tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84882169011089252642024-03-14T05:18:33.470+08:00Viewing Life Through The Lensminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-11388713804416122002010-09-11T22:58:00.003+08:002010-09-11T23:03:06.144+08:00Instant HDR<span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Woke up early on 1st day of Raya and headed out hoping to get some sunrise shots.<br />But turned out to be terribly cloudy with no rise in sight.<br /><br />Dug for my polarizer and Cokin graduated filter, and the result...<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=HDR.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/HDR.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />Instant HDR straight out of the camera.</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-72926768440325853992010-08-31T09:49:00.012+08:002010-08-31T10:00:30.335+08:0031st of August<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It is the 31st of August today, and it is a very important day.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So important it made it into the history books. Every year, without fail, people celebrate.</span><br /></span> <blockquote style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The LORD bless you and keep you,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.</span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Numbers 6 : 24- 26<br /></span></div></blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=merdekabirthday.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/merdekabirthday.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 51);font-size:150%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Happy Birthday Mom.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm sorry Malaysia, you come second.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=flag.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/flag.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 51);font-size:150%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Happy Merdeka to you too.</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-43688042516486672242010-07-18T20:44:00.004+08:002010-07-18T21:42:22.989+08:00The Correct ExposureAs photographers, be it a hobbyist or a working pro, you cant help but to pursue one key element in the building blocks of photography. Just what is the correct exposure?. Everyone's talking about it, magazines, forums, professionals, bloggers. Exposure is what makes and break a picture. <div><br /></div><div>To 'gauge' the correct exposure, just look at the exposure meter in your viewfinder while taking a shot, and the histogram after taking a shot. If you don't know what the exposure meter looks like, I'd suggest you go back to your user manual, or just search online.<div><br /></div><div>Or if you are a total knob. here is what it looks like. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=exposure7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/exposure7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Courtesy of www.dpreview.com</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Ideally, you would want the metering to fall right in the center. As that is the perceived "correct" exposure. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=exposure8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/exposure8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But hey, here's where it gets all complicated. We are humans, and naturally we interpret things that we see differently from others. Your camera is made to "think" that thats the correct exposure. But you have the creativity in you to correct that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a classic case and point. You take your camera out for a walk on the beach and you come across this beautiful sunset. You raise it up to your eye, make sure the exposure is correct, and you depress the shutter. Taking a look at your view finder..</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=exposure3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/exposure3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Errrr.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">What happened!? its all over exposed, you cant see details in the clouds and colours are washed out. It is totally different that what you eyes saw.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now why not increase your shutter speed by 2 to 3 stops?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=exposure4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/exposure4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">"Correct" Exposure.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>There. Looks a whole lot better don't you think?. I don't know about you, but this definitely looks better to me rather than the "correct" picture interpreted by the camera.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's another scenario, You see a nice patch of green and a beautiful sky, you proceed to take a picture of it. Once again relying on the camera's "correct" metering...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=exposure1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/exposure1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most of you would just walk away with this shot. </div><div>Now how about using a higher shutter speed to under-expose the picture? </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=exposure2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/exposure2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">Under exposing by 3 stops and hitting the flash to illuminate the foreground.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Much much better. </div><div><br /></div><div>So in short, there is NO correct exposure. The correct exposure lies within the person behind the camera. Don't be caught up in too much technical terms and jargon. Just take loads and loads of pictures, and learn. </div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div> </div></div></div></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-55068131395535897972010-05-25T22:07:00.008+08:002010-05-25T22:53:16.712+08:00Perhentian Island<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Here's an island holiday worth going if you are within the reaches of Malaysia. Make a trip to the east coast, take a 1 hour boat ride and step off to paradise.</span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian2.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Art of liquid levitation</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian11.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian11.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Row row row your boat gently down the the crystal sea</span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian3.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian4.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Anchor me out of harms way</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian5.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm not odd, just not as refined.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian6.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Under the boardwalk</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> d</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">own by the sea i</span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">s where I'll be</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">After a whole day of lovely warm tropical sun, evening arrives to wrap up the day like icing on a cake.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian7.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian8.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian9.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A cheat shot. - Off camera flash to the foreground</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian10.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian10.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Serenity</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian10-1.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian10-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The star dances with the night lights.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If this all sounds a bit vague to you, the next 2 picture will pretty much sum up the entire thing....