kysham's PhotoBlog

A fun night in D'Junction Fun Pub.

2009-04-18T13:33:25Z

It was a last minute thingy... we were having coffee @ Starbucks and suddenly a friend called up and asked us to go to D'Junction fun pub. Beers for free. Who doesn't want that?! *hahaha* The band was good. As I was going with my photography friends, it is only natural that we brought our camera gears along and took some photos. Well, it was rather dark there so instead of going for sharp photos, I went for the more edgy, blurry kind of photos. More.... "feel" I guess. You think it is good? Some of them are in Black & White though...

TT Session! KK Style!

2008-12-24T10:45:46Z

We had a very nice and simple TT session at OLDE STATION, City Mall among Sony Alpha users here in Kota Kinabalu. It was fun because we have a multitude of cameras, flashes and lenses to play with. The big attraction, was of course the A900 & Carl Zeiss 24-70mm F2.8 SSM lens combination! The first ever Sony full frame camera with built in image stabilizer (which Sony dubbed Steady Shot).

A Visit to a Goat Farm in Tuaran

2008-12-10T00:37:44Z

I had a chance to go to a goat farm of a good friend (Yusnizam) in Tuaran together with some alpha members. Had a great time there. Learned a great deal about goats in general and techniques in rearing them. What an enjoyable & enlightening trip. On the way back to KK, we also stopped by at a junction to take some photos of a beautiful lake / swamp area against the sunset backdrop. Nice trip!

I played with a POLAROID SX-70 LAND CAMERA!

2008-12-02T16:59:48Z

I got the chance to handle an ultra rare (well, at least to me) POLAROID SX-70 LAND CAMERA today! A simple search on the internet will tell you that this is an at least 30 years old camera. It is a folding single lens reflex instant camera! This is such a unique and intriguing camera. Thanks to Flanegan who brought it back all the way from Australia (he is the owner) and show to us who it works. It even comes with a split prism focusing screen not unlike slr cameras of a later era (before to surge of Auto Focusing). I was so ecstatic when holding this piece of photography history in the palms of my hand (not to mention the fear of breaking it!)

I got a new lens!

2008-12-01T12:55:49Z

I finally managed to secure a 70-200 F2.8 lens! I had been waiting and looking for a lens within this range for such a long time. Lusting after it is no joke.... The lens I got: Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 II EX APO DG Macro HSM (what a mouthful). This lens uses the HSM in lens motor. It is essentially the same concept as the SSM technology inside Sony's higher class lenses. The benefit of this HSM is super smooth focusing, compared to that from a traditional in-body screw drive motor.

Street Shots!

2008-11-29T20:20:27Z

The office black out! Argh! All work had to stop. Tension! So what to do? Go take photos in the streets of Kota Kinabalu, of course! Took quite a lot of photos. Also wanted to give my newly acquired Sigma 70-200 F2.8 II EX APO DG Macro lens a good workout.

Bu To Shi Temple

2008-11-28T13:52:31Z

Went to this local temple for some test shots (got a wedding ceremony to shoot here next month). I was surprised to see so many people there. Some of them are tourists, but most are locals. Wonder if there was any special occasion or not....

Tamparuli Bridge

2008-11-24T10:04:47Z

While driving to Tamparuli to visit my girlfriend's parents, we decided to make a short stop at the suspension bridge before the town of Tamparuli. Luckily the sky was almost perfect.....

Inside an AirAsia Flight...

2008-11-20T16:44:28Z

So What can I find in an AirAsia flight? Hehehe.... nothing of particular interest, to be honest. But since it was a 2 hours plus flight to Singapore, I decided to play with my camera and these are the shots I got.

Karaoke @ D-Junction. Bye-bye HENRY...

2008-11-11T09:15:39Z

Went for a short farewell party held for Henry, who will be going over to Singapore. Wish him all the best in his future undertaking.