KL • 29

It was weekend, a very good weekend. A Nikon D300s was in hand. I know, it is a bit old to try out this so called superb semi-pro camera. I was a Canon user before converting to Nikon. Reason? No reason, just to try something new. So I went out early in the morning, walking around Kuala Lumpur at 8am in Central Market. Sad to know that Central Market is a no place for photographer to photograph pictures. I was wondering around with my camera, looking at people starting up their day. Open their shop and all of sudden a woman came to me ask if I have a permit to photograph around Central Market. I was shocked. Maybe because Its already too long since the last time I photograph here and I lost about whats going on around here. Then my mind re flash the word by our minister "promote our country" yea right. Promote. Keep up like this might as well you put the sign "no camera" to the country. As a photographer, I say go to hell. I just ignore it. I didn't violate anything or abuse anything. So why bother? My purpose of going out in KL early in the morning just to brush up my skills. Its been long since the last time I visit here and there is a lot of changes in a short time. Too many buildings being build, too many shops rise even from the alley and the corner of any space they could find. Beside brushing up, I'm testing this babe I'm holding. So here are few pictures to share with. I equip my self with a Nikon D300s and a Tamron 18-270 vc II. Its light enough for me to walk around without being exhausted.  Enjoice

After being warned about the permit to shot. I lost my mood to capture the scenery of the Central Market and around it. Instead, I hunting for the people who make this place alive.

These people made me wonder about them, where they come from, where do they live, what are they doing here early in the morning.

Some of these people do grow old together with this place

and some of them just try to find something to do and earn to keep on living in here

Central Market and Pudu plaza really does keeps thousand of secret along with the people around here

even the new generation flooding these place, they still cant over run the old and classic feeling around here 

Everytime I review back my shots, I look deep in the pictures wondering whats their stories.

What made what they became right now. What made they choose to be what they are

and what made them keep on living here

as most of them agree: picture tells a thousand stories and it does. For this D300s, it works great and I'm loving it. Usually I will bring along my Fujifilm X100. This time maybe I'll consider bring this 300s along instead my x100.

Do what u love and love what u do

Been busy these few days, my studies holiday has come to end. Not much on the holiday because of busy working. I started my part time studies pursuing Masters in Fine Art. Fine art? Yup, before this it was in Graphic Design, but then I changed my mind. I'm taking the Fine Art instead. Graphic was not really deep in me, I realized I'm just in to graphic for the sake of working and learning more to work on it. Then I realized it is Fine Art my passion. So I'm dropping of from Graphic Design and hello Fine Art. Meaning, it's gonna be a serious business and a serious busy with studying and working.

This was created last night at 3am. I'm awake for no reason and then I can't go back to sleep. So this is what I get from being awake at 3am.

What ever you doing, what ever you working on, make sure it is something that you love. Something that pumps your passion and makes you wanted more. This is one of my passion, I'm a painter. An abstract expressionist artist. Whenever I'm not going out for photo shoot, this is what I I'm working on.  Do what you love and love what you to.  Maybe in future I'll share some of my art work here. For those emails asking me what I'm doing for living and my other interest beside photography, here is your answer. I love arts

Just for sharing : ) cheers. 

 Me standing in front one of Malaysia legendary artist painting, Yusof Ghani. 

Black and white I

I love to take photo's in black and white. For me, when shooting in black and white, I'm actually photographing the soul of the people, the soul of the environment, the deepest story of a scene. Something which I can't get it with shooting in colors. Here are few pictures I took around Central Market in Kuala Lumpur and KLCC. Enjoys~

I went to Central Market with the city light rail transit (LRT), I park my car at the station near my house. Trying to avoid the traffic so I decided to take the LRT instead.

  As I arrive at Masjid Jamek station, I saw this man sitting there without moving and keep on rising his hand waiting for someone to drop in some few hopes for him.

Stop by at Masjid Jamek mosque, I  went for my prayers before I move on other places. This lady waiting with her daughter for her husband finishing his prayers.

As I walk by this taxi, this boy was smiling at me. Maybe he excited seeing the camera that I'm holding. So I give him a shoot. (If you watch this kid, thanks for the smile)

 

I was walking slowly to Central Market and wonder around. Looking at people and the activities going on around me, then I saw this guy. A very stylish Sikh I'll say, can't help my self from photographing him.

 

I notice on that day, there is a lot of tourist wonder around the city. It is a holiday season here in Kuala Lumpur. Seems like the tourist are enjoying walking around with less crowd.

  waiting for someone or taking a shelter from the heat maybe?

The city is less with crowd but never fail packed with vehicles, especially buses 

everyone need to do something to keep on living