the ph0t0 Junction

Serenity- Scenery- Scene.

2011-06-25T13:23:00.000+08:00

A Panorama view of a part of the Taiping Lake Garden.

This is what you got when you look up the sky.

And when you look down, you see a beautiful reflection of the tree touching the water.

Revisited

2011-06-14T03:54:00.000+08:00

After photographing the same venue for several times, this time I definitely had to think of new composition, include and exclude different things, try out more composition.

Sigh, but the things happened weren't all pleasant. And bad things come in a group.

Moving again

2011-06-10T11:04:00.001+08:00

One of my favourite road in PJ - SS4. I found something similar in Bangi when I was studying in UKM.
I am gonna revive this blog, not for any gain, but to keep remind myself of my interest in photography. I'm taking this on my own, because along the way, we wait for no one.
And it's too expensive to wait for people to be on the same page as you, because time wasted can never be redeemed.

coffee and flower

2010-10-11T13:59:00.000+08:00

My students

2010-09-26T12:37:00.001+08:00

Kids are the happier people on earth.

Generally.

Less worries.

More Happy.

Hello world

2010-09-15T22:50:00.001+08:00

Photo taken at Starbucks, Highland Hotel, Genting - 12th September 2010.

Was moving from the outside table to inside, just before I left I saw her reading, and caught the reflection on the glass too.. Dear whoever you are, please don't sue me, I know I haven't got your permission.. =P

Filler

2010-05-17T20:33:00.002+08:00

What can you fill?
A cave in Lost World of Tambun.

Life on an island in the sun

2010-03-15T17:10:00.002+08:00

Floorball

2010-03-08T21:17:00.000+08:00

A simple game,

pick up a stick,

Then the ball,

Wear a pair of comfortable shoe,

put your water at the side,

Now you fight.

One Tree

2010-02-26T07:15:00.001+08:00

Hodsock Priory Gardens

Canon 400D + Canon EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 + CPL Filter

Nottingham

2010-02-18T08:38:00.001+08:00

Nottingham Eye & Council building.

Gear : Canon 400D + Canon EF-S 18-55mm + CPL Filter

Cheers

Lines

2010-01-27T11:25:00.000+08:00

Took a random drive with Lordson to the bridge across LDP near the Kelana Jaya Post Office. Initial intention was to take light trails of the car lights however the lights and forms made at the bridge is more attractive.

Black and White done in camera. I want to show the lines and shapes, hence monotone should be the best option to show.

Trapped in the eye

2010-01-25T13:44:00.000+08:00

Taken by Charis Ding

Liberty

2010-01-22T09:31:00.000+08:00

Still in Cameron

2010-01-18T20:20:00.000+08:00

Still looking at some pictures taken at Cameron. Was in an abandoned project and saw an interesting wall.

1 Malaysia.

An Ad

2010-01-10T03:25:00.000+08:00

Creative I would say. Good effort.

Cheers to 2009

2009-12-31T14:43:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year to all who loves photography.

WAD?

2009-12-27T16:07:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday of Year 2009, Last Sunday of the decade.

Are you ready?

Have you equipped yourself enough to face the challenge of the new decade?

Don't be flatten.

Old School Mail Boxes

2009-12-24T11:36:00.004+08:00

Taken using Canon Powershot A570IS.
Post Office, Tanah Rata, Cameron Highland on 27th November 2009

How big is the diameter?

2009-12-19T11:58:00.002+08:00

Different diameter, different length, and one perspective.

Just another showcase of shapes and patterns.

Abandoned Development

2009-12-12T18:11:00.002+08:00

This building was abandoned since many years ago, so long that I don't even remember how long.

Went inside and took two shots before my stomach asked me to go toilet. Will this place be like this forever? Is there any value left in this place?

Sad to say, this place is at Cameron. Totally spoils the nice place.

Flowers and Plants at Highland

2009-12-06T00:27:00.002+08:00

stop and catch the trails

2009-12-04T13:07:00.001+08:00

I know what's going on out there

2009-11-25T01:56:00.002+08:00

I can see the weather everyday. Clear sky, dark cloud, or thunder storm.
Some people just lock themselves in a closed room playing facebook and console,
but because of my work, I get to enjoy the beautiful scenery (sometimes) out there.

This picture marks the day we got our bright sky and beautiful cloud formation in the afternoon.
24th November 2009 16.11pm - the rainy season's sky.

