August 2011

Wondrous Jeram
August 21, 2011 In Landscapes No Comment

It’s been almost three weeks without shooting for me since Ramadhan started. This photo was taken before fasting month, I miss to be out there again, but Aidilfitri is approaching so I’ll postponed the shooting afterward. My Raya mood is on now. 😀

About the technical spec, this is a Digital Blending work consist of two exposures ; one for the upper & one for the lower part. Both exposure were manually blended in Photoshop and then I do basic adjustments like increasing saturation, adjusting levels/curves/brightness – I do the adjustment with masking technique. Then I sharpened it few times at certain part and after that I reduce some noise. Oh, I also do the lens correction in LR3 and that’s about it!

Weekend has almost come to the end now, so I wish everyone Happy Monday Blues for tomorrow! 😀

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A Brad Kremer Videos – KI Michael Levin
August 20, 2011 In Miscellaneous No Comment

One of the coolest video I ever watch!

Photographer / videographer Brad Kremer, who has directed for the “Hayaku – a time-lapse journey through Japan” (one of the best  video about Japan) made this video “KI: Michael Levin” – A beautiful video portrait of this outstanding photographer, simply breathtaking.

I’ve seen the video before, just want to shared it on my photo blog so that others who haven’t watch this video can watch it.

Enjoy it guys!

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/24665710]

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The Formation
August 14, 2011 In Landscapes 1 Comment

Hey guys, just another old stock photo of mine. This shot was taken on early January this year, at my hometown village in Kedah. I love the texture and the mud formation which leads my eyes straight to the sunset. As for this shot I used Cokin Neutral Density Graduated filter – Not necessarily a cheap filter could not produce a good image. The most important thing is, the art of seeing!

Nowadays, many people think if they got an expensive filter kit like LEE filters they could produce a stunning image. I totally disagree. Back when I was still using Cokin filters, it still manage to produce a decent image like this one. It just that Cokin produce magenta color cast that need to be remove in post-processing and also it produce vignetting with wide angle lenses and can be cropped.

Sekian tazkirah sebelum berbuka & selamat berbuka semua!

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Welcome to DQ – 1st Visit
August 12, 2011 In Landscapes No Comment

Finally I made it to Darul Quran mosque in Kuala Kubu Baru.  Actually I was going to Chilling waterfalls near KKB and when I was on my way there, I saw the famous mosque. Then I decide to stop by on my way back to take some photos. I was so excited, yes the mosque was really beautiful with those mountains on the background and the lake tranquil is so peaceful. Just that I was there at the wrong time. Surely will revisit for sunrise or sunset shooting soon!

Here’s the picture that I manage to get! Have a great weekend guys!

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Marching Cloud of As-Salam
August 5, 2011 In Landscapes No Comment

Salam Jumaat everyone..

This shot was taken just before fasting month, a simple outing with my friend Fakhrul Tahfiz at As-Salam Mosque, Puchong Perdana.
Actually this is my first time visiting this mosque. I was very lucky to catch the mosque light in my shot and seconds after that the light went off. Also very fortunate for me to catch those marching cloud in my shot. 🙂

To all my Muslim friend, happy fasting & may Allah bless us all..Have a good day everyone!

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