Thursday, February 26, 2009

Sunrise @ 35000 ft. Above Sea Level


When I left London's Heathrow International Airport it was dark. After couple of hours on board I decided to open the window shade and there I saw this amazing sunrise. We were so high up that the clouds below our plane appeared like a carpet. Flying with British Airways had been a pleasant flight.
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Radio City Music Hall In New York City


I had a great opportunity to be here in New York City and for me to get this picture is awesome. Why I say awesome is because its really not that easy to take a picture across any street with no cars in front of you. NYC's streets are packed with cars especially cabs. Well I had to wait for sometime though to get this shot. Its was in the evening just before sunset.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Eggs Benedict

So this was actually in New York City at a restaurant near Brooklyn Bridge. This is its speciality dish for breakfast. Its amazing how hungry you get with cool weather. I had a lot of walking to do so I needed a heavy meal for energy & this was perfect. Salmon on top of the eggs.. mMmmm!

Anyway I took this picture not only because it looks good but because at that moment i had this opportunity to take a picture with the sun light shining specifically on my two eggs. I know that sounds wrong but its the only way to describe it. The sun was shining through the glass windows and no where else but on the eggs on my plate. I had to take a picture coz I thought it was unique. Great moment really.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Underwater Housing Canon PowerShot G10



Finally I have my new underwater housing. The G10's housing is so much larger than my previous Ixus. I shall do one more test to be sure there's no leak. I'm a lil bit cautious now coz I've already lost one camera and its underwater housing.
I look forward to take more macro marine life on my upcoming dive trip.
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Dragonfly Side View

I have to say when you take a dragonfly close up, their color really stands out which makes them great insects to take pictures of. The first picture I took from the front view you can see that it looks brown but this picture however the red stands out more due to sun light. Its amazing how the effects show when you take pictures from various angles. I love macro shots.
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Dragonfly


This dragonfly was so still and I could see that it was looking right at my camera lens probably thinking how much closer I was trying to get. This was also taken in the Butterfly Park at Lake Farm Kuala Lumpur on Valentines Day. I must say it was a different activity.
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Butterfly That Roars Like A Tiger


This was taken at the butterfly park at Lake Gardens Kuala Lumpur. Myself and ATSY decided to be tourist at our own city. I had to climb up this narrow edge and ATSY had to hold my back so I don't fall backwards. All for this beautiful tiger colored butterfly.
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Gardens Shopping Mall


This is inside Gardens shopping mall. The coned shaped ceiling makes it different from other malls around KL. Again with my Canon PowerShot G10 camera I'm able to stand directly below and snap this picture because of its superd wide angle lens.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Wicked Wide Angle


I absolutely love this picture of mine. This is a bird's eye view of the centre court inside Suria KLCC from the top level. I was there for lunch with ATSY and while walking around I noticed a picture opportunity. I managed to get this picture because of my Canon PowerShot G10 and its wicked wide angle lens. Canon did a good job for the latest G-series. At the centre court Emporio Armani was promoting their new fragrance called Diamonds.
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Cheese Balls


I think this brand Fisher has been around for many years coz I'm pretty sure I ate them last time. If you like cheese, this is what you should get. Its wicked and you can get them at KLCC's cold storage.

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Monday, February 16, 2009

Two Million Dollar Home Crumpler


My latest collection of crumpler for my Canon PowerShot G10 camera. Its a perfect size & now its easier for me to carry around. It even fits my extra wide angle lens with its adapter. Crumpler's are are cool but their prices should be a lil lower.
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Hot Climbing Competition (Really HOT)

I participated in a small climbing competition yesterday just a week after a bigger competiton in Singapore's Climb Asia. I'm quite happy getting 6th place considering I was competiting with the best rock climbers in Malaysia. It was a small competition held at Dataran Merdeka a.k.a. Merdeka Square and yet the best climbers were there to compete with each other and have some fun. Most of us know each other since the climbing community in Malaysia is small compared to other countries and has yet to be established. I'm happy with my top 10 result.. Haha!

So back to the topic on the REALLY HOT climbing competition. I say hot because we climbers were in the sun for 6 and a half hours without cold drinks. Even 7 11 had no cold drinks.. wtf! I also didn't have enough sleep the night before so my day was much more intense.

It was a good comp though and thats what matters most to me.

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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Largest Of Them Cats - Siberian Tigers

AHHHHHHHH!


Beautiful animals to admirer especially when they show some of their character. The Siberian tigers are larger than warm climate tigers because having such large bodies helps them conserve heat much more efficiently than a small body.
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Lion & Lioness





So these fellas are just chilling out on a sunny day which is why we had no trouble taking great pictures of them. Look at the lioness stoning with her tougue sticking out. She even sleeps with her tougue sticking out. The lions are the 2nd largest cats as u all may already know.
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Jaguar



Among the wild cats I like this one the most. The Jaguars are the 3rd largest cat in the world. With pure muscle these fellas are able to carry their kill twice their size up a tree so no other wild cats can interrupt its meal. They are slick, perfect camouflaged and definitely an ultimate predator.
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Fastest Cat


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Can You Spot The Rare Baboon


Top left is an extremely rare Baboon. I have never seen anything like it. It just arrived at the Singapore Zoo. Myself and ATSY were so lucky to be there to witness this type of baboon. His character is so different from the common baboons. He acts weird and definitely looks weird but we're happy to see one. Its new in the zoo so I guess it will take some time to adjust to its new environment.
The other baboons however with their big fat pinkish red ass are extremely violent fellas. You wouldn't wanna be inside their enclosure for sure. They are freaking loud animals I tell ya and the large ones are obviously the dominant ones. With such fierce character you can see for yourself that they show their power towards the other baboons.
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Actual Kangaroos


Picture from top left : Sleeping, Stoning, Chilling and finally scratching himself.
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Tree Kangaroo


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Bats In The Day Time





When these bats eat you don't really wanna be close to them because they actually fight for their food. Arent they suppose to be only out at night? So weird. I got a close up picture of one eating the carrot. He's lucky he had it all to himself.
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Butterfly



Since they hardly fly around I managed to take this wicked micro shot of them. There's tones of butterfly species around the world so I'm guessing there are photographers who love taking pictures of them.
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Caterpillar

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Coatimundi a.k.a. Ring-Tailed Coati


These cute fellas were one of the highlights of the performances. Walking across and above the audience this furry fella is on my pet list. Muahahaha! I don't think we saw them around the Zoo though. It was only at the animal show where this Coati appeared.
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Marmoset


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Rhino's





While we took some time to admire these animals it just kinda felt damn prehistoric. These fellas has been around for the longest time and this Singapore Zoo has four of them. Its quite a collection & in fact they look very healthy. All the animals here are very well fed I tell ya but thats how it should be.
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Orang Utan


They were in the mids of taking pictures with tourist.
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I Like To Move It Move It.. I Like To Move It Move It..


We like ta MOVE IT!


I'm sure you all recognize this fella from Madagascar. Anyway we managed to pet the Lemur thats directly above this text. His fur is so damn soft you have no idea. You need to go to the Singapore Zoo to actually pet this guy to find out.
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Elephants


These guys have excellent memory.
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Zebra's







Striped Ass

I got a question for you. How do Zebra's actually evade the wild cats in Africa especially with their stripes being so obvious? This is not a trick question.
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Deers


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Giraffe





Funny you can't see his face while he's eating.


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Polar Bear



I managed to get a cute picture of the fella playing with his ball. I like the way they swim underwater.
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Sea Lion




This sea lion gave all the tourist a good laugh with his clever tricks.
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