Blue Sky, Green Grass, Good Day

2009-11-21T11:40:00.002+08:00

Went to Putrajaya for a photoshoot of my friend two weeks ago.
It was hot, really hot. But that was compensated with a clear blue sky.

Squeeze out the juice

2009-11-18T23:15:00.001+08:00

Has been idle for sometime in the sense of photography.
One colleague said I take good pictures, but I somehow disagree to that statement.
Lacking the wow factor in my pictures.

Destroyer

2009-11-14T22:35:00.002+08:00

The destroyer that destroys what's beautiful to you because it is food to them.

Patriotic

2009-11-12T22:33:00.001+08:00

Bungaraya.

Sunway Lagoon Petting Zoo

2009-11-09T21:18:00.005+08:00

But you can't pet most of the animals....

Welcoming November

2009-10-31T20:29:00.004+08:00

Wrapping up October 2009.
Two more months to a new year.

2009-10-19T21:04:00.000+08:00

HAHAHAHA

Come dance with me

2009-10-05T23:44:00.003+08:00

Picture paints a thousand words.
Picture taken outside the main entrance of Menara Sunway

not very sharp.

2009-09-22T17:04:00.002+08:00

modeling?

2009-09-22T16:19:00.002+08:00

2009-09-21T21:08:00.000+08:00

The Lion King

2009-09-21T10:57:00.002+08:00

I am working in Menara Sunway, everyday will walk to pyramid to take the metro bus to go home. Have the chance to see different sunset scenery and sometimes it's really wonderful.

Fleeting.

2009-09-15T20:09:00.002+08:00

View from Menara Sunway

2009-09-06T17:42:00.002+08:00

On the top floor of Menara Sunway, went out to the balcony and saw this great landscape.
Lots of greens, lots of buildings.. and lots of water...

The Red Rose

2009-08-20T10:26:00.001+08:00

More than a month

2009-08-15T09:33:00.002+08:00

Time to post something here...

Rocks at Broga Hill

I need to calibrate my monitor.

Langkawi

2009-07-19T11:23:00.001+08:00

The two pictures I managed to edit and post on web.

Life in a bubble.

2009-07-11T15:04:00.000+08:00

Monopoly Coming To Life

2009-07-10T16:42:00.005+08:00

2 names that are very familiar to us who have been playing Monopoly since young :-
(1) Regent Street
(2) Trafalgar Square

They finally came to life..

Never thought I'd be able to set foot into these places..
No longer are they mere property spots on the Monopoly board..

:)

The Guitar

2009-07-08T09:01:00.004+08:00

It's been a while.. jst thought of posting something random for a comeback

work desk

2009-06-28T15:56:00.000+08:00

working part time at Crystal Edge.

Green and Purple

2009-06-26T18:37:00.002+08:00

Taken this few days ago.

If I'm not mistaken, this is taken by Charis using my A200.
Purple colour stands out against green.
Remember your Pendidikan Seni.

Shapes

2009-06-17T13:27:00.002+08:00

This shot was taken outside an office.
I remember when I learned Pendidikan Seni, teacher taught us that drawing can be formed by joining and overlapping different basic shapes.

We can draw a human figure using the same concepts, just draw oval shape, circle, triangle, however, until you get the right shape.

I guess it's true, that art is forming of lines and shapes.

Edited using Photoshop CS3
Used Channel Mixer to turn it to black and white.
Adjusted the RGB channel to get a middle grey kinda black and white.
I realized I'm not a fan of high contrast black and white picture.
Dodged and Burned a little, just little.

Disney in KLIA

2009-06-14T20:59:00.002+08:00

Early this year, went to KLIA to send somebody off
Saw this disney castle there, I thought it was really nice.

Rubik's Cube

2009-06-10T23:18:00.001+08:00

Currently into this....

And this is what I do when I'm bored calling people in the office...

Broga Hill, Semenyih

2009-06-05T20:30:00.001+08:00

Funny Eyes

2009-06-03T12:22:00.001+08:00

Hoc Wai

Jethro

Some Buildings in KL

2009-05-31T23:37:00.002+08:00

#1. Next to Twin Tower

#2. Menara Atlan

#3. Heat

I wonder if those heat can be re-used to generate more power.

#4. Public Bank

#5. KL Tower

#6. Pekeliling Flat.

you have to be there to really see how wonderful the ray was.

biking

2009-05-29T13:16:00.000+08:00

my best shot for all the yeas i've been shooting. im slow.

