Batang Trip has become a yearly gathering for TMS and ex-TMSian but it was only available for guys (Batang means “stick“). This year we choose somewhere more interesting where this place named Sungai Lembing, it located opposite of Kuantan’s town; approximately another 30 mins once exit the toll.
Well, 3 interesting attractions we were looking for, “The Fall”, “The View” and “The Food”.
But to reach those 2 places, we had to scarify our sleeps and wake up before sunrise; took a lot of time and energy to reach to the point.
The Fall
Took 75mins on the off road truck. 1 hour of jungle hiking.
Well, I called it “Heavenly Fall”, it was the most beautiful and amazing waterfall I’d never seen in my life. Check out more photos from creadaq.com
The View
Another amazing attraction called Bukit Lembing or Panorama Hill. Above the hill, you will amaze with the view of a small little town below the cloud.
The Food
You got to taste the ordinary food from Sungai Lembing. Tomato source fried with local hand-made noodle.
A trip worth for money, it cost less than MYR200 for each person. Stayed at the guest house with 6 rooms only cost MYR700 for 2 nights. In small town, food is much cheaper. I think all the guys were satisfying with the entire trip.
Photos tell thousand words. More photos from creadaq.com
My friend has planned to be main distributor for this needle-free injection from Canada (MiT) (www.mitneedlefree.com) in Malaysia market. It was not a new technology but it was not common used in Asian market. The jet injection system provides less pain and delivered accurate in depth of human tissue and surface.
Alleron (www.alleron-my.com) is a new set-up company, and main core business for the needle-free product. Their target audiences are mainly beauty centre and clinical. Well, this equipment was considering new trend and I was excited to work on the booklet design; in addition, it also requested my input include of product photograph.
A success of promoting a product, we would have models to accomplish it. Since it was low budget project, the only thing I can think of was to find some suitable candidates for the shots, end up I managed to found one young model from my church.
After few selections and make the final choice of it. The picture was nicely position in booklet.
I have designed few concepts and using different patterns for the cover, due to the jet system in white colours and to contrast it, the background has to be dark and strong colors.
Here’s the final piece of booklet printed in matt lamination.
Few months back, my church was organizing an activity for the children before their school holidays. And the title called it “I Have a Dream”, therefore, everyone has planned and had their own roles for just 3 hours included having games with them, present some short drama for the kids.
And I, being a photographer was also part of the enjoyment through the whole things. Click below to see the whole process of these Kids Fun Land.
Pastor Julius Suubi was the 3rd pastor came from Uganda to had this Revival Prayer Meeting at our church.
It was posted few on our church website. But recently taken this chances to show how great is Lord’s mercy work among us through his disciple.
See how God touch her, and fill with joy and peace in her…
Please click here to view more photos.
Most of my photos taken in RAW, spend time adjusting the exposure, brightness or contrast in Photoshop. The result after export to JPEG format, it just had some missing “feels” about them. Well, most of the prefer shots have to get some effects on it.
Lomography and High Clarity were my favorite effects to use especially for portrait.
Here was the Original Photo after exported from RAW (CR2).
It was taken during a birthday cum bowling events. To see more, click creadaq photography.
After touching up from Photoshop Lomo effects - See Tutorials from PS Tutorial
High Clarity effects - to make the photo more focus and impact. See tutorial from PS Tutorial.
Finally I have time to blog since traveled from this trip since June.
This mission trip was organized by my church (pkcmc.org). There were 12 of us on this trip, which sound like 12 Apostles. It was a first ever trip that experienced people of Thailand, and it was the longer travelling time on road – took almost 8 hours from Chiang Mai to Terd Thai (border of Myamar).
This was only highway to North, and we stopped by roadside for duck noodles.
Well, we managed to stop by some of the tourist attraction like famous Chiang Mai Hot spring. The place was huge and not many tourist around; we were the only group here.
This was the front entrance with 30 feet high water pressure spray from ground.
Nearly 10 hours journey from LCCT to Terd Thai, finally we reached center and already night 8pm local time, most of us were pretty tired and time to settle down our packing coz we had to wake up at 5.30am next day.
It was morning 6am and all the center’s children had settled down to praise the Lord together. Some of us giving the praise and worship performance and some testimonial; although we had different languages and there were a barrier, but some how GOD gave them wisdom to have someone did translation for us.
Yun-Nam Noodles, it only cost 20Bath (approximate RM2); overall it was unique (sources, peanuts, pork) and taste delicious.
Yau-zha-gua (油炸鬼) cost 1Bath (10 cents). It was crispy coz the size was only quarter of the original size we had in Malaysia.
Apart of that, roasted egg was new to us!
After we had our breakfast and it started rain again, but it didn’t stop us to go on our journey – to visit our beloved villagers.
Now I understand how useful we need a jeep with 4 wheels drive? It was the machine can overcome the mud (烂泥) and wet. This was the Jeep bringing the team up and down hill everyday.
Although it was 8km drive from Terd Thai town to Hill top. It took 30 minutes to reach Lau Wan village.
View from the top, it looked like Cameron highland. Weather was fine when we visited, if during year end and the temperature could fall down to 15 degree.
First impression when we reached the village. It was so much difference from the town although it was 8 km apart. They live in raised houses on low stilts, with a large porch leading into a square living area with a stove at the back. The roof is steeply pitched.
This was our church. And it was built since 2003. There were many churches around Terd Thai Hill, many of them were sponsored and donated by Malaysian Church.