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=perhentian12.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/perhentian12.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Absolute bliss</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=PerhentianPanorama.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/PerhentianPanorama.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Click <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/PerhentianPanorama.jpg">here </a>for the full panoramic image. blogger isn't too panoramic friendly</span></span></div></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-83178481006834119892010-05-07T21:32:00.005+08:002010-05-07T22:22:01.949+08:00A feathery congregation<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Went on a road trip one fine morning and got lost while looking for the place. So made a detour and ended up at the bird park.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And first thing that greeted me was a friendly and inquisitive (very) cockatoo...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">I can see my reflection from that device that you are pointing at me...hmm.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">motion of cleaning</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On the way out, I was greeted by a trio of really cute owls...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bpark10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bpark10.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">*blink blink*</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Overall. It wasnt bad. It's worth a visit if you haven't been before... </span></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-44342249908239136622010-04-29T21:28:00.004+08:002010-04-29T21:55:43.865+08:00Things you find around your house<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'm sure all of you out there often find small little things around your house that you weren't aware it was there it was there at first. And you go like "Oh, where did that come from?".</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well.. here's what I found in my house today...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=intruder1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/intruder1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">A mother cat that I saw a few days back</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.....with a litter of...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=intruder2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/intruder2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">oh-dear-what-am-I-going-to-do-with-them</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Anybody interested in adopting cats?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">before my dogs come back from their 'vacation'...</span></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-21333250060438448522010-03-27T20:32:00.003+08:002010-03-27T20:40:21.449+08:00Is supporting Earth Hour<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=earthhour10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/earthhour10.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Shotbyming is once again supporting Earth Hour.</div><div><br /></div><div>Turn off those lights for an hour to vote your support in creating an awareness that really matters.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">p/s: Typing in the dark is really really not healthy for your eyes.</span></span></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-82628980456424263242010-03-21T21:51:00.004+08:002010-03-21T22:10:28.403+08:00Riding the time machine<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=timetransport1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/timetransport1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Step right up to the time machine. It is not a machine that takes you back in time.<br />But a machine that is timeless .<br /><br /></span><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=timetransport4.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/timetransport4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />It did not absorb the modern entities or cultures as we did since its introduction in 1920.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=timetransport3.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/timetransport3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Once it is activated, it will take you 20 minutes to reach your destination.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=timetransport5.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/timetransport5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br />Welcome aboard Penang Ferry Services.. where everything you see seem to be in black and white.</span></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-34128349572529331622010-02-19T23:20:00.002+08:002010-02-19T23:36:06.249+08:00Taiping Zoo<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One gloriously bright Saturday morning, I traveled down to Taiping hoping to capture some good shots at the Zoo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Ive got sunshine</span></span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">I arrived so early.. the cats were still sleeping.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"I think i've seen you before"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Simplicity</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">I'm not fat. I just happen to have lots of loose skin</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fortunately, I arrived in time for the feeding sessions.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Catch of the day</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">That was when I found out how they fed hippo's.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=taipingzoo9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/taipingzoo9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">"Ahhhhhh~"</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div style="font-family: verdana;" id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-70245727512609062762010-02-13T20:40:00.002+08:002010-02-13T20:50:05.691+08:00Gong Xi Fa Cai !Gong Xi Fa Cai to all my friends and readers.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=cny2010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/cny2010.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />May you be blessed with health, wealth, and not forgetting happiness this year.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-54573815911467466462010-01-17T22:29:00.003+08:002010-01-17T22:35:30.163+08:00Sigg of Switzerland<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >And so I had spare time on my hands and was bored.<br />Took out a <a href="http://www.sigg.ch/">Sigg </a>bottle of mine and had some fun with it.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=sigg1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/sigg1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=sigg2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/sigg2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=sigg3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/sigg3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >Popped on a coloured film on the flash for that touch of red.</span></span><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-46038820877274637602010-01-09T20:43:00.005+08:002010-01-09T22:37:03.821+08:00A day at the beach that ended with something hard<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Being a beautiful day.<br />I went to the beach for a day that ended with</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=hardrock4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/hardrock4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hard....</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=hardrock5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/hardrock5.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Rock....</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=hardrock1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/hardrock1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >Beach...