Random

2009-05-28T13:48:00.001+08:00

Two most recent shots from Broga Hill, my sixth time there.

Yes it's taken with a Sony Alpha 200,
but it doesn't take a dslr to take nice picture,
especially not these two.

Black and White Snapshots

2009-05-25T18:02:00.001+08:00

some snapshots done in Black and White.
Nah, Tien Ming. This is my black and white pictures. haha.

Are you feeling antsy?

2009-05-22T22:40:00.002+08:00

I'm in the mood of kerenggaS.hehe

The pictures below were taken last year. I'm not sure whether I put it up here.

Oh well =P

Construction Building Option

2009-05-19T12:59:00.001+08:00

This was Sunday morning,

Sun was golden at that hour..

Abandoned

2009-05-17T17:10:00.002+08:00

Pekeliling Flat Area..

What will the future be....?

somewhere in Capsquare

2009-05-15T13:06:00.001+08:00

oops. me again?
taken in Capsquare during KL DesignWeek 2009. afternoon sun and digitally converted b&w.

tower

flare

thanks.

need werk.

Pekeliling

2009-05-14T14:50:00.002+08:00

Pekeliling Housing. digitally converted b&w

a glimpse

take a pee

147

thank you. more photos here.

martial ART

2009-05-13T00:31:00.001+08:00

Random

2009-05-11T19:09:00.003+08:00

2 random pics..

Went to the California Pizza Kitchen in KLCC sometime in December with some friends and find that there's nothing special there... LOL!

Ah.. Tien Ming's KLCC pics are nicer... hehe

the Twin Towers

2009-05-10T22:52:00.002+08:00

shot with Fujifilm compact camera using monochrome mode.

1BlackMalaysia

Moth

2009-05-07T06:05:00.002+08:00

I was trying to identify the name of this moth but didn't know where to start off from the world wide web.. it's too wide to start. lol

Anyway, spent half an hour with this little creature at my house in Bangi.
I was doing my thesis.

Funnily, it died the next day outside my house. I wonder if it got too much of flash.

Back Lane

2009-05-05T22:18:00.002+08:00

I always think backlane is an interesting things on earth.
Last time in school so many stuff only happened at the school back lane.

However this one is just an empty street, with a blue sky. :)

Since DanKhoo is trying on HDR on single file, so maybe I should also do some 'hdr' kinda picture.
Here is the original picture so that you can see the difference.

Broga Hill - Panorama and HDR

2009-05-01T23:07:00.002+08:00

My kali ke-empat there.
This time, I tried 2 panorama, and 1 hdr

#1

#2

#3 - HDR

#4 - a lonely tree

Gabai Waterfall

2009-04-28T18:14:00.001+08:00

For record.
By the way don't think this is my best shots though.
Sigh. Will go there again.

Implicit Meaning (PG-13)

2009-04-25T23:25:00.002+08:00

One of my favourites.
It's because these pictures are as confusing as Malaysian's politic.

However, please note that these are all fictional and posed by my friends.
Shalom.

Sunset at Broga Hill

2009-04-23T20:57:00.001+08:00

So many people went to Broga Hill for sunrise, I myself had been there twice too for sunrise.

However the third time was last friday, in the evening.
The effort paid off because the sky was clear and we managed to see the 'telur mata kerbau' set.. but because of the clear sky too that I didn't get to see the colour burst of the sky.

Amphibians

2009-04-23T00:56:00.002+08:00

#1. Lizard

#2. Frog

Semenyih Dam

2009-04-20T13:07:00.003+08:00

Was on the way to Gabai Waterfall with my coursemates.

This is a very nice view.

Zoom effect

2009-04-16T19:04:00.001+08:00

I think this technique is quite common.
But still need a good image to bring out the effect.

Broga Hill A second chance

2009-04-12T01:53:00.004+08:00

Just a snapshot of how dangerous it could be.. oh well.. not really too deep that you can 't see the bottom. BUt it's deep enough to patahkan your legs and hands.
#1

But it's all worth the trip:
#2

#3

#4

#5... and the sunrise.

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Putrajaya

2009-03-24T02:19:00.000+08:00

Hello!

2009-03-11T01:48:00.002+08:00

I got nothing else better to do (I should be sleeping or studying!) at 2.00am and I thought 'hey, why not I post some pictures on Hocmun's PhotoJunction'..hehe

The coconut tree was taken at home.

The red and yellow african daisies were taken in my college room.

