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Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2009, Part 2 : Race Queens

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2009, Part 1 : Machines

Another late post. And this post been late for one year. :D

Here comes the photos of Super GT race queens. Nothing much to say. Just enjoy yourself... :D

Super GT Ambassador - Nana Shibata...

Super GT Ambassador - Sana Yuuki...

WedsSport RaceQueen - Maika Misaki...

RAYBRIG RaceQueen - Miwa Moriki...

JIM Gainer Club Alii Race Queen - Megumi...

FieLDS Bomex Ladies - Megumi Eda, Aika Matsumoto, Emi Ochiai...

GMA Kondo Race Queens - Yuko Miyashita, Motoka, Chika Watanabe, Mirei...

NISHIZAWA MOLA Race Queen - Saki Kouzai...

M7 RE Race Queens - Hiromi Kawai, Yuuki Uki...

Avex Image Girls - Izumi Morita, Risa Kobayashi...

Avex Image Girl - Risa Kobayashi...

FieLDS Bomex Ladies - Megumi Eda, Aika Matsumoto...

Zent Sweeties - Junko Iida, Chika Tono, Mayu Oya, Kaori Minami...

Zent Sweeties - Junko Iida, Chika Tono...

Zent Sweeties - Mayu Oya, Kaori Minami...

ENEOS Girls - Yukie Morikawa...

Hope you enjoy yourself there...

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2010 is on 19th - 20th June 2010. Get your ticket HERE now...

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2009, Part 1 : Machines

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Another late post. And this post been late for one year. :D

Next week will be Japan's Super GT International Series Round 4. This race will be the 10th series held in Sepang F1 Circuit and also the only round held outside of Japan. This year, I'm not able to attend the race live in Sepang but maybe will go for Friday session for the support races...

As I'm not able to attend the race, so, this post will be all about last year race. Last year I'm able to visit the Sepang F1 Circuit pit lane. It was an awesome experience to me as I can get very close to the machines and of course, race queens... :D

Followings were photos of the machines I took last year. Enjoy... :D

The pit lane...

Route to pit lane...

The pit lane...

Weight penalty...

Inside the machine...

The only Mazda RX7...

Nissan GTR R35, the safety car...

I even got a chance to step on the Start/Finish line. One day, I wish I could race here... :D

Preparation on the podium...

Here comes the machines running on track...

Stay tuned. Next post will be all about RACE QUEENS... :D

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2009, Part 2 : Race Queens

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2010 is on 19th - 20th June 2010. Get your ticket HERE now...

D.I.Y. Fisheye Lens

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:02:00 +0000

Since I bought my E-500, I had been dreaming of a fisheye lens. But until now, I still cannot afford one. What I like about the fisheye lens are the effect of the round distortion and it can cover super ultra wide angle of sight. These 2 effects really attract me to fisheye lens.

Since I cannot afford one, I been searching around internet for method of D.I.Y. fisheye lens. After looking through 2-3 sites to get some idea on how to make my own fisheye lens project, I successfully made one myself.

My D.I.Y. Fisheye Lens...

How do I make it?

First of all, you need a front lens cover, hole maker, mini files tool and most important is door viewer. Get a front lens cover that is same size to the lens filter thread size. In my case, I used my kit lens (ZD 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 lens) which has 58mm thread size - so I need a 58mm front lens cover.

58mm front lens cover...

Make a small hole in the middle of the lens cover with hole maker. The hole must be fit enough for the files tool.

Make a small hole...

With the files tool, you need to make the hole bigger enough to fit in the door viewer.

Make the hole bigger with files tool...

Then, fit in the door viewer to the middle hole of the lens cover. Attach the lens cover to the lens and there you go, D.I.Y. Fisheye Lens.

D.I.Y. fisheye lens attach to kit lens...