According to my phone’s GPS way point indicate that another 10-15km will be reaching Myamar’s border. Never though of coming so close to this point.
Terd Thai has different Hill tribe, there were Lahu, Akha, Yao, Khamu etc. (http://www.chiangmai-chiangrai.com/hilltribes.html) and Lau Wan village was lived with Akha tribe. This tribe originated in Tibet.
Looked at my slippers- red mud had accumulated into 3 inches. The dirt and mud did not make me felt regret being this place, but my feeling was amazing while listening to the kids singing together with Pastor Daniel.
He wrote and sang all his song; most of the songs had healed those lost soul in this village. When he started to sing, children from village started to gather here and where they learned and sing along.
Each time we reached Lau Wan village, those innocent smiles has touched my heart and make me feel wonderful too. That was called spiritual smile.
I wish I could speak their language, to teach them how to manage and improve their living conditions.
More children picture from Creadaq.com.
One thing about Akha tribe, man did the cooking for guests. But woman taking care of their daily meal at home, coz man hardly cook most of the time.
I really respect the way they worked as a team and prepared the meal for us.
It was not first time I watched my mum killing live chicken. But this was first time I was watching live pig been ’sacrificed’. The screaming until silence, making my heart pumping so fast!
Akha’s dinner served! Where was the roasted pork?
We had great time with the children, we played games, and sing together. Once they got used to it, they start get closer to us.
Well, this journey has brought me a lot of messages. To understand and discover the other truth life in other part of this world, who need us to change their life styles.
God brought me here to listen, to feel, to see things that I had never seen before. To make sure things beyond us has appeared right in front of us. Through this journey, he gave us wisdom that what we should do when live in this world. We were stronger we become….
Lau Wan village and Children, I miss them. And may GOD bless them all.
The day before, I wasn’t knew anything about the Hot Air balloon fiesta. George told me about this event since I were having a meeting at Putrajaya, – 1st Putrajaya International Hot air Balloon Fiesta 2009. (www.myballoonfiesta.com). It was a 4 days event from 19 March till 22 March 2009.
In fact, my meeting was scheduled on 10 am, according to the fiesta’s itinerary that 7.30am onwards that the Balloons area was opened to photographers. Could be the
Woke up quite early and it was excellent morning for balloons day. When I reached Putrajaya Precinct 2 around 8am, where the balloons taking off, didn’t expect that few balloons were ready to go on air. Not much crowd although it was school holiday.
Well, first day of event, saw most of the photo kaki were well equip and everyone just busy taking their best shots! Surprisingly, Canon has a booth setting up too.
I stayed around but didn’t take much photos, firstly, my dress code was “not allowed” me to run around (yup! I wished I had pair of sport shoe with jeans). However, it was not cloudy but hot sun. Around 9.15am, another batch of team’s equipment was carried by the 4 wheels pick ups, I couldn’t wait much longer and decided to go off for my meeting.
There’ll be more.. please logon to www.creadaq.com
It was another phtography session during my Chinese New year holiday with my kids. And they love to see animals especially Gerald. Decided to visit Melaka zoo since we had bored of Zoo Negara. Well, it was only a day trip and took me an hour drive.
Surprisingly, what I had told that varieties of animals were much better than Zoo Negara; and entrance fees were cheaper too, it only cost less than RM30 for 2 adults 2 children. And parking was free.
I had taken most of the photos using my 135 prime lens. Apparently I’d never try that without changing lens for a day trip. Well, most of the angle and corner in this area was covered by trees, it was nice to walk around and less expose under the sun but lighting was an issue for photography.
Let’s see what I have here…
I have been taking photos and “stock” with more than thousands of it; and thought of upload it to stock photography website and sell it although it’s not a way of make a living of it. Rather to keep it in my GB hard disk.
Recently there’s many stock photography websites offer the services. Overall, there are 2 types of stock photography on market place, Stock (Macrostock) & Microstock. So what are their differences?
Stock photography websites are the traditional photography marketplaces where photo prices range from $1 to thousands of dollars.
Microstock is mainly from those newbies who able to capture professional photos with consumer DSLR or even the normal digital camera. Another word, the price of the photos was much cheaper.
Again, the rate of failed submission is very high too, because niche market could it containing million of photos; either you have to submit a totally new and creative photo to match the different needs.
Well, I have successful submitted and registered few of the Stock websites.
Fotolia
The more you sell, the higher your commission.
iStockphoto
It has huge database and containing million of photos and you can sell as low as $1. And you are earning 40% of it.
ClusterShot
It’s not just a website for you to sell and buy photos.
Shutterstock
It is the largest subscription-based stock photo agency in the world. Everyday added thousands of photos.
Dreamtime
You can find large variety of royalty-free stock images.
Stockexpert
Provide customers with affordable stock imagery while offering a powerful tool to photographers.
What is Tilt-Shift Photography (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography)? First time I saw it when Joe was showing me the effect recently, it amazed me how the miniature effects were recreated and impressive (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography/) with it. Or you might mistaken it was fake or a miniature display!
Well, if you don’t have the lens and equipment, there’s many way you could achieve the Tilt-Shift effects.
Found out this Online Tiltshift maker http://tiltshiftmaker.com; well, not that impressive with the free tools. There’s not much control on Saturation where allow to make the colors more enhancing.
If you are using Adobe Photoshop CS, I’m recommend one of the useful tutorial. The steps are clear and useful, and it’s so flexible to control the Lens blur and colors. Check out my first attempt.
