia Street.

#5: I believe this is Chulia Lane.

#6: A heritage hotel in construction, Rope Walk.

#7: Mini store, Rope Walk.

#8: Cintra Street.

#9: Somewhere at Muntri Street.

#10: Kopicine, Bon Ton The Shop, known as an expensive coffee shop on Muntri Street.

#11: Fence, Muntri Street.

#12: 3D wall art on Muntri Street.

#13: Windows, Muntri Street.

#14: A flashpacker hotel, the MoonTree 47.

#15: Dirty yet got feel walkway, Muntri Street.

#16: Stick no bills.

#17: Lovely Tian Hou Gong temple on Muntri Street.

#18: Found a new hideout at Sri Bahari Road – LA BOHEME – a heritage house serving French pastry and coffee.

#19: Lazy cat at LA BOHEME ends my post. =)

You can find more photos of mine here or theirs here.

July 11, 2011
Hong Kong: Sai Yeung Choi Street #3 And Mongkok

Sai Yeung Choi Street really is love because I just love that street so much, all the neon signs, peoples, shops, LED display and huge TV, and also the night market on the next street parallel to it, it’s really a super duper happening place in Mongkok.

I went to Sai Yeung Choi Street twice during my last visit to Hong Kong and spent a little while at Fa Yuen Street which features street market.

The street market selling mostly ladies clothing is not really my type of place to go, we were just accompanying my lovely mommy to go shopping and what’s interest me more is the Sai Yeung Choi Street South. However, nothing much for us to buy already, it’s just that that day was Saturday and it’s a crowded day, we wanted to go there to take photos of crowded people on the street. Haha.

I am a very weird person. I love Penang for being peaceful and relax and I also love Hong Kong for being fast, happenings and people-ful. Somehow, I don’t like Singapore. *finger cross*

It was only me and brother Yikhung at Sai Yeung Choi Street as dad and mom went back to hotel early for a rest. You know, you need to have a good stamina if you want to travel to Hong Kong because it’s all about walking, walking, walking and walking, and walking.

Tired, yet fun. Look at the people, it’s just everywhere on the street. Perhaps their house is small and there’s nothing much to do at home, so they come down for a walk and window shopping, whereas in Penang, home is beautifully designed and packed with entertainment, people felt lazy to go outside the hot weather and don’t want to be stuck in the traffic jam.

Let’s get the photo shooting started.

Slow shutter. =D

One cool thing that will only appear in Hong Kong is that there’s so many mini booth on promoting their local cable and Internet service. It’s just everywhere on the street. They put up a bunting, a mini booth and there you go, a promotional booth for their Internet and cable service.

Don’t you think the place is so nice?

July 3, 2011

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