How much do I spend for this fisheye lens? I only need to spend money on 2 items, that are front lens cover (RM 5.00) and door viewer (RM 5.00). Hole maker and mini files tool can be found in my home's toolbox. So, I only spend Rm 10.00 for the whole project. Cheap eh? :D

While the whole project is cheap and easy, the image quality is also not really good. The images are quite blur maybe due to the lens quality of the door viewer. Maybe you could spend more on the door viewer to get better quality images. Following are some of the test shots from this fisheye lens...

What do you think of the images? Good?? Bad??.. :D Try to make yourself a fisheye lens and get creative in your photography journey...

2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:14:00 +0000

I woke up very early in a morning to attend the annual hot air balloon event which was held in Putrajaya for few days. The said event was the 2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta held from 18th March to 21st March 2010. This is an annual event with participation of local and international Hot Air Balloon pilots from Japan, Switzerland, USA, Belgium, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands etc. Experience and photographs taken during the fiesta are proudly posted in their respective websites and blogs that would indirectly promote Malaysia...

2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta...

After met with few friends, we reached the venue at 7:00 AM sharp. And to our suprise, peoples were queuing up already for a 5 minutes ride on the hot air balloon for a price of RM 10, long before the event starts. Me and another friend not interested on the ride, so we proceed to the main take-off area to ake some photos of the setup-ing and take-off-ing of the hot air balloons.

The queue...

Test fire...

The weather during the take off was not really good, overcasted. The photos were also not really that nice. Maybe it's my problem. Anyway, followings are some of the photos taken during the event. Hope you enjoy it... :D

Hot air balloons...

Fire up...

Too packed...

Darth Vader...

From the bottom...

Up we go...

Levi's Jeans...

Inside the jeans...

Like this photos the most..Seems like everyone posing for me... :D

Mini balloon...

Seri Wawasan bridge...

Sunbathing..Crazy...

Monumen Alaf Baru (New Millenium Monument)...

Have you been to any hot air balloon event before?

Lomo Smena 8m

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:33:00 +0000

Last 2 weeks I bought my second lomography camera from a seller in Facebook for a very reasonable price. Waiting anxiously for about two days and finally Mr. Poslaju arrived at my home with the package...

As stated in the seller's page, the camera will come with a roll of film which is free of charge. And one roll of Fujicolor Superia 200 was included in the package. I wish for a slide film but did not get it. Anyway, I am happy for what I got with the great price I pay for... :D

The camera is a second hand one, looks quite antique and feels good when you hold it. It was a bit dirty and after cleaning it, I am proudly present to you...

Lomo Smena 8m

Some story about Smena 8m...

The word "Smena" (Cmeha) is roughly translated into "Young Generation" in English. True to its name, the Smena line of cameras were designed to provide inexpensive, accessible, and excellent photography tools to the hard-working young Soviets of the time. Manfactured by the legendary LOMO production house of St. Petersburg (home of Lomo LC-A), the first Smena model rolled out of assembly in 1952. The popularity of this line was so enduring, that Smenas continued to be produced until the late 1980's. Many a famous and infamous* photographer, both inside and outside of the USSR, have first cut their chops on a Smena's full manual controls. The 8M model is the late 70's to early 80's incarnation of the Smena lineage. Its look is classic Russian design. Largely crafted in lightweight plastic, the Smena has a brushed aluminum nameplate and lens housing, striking a somewhat bizarre mixture of materials. It feels toy like in your hands, yet offers surprisingly robust controls and funky, icon-based exposure calculation. Wild looks aside, the Smena shines most brightly through its lens. Take a walk through Smena 8m sample gallery and soak in the colors, saturation, and contrast of Smena's three-element, coated "Triplet" lens. Devastating. Creation of an image is fully up to your whim and fancy, courtesy of manual aperture, shutter speed, and focal distance controls. Far from a toy, the Smena a true LOMO - a quirky little hombre that begs you to have fun, be spontaneous, and shoot the hell out of everything around you. Give Smena a bit of attention and practice, and it will produce incredible images that cannot be duplicated by any other camera. Such is the way. (Source: Lomography.com)

