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| Monday, 22-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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My daughter and nieces
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My baby daughter enjoying a bath
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My baby daughter enjoying a bath
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My baby daughter Batrishia with her cousin Wan Zatil Amalina
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For a photographic enthusiast she/he usually has her/his own ardent subjects. However if she/he is a father/mother it is just so natural that her/his kids are one of the favourite subjects.
I have lost count how many pictures I have taken of my son and my recently born daughter and second come my nieces and nephews. I love to see their smiles especially their toothless smiles which are immortalized by a wonderful device called camera. They are all adorable and no wonder in the western countries there are photographers that are specialised just in taking baby and toddler portrait.
I would love to share with you some pictures of my daughters together with her brother and cousins.
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| Monday, 8-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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My mosque photo gets published in the UK magazine for muslim
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My photos of The Selangor State Mosque which were sold through istockphoto.com were used in a UK magazine for Asian Muslims in Manchaster and one of the mosque photos was used for the cover.
The editor Mr Amjad Ali has requested the hi-res image from me for the cover but as the request was late I was unable to provide him with one although he still proceeded using the low-res file as a cover. And Mr Amjad Ali was generous enough to send me one copy of the magazine free (the mag is distributed free in the UK) and was courteous for creditting me as the photographer of the cover.
The photo above is the mag cover which bears my mosque photo. The magazine was published in conjunction with the incoming Eid and distributed free to muslims in Manchaster.
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| Tuesday, 2-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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Light & shadows
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Shadows always intrigue me in photography as much as beautiful lights if not more. As a matter of fact the shapes, forms and textures that we can see and perceive in daily life are just made up of lights and shadows.
There are many photographers especially those producing black and white photographs who make use and manipulate shadows in a very interesting way and they sometimes render an abstract pattern. For example in Malaysia is Eric Peris.
These are what I have got after playing around with shadows one evening. Please feel free to contribute any opinions or criticism.
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| Monday, 25-Oct-2004 00:00 |
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The Federal Territory Mosque
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I have made several attempts to shoot the majestic Federal Territory Mosque before only to be stopped by unflattering lighting and hazy weather. Even when I proceeded with the shooting the result was far from satisfactory.
However early this month when I noticed the weather was so pleasant with the clear blue sky in late afternoon I went there again to try my luck. This time I was not disappointed. I was blessed with a very fine weather and towards the evening the low sun light oozed the charming and magical warm light that I had been waiting for all this while.
I was ecstatic and quickly set up my tripod, fitted the polarizer filter to my camera and took the meter reading off the bright part of the dome and snapped away. I enjoyed every moment of it. It was as if I was interacting with nature and the majestic architecture right before me. It was a passionate moment beyond description that may only be understood and empathised by fellow photographic enthusiasts.
When the day was getting dark I stopped shooting and started to pack my gear only to realize that I misplaced my lens cap. After searching the area for quite sometime while it was getting darker I gave up.
However I dont really mind, the lens cap can always be bought. It was the photo opportunity that really mattered at that time and I know I have obtained some pictures that I think I was happy with until i get the better ones.
Enjoy viewing the resulting pictures and leave your comments if you are willing to.
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| Wednesday, 29-Sep-2004 00:00 |
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Children at playground
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1. In the first picture, I was attracted to the side lighting and the warm low angle light
produced by late afternoon sun. It sort of made my son's face glow. Besides instead of shooting
him straightforward I shot him from behind the fence to do the framing which theoritically will
direct viewer's attention to the subject faster and to add interest.
2. For the second picture, I shot my son's playmate's legs only. Instead of shooting him in full view I just shot the legs to stimulate viewer's mind. In theory the viewers' mind will automatically completes (closes) the part of or a portion of anything familiar to him or her in the picture. For example when we see only part of a car, a portion of a familiar building, the front part of the animal we will automatically completes (closes) the portion to make it a full picture in our mind. In composition theory this is called CLOSURE.
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| Thursday, 23-Sep-2004 00:00 |
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My All-time Best 12 Photos
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A couple of months ago I with Ted, Engku, Jaggat (all are members of photomalaysia.com) and many others attended a photography talk conducted by En Bazuki Muhammad, a REUTERS photojournalist, at UPM. Bazuki is among who's who in the Malaysian photographic fraternity who won Asia Sports Photojournalist Award for 2 consecutive years.
