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2010-05-22T13:46:00.001Z

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Around St James' Park and Westminster

2009-08-22T12:18:00.001Z

23 May 2007

Of all the lovely parks in London, St James' Park is my favourite due to the abundance of flora and fauna and the beautiful lake in the middle. There are also plenty of interesting spots surrounding it, including Buckingham Palace,

Elegant architecture

Londoners enjoying the sun - sunny days are precious

The lake in St James Park with London Eye in the background

Even the ducks are enjoying basking in the sun

Flowers at St James' Park

The square where Changing of Guard takes place twice a day since goodness knows when

One of the guards

Looking out to a building along Whitehall

Iconic phone booth of London

The clock tower that must have been shot millions of times

Big Ben

London Eye and Southbank

Zooming in on London Eye

Westminster Underground Station

Amsterdam

2009-08-18T12:20:00.003Z

3 - 5 May 2007

More photos at my Flickr Album.

Tulips!

2007-08-03T11:04:00.001Z

3 May 2007

I love bright colours, and hence flowers (especially tulips) are one of my favourite photography subjects.

It was great to be back at Keukenhof again, this time armed with a DSLR instead of a 35mm film camera, even though I was still fairly inexperienced with the DSLR.

More photos of tulips here.

Snow!

2007-08-03T10:59:00.000Z

8 February 2007

Taken with my new Canon EOS 30D camera.

It snowed heavily that day and I made full use of the opportunity to take some shots at Hyde Park in the freezing condition.

Sydney

2007-06-13T08:16:00.000Z

13 July 2006

Sydney Opera House is probably the most iconic building in Australia. However, a close look revealed that it is quite old and not as nice as seen from postcards, TV, etc.

Darling harbour is so beautiful at sunset.

Sydney Harbour Bridge, yet another iconic structure in Australia.

Price of War

2007-06-13T08:09:00.000Z

9 July 2006

This photo is perhaps a good reminder to the sorrows of war. Unfortunately, humanity hasn't seem to learn to avoid wars... perhaps will never will.

Taken in the War Museum in Canberra.

R.I.P. - My Canon Powershot S2 IS

2007-05-23T10:47:00.001Z

I found out that my favourite P&S camera has turned blind upon Johanna and my arrival in Amsterdam for our holiday trip on 3rd May.

Based on my internet searches, most likely the CCD is gone as many similar problems have been reported on this model.

I've approached a repair shop in Tottenham Court Road few days ago to find out what is wrong with the camera. My worst fear was confirmed - damaged CCD. The repair will cost £110, which is not worth repairing in my opinion.

It's quite sad considering that this camera is less than 2 years old. I'll definitely miss the 12x optical zoom.

From now onwards, my Canon EOS 30D will get my full attention.

FRIM trip

2007-05-23T10:31:00.000Z

20 May 2006

Johanna & I had a photo outing at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) with Ozzy. It was my first time at FRIM despite having the intention to visit the place for many years.

What a great place to get in touch with nature, and of course, for photography.

More photos at http://flickr.com/photos/jihying/sets/72157600191413014/

Lotus

2007-05-23T10:27:00.000Z

29 April 2006

This photo was taken outside a small restaurant in Haadyai. There are plenty of lotuses planted along the streets of Haadyai.

Phuket (Part 5)

2007-05-08T19:52:00.000Z

2 March 2006

Patong Beach is so lovely. Blue sea and white sand that takes your breath away.

Phuket (Part 4)

2007-05-08T19:45:00.000Z

1 March 2006

We took a day trip to Phanga Bay, exploring few isle and caves.

Phuket (Part 3)

2007-05-08T19:36:00.000Z

28 February 2006

Sunset and Patong Beach.

Phuket (Part 2)

2007-05-08T19:30:00.000Z

28 February 2006

Wat Chalong, the biggest Buddhist Temple in Phuket.

Phuket (Part 1)

2007-05-08T19:26:00.000Z

27 February 2006

Our honeymoon resort in Phuket has a Balinese setting.