The dead tree was about 100m away from me.and this is what I got from my A720IS digital camera.hehe..yeah, I saturated it a LOT to make it look nicer...I think it looks nicer..hehe

Vanishing

2009-02-27T01:57:00.001+08:00

Disappearing from the thin air....

Wireless Portraits

2009-02-19T18:31:00.002+08:00

Week ago I had an external flash, of course not mine la.
So I made use of the brilliant Sony wireless flash system and took some pictures.

Yee Keat, posing like a rock star.

They used to be in the same course, obviously now at least one is not anymore.

David Leong. I like this . haha

Sunrise

2009-02-18T09:57:00.001+08:00

That One There

2009-02-15T08:39:00.000+08:00

Dare to be a difference

2009-02-11T11:02:00.003+08:00

“Champion the right to be yourself; dare to be different and to set your own pattern; live your own life and follow your own star.” -Wilfred Peterson-

Sky @ KL

2009-02-04T09:25:00.002+08:00

Who would've thought KL would have such skies..

This was taken behind the Flamingo Hotel in Ampang

KL street shoot

2009-01-29T15:52:00.000+08:00

The group of photographers gathering in front of bar council like there's some demonstration going on there.

This building is the bar council building. I didn't know until I overheard somebody else's conversation. But the windows are really captivating and it was so striking that no way I can't notice it.

Love the colourful buildings here. Old school but the colour makes it really interesting.

You should see the sky and cloud reflected by this gold building. Gorgeous

See the wall? Such ironic that this building is surrounded by high rise buildings.

Fuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh

2009-01-21T17:04:00.004+08:00

Darn long never post here already hahahah, been so busy lololololol!!!!! Anyways, random pictures lah ok?

Went for the Nokia 5800 XPM launch!

Went Comic Fiesta 2008!

Celebrated a friend's birthday and new years together!

Something random just for fun haha!

Comic Fiesta 08

2009-01-19T23:43:00.002+08:00

Hocmun, how come u invite me to post here also arr..
but ok then, here's my first guest post :) pics of comic fiesta 08 in Sunway Pyramid.

thx 4 viewing :)

Kuala Selangor

2009-01-19T17:51:00.003+08:00

I was very near where Adelene went to take the pictures of the silver leafed monkeys. However I only managed to get as close as the entrance and didn't go up the hill because I was with the choir people having dinner nearby.

Broga Hill

2009-01-10T13:52:00.002+08:00

Located at Semenyih, a hill near Nottingham University.
Parked my car at the palm estate and hiked up as early as 6am.
Reached the peak and missed the sunrise. However the sun was low and lighting was soft with very nice cloud sea and a relaxing view of Semenyih.

#1. A panorama view at the peak

#2.

#3.

More pictures will be posted at my blog soon

:-)

2009-01-05T00:07:00.003+08:00

I fell in love with 'Langurs' the moment I saw his photos. I finally had the chance to meet them at Bukit Melawati.

Spotted this at the Nature Park. Oh dear, what's with me and flies....

I saw this monkey at the ostrich farm in PD.

And this was taken at home....

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Gift

2009-01-03T22:51:00.001+08:00

May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!

Cheers

Taiping Lake Garden

2009-01-02T13:34:00.002+08:00

1. The classic trees of Lake Garden. How thirsty can the trees be?

2. I like the smooth reflection

3. The sky element brings out a sense of peace and calmness

A Glimpse of Kuala Perlis

2008-12-23T09:00:00.003+08:00

Circular Polarizer Filter

2008-12-19T18:00:00.001+08:00

Yes I got myself a CPL filter as Christmas present, since I cannot afford a lens now then I shall buy a lens filter instead. lol.

A polarizing filter removes unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water and glass. They also enable colors to become more saturated and appear more clear, with better contrast. This effect is often used to increase the contrast and saturation in blue skies and white clouds. Polarizing filters do not affect the overall color balance of a shot.

Some test shots.

Journey of Nature - Waterfall

2008-12-17T22:54:00.002+08:00

Had an interesting and adventurous hike to Sg Pisang Waterfall.

1. Fallen trees

2. Receiving sunlight.

3. The track.

4. The green.

Where is the waterfall?
It will be in my blog soon, because the pictures with waterfall also got human inside, more like a snapshot instead.

:-)

2008-12-13T12:10:00.003+08:00

Taken at Dalat Bay, Sabah

Evening. Taken at Morib beach, Selangor

Andrew the cute brat!

