Malaysia 34th Bon Odori 2010

Bon Odori is a Japanese Buddhist custom which is held annually to honour the deceased spirits of one's ancestors. It is meant to be a joyful celebration, bringing families together, and celebrating rather than mourning the lives of the dearly departed. In Malaysia, the celebration is more geared toward celebrating the Japanese culture rather than Buddhism. These are some the pictures taken by me (アズルル写真) aka a.i Photography during that lively and cheerful event. Japanese women wearing Yukata during the event What I did... Main problem The main problem for most of the photographers during this event was to take a descent picture with a limited range since the main stage parameter was off limited by 5 meter range . With the place crowded...

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When the shutter speaks again V2

Its been almost a year since I launched this blog. Well, a lot of things happened in between in which makes me forgot the existence of my own blog. Well, I will be becoming a student again soon and I hope I have plenty times to update this blog as a hobby. I would like to extent my Thank You to my friend Aslam for pointing out the 'existence' of this blog to me. Hahaha Thanx Bro!  P/s: This is Aslam. A guy that going to Japan earlier than me. I feel like wanna kick his a*s.. ahaha Just kidding Aslam.. ...

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KLCC

KLCC Night Photography ISO: 800 Focal Length: 19mm Exposure: 1/8 Aperture: 3.5 Nikon D40x Manual M...

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Swan

Swan in Malacca Zoo ISO: 800 Focal Length: 90mm Exposure: 1/320 Aperture: 4.5 Nikon D40x Manual M...

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ISO: 400 Focal Length: 55mm Exposure: 1/500 Aperture: 11 Nikon D40 Manual M...

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The City of Ipoh

View of Ipoh from Kinta City Rooftop.. quite flat.. not really high.. ISO: 400 Focal Length: 38mm Exposure: 1/641 Aperture: 5.6 Nikon D40x Manual Mode Date: 7/1/2010 6.1...

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Variation of Ipoh Railway Station

ISO: 400 Focal Length: 18mm Exposure: 1/60 Aperture: 5.6 Nikon D40x Manual Mode Date: 7/1/2010 6.4...

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Ipoh Railway Station

ISO: 400 Focal Length: 19mm Exposure: 1/250 Aperture: 5.6 Nikon D40x Manual Mode Date: 7/1/2010 6.3...

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Introduction

To be frank, I'm a big fan of High Dynamics Range picture. Yes, its HDR. This technique I learnt to compensate my Nikon D40 drawbacks. Well, if you meet some "old-schooler", they might say that what I'm doing here is "The Work of Devil" and a damn taboo in photography. Actually, I DON'T CARE!. For me, it depends on the photographer stand and point of view about the picture they want to represent. Well, enough of this nagging... Just enjoy my pictures and please drop any comments to improve my skills. Have a nice 2010 ye...

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