SpiceWorld

In a far far away land, there is a garden where one is able to discover the various spices around the globe. To enter this garden, you need to rub yourself with some essential oil, lime flavour, so that the mosquitoes that loom around, don't feed on you by sucking your blood.

I went there last week. It takes about 1 hour to visit this spice garden, and perhaps, one towel to wipe your sweat due to the humidity there. It also takes a bit of courage as there are snakes around this place. I saw 2, they are very slim, green in colour and very fast.

Mount Faber by night

I always wanted to capture a nice photo of the full moon as well as lightning. Well, to capture the moon, you need a day where the skies are clear, a good telephoto lens and a night where the moon is full.

The sky was very clear, the moon was full, but I feel that the lens I am using is slightly restrictive. I would love to be able to zoom more. I think to capture a great moon, one needs a 600mm lens. Oh by the way, did I mention that a tripod is a pre-requisite.

Piano

After a long long time, I have finally decided to get a new piano. I always wanted a grand piano, however, it would not fit into my apartment. I am happy now, cos at least, I have an upright grand. Black colour with a very smooth sound.

Morning Shots

I like to walk along the river bank early in the morning. It is peaceful and quiet. The exhaust notes from the endless stream of cars are replaced by a deep sense of tranquility. From time to time, you see couple and families with children walk past. Take some time off, relax around there, of maybe have breakfast with your friends or your loved ones.

Photos from Marina Barrage

Today I wanted to try my new lens. David also bought a new camera. He loves it. Actually he loves it so much that he bought it twice. Well, that is another story altogether.

About the lens. This is a canon lens EF 75-300mm III USM. There is no image stabilizer. So it guess it won't work at night without tripods. Anyway here are a few shots I took with it.

The first photo is a panoramic view. I managed to capture a small lightning. It is not a scratch or some dust or some photoshop effect.

Sensuality

Shoot in the park

I have been complaining endlessly about how tiring and difficult it has been to do outdoor shoots. Recently we had experienced hazy weather condition, due to forest fires in Indonesia. The PSI climbed to an unhealthy level. Still I have been doing more and more outdoor shoots. Here are some photos of one of them.