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Shanghai: Beautiful Pudong City View And The Bund

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China Trip – Shanghai: Beautiful Pudong City View And The Bund 上海夜景，外滩夜景 (Day 4) – Previously, I stopped off at taking the Shanghai Ferry from Pudong across the Huangpu river and now I want you bring you to the promenade of The Bund to check out the fascinating night city view of Pudong and also the spectacular The Bund with awesome western architecture.

The city of Pudong, Shanghai looks really awesome at night, it gives a feeling of futuristic city with the round Oriental Pearl TV Tower and many LED signs.

Besides that, across the river from Pudong is The Bund 外滩 where all the great western architecture building are. It blends modern and old design very well. Looks real good. I get to know the promenade was constructed for Shanghai World Expo in 2010, before that it was not that cool as now.

It was pretty cold at there, about 4 degree celcius and there’s many people at The Bund Riverside Promenade. Many photographers were there too because that night had a full-moon lunar eclipse. We were like waiting at there until the whole moon was fully ‘eaten’.

We were feeling too cold, the ‘moon eating’ was taking too long and we did not waited till the end, we walked to East Nanjing Road for dinner – McDonald’s, =D, only then we headed back to the hotel room and put a full-stop to the day. Day 4 was fun!

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April 27, 2012
Sunrise At Chew Jetty, Penang

Sunrise At Chew Jetty, Penang – Last time, I went to Jelutong Expressway, near the fishing village there to photograph the sunrise but it was kinda fail. Then I went to Chew Jetty for sunrise, it’s not golden orange sun, yet the effect, the sky, the cloud and everything are awesome. Not perfect, but I like it.

Well, I’ve realised my friends here in Kuala Lumpur don’t really know how Penang looks like and how awesome she is. Some have not even been to Penang, they thought Penang is just beaches and Penang Bridge, that’s all, they don’t know how beautiful the city is now is. Haha. So now, I want to share to them some nice sunrise photo from a seaside settlement of Chew Jetty, a settlement/Chinese village that has over 100 years of history, and super happenings during Chinese New Year. The local Chinese movie – Ice Kacang Puppy Love was filmed here too!

6.55am. Still dark, but dawn is here already!

7.00am. Still dawn, I saw 2 photography enthusiasts at there too! So I was not the first one. They are really early!

7.15am. Twilight is here. Beautiful ferry is crossing the straits to Butterworth.

7.17am. Fall in love with the beauty of a Bukit Mertajam in this picture. Bukit Mertajam is a township on Seberang Perai (Province Wellesley), Penang and it’s the highest peak at there. The hill look so calm.

7.25am. Mr Sun is almost waking up from horizon after a long quiet and peaceful night.

7.38am. Mr Sun is up! Couldn’t identify the round shape, but the red hot eye is looking across the sea.

Penang Port.

7.40am. Zoom in and you see Butterworth, the mainland of Penang.

Awesome!

Heard that Teluk Tempoyak has the best sunrise in Penang, wonder when can I check it out. Haha.

April 9, 2012
Cloudy Sunrise At Jelutong Expressway

Cloudy Sunrise At Jelutong Expressway – There’s so many nice sunrise-watching & photography spots in Penang. How wish that I can explore more right now, but then I couldn’t because I am now in Kuala Lumpur. Gonna find some nice spot here too.

Few weeks back, I went to Jelutong Expressway to scout for a good spot to do sunrise photography. It’s somewhere near the fishing house, I couldn’t find it at first. I’ve seen many people go there to take photograph, but I have no idea which is the best spot. It’s not really comfortable at there because of the mosquitoes, better prepare an insect repellant to prevent mosquito aedes.

Well, the sky was not clear that day, it’s cloudy and so the sun could not really be seen, it’s just the beauty of dawn and twilight.