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=hardrock2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/hardrock2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >Hotel...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=hardrock3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/hardrock3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">John Lennon overboard</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=hardrock6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/hardrock6.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >A refreshing name to a familiar face.</span><br /></span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div style="font-family: verdana;" id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-7329955098660030042010-01-01T12:26:00.003+08:002010-01-01T12:31:09.309+08:00Welcome Twenty Ten<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Happy New Year everybody!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Goodbye 2009, and Hello 2010. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=HappyNewYear2010.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/HappyNewYear2010.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Looking forward for another year of challenges, and of course, pictures!</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-20036988000778480292009-12-27T21:09:00.005+08:002009-12-27T21:35:05.218+08:00Late by 2 Months<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This entry is late by 2 months..</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is also the last entry for this year..I will try to give my blog a minor cosmetic updates going into 2010.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway, back in October, I flew down to Singapore to attend a <a href="http://shotbyming.blogspot.com/2009/11/best-concert-ever.html">concert.</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first thing that I did when I arrived, I....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hit the Zoo!</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Excuse me, but I'm NOT part of the exhibit"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Curious Otters</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_3.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">"I swear I have a human twin in this world"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_5.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_7.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Blek! you missed the feeding session"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Later on at night, I hit the streets for some hand-held action.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_8.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The world's local bank</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_9.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_10.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Fullerton Hotel</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_11.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Colours of the mundane</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">On the following day, I.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_12.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_12.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Met one of the Autobots. he had 3 eyes. called Flyer</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_13.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_13.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Snow Crabs unlimited</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_14.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_14.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_15.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Famous Merlion</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_16.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_16.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Over and Under</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_17.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_17.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_18.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_18.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Not quite</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_19.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_19.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Missed the train. Dang.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_20.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_20.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wheelock in Funky Hue</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_20.jpg" target="_blank"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_21.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_21.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">ION Ochard</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_22.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_22.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Singapore09_23.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Singapore09_23.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's such a hectic place. get me out of here.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Enjoy =)</span><br /><br /></span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div style="font-family: verdana;" id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-67343058195889098432009-12-21T00:09:00.001+08:002009-12-21T00:11:29.183+08:00Rings of Happiness<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Krispy Kreme part 2! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=ringsofhappiness.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/ringsofhappiness.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">mmmm... Sweet, sugary, fattening. </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" ><br /></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-2456216813324549342009-11-28T22:33:00.002+08:002009-11-28T22:37:19.418+08:00The Best Concert Ever<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=teconcert.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/teconcert.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">One Man, One Guitar, One Stage, One Performance, Absolutely mind blowing!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tommyemmanuel.com">Tommy</a>, I will be there for your concert in 2010!</span><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-16458185428807174602009-11-02T20:07:00.004+08:002009-11-02T20:12:26.272+08:00M is for Magic<span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=magicmouse1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/magicmouse1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is not a pretty paper weight<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=magicmouse2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/magicmouse2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br />It is the new Apple Magic Mouse<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enjoy =)</span><br /></span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-70322481758125626602009-10-18T22:31:00.002+08:002009-10-18T22:39:52.277+08:00Attitude with an L<span style="font-size:85%;">A Quick lousy down-and-dirty product shoot<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Lati1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Lati1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Lati2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Lati2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Lati4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Lati4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Lati5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Lati5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Its the Dell Latitude E6400<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enjoy =)</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-29400206070340432402009-10-09T20:10:00.003+08:002009-10-09T20:34:53.534+08:00Infrared in 10mm<span style="font-size:85%;">Tested my Infrared filter fitted onto an Ultra Wide 10mm lens.<br />The results?