Free Wildlife photography

Free Wildlife photography book download link, by Uwe Skrzypczak. Link is provided by Uwe Skrzypczak at Nikon Rumors click the link below to download, limited time only 

Wildlife Photography by Uwe Skrzypczak

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The Han Room @ The Gardens, MidValley, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

I was at The Han Room trying out the UOB Chef Creation.

The Inside of the Restaurant

As usual the tidbits which cost Rm3

The 1st Dish is Baked Scallop with Salad, eating together with the vege and sauce making it a good combination.

2nd dish is Double Boiled Abalone & Herbal Health Soup. The herbal does not overpower the chicken taste. 

3rd Dish is Deep-Fried Spare Rib with Red Wine Sauce. Sweet and chewy..

4th Dish is Braised Asparagus & Lingzhi Mushroom Topped with Fish Paste. 

5th Dish is Baked Rice with Cheese in Crab Shell

6th Dish is dessert, Chilled Sweetened Aloe-Vera & Longan

Remember all this is Rm88 per couple, each person having their own dish, only for UOB Credit Card Holder only.

Date of my visit        :   6th November 2011
Where is this Place  :   At Gardens Mid Valley, back row of Louis Vuitton Shop
Is there a Website    :   Han Room and Facebook Page
Price Range              :   Above Average
Type                          :   Dining
Will I go again          :   Definitely will visit again
Map                           :   Refer below


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New Canon EOS-1DX

links as below

Spec at DPreview

Video at Canon CPN Europe

12 pages of tech detail at Canon CPN Europe

Videos of Canon Ambassador Frits Van Eldiks 1st impression At Canon CPN europe

14FPS from Kevin Lee Flickr 

some photos and video taken by it Canon Japan

14FPs from New Zealand CPS Party 

Video of the announcement at Todayonline

Canon Japan video

1st look at from tech65

*Will be updated as information posted found*

Bangkok floods in 1942

A Video of bangkok floods in 1942

Prince Pork Porridge @ Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand

I used to frequent this particular place along thanon charoen kung for porridge.

As you can see there is a signage on top with a 2, it is actually an entrance to a cinema which shows adult/erotic movies.

You can see that the owner is a lively and colorful character and she can speak good cantonese hence you can order in cantonese too.

The seats is located beside the wall and along the lane leading to the cinema.

I ordered a pork porridge without the egg and intestine and it cost 35 baht, there is a tint of burn taste but overall is quite ok.

Date of my visit        :  14th October 2011
Where is this Place  :   Along Thanon Charoen Kung can use BTS stop at Saphan Taksin, refer to map below
Is there a Website    :   No, could not found one
Price Range              :   Low for Breakfast
Type                          :   Road Side Stall
Will I go again          :   Sure
Map                           :   Refer below




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Nokia Stories

An opportunity to get pay £500 GBP for any images that it chooses for use in the campaign.

All you need to do is visit Nokiastories.com and download the brief and capture some images, upload it and you might be earning £500 GBP per image.

Have Fun and good luck.....

Thailand Flooding Pictures at The Alantic

Very sad to see this happened in Thailand click to  The Atlantic in Focus 

Free Magazine Download

Storemags (click on it) allow some free downloads of magazine. And please do not be naughty and download some 18++ magazine hahaha, I actually recommend you guys for the camera magazine free download ya.... enjoy

Restaurant Rasa Utara at Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Was at Rasa Utara for a Brunch after I saw the advertisement at paper, below is the picture I captured at the restaurant.

You can entered the restaurant from the front of Berjaya Times Square 

OR you also can use the entrance which is close to the escalator

I could see the kitchen from where I sat

And the Chef is cooking Roti Canai hahaha

We Ordered the Nasi Lemak Set

And also the Fried Mee Hon Set

And both of the set came with a Tea Tarik

Date of my visit        :  28th September 2011
Where is this Place  :   G-12, 13, Ground Floor of Berjaya Times Square
Is there a Website    :  No, could not found one
Price Range             :  Low for Breakfast
Type                         :  Dining 
Will I go again         :  Sure
Map                          :  Berjaya Times Square as below

 
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Photoshop Lightroom 3.5 ready for download

For those who are using it, now you can update it, click to update Lightroom 3.5

Bata Shoes Sales Over 29th Sept to 3rd Oct 2011

Where is the sales, refer to map below Its just outside Yayasan Selangor

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Events at Sungai Wang, KL, Malaysia From 28th Sept to 9th Oct 2011

Some events at Sungai Wang Plaza...
What is Sungai Wang : Wikipedia
Official Web Site         : Sungai Wang

Where is Sungai Wang, refer below

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Dewitt Jones: National Geographic Photographer, Inspirational Speaker & Authority on Creativity

Who is Dewitt Jones  - Wikipedia
His Website               - Dewitt Jones

Lovely talk very inspirational and its like opening another "road" in my mind.

Steve McCurry - Magnum in Motion

Steve McCurry - Nomads

Who is Steve McCurry  - Wikipedia 
His Website                  - Steve McCurry
His Blog                        - Steve McCurry

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

War Photographer - James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey one of the most recognised War Photographer, his website Witness Photography and some information about him in Wikipedia.

I was Flipping through YouTube and I saw someone has uploaded the whole War Photographer video there. There are 10 chapters.

