His eyes tells a story

A young foreign worker, possibly from Bangladesh, has just arrived in Malaysia and on his way to the city of Kuala Lumpur where employment awaits (hopefully). Throughout the bus journey, he stares out of the bus window with such pensive eyes... as if contemplating what the future holds for him.

Personal Top 10 for 2012

Bukit Tabur, Selangor, Malaysia

Penguin Island, WA, Australia

Caversham Wildlife Park, WA, Australia

Tambun, Perak, Malaysia

Sherbrooke, Victoria, Australia

Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia

Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia

Lake Eildon, Victoria, Australia

Logan Bay, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia 

Gibson Steps, Victoria, Australia

The Glorious Sunset of Kota Kinabalu

It's hard to imagine the beautiful sunset of KK is a daily affair, it's no surprise why many wedding photographers are based here in KK! I had the privilege to photograph this glorious vista at the beachfront over Labor Day holidays & I hope the pictures chosen are worthy of its beauty!

Awaiting the sunset..

Rolling skies lighting up as the sun starts to set.. towards the horizon, a light shower from the low hanging clouds adds to the dramatics..

Hues of purple starts to set in not long after, and the sea calms as the tide recedes further.

The final scene sees the skies torching up &  finally consumed by darkness.. this glorious vista knows little parallel in Malaysia.

Taiwan

Dr Sun Yat Sen memorial.. a lady is ready to have her picture taken & waves for her cameraman.

Officer of the memorial urges the crowd to stay back as the guards came through - Dr Sun Yat Sen memorial.

Temple gate of Bao An Gong 保安宫

The scenic Jhuilu trail （锥麓古道） of Taroko Gorge.

The grand blue skies & green mountains of Taroko Gorge.

People of Toba

Lady serving corn either 'rebus' or 'bakar' style at Brastagi market.




You can't help but notice the lines on her face & her hardened hands. She did smile for me and I'm glad I spent the moment lowering the camera to smile back.




During the bumpy rides between Medan & Toba, I had the privilege to see rural folks going about their daily lives, and catching these smiling kids as they walk home from school..

Rising Sun

A lucky catch of the rising sun as we drove along the east coast of Malaysia enroute to the beautiful island of Redang.

Washington D.C.

A young girl stands with me.. about 200m further from the white house fences than usual (yes that's the white house in the distant) as we were instructed by stern officers to do so (for reasons they would not reveal).


A visitor reads Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address at the Lincoln Memorial


A young family enjoys the view on top of Lincoln memorial as the evening sets in (shame the Reflecting Pool was under renovation)


Lincoln memorial lighting up for the evening..


Atlantic City - casinos, booze & beach

New York

Time Square's dazzling billboards & hordes of tourists

A buzzing Grand Central station, to me - nothing epitomizes New York more than this place :)

Riyadh

I have never thought of myself as a big fan of the dessert sands.. but the warm smiles of these camel herders in Riyadh had totally changed my perspective. That evening spent in their warm hospitality was easily the highlight of my trip.

Beirut Sunset

Stunning sunset over the Mediteranean sea. This was our view as we enjoyed our evening tea in Petit Cafe in Beirut.

The Bull..

It's a resolution this year, to attempt to revive this blogspot with more postings, predominantly photo reviews, tips & tricks & likes - really just to take this "journey with photography" a bit more seriously!

for first postings ~ i'd like to share this shot of a lone bull we (me & vons) saw while cruising on the s'pore night safari mini open-air bus thingy. i would say it was futile attempts throughout the whole journey to even try to snap anything - as we were constantly in near total darkness, with no tripod, no flashguns, all our shots were clearly "shoot & miss" efforts..!

nonetheless i couldn't resist a shot of this lone bull. standing there like a statue in the quiet of the night, partially illuminated by the artificial moonlights the safari have set up.. it did it for me, a certain safari magic. I took 2 shots as we slowly passed by, trying my best to ensure the bull remains in focus throughout that few seconds of exposure ~ only hoping to capture the atmosphere of what we were witnessing.. & with the help of some post-processing, i do hope i managed to do just that with this shot.. (i think it did enough anyways!)