Monday, March 23, 2009

BREAK

I am taking a very long break from the Online world.
For now, I just need time for myself.
Hope to be back soon.
Take care people!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Nostalgic Friday 67

Chumma Talk: Anyone would like to accompany me for a movie this weekend? Been a long time since I stepped into the cinema hall :(

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Guess I am still in "ARR mood". Found this wonderful song composed by him in his early days in the cinema industry. Watch the video and tell me about your favourite flower :-)

Movie: Uzhavan
Song: Pennale Pennale

I think this weekend gonna be a mixture of boredom and excitement. Hope the excitement will overshadow the boredom :P.
Happy weekend people!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Lumix LX3

Chumma Talk: My blog is back on moderation. Thanks to Mr Anonymous.

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That is the compact camera which I recently purchased after deliberating for some time. Thanks Mahen & Puvan for accompanying me when I made the purchase.

The most frequent question I get whenever I say I got LX3 is... "Given the price of LX3 is close to the cost of a DSLR, why not a DSLR?". Lets just say I am not a DSLR-person, though most of my close friends have one. I prefer something smaller and lighter. That's all.

I am not going to bore anyone with a long list of specification of the cam, which I think you guys can read in any camera review websites. I have some shots which I took from time to time (Bukit Tinggi shots were taken with LX3 as well). Below are some of them and these are unedited photos save for cropping & watermarking.

Old Town White Coffee
Among the first few shots I took with LX3.. within minutes after purchase.


Lotus @ home
Lone lotus flower in my pond with backdrops of the Japanese Kois.


Bobby
Bobby posing for me - she has learnt a lot these days.


My Toman
Fierce-looking Toman fish in my aquarium.


Grandma
Say hello to my grandma! :P


Yashodhan
Yashodhan, my cousin bro.




If you are into photography and have a tips or two to share, please leave me a comment ;-)

Saturday, March 07, 2009

Bukit Tinggi Photoshoot

Chumma Talk: I have just got back my Net connection at home.. Hopefully I can blog more frequently after this.. :)

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Okay.. I missed my Friday due to the unavailability of Internet connection at home *sigh.. But please let me to compensate it with loads of photographs taken at Bukit Tinggi / Berjaya Hills.

It was MIB's first photoshoot event for the year and we did a poll to determine the venue for the photoshoot. The majority voted for Bukit Tinggi and we scheduled it to be on the 1st of March 2009. We met up at KL Sentral around 8.30am and proceeded to Bukit Tinggi in two MyVis. We pulled over a McD to have breakfast while on our way.

We reached Bukit Tinggi around 10.30-ish. Took some loads of photos in Colmar Tropicale, a French-themed settlement before proceeding to the Japanese Tea Garden and the Botanical Garden. It was great exercise indeed! :P

Some photos to share:


Colmar Tropicale
Colmar Tropicale, the French-themed settlement/village - the main attraction @ Bukit Tinggi.


Nature @ Bukit Tinggi
Just before you enter Colmar Tropicale.


Colmar Tropicale
This clock would greet you when you enter Colmar Tropicale.


Colmar Tropicale
The interior of the settlement - taken from a tower.


Nature @ Bukit Tinggi
Beautifully man-made... in Japanese Tea Garden.


Nature @ Bukit Tinggi
This caterpillar was 'raped' and tortured to pose! :P


The Gang
The gang!


The photos were taken with my Lumix LX3 which was less than 24 hours of purchase at that time. The entire photoshoot was a good opportunity for me to test the new camera. How you think the shots turned out to be? Okay? Boleh tahan? :P

View the rest of the photos in my Flickr and Facebook album.