Crazy horses

I always think merry-go-rounds are a little bit sinister, don't you? Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Wall of bears

I've never seen so many bears in one place before. At least not so many large ones. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 

The Challenger

With the funfair in town, I managed to shoot a few pictures I always wanted to try out. Most of these shots were taken at something like 6secs at f/22. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.

Not an orchid..I think

Dontcha just love macro? I've always been fascinated by macro images -- it's just looking at the world in a way we normally wouldn't be able to with the naked eye. I remember way back when I was using a Nikon F-301 I almost always had my dad's Tamron SP90 f/2.5 macro lens (now it's in latest incarnation here) attached to it.

Even now, with my Nikon D70, I have the excellent AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 attached to it most of the time. Don't think a macro lens is just for shooting closeups -- a 60mm (equivalent to the 90mm due to the 1.5x smaller sensor of DSLRs compared to 35mm film) is also excellent for taking head-and-shoulder portraits because it gives the most flattering perspective for humans. A well-made Macro lens is incredibly sharp and an excellent choice for low-light photography as well, thanks to it's very bright maximum aperture.

Lightning

I just realised I've never posted this shot before. This is a mosque at Jalan Duta -- my cousin Jason and I chased the storm and shot off a few images of this mosque before the rain. This was the most successful of a series of images that I took, all with the camera locked down on a tripod of course. The lightning is real, btw. Fuji S2Pro, 8secs at f/22.

Sparklers

In keeping with the fireworks theme, here's a shot I took of my niece during Chinese New Year a while back. The camera was locked down on a tripod and a bit of rear-curtain sync flash was applied at the end of the exposure. Fuji S2Pro, exposure set to 6secs at f/11

Home is where the heart is

A shot of my house I took a while back. This is a panoramic made from stitching 3 shots that I just shot handheld. Can't remember the exposure now. Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 28-105mm

Purple fireworks

Looks like this shot is the final winner of my recent posting of three nearly identical shots. In case you don't know what I'm talking about, I recently shot some photos handheld of a fireworks display during the mooncake festival in Sepang (that's a small town near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport) and I posted 3 shots from that for anyone to post and decide which is the best. This one finally won out with er...a whopping 3 comments....
1/1.6sec at f/4
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Sillhouette

Mooncake festival variety show in the small town of Sepang. Nikon D70, AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8

Shark bait

Another shot from the viewing tunnel at the Aquaria. I don't know about you, but I find aquariums fascinating and even though the Aquaria is not that big, it still has lots for me to see. I spent a lot of time waiting for the shark and fishes to get into JUST the right position here.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

All teeth

My best shot of the Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus) in Aquaria. This big feller is about 6feet long and swimming really close to the viewing tunnel, so I had ample opportunity to really study it up close. I've got a major fascination and fear of sharks, no thanks to watching Jaws as a kid. :(
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm

Shark, stage left

A view from the tunnel in the Aquaria. A Nurse shark on the left I think.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Chaos Theory

I like the chaos created in this shot taken at the Aquaria, a new aquarium at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Touch-me-not

Another closeup of poison dart frogs. Slightly cropped. NikoN D70, AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8

Darting frog

This little frog is one of the (in)famous poison dart frogs -- though it's no bigger than my thumb, it's so poisonous that just touching it will kill you. Notice the little cricket at the top right-hand corner -- it's gonna get eaten in a moment or two.
Nikon D70, AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8

Flooded forest

Aquaria's Amazon flooded forest display, with a HUGE Arapaima fish. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4, Manfrotto tripod

Cherry? Not quite

Good enough to eat...fruit from one of my dad's plants. It's actually about the size of a cherry and can be eaten but quite sour. Nikon D70, AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8

Jeffrey's hair

A cute portrait of my new housemate, Jeffrey and his wayang purple hair. Nikon D70, AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8, SB-600 bounced off ceiling.

Merdeka Day

Independance Day fireworks, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Shooting fireworks is always a trial and error process, but generally, the trick is to open the shutter for only a few seconds and not to have TOO many bursts, otherwise it'll all be a bright mess.
Nikon D70, AF Nikkor 28-105mm

Karate kids

Meanwhile, the kids are having a bit of fun on the stage. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-14mm DX ED

Post Roast

After the burning, the roast pigs are divided amongst the attendees.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm DX ED

Fire!

Within a few seconds, it's all in flames.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm DX ED

Burn, baby burn!

The crowd really gets into it with the burning.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm DX ED

Round and round they go

The crowds making rounds before the burning of the effigies.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm DX ED

Preparation

Preparation for the burning of the effigies.
Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkoor 12-24mm DX ED