Objects at rest...

This is what the ride looks like when it's NOT moving -- check out the chains. Unfortnately, the little metal chairs are hidden by the fence. Nikon D70, AF-S 12-24mm f/4

Going into orbit

this one is scary -- spins you around while you're sitting in a small metal chair connected to the hub just by chains! Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Blooming flower :D

Finally a shot I was trying to capture -- one of the rides that really take you on a wild spinning, flinging ride. Wonder if anybody throws up while the ride is still going? :) Again, a 6sec exposure.
Nikon D70, AF-S 12-24mm f/4

Haha!

This is quite funny really-- I got 10/10 the first time and I sucked at math in school. Well I didn't suck really, but I was slow and had to use my fingers. (I still do).
Try it for yourself. In only really proves one thing though -- American math is WAY easier than in my country. hahahaha.

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Ferris Wheel3

And finally, there's this one. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Ferris Wheel2

In cases like this I usually don't bother relying on the camera's meter -- instead I do a couple of test shots to determine the best exposure, which in this case was about 6secs at f/22. Nikon D70 AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Ferris Wheel1

One of many Ferris Wheel pictures. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm f/4

Spinning around

One of those rides where you're spun around really really fast in a contraption that's a bit like the centrifuge in Moonraker. Nikon D70, AF-S Nikkor 12-24mm

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