The Night Market

Where do i go now?

The road is shared by all.
 

Scooter Girl 

Living on a prayer.
 

He has some beats for those colours.
 

Street performing at its best.
 

Dedicated to service.
 

No complaints, the job must be done.
 

For the love of cooking.
 

Busy, busy night in the market.
 

Not stopping at one task at a time.
 

Despite the numbers, she still got her order.
 

Wondering of the possibilities.

All is going well, the market is running smooth.
 

Smiling at the sight of business.
 

A smile for every sale,  best way to do business.
 

 

Classic Singapore

Thinking of what could be.

 

Aging, but still going on.

 

Hanging out on a Thursday.

Ice cream on a hot and sunny day.

Simple living, but content.

 

My 365 - Week 2

Took this in Bandung. I like the composition of this picture as it shows the massive variety of shades.

I took this on the day i got back from Bandung. I was restless in the car so i thought of taking a slow shutter shot since i was in a moving car at night.

Took this photo of a coffeeshop while having breakfast. The sepia effect makes the photo look vintage which complements well with the setting.

Close up of my dog Rocky. He was giving me this deep, concentrated look. Glad i caught it on time.

Caught this picture of my car. I wanted to give it a studio feel so i darkened out the background which i thought worked really well

Took this photo in Singapore prior to my return to Melbourne. I noticed that ice cream stalls were becoming more and more popular on Orchard Road and decided to take a picture of one of them.

Aha. Finally a glimpse of who i am. Defocused look to hide the important bits.
Feeling.....short sighted? :)

The Homeland.

I've been here since God knows when, still loving every part of it. Kinda sad to be leaving soon, but looking forward to my next return.

*click on the image for a larger view

Lonely Town.

Its a one way street to nowhere. 

It used to be so lively here.

Left alone back in time.

Shops close down.
 

Yet a lucky few remain open.

Hopeful to sell anything at all.
 

Hiding in darkness.

Trying to make ends meet. 

Wheels.

Sheer Driving Pleasure.

Rocky.

My dog Rocky, a Brazilian Fila, giving me an emotionally filled stare.

My 365 - Week 1

My 365 is a personal project for myself to make sure i keep taking photos. This is to make sure my mind stays fresh and at the end of the 365 days, i would have a personal collection of pictures to look back onto.

All of us can have a personal collection of 365 photos and the best thing would be that all of the pictures would be different. That is why i love photography. I will be uploading My 365 pictures on a weekly basis, 7 pictures at a go.

This was taken before breakfast. I noticed the aging condition of the signage, and resulted in this shot.

This was taken during the Chingay celebrations. The Chingay celebration is a festival where Buddhists come out and pay their respects to the Chinese Gods as the statues are brought along the streets of Johor until the wee hours of the night. I particularly like this picture as it clearly shows the enormous amount of people paying their homage to the gods.

This is a picture of Yong Tau Foo, a local dish served in Chinese cuisine. Food such as beancurd, bittergourd, eggplant and chilli is stuffed with meat and served cooked with a special sauce. 

I took this on a photo trip down town in my hometown, Johor. Upon spotting this bird, i knew i had the appropriate focal length to capture a picture of it as i was using my 70-200mm F/4 lens. I then processed it with Lightroom and Photoshop to bring out its colours and contrast.

This was taken during my flight to Bandung, Indonesia.   I was fortunate to have hand-carried my camera gear, which resulted in this shot.

This was taken in Paris Van Java, a mall in Bandung. The entire mall had its fair share of unique lighting options, and i was lucky to have spotted this beautiful collection of lamps up in the roofing.

This 3 shot panorama was taken in my hotel room in Bandung. The skies were fairly dull throughout my trip, and i managed to capture this with several clouds available.

Memorable Bandung

I took this photo while waiting to depart from Changi Airport, Singapore. It was good to see the different ethnicities in the same waiting area. At this moment i had mixed feelings of anxiety and excitement, anxiety because the plane had not arrived while excitement due to the fact that i was finally making my way to meet my love.

This picture was taken at night in the car on the way back from dinner. Bandung has very few city lights, making it difficult to take street shots, but i managed to take this with the idea of capturing streaks of the available light in the city.

Took this while waiting for food at dinner. I really liked the background lighting of the restaurant, Sushi Groove at Paris Van Java, so i took a silhouette of what was on the table and was pleasantly surprised at the result.

Taken at Nanny's Pavillon, a themed restaurant in which this branch had the Library theme. The decor was neat and it had a relaxing setup. Food was good too, which made the dinner a pleasant experience.

This picture was taken in a visit to the Tangkuban Perahu volcano crater. There was a row of stalls set up in the area, and there was this particular one which brought me to take this picture.

I took this picture in the flight to Bandung. Being rather bored and restless, i lifted the window shade up and this was my view. Almost without hesitation i took out my trusty camera and captured this beauty.

This was taken en-route to the hotel i was staying in during the trip. Being excited and all about the next 4 days, i had my  camera in my hands during the car ride, and this was the result.

This is the Hyatt Regency hotel, my home for the entire trip in Bandung. Definitely a recommendation to whoever planning to go to Bandung. This was taken in the lobby, which caught my eye the moment i entered the hotel. I took 2 different perspectives of the lobby.

I took this photo at the trip to the Tangkuban Perahu volcano crater. Seeing that each of the trees had unique shapes, i took this shot and converted it to black and white, emphasizing on the shape of the trees.

This is the row of shops i had mentioned earlier in my picture of the mini guitar figurines. Each of the stalls had their own unique products, making it a pleasant showing of variety in the place.

This was one of my favorite shots in the  trip to the volcano crater. I knew what kind of perspective i had to take upon seeing it and i am very pleased with the results. 

Another view of the stalls at the volcano crater. I particularly like the colourful umbrella in the picture, which brought a sense of colour into the picture. A fog was approaching, so i had to take the picture quickly.

This is the first of the 2 shots of a row of trees i took while travelling in the car. I'm beginning to get a good feel of silhouettes after capturing these shots :)

This was taken in the car (yes i was restless as always) and the wall of grafitti really struck me and i wanted to bring out the colours of it during post processing.

Yet another picture in the car (car photography is fun!). I  was amazed at the unique architecture of this fountain and surprisingly i captured it at the right time. Speaking about right place, right time heh.

I took this at Kampung Daun, which i woud recommend as a place for a good meal with a good setting. The tables were set in individual huts surrounding with interesting foliage, making it a pleasant place for meals.

I took this from my hotel room. During my entire holiday, the skies were dull and had no signs of clouds. Fortunately, there were some clouds in the sky when i took this. This is a 3 shot panorama shot which was stitched up in Photoshop.

Alas, one of the highlights of my trip to Bandung. This is the Tangkuban Perahu volcano crater. The place reeked of the smell of sulphur but it certainly did not stop me from taking this 4 shot panorama picture.



*All photos were post processed with Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.