After the talk proper we had a casual chat about, what else, photography. About its development in Malaysian context and also about his experience and technique in capturing great images. He suggested to us that we come up with the best 12 photos out of all the photos that we have taken. And the best 12 must always be updated whenever we secured the photo which is deemed better than the best 12. He still does that after being asked to do so way back during his student days by his photography lecturer.
To meet his challenge I have chosen my all-time best 12 so far (based on my own personal judgment) and it will always be updated. I will definitely replace any current one once I find a better photo to be slotted in. This way as according to Bazuki you always challenge yourself to always strive for better and better photo.........
Yeah...I think it makes sense, a great deal indeed.
Do access my all-time 12 best photos here http://www.angelfire.com/on/rendezvous/folio1.html. Enjoy your stay.
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| Friday, 10-Sep-2004 00:00 |
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My son Danial
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My son loves to pose as much as his father enjoys taking picture.
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| Wednesday, 8-Sep-2004 00:00 |
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Old shophouse
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Converted to duotone in Photoshop
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Converted to duotone in Photoshop
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I am constantly amazed by old buildings and shophouses. The carving, the air vent (as a substitute for air-conditioner at that time) and the complexities of the construction as well as their design merits a study on its own.
How I wish I could travel by time machine and see for myself how they all look like during their heyday. Maybe people were impressed with them as people are with KLCC or The Putra Mosque nowadays.. Errr my imagination just runs riot....
Some day I dream of setting up a project to study and take picture of ancient and pre-war buildings in Malaysia. Any sponsor?
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| Saturday, 4-Sep-2004 00:00 |
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Justice and The Truth at long last prevails....
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Yaasin recital after maghrib prayer
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Listening to a short speech by Dr Badrul Amin
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Dr Badrul Amin was giving a short ceramah before Isyak prayer
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2 September 2004 is the historic date for Malaysian political scenario. On that day Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was acquitted by The Federal Court, the highest court of the land, of the sodomy charges and that important verdict has released him from the prison and set him free. A couple of years ago his sodomy trial before which his corruption tiral became the centre of attraction worldwide and it was covered by various newspapers from all over the world due to inconsistent witnesses and evidence and Anwar claimed that there was a conspiracy against him to oust him from the top post he was holding at that time.
Now after spending 6 years of incarceration for his corruption charges he is now a free man. Upon being informed via SMS from my wife that Anwar was released I was in a state of disbelief. I just didn�t believe that he was freed when it just seemed so impossible before. I quickly checked out Malaysiakini.com only to find the online news website jammed due to extremely heavy traffic. After about 15 minutes it started to download the content which confirmed the news that Anwar acquitted and released..
In the evening after work I decided to go to his house with my wife. His house used to be like a public house where party members and �reformasi� activists met. I went there to see him for myself after his 6 years of public disappearance except for a momentary appearance at the court house during trial of his two cases.
Upon arrival at his house at about 7.15pm many people have gathered there even though the house compound was not full as yet. We performed maghrib prayer there led by Dr Badrul Amin, a reformasi activist, an ex-UIA lecturer and also a keADILAan party member who was detained twice under ISA. After maghrib prayer people started trickling in while Yaasin recital was conducted to pray for blessings from Allah as well as to pray for Anwar�s physical well-being and for his safe surgery planned to be performed as soon as possible in Munich, Germany.
When it was time for Isyak prayer, crowd has swelled and the house compound was so packed with various people irrespective of race and religion. They came to visit him and to welcome him back to the free world. After performing Isyak prayer Anwar came downstairs mobbed by supporters, well-wishers and journalists as well as photographers from various newspapers. His house was now full to the brim and people could hardly move.
I took opportunity to take some pictures to capture this historic moment. A memorable and magnificent occassion to celebrate the release and return of a charismatic leader who used to be the prime minister-in-waiting.
I am now watching in eagerness what would Malaysian political scenario will look like once Anwar is back from his crucial back surgery....
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| Friday, 3-Sep-2004 00:00 |
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Hazy weather
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I woke up very early last weekend with the fervent hope that I could capture The Federal Territory Mosque in the beautiful dawn scene with colourful sky only to find the hazy plain sky.....It looks like the haze is here to stay and deprive us of taking beautiful picture of golden sky at sunset and sunrise....
Nevertheless I managed to grab some shots and there are very few deemed suitable for display here...
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And I see that you have lots of fantastic shots here!