Spring Joy

2007-05-08T19:19:00.001Z

29 January 2006

Shot this during 2006's Chinese New Year

Past Glory

2007-04-26T18:39:00.000Z

28 December 2005

Reminiscence of George Town's past Glory... Located on an island once described as the Pearl of Orient, George Town is the first City in Malaysia. Unfortunately, due to political reasons, this Pearl has lost its glow for a long time. Even though still recognised as the second largest city in Malaysia internationally, it is not recognised as a city by the current Government.

The following photos are taken on my visit to George Town with Johanna to settle some arrangements for our wedding.

We were on our way to see the florist at Cititel when I chanced upon this wall on an old building. This is a wall that many photographers will salivate over. Coupled with a trishaw, it was a perfect scene to shoot.

Until today I can't decide which of these three are my favourite. But they are all my all time favourites thus far. The two dogs and the trishaw owner painting his trishaw do provide something extra to the photos.

Petaling Street (Part 2)

2007-04-24T08:56:00.000Z

24 December 2005

More photos from around Petaling Street. A Chinese temple and a hawker stall outside the temple.

Petaling Street (Part 1)

2007-04-23T20:24:00.000Z

24 December 2005

My office is not too far from the 'Chinatown' of Kuala Lumpur. Anyway I never thought of it as a Chinatown since there are so many Chinese in Malaysia.

I went there on a fine weekend to take some shots. These are some of the things on sale at the stalls along the street.

Fun Fair at Bandar Utama

2007-04-17T22:25:00.000Z

15 November 2005

Yet another night outing. Tough one this time - catching fast moving objects under extremely low light conditions.

There was this temporary fun fair at Bandar Utama. Johanna is an avid fan of thrill and speed, a daredevil behind the wheels too. So while I went around looking for nice things to shoot, she went around having some great rides. She managed to persuade me to take a ride with her later on. I'll prefer to keep the experience to myself.

One thing I noticed about the following photos - They all lacked the human element. I remember trying to shoot a photo of a girl on a merry-go-round, but it didn't turn out too well. A lot of room for improvement I would say.

KL Bird Park (Part 2)

2007-04-14T01:08:00.000Z

13 November 2005

Continuing from the previous post... Photos of other birds at the KL Bird Park. It was very difficult to capture still photos of birds as they could move very fast. I had to zoom in from very far to avoid scaring the birds away. Zooming, combined with low light conditions, made it really tough to get still shots as shuttle speed had to remain low to allow enough light into the lense.

KL Bird Park (Part 1)

2007-04-12T23:20:00.000Z

13 November 2005

This was my 4th photo outing in November. The euphoria of getting a new digital camera was still around.

I had decided to bring Johanna to the KL Bird Park this time. The tickets were not cheap, RM20 each if not mistaken. The weather was not good on that day, making light a luxury. Nevertheless I managed to take a few shots of the lovely peacocks.

KLCC at night (Part 2)

2007-04-12T10:46:00.000Z

November 4 2005

After having enough of the Twin Towers, I decided to capture the sights around KLCC instead. The new KLCCCC (Convention Centre) looks great at night. Mandarin Oriental Hotel is another nice place to shoot. My favourite photo is the one with the reflection of one of the Twin Towers on the window of the hotel.

KLCC Convention Centre

Mandarin Oriental

My favourite shot

KLCC at night (Part 1)

2007-04-10T10:54:00.000Z

November 4 2005

Yet another photo outing at night with my Canon Powershot S2 IS. This time at the most overshot place in Kuala Lumpur - KLCC. Here are some shots of the magical Twin Towers.

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

2007-04-05T11:24:00.000Z

1 November 2005

I took this photo after leaving the KL Orchid Garden (see previous posts). I was quite excited as I always deem Sultan Abdul Samad Building as one of the most iconic building in Malaysia.

3 November 2005

Having taken shots during the day, I was eager to test out my new Canon Powershot S2 IS's performance at night. I brought a tripod along to Dataran Merdeka (where Sultan Abdul Samad Building is) again. Johanna used my old Canon Powershot S30. I think she probably had the better shot of the night.

