sinadam's PhotoBlog

Wow

2009-01-31T00:59:42Z

Wow! Almost forgot about this place... see shutterspeech.blogspot.com for my latest updates or shutterspeech.com for my gallery.

Running Smiles

2007-08-27T23:20:36Z

[InterZone Netball 2007 via Shutter Speech]

Little Green Poser

2007-05-04T12:11:17Z

Taken during the Niah trip. Saw this little creature and took a number of shots. It didn't move for awhile. JuLeZz and I even got closer and closer to it. In the end, it seemed like it was looking at the camera (see the last photo). Poser.

Path of Green

2007-05-01T22:43:04Z

THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITIES I've been in lately has been overwhelming. Even knowing that, I still find myself going through the nights processing RAW photos after RAW photos in lightroom past midnight, which in turns make me feel rather exhausted everyday. And even feeling that, I still take photos non-stop knowing that I haven't got enough time to process them in time (anyone willing to process the thousands of photos for me while I play Ninja Gaiden Sigma on my PS3? Oh how I miss my PS3). But the recent Niah Cave trip is an exception. That trip was nothing short of amazing. It was worth the hours of carrying my camera, tripod and the rest of the heavy equipment. I've managed to process over half of the photos, of course, skipping the ones which didn't turn out so good, making it faster to develop the photos into the publicly accepted jpeg format for your eyes to see. Still, that doesn't mean the photos are approved by me for the public to see. I have yet to filter the photos again once I'm done the initial processing. The post-process doesn't take long though. I hope to get everything done before Thursday. Why? Because by then, my mind will be obsessed with all things Spider-man (if y'know what I mean).

Monitor

2007-04-16T12:30:22Z

True to its name, a monitor lizard was on a tree keeping watch of its surroundings. See my post here. [Via Shutter Speech]

Trust

2007-04-13T21:39:32Z

"One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life." - E.M. Forster Took this photo at a local park where school students held an outdoor leadership activities. [Via Shutter Speech]

For The Family

2007-04-12T08:32:15Z

I took a lot of photos of this fisherman and his wife during this Proboscis Monkey photo hunting we did a couple of weeks ago but I love these three the most because of the reflection on the surface of the brown river. The second photo is even cooler because I caught the fisherman looking at the camera's direction. [Via Shutter Speech]

Nakhoda Manis

2007-04-10T19:08:19Z

Nakhoda Manis is a story of a boy from a water village in Brunei who went off to sea to see the world but left his mother behind. The mother prayed and prayed everyday for his safety losing money everyday because she spent it as offerings. Meanwhile, the boy ended up marrying a princess of Malaysia. One day he came back to visit Brunei and was too ashamed of admitting that a poor woman who came to see him was his mother in front of his new wife. His mother then prayed to God and the boy was turned into stone along with his ship and crew. I love this shot because it really tells the story of Nakhoda Manis. Other than showing how the massive land (or rock?) actually looking like a ship, it shows off all elements that make up this planet - the sky, the earth, water and men (portrayed by the building and that red thing - whatever that is). It also shows how time has passed since the time of Nakhoda Manis. Besides those, since the story of Nakhoda Manis is about a kampong ayer kid marrying a princess, having the palace in the background and the tiny boat (yes, there is a boat) really portrays the story of Nakhoda Manis. Thus is why I dubbed this photo simply Nakhoda Manis. [Via Shutter Speech]

Shahbandar

2007-03-23T00:38:41Z

More shots from Bukit Shahbandar

Kids At Recreation

2007-03-22T23:56:56Z

These shots were taken at Bukit Shahbandar, Brunei, a recreation area always full of joggers and hikers. Sometimes, monkeys too.