We were having a model shoot in the sleepy town of Tamparuli yesterday, which is about 30 minutes away from Kota Kinabalu. My friend heard this constant hammering sound and was curious what was it. So he went and checked it out. It turned out to be an old man making sotong bakar by the pedestal walkway (kaki lima) of an old shop.

This is one of my all time childhood favorite bites! I guess as I grew up, I had lost touch with this food. It brought back a lot of great memory of my growing up time with this sotong bakar. Add soya sauce (kicap) and cili sauce, and I was a happy man!

#1 Sleepy town of Tamparuli


#2 Sotong Bakar. Roasted over charcoal fire - the traditional way to do it right.


#3 After roasting the strips of dried squid, it was hammered into a pulpy stick.


#4 They have the dry version. Add soya sauce & cili sauce.


#5 They also have the marinated version. Also very delicious!


That brough back plenty of memories..... Oh God, I am an old man liao...

This post has been edited by kysham: May 2 2009, 04:52 PM

vikingw2k, I prefer Banzai_San's version. Yours is a bit too pale for my liking...

Somehow if Banzai_San is able to match the skin tone of the groom (too warm) with that of the bride (just nice), that will be great for me. Hahaha... each man to his own. Really, there is no right or wrong. Just personal taste.

OK, photo SPAM 3 pictures lah:

Shot these girls at the local Tanjung Aru beach last Sunday. Gorgeous sunset and of course one of my favourite shooting style, sunset portraiture!

#1 Model: Pearl Dianne


#2 Model: Pearl Dianne


#3 Model: Kai Shin


C&C welcomed!

we call that LENS LUST!

the expression on my face....

Yeap, my right hand was holding the Sigma 70-200 f2.8 EX II DG HSM, while my left hand was holding the Sony SAL70400G SSM.

As bro ryzan76 had mentioned.... this was during a simple TT session at KK Warisan Square Secret Recipe restaurant. And no... I'm not selling lenses! The Sigma 70-200 f2.8 belongs to me, while the Sony 70-400 belongs to another alphanatics member..... (undisclosed).

Chiggy, you sure about this?

....... just.... one.... SPAM!

Lovely Quenie...

Crappy focus shot... but I somehow like the feel.. that dreamy, soft feel... and you know she is looking at you...

Just face the camera towards the sea.... basically a backlit situation here. totally overexposed the background to give this high key feel.

SPAM! .... well, not exactly spam but.... my photos went up on BREEZE magazine! Here are the screen shots of the online version of this BREEZE magazine, issue 16.

#1 Photos of the MSJ Photography Workshop that I was an instructor for.


#2 Photo of Pearl Dianne, which I shot.


The full online version of BREEZE magazine:

http://issuu.com/breezemag/docs/breeze_iss...howFlipBtn=true

BREEZE is a monthly magazine that was distributed for free here in Sabah & Sarawak. It features the events & happenings in this region.

No, no, no..... no where near being a sifu... although I love seafood! Come on guys, drop the sifu thingy.... just call me a bro. I just share whatever I know... I could be wrong on certain things (and had been wrong before on some things).

By the way, dingenius3, MSJ Photography is formed by a group of photography enthusiasts here in KK, Sabah, to bring as many photographers (be it professionals or hobbyists) together to enjoy the benefits of sharing the same passion. We try to organize a lot of outings and workshops to benefit all members (instructors get to polish their training skills and hobbyists get to learn new skills). I'm one of the more senior member (because I was there when it first started, not because I'm better) and gets to be in a lot of the organizing committees. The group do not have any inclination towards any specific brand, although we do get some sponsorship from Canon Marketing from time to time for our activities. I have to say that their marketing strategies are really good, supporting the local photography circle, in hope of getting a lot of die hard fans who in turn will help them market their products with passion. Wish Sony will do the same in the future.

yeah... never said I was bright, although I love bright lenses.... (oh boy... there we go again.... )

A lot of the insect photographers use very small apertures (f9 to f13 are normal) to get acceptable DoF. to compensate for the poor lighting with such small apertures, they will resort to using flash guns and macro flash kit. ask liewwk, shunfa and ryzan... these guys know all about macro lighting.


............ these guys are the true photoBUGS!

Understand the concept of magnification ratio. Macro lenses usually have a magnification ratio of 1:1.

OK, here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography

Meaning, a grain of rice that measures 5mm will cover the exact same length on the sensor plane.... how big will this translate to on an actual photo? that really depends on how big you wanna blow up that photo...

Please do join us! Come and have fun shooting! Plenty of activities. You have facebook? Add me in: Sham Kien Yee. Then we can update you on the MSJ activities so that if you are free, can join in the fun.



Ryzan, dah confirm nak beli studio light yang mana satu kah?

of course, more power is better lah. 500w! yeah!

Light skin reflect more light into your camera compared to dark skin... so obviously a lighter skinned model will have brighter exposure compared to a dark skinned model. this is basic light science. not racist remark.

Chris, I thought you are using A700? How come watermark says A350 ah? Anyway, you succeeded in making me hungry!