Andrew wearing the Mexican hat.

Let there be light!

Lumut

2008-12-04T01:08:00.001+08:00

Reflection

2008-12-03T06:35:00.000+08:00

Peaceful water reflection of the buildings and kl tower.
This was a quick snap due to the "brip brip park close park close".
This was after 10pm, the KLCC park was closed.

Anyway, shutter speed 1.6 second, ISO 400, aperture f4

Monday Blues.

2008-12-02T11:43:00.001+08:00

Snow

2008-11-25T20:04:00.002+08:00

It snowed a little in Nottingham on Sunday early morning.
My friend said it's just sleet, too little to be considered snow. -_-"

Starting to melt

Hopefully there will be a white Christmas this year!

Cheers

Big Head shots

2008-11-21T11:01:00.000+08:00

The Big Four featured in the Cross-Junction are:

The Birthday Girl- Aileen Agan.

The photographer- hOcmun.

The American Next Top Model enthusiast- Adris Lea.

The Girlfriend- Charis Ding.

Big head is what you get when you're studying in University or graduated from it (especially National University of Malaysia, UKM).
Your brain will expand more after the three years of study here, due to the fact that those things we have memorized throughout the years are stucked with us and we can't get it of it. Hence doing stupid stuff and taking ugly photos are how we destress.

Now you see the reason why hOcmun always shows lousy pictures!

KL Hip-Hop Festival 2008

2008-11-18T20:46:00.001+08:00

Attended the KL Hip-Hop festival recently and below are some pictures I took..

Check out my facebook album for more pictures ok hehe!

Macro the cheap way

2008-11-18T18:21:00.000+08:00

This is interesting. If you don't know this, I'm gonna tell you. DSLR camera cannot do what a compact camera can do: To put the camera 2cm in front of your subject and shoot a super macro shot. The poor kit lens doesn't have the super power to do that, which a compact digital camera can by pressing on the macro mode button.

However, where there's will there's way. Learn a Reverse Lens Macro technique to do Macro the cheap way (This probably only apply to those with (d)slr camera)

Have you read the link? Anyway, to put it simply, these are the simple procedures:
1. Take off your kit lens.
2. Hold it to your camera mount the "wrong way"
3. Open the aperture blade to allow more light to go in.
4. Switch on your camera and turn it to 'M' mode
5. Adjust your shutter speed and focus on your image.
6. Fire shutter.
7. Pray hard that nothing happen to your camera because of doing this. lol

and the result:
1. 70mm

2. 70mm with a magnifying glass in front of the lens

3. Reverse lens- 18mm f3.5 . Too shallow depth of field, a little mis-focus and you get this kinda result.

4. Second try, this is nicely focus. Love the magnification.

This is a Ball Point Pen Head! Have you look at it this close before?

**the ph0t0 Junction**

Serenity- Scenery- Scene.

Revisited

Moving again

coffee and flower

My students

Hello world

Filler

Life on an island in the sun

Floorball

One Tree

Nottingham

Lines

Trapped in the eye

Liberty

Still in Cameron

An Ad

Cheers to 2009

WAD?

Old School Mail Boxes

How big is the diameter?

Abandoned Development

Flowers and Plants at Highland

stop and catch the trails

I know what's going on out there

Blue Sky, Green Grass, Good Day

Squeeze out the juice

Destroyer

Patriotic

Sunway Lagoon Petting Zoo

Welcoming November

Come dance with me

not very sharp.

modeling?

The Lion King

Fleeting.

View from Menara Sunway

The Red Rose

More than a month

Langkawi

Life in a bubble.

Monopoly Coming To Life

The Guitar

work desk

Green and Purple

Shapes

Disney in KLIA

Rubik's Cube

Broga Hill, Semenyih

Funny Eyes

Some Buildings in KL

biking

Random

Black and White Snapshots

Are you feeling antsy?

Construction Building Option

Abandoned

somewhere in Capsquare

Pekeliling

martial ART

Random

the Twin Towers

Moth

Back Lane

Broga Hill - Panorama and HDR

Gabai Waterfall

Implicit Meaning (PG-13)

Sunset at Broga Hill

Amphibians

Semenyih Dam

Zoom effect

Broga Hill A second chance

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Putrajaya

Hello!

Vanishing

Wireless Portraits

Sunrise

That One There

Dare to be a difference

Sky @ KL

the ph0t0 Junction