Chapter 1


Chapter 2


Chapter 3


Chapter 4


Chapter 5


Chapter 6


Chapter 7


Chapter 8


Chapter 9


Chapter 10

Martin Parr (Magnum Photographer) using Nintendo 3DS to take photo

Even famous photographer starts to take "gadgets" seriously and used it to take photo.

Who is Martin Parr - Wikipedia
His Website            - Martin Parr
His Blog                 - Martin Parr
Write up on this      - Vingt

Picsean - Another way to sell your Image

Its hard to get back the amount of $$$$ we dumped into buying our camera gears, selling your image is one of those way to earn back some hard earn money.

I just got to know about this site call Picsean, click on it.

Do read the rules, guidelines and legal information first and then decide only if you want to signup ya... as some may not like it :)

Once you signed up, all you need to do is upload your photo and you might be on your way earning back some cash to buy more camera equipment hahaha. Have fun and again GoodLuck!

Sony World Photography Awards 2012

Its the time of the year where Sony again organize the Sony World Photography Awards Competition.

For this year there are few categories as listed below (Based on WPO) .

Open Competition - For Amateurs and Enthusiasts
Professional Competition - For serious photographers that has the entries published or going to be published
Youth Award - For anyone under the age of 20
Moving Image Award - For those experimenting with moving image narrative formats

For more details click onto the respective categories above and also to enter the competition. You never know, you might be the winner next year.... Good Luck!

Are you going to be hit by a Satellite?

It seems a Satellite, the size of a bus is plunging towards earth, approximately at 23rd september Eastern Time, late Friday afternoon or early Saturday.

So hence guys beware look up who knows you might be the 1/ 3200 unlucky human being that is going to be wallop by a satellite. Is it too late for me to go buy insurance? HaHaHa.

If you see a bright moving light in the skies moving towards you, it might not be a UFO that you wish to take video or picture of to get rich. It could be the last thing you see....

Click Here for more details.

Frans Lanting's lyrical nature photos @ TED Talks

This is one of the nature photographer I admire.

Who is Frans Lanting : Wikipedia
Website                         : Frans Lanting

Nine Emperor God Festival 2011 Malaysia and also Thailand

This year I have booked a trip to Phuket, Thailand to witness the Nine Emperor God Festival. As I looked through some of the photos taken by others, I found that the festival there has its unique way compared to Malaysia.

Last year I went to the Ampang temple and I took quite a number of photos like below.

Do click to my Photo Blog to see the rest. I did not manage to attend the fire walking ceremony as I heard that only those with media passes are allowed. I personally believe that this is one event that we should see at least once in our life.  

For details of the events in Ampang you can click at 9emperorgods  and Phuket click at PhuketVegetarian

There are other states in Malaysia which also have this event, example penang, you can click this PDF file from the visit penang web site and Perak you can click here, other states such as Sungai Petani in Kedah and Muar, Johor also do have celebration.

And more write up can be found at wikipedia

Nikon New Mirrorless Camera announced

Nikon just announced the new mirrorless camera system called J1 and V1. Its a 10 megapixel Cmos sensor and with this new mount there are 4 lenses being released together, Nikkor  VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6, 1 Nikkor VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, 1 Nikkor  10mm f/2.8 and 1 Nikkor  VR 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 PD-ZOOM.

It looks like Canon will need to do something else they will be left out of this mirrorless race.

Click the various site which reported the news for more detailed information.

Nikon
DPreview
Engadget

Food! Quick and Light Bite @ I Love Yoo, Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

If I am around at Berjaya Times Square and suddenly I have the urge for a light bite, I will head straight to I Love Yoo! It is located near Cold Storage and KFC.

To order, all you need to do is head to the counter and point to the menu displayed there. Its self service hence food will be given upon payment.  

There are ample place, roughly can accommodate close to 30 customers. 

Food is actually ready and once your order is complete, they will just pick the food and cut it up and you can take it away.  

You could also view how they prepare and fry the food. And most of the time, I will just checked the color of the oil before I buy hahaha as if its too dark color, I might just go somewhere else.  

In this occasion, I actually ordered the Set A which is one Dry Scallop Porridge and one You Tiao which cost RM4. 

Date of my visit        :  17th September 2011

Where is this Place  :  LG-36, Lower Ground Floor of Berjaya Times Square
Is there a Website    :  Click Here
Price Range             :  Low
Type                         :  Fast Food
Will I go again         :  Sure
Map                          :  Berjaya Times Square as below


 
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Attraction in Bangkok around BTS Or Skytrain station

While I was searching for a way to go to Flower Market, I found this information on this site which I believe could be helpful. That is for those who loves to go around a city by the Light Rail Train or Mass Rail Transport route. Bangkok.com have information on attraction around the Bangkok SkyTrain Route or BTS, BTS Route Guide

Of TomYam Land and Bangkok Transport, what bus number to take?

Recently I have been staying in TomYam Land more frequent than normal. I Called Bangkok, TomYam Land as its where you can eat and taste the real TomYam.

I have been taking public transport in Bangkok and one thing that always left me scratching my head is what bus No to take. Farang like me will have problem as most of the bus will not have any english words at all. This site will at leasts helps Bangkok Mass Transit Authority