Orchids

2007-03-02T20:45:00.000Z

1 November 2005

Continuing from the previous post...

Flowers are my favourite subject for photography because of their vivid colours.

The Kuala Lumpur Orchid Garden houses about 3,000 orchid species from around the world, with 800 species from Malaysia alone. Orchids are one of the most diverse plants on Earth. It was definitely a field day for my new Canon Powershot S2 IS.

Two of my favourite shots.

Next up, hibiscus from the adjoining section of the orchid garden...

Purity

2007-02-27T10:59:00.000Z

1 November 2005

Having not tested out my new Canon Powershot S2 IS camera, I've decided to have my first serious photo outing at the KL Orchid Garden, together with Johanna and her friend Adrian Koh, who is a great photographer to provide some tips and comments.

The first species that excited me at the orchid garden was not any of the orchids. Instead, it was the blue Egyptian lotus - Nymphaea Caerulea.

I have seen many great macro shots of Egyptian lotus in LensaMalaysia forums and photo galleries.

To me, lotus equates tranquility and purity. 出淤坭而不染...

Canon Powershot S2 IS, post processed using Photoshop

Canon Powershot S2 IS, post processed using Photoshop

Lawn wedding

2007-02-22T16:08:00.000Z

2 October 2005

This is the 4th wedding I've attended since September. My friend Shaw Jiun had asked me to snap some photos for her during her lawn wedding reception with husband David. This shot of the main table was taken with a tripod before the arrival of the VIPs. This is exactly how the photo turned out, without any post processing. I was really amazed with the colours.

Canon Powershot S2 IS

Cherating

2007-02-22T10:58:00.000Z

24 September 2005

This photo was taken at Cherating Beach, not far from the turtle sanctuary. Johanna & I attended Ozzy & Nini's wedding in Kuantan on that day and decided to take a drive to the East Coast beach. It was my first time at the East Coast after all these years.

This is the first photo in this photo blog taken using my new Canon Powershot S2 IS camera.

Canon Powershot S2 IS

Lighting up their lives

2007-02-15T20:11:00.000Z

18 June 2005

This photo was taken at my colleague Yew Khuen's garden wedding. It's the first garden wedding I've ever attended and it was really amazing.

It is still one of my favourite shots till today.

Taken using Canon Powershot S30

Romantic Venice

2007-02-10T01:37:00.000Z

Venice is the most romantic city I've ever been to date.

San Marco Square and its surrounding areas exude the romantic charm no other place could offer. Taken in July 2002, right before I flew back to Malaysia after completing my undergraduate degree.

London

2007-02-10T01:34:00.000Z

This is probably the best shot of Big Ben I've had to date. Taken in July 2002.

Canon Powershot S30

Trip around West Europe

2007-02-10T01:21:00.000Z

These photos were taken during my trip around Western European countries with my parents after the completion of my first degree. By this time I've already owned my first digital camera, the Canon Powershot S30.

Autobahn (train station) @ Zurich, July 2002

Sunset @ Lucern, July 2002

Once-in-10-year flower festival @ Amsterdam, July 2002

Tulips, at the once-in-10-year flower festival @ Amsterdam, July 2002

Windmill @ Amsterdam, July 2002

Eiffel Tower @ Paris, July 2002

A picture speaks a thousand words

2007-02-10T00:30:00.000Z

I've been undecided for the last few months whether to build my own photo blog or to use a third party one such as this one. In the end I've decided that this is the more time-efficient way since my MSc has been more demanding than I've imagined.

The next question is where to start? After some thoughts, I've decided to start off with the photos I shot since May 2000. I went on a trip to Amsterdam with my Msc senior at that time, Wei Cheong. He was already an owner of an SLR camera (non-digital) at that time. I only had a Olympus mju 2. Anyway, here is the most memorable shot I have taken from the trip, taken by the side of a canal in the old town of Amsterdam.

Olympus mju II