Inner heart

June 15, 2009 | Filed Under Kluang, Macro, Photography | 7 Comments 

I went for an outing yesterday, organised by Photographic Society of Kluang. It was actually Hibiscus flower shooting outing… but as usual… my heart always wander for something else…

I noticed a little yellow flower with very beautiful anther (male reproductive cells that contains pollen)! Fell in love immediately! Too bad I don’t know the name of the flower.

Would like to dedicate this photo to my fellow photog friend Jacky as lately he complained about my long forgotten blog and my Tamron 90mm macro lens that suffers in my dry cabinet! I hope I do the lens justice Jack!

Note: Sorry if the flower look very yellow… that’s the real colour of the flower.

Black & White

February 2, 2009 | Filed Under Black & White, Kluang, Photography, Travel | 5 Comments 

Hello everyone. This is the first time I’m using Wordpress version 2.7! It’s amazing, I would say the layout and functionlity are much better and user friendly than the previous version. Thanks a lot to my brother James Pang, who upgraded the Wordpress for me.

This is also the first time I’m posting a photo in black and white. I’m always amazed by a lot of impressive black and white photos that I came across all these years. The only regret is, I’m not belong to the B&W film era and don’t know a thing about dark room processing, all the techniques, chemicals and papers…  So I never know how it feels to shoot in film and the process in the dark room, the feeling of anticipation by looking at the image revealing itself on the photo paper. It might be time consuming, yet the satisfaction feeling you get will make a good compensation for that.

In the current digital era, less and lesser people know how to appreciate the beauty of black and white nor to understand it. Why black and white? What’s the different between shooting in black and white compare to colour photo? Well, black and white photo doesn’t attract your attention with its play of colour. It solely depends on its ability to communicate rather than on its appealing visual presentation like colourful photographs. Therefore, it requires more attention in composition, lighting, perspective and the context that the photographer try to present.

Here is my first attempt of black and white. I came across this simple bicycle in front of foreign worker quarters of a pineapple farm in Simpang Renggam. Of course, I shoot it in colour digital format using my trusty Nikon D80 camera. B&W conversion was later carried out in Photoshop CS2. I also attach an original photo in colour format. Do let me know, which one you prefer. Before that, I must admit that I shoot this photo because of the attraction of mixed colours of all the hanging cloth. Bear with me, as I’m yet to see the world in black and white : )

Remember, black and white photo can be powerful as well. It tells a story in both emotional and beautiful way… Hope those who interested in black and white photography can try it out often. Cheers!

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If you need extra dose of B&W poison, please visit PhotoMalaysia forum. There are plenty of veteran/expert/master that will be glad to answer all your questions.

Zenxin Organic Park

November 25, 2008 | Filed Under Environment, Kluang, Photography, Travel | 8 Comments 

Dear all my friends,At last I finally post something after missing for 4 months… there you go…These photos were taken in Zenxin Organic Park, which situated along Jalan Batu Pahat , Kluang (right turn from Air Hitam PLUS toll exit, 5 mins distance on the left side).Basically, this organic vegetable and dragon fruit farm is getting popular as family getaway and recreation center for the pass 2 years. It is under Ministry of Agriculture’s modern farm project in Johor.


The good news is, the entrance is free of charge : ). You can buy fresh organic vegetables and local products from its farm mart and there is a HALAL restaurant serving all types of food and steamboat. There is a 700 meter long walkway in the 100 acre farm attached to a viewing pavilion on a small hill, where you can enjoy the lush green scenery and soft breezing wind.Rent a bicycle or take a walk around the farm to experience the farming life. Join the fish catching game, or the vegetable growing and harvesting program to get close to the nature.

The dragon fruit planted in Zenxin Organic Park is the red type, which personally I think it taste better than white type. If you are lucky, then you will get to see the dragon fruit flower, Queen of the Night which only blossom at night. Try to visit the park in the morning around 7-8am before the flower withered under bright sunlight.

I love the big trees in the organic park, and of course the photography opportunities, from macro to landscape.Zenxin Organic Park is a must stop place the next time you visit Kluang. Free tourist guide will be provided. You may call the number below for more information for reservation or to organise your own program in the park. Please contact their marketing department’s Ms Goh or Ms Lim at 07-7595196/0197738985 Fax: 07-7595193 or visit their website.

All the photos were taken using Tokina 12-24mm F4 lens, straight out from camera without cropping.

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