What’s your favourite spot to see sunrise? =)

March 28, 2012
Black & White At Shing Kheang Aun

Black & White At Shing Kheang Aun – Went to lunch just now at the Hainanese restaurant Shing Kheang Aun in George Town. It was very hot, and sunny. I have my camera with me, mounted with Sigma 30mm f1.4, when I saw down by the table, I got bored, and then I started snapping away. Switching mode from colour to monochrome black & white.

Happy Wednesday people! =)

February 22, 2012
Visit To Kek Lok Si Temple & Pagoda

Visit To Kek Lok Si Temple & Pagoda – Last night I went to the super famous temple in Penang – Kek Lok Si Temple at Air Itam with a some friends. It’d been quite some times I didn’t go to Kek Lok Si Temple. During the Chinese New Year, Kek Lok Si Temple will turn on all the decoration lighting decoration. It’s very beautiful during this festival.

My visit was not perfect because the Kuan Yin Pagoda Temple was not on, as the lighting decoration at that part of the temple is turned off after the 15th day of Chinese New Year. However, the Kek Lok Si Temple is still pretty afterall. It’s not really a photography trip to the temple for me because I’ve already did a serious photography session at Kek Lok Si two years back.

Nevertheless, I still brought my camera along, Canon 60D mounted with Sigma 30mm f1.4 to shoot, it’s never be bored shooting around at Kek Lok Si. Photography is fun! This time, I take photos of lanterns hanging on the ceiling more. And with a fixed prime lens, it challenged me a bit but luckily 30mm was wide enough to do most of the photography.

For the first time, I went to the pagoda area of Kek Lok Si Temple, I have not been there before on my previous visits. One need to pay an entrance of RM2/person to get there and it’s another beautifully decorated garden at Kek Lok Si Temple. You can also climb to the top of the pagoda to get a magnificent view of Penang too! Super awesome!

Yeah, Penang is pretty right? So do Kek Lok Si Temple too. =) Happy Friday everyone!

February 10, 2012
Sunday At Taylor’s University In Super Wide Angle

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Sunday At Taylor’s University In Super Wide Angle – On a fine lovely Sunday, I mounted my super wide angle and headed to school to meet up with Wesley and Steve to discuss about some group project. Then I snap along with my almighty Sigma 8-16mm for Canon.

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Haha, very random right? I wasn’t into serious shooting, so it was just simply shoot around the campus and to show you how Taylor’s University actually looks like in case you never see it before.

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Shooting with wide-angle is indeed fun but sometimes at the widest open, it makes picture look weird and long and, distorted, perhaps is because of the 8mm focal super duper wide.

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This super duper wide angle lens, I mainly use it for shooting interior shots. Do you like super wide angle?

December 2, 2011
Sunset At Kuan Hwa Seafood, Kuala Selangor

#1: The Kuan Hwa Kuala Selangor Seafood Restaurant.

Sunset At Kuan Hwa Seafood, Kuala Selangor – This is not a blog post about food, but it’s just happened to be at the famous seafood restaurant, Kuan Hwa at Kuala Selangor. During the trip to Kuala Selangor, the whole class went to for seafood dinner at this restaurant, but half of us did not eat at there, because we didn’t feel like eating seafood at that time.

#2: Snapping photos.

#3: Restaurants and houses on the water.

#4: Birds flying.

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So what we did there was just talking and snapping photos, at the same time seeing others eat. The sunset at there was pretty and I had a feeling of very peaceful and relax at there. It’s like getting myself away from the hustle and bustle city life and the heavy assignments.
#6: MJ’s enjoying his take-away KFC at the seafood restaurant.

#7: Ruezhen too, was enjoying his KFC.

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The calm water and the quiet forest, with a little bit of breezy air blowing along, makes the atmosphere very enjoyable.

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Sometimes, it’s good to be away from the busy city, out to the country side, for a little retreat. You know, college is so much different from high school, so much work, it gets stressful sometimes, and there’s no chance for failure because tuition fee is quite expensive, and that’s why a little retreat is good!

Anyway, if there’s chance, I will want to visit the place again.

December 1, 2011
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

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