The Arts Of Seeing

25 February 2011

Penguins



King Cobra

Otters



Otters are semi-aquatic fish-eating mammals. Captured in natural lighting their joyful and
playful moment at the Singapore Zoological Garden recently. I like this shot where
two adult otters playing together in their natural habitat ...setting and color.

Nikon D300s with Sigma70-200mm f2.8. 1/200 @ f/3.2 ISO 800

23 February 2011

Portrait in The Cage




I capture this King of The Jungle at high level platform 25feet from the ground
at JB Zoo with natural lighting. Waited for quite sometime for this pose and capture
few shots. This one turns out fine and natural with a good contact with my lens....

Nikon D300s with Sigma 70-200mm f2.8. 1/800s @ f/2.8 ISO 400

19 February 2011

The Agony of Defeat

Dots of Colors

I bought a photography book 'Photos That Inspire by Photo Workshop' and was surprised to see
the front cover photo of a graceful peacock with about the same angle with the shot I took at KL
Bird Park recently. To me reading is very important to learn and review from the pros enriching
Photography knowledge apart from the skill on handling the gears. I recommended this book
and I bet it will change yur perception in getting good photos.
Nikon D300s with Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 at 70mm. 1/400s at f4.0 ISO 200

My Grandmother


Sunset at Kuala Sungai Masai

This picture was captured at my favorite spot at Kuala Sungai Masai 6km from my house.
Bracketed 5 exp and post processed in HDR to detail the foreground.

Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm. 5s @ f/22 .ISO400

18 February 2011

Evening at Senibong







This is the panoramic view of Selat Tebrau overlooking the Johor Bahru City Centre at 7. 11pm.
I took a few shots handheld from a vintage point to have the feel of flying above the water.
I like to incorporate peoples into scene to gives sense of scale to the whole picture
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Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm. 1/400s @ f/5.6 ISO 200



17 February 2011

Sunset at Senibong

Went to Senibong for a sunset shooting today and I am lucky that the sky was clear and
at low tide. Quickly took a few panoramic shots overlooking Sembawang Shipyard Singapore.
Post processed in Photomatix to gives the sense of artistic touch.I like the blend of the evening
yellow and blue tone as the sun was at the western side..
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Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm. 1/250s @ f/5.6 ISO 200

Tg Langsat Revisited - Evening Shots

View of neighboring floating seafood restaurant with boats on muddy sand during low tide


View of the pier with stone and muddy sand.


This shot was captured under the pier at low tide.

Fisherman Village - Muara Sungai Johor

Fisherman Village - Muara Sungai Johor
I like the series of stumps the remains of a burnt down house splashed with the evening light ....
leading the eyes to a small jetty hut on the water. Post processed in photomatix to enhanced
color and shades of sky...

Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm. 1/125s @ f/7.1 . ISO 200

16 February 2011

Selat Tebrau at Dusk

The panoramic view of the straits overlooking the bright Sembawang Shipyard Singapore.
The pier was slightly lit using my car headlights to highlight the details of the foreground...
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15 February 2011

Morning at Kg Tanjung Langsat


I like the rustic looking of the concrete steps...stepping down and vanished
into the water. The ' Jut' rope adds on texture enhancing the foreground interest...
Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 @ 38mm. 1/15s @f/13.0 ISO 200


This photo was captured from the culvert at the road side. I like this angle with the boats
floating in between of the natural vegetation and also captured shadows on the water
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Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm at 19mm. 1/320s @ f/5.6 ISO 200


I like the tranquil scenery of the small river at my favorite Kg Tanjung Langsat. I was lucky that
it was a high tide and the boats are floating on the calm water with reflection. It is a clear
leading line to the river mouth. I like the green roof blends with the natural green surronding...
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Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm. 1/2000s @ f/4 , ISO 400

14 February 2011

Sunrise at Muara Sungai Johor

This shot was captured from the river bank to incorporate the foreground
interest with the full view of the pier
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Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 at 17mm. 1/500s @ f/7.1. ISO 200


This shot was captured early this morning at Muara Sungai Johor. It was really nice as the eastern
sunrise emerge from the hill of Tanjung Pengerang across the river mouth. Shot with RAW and post
processed in Photomatix to highlight the rustic effect of the pier and shade on water reflections.

Nikon D300s with Sigma 17-70mm f2.8 at 17mm. 1/2s @ f/22. ISO 200

Selat Tebrau at Dawn

Eyes of the Tiger

I liked the posture of the Tiger
raised its head 90deg upright and staring straight in contact into my lens....
with the morning light casting a shadow behind its neck...
quickly captured these shots in continuous mode..not to miss any good movement

Capture this shot of a hungry tiger moving around non-stop in a circular cage. Shot from
high level looking down...until it walks in the light and quickly took few shots.
Got this one with its jaw widely open...Convert to BnW for to highlight its stripe...

Nikon D300s with Sigma 70-200 f2.8 at 78mm. 1/1250s @ f2.8. ISO 200