<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Infraredwide3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Infraredwide3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:78%;" >"I will guide you home"</span><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Infraredwide1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Infraredwide1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:78%;" >"welcome home"</span><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=Infraredwide2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Infraredwide2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">"Lead me Home"</span></span><br /><br /><br />Right...<br />If only I had the money for IR filters, I wouldn't have to post process these.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enjoy =)</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-75629248349095819962009-09-22T21:41:00.004+08:002009-09-22T22:03:35.563+08:00Beneath the Bridge<span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Lighting the way</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Are you coming or going</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >132kv makes the conventional 240v look so puny</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge5.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge6.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Turn now</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=bridge7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/bridge7.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Enjoy =)</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-44664503518229933992009-09-12T10:36:00.003+08:002009-09-12T10:48:45.751+08:00Hyperspace<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ever wondered what if you could hyperspace in your car.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I reckon it will look like this....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=lightflow1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/lightflow1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=lightflow2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/lightflow2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=lightflow3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/lightflow3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Enjoy =)</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-80545356141003919702009-09-09T21:01:00.002+08:002009-09-09T21:09:29.094+08:00- W I D E -<span style="font-family: verdana;">Borrowed an Ultra Wide 10-20mm from my mate for a walkabout around Penang.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >Insane saturation from the 90.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >Iconic?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >Reaching up</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >Pathway to Holiness</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=widewalk7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/widewalk7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >"Post" Processing</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Enjoy =)</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-31830605351238803132009-08-19T21:29:00.004+08:002009-08-19T21:36:40.473+08:00Scaled to 1/500<span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=miniaturize1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/miniaturize1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Bondi Icebergs</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=miniaturize2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/miniaturize2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Bondi Beach</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=miniaturize3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/miniaturize3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Bondi Beach</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=miniaturize4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/miniaturize4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Redang Island</span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=miniaturize5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/miniaturize5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Phi Phi Island</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=miniaturize6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/miniaturize6.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Phi Phi Island</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Enjoy =)</span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-25416536090449027442009-07-10T22:11:00.005+08:002009-07-11T10:22:45.213+08:00Film Superiority<span style="font-size:85%;">Going with the digital craze now, everyone seems to have forgotten about film.<br />Is film ever going to be obsolete? No, I dont think so.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/?action=view&current=redangscan1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/redangscan1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:78%;" >Taken on with <span style="font-style: italic;">Fuji Superia 200</span> on an Nikon F80. </span><br /><br />Not the greatest shot. These were taken when I started photography. Taken with <span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span>rogram mode.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/?action=view&current=redangscan2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/redangscan2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Life was simple.<br /><br />You don't have to tweak white balance/Compensation/ISO/Saturation/brightness/bla bla bla.<br />Just load up the film, and you're off.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/?action=view&current=langkawiscan1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/langkawiscan1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/?action=view&current=langkawiscan2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/langkawiscan2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Taken with </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Kodak 400</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> (if I recalled correctly). Notice the Greenish tint. </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/?action=view&current=langkawiscan3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/Films/langkawiscan3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Pointing into the sun. with no blown highlights. Can your digital do this? I dont think so.</span></span><br /><br />And yet, exposure and colour was just spot on.<br /><br />No blown highlights, no dust, no noise... those are the wonders of film.<br />And, best of all, you will learn to compose your shots better before pressing the shutter.<br /><br />Looking for truly hassle free photography... this is it!<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">If you haven't tried, I would suggest you give it a shot. You'll love it.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enjoy =)</span><br /><br /></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488216901108925264.post-82282083079739688502009-07-08T21:24:00.004+08:002009-07-08T21:40:19.498+08:00Mansion of the Babas & Nyonyas<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I never had the chance to blog this series.<br />Mainly because I misplaced the pictures.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Found em back and here they are. The Pinang Peranakan Mansion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" >"Air Well"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan3.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:verdana;" >"Tiffany of the old"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan4.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan5.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Schneider Kreuznach"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan6.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:verdana;" >"Go Green from the 19th century"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/?action=view&current=peranakan7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/ymchang/peranakan7.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-family:verdana;" >"120kg tops"<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enjoy =)</span></span><br /></span></span></span>minghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03739834503187182839noreply@blogger.com0