Specification of Smena 8m

Film Type: All standard 35mm

Lens: Triplet 43 / 40mm, f/4

Weight: 289g

Size: 70 x 100 x 60mm

Focal Range: 1m to infinity

Shutter Speeds: Bulb, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250

Aperture Ring: 8 blades

Apertures: f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11,f/16

Flash: PC connection only

What I love about this camera is that it is a fully manual camera. Which means I can have total control of aperture and shutter speed setting and exposures on single frame on this camera. This is my dream lomography camera. From now on I can take lomo photos at night and also mutiple exposures photos... :D

The mechanical shutter cock function (preparing the shutter for immediate release) is done manually and is not connected to the film advance function. With this, I can cock and fire the shutter as many times as I like on the same frame, which allowing for limitless multiple-exposure mayhem...

The manually variable aperture and shutter speed allow me to adjust the quantity of light entering through the lens and with this, I can take day and night lomo photos easily...

Following are some other photos of the camera...

p/s: Sorry for the dust on the camera. Did not clean it properly... :D

After received and cleaned the camera, I loaded it with Fujicolor Superia 200 film and start shooting around. Below are some of the photos taken by the camera. I don't really like the photos from this film because most photos are over exposed as I'm still not really familiar with the setting... :D

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 4

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:25:00 +0000

Part 1 - Overview

Part 2 - Lotus, Sauber, VR and HRT

Part 3 - Renault, Force India, Williams and STR

This post is the last part for my 2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix series. This post will contains photos of current F1 top teams. Most probably this season driver and constructor championship will be the fight between these four teams...

Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Malaysian Grand Prix winner...

Mark Webber, Malaysian Grand Prix runner-up...

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Jenson Button...

Lewis Hamilton...

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro

Felipe Massa...

Fernando Alonso...

Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team

Michael Schumacher...

Nico Rosberg, Malaysian Grand Prix 2nd runner-up...

That's all guys. I hope you enjoy this Formula One series...

Next race will be 2010 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix which will be held from 16 April to 18 April 2010 at Shanghai International Circuit, China. You can get the updates of the race HERE...

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:56:00 +0000

Part 1 - Overview

Part 2 - Lotus, Sauber, VR and HRT

This part is the photos of the mid-standing team. Renault and Force India had improved alot compared to last season. Their cars can be very competitive with the top teams at some point of the race. If they keep and improve their performance as the season goes, they can become one of the top teams too...

Renault F1 Team

Robert Kubica...

Vitaly Petrov...

Force India F1 Team

Adrian Sutil...

Vitantonio Liuzzi...

AT&T Williams

Rubens Barrichello...

Nico Hulkenberg...

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Sebastien Buemi...

Jaime Alguersuari...

Stay tuned for more photos... :D

Part 4 - RBR, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:07:00 +0000

Part 1 - Overview

The race was over yesterday. Red Bull Racing won the race with incredible 1-2 podium finish with Sebastian Vettel's first win of the season. Nico Rosberg came in the strong third place, gave home sponsor Petronas their back to back podium finishes. Read more news HERE... :D

This post will have photos of the bottom four teams that yet to score any point. Enjoy... :D

Lotus Racing, Malaysia's first F1 team...

Jarno Trulli...

Fairuz Fauzy, driving Heikki Kovalainen's car...

Sauber F1 Team

Pedro de la Rosa...

Kamui Kobayashi...

Virgin Racing

Timo Glock...

Lucas di Grassi...

Hispania Racing F1 Team

Karun Chandhok...

Bruno Senna...

More photos to come...Stay tuned...

Part 3 - Renault, Force India, Williams and STR
Part 4 - RBR, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:43:00 +0000

Formula One Championship have come back to Malaysia with the third race of the 2010 season. The race will be held in Sepang F1 Circuit from 2nd April 2010 to 4th April 2010...

Sepang F1 Circuit entrance...

I only went for the first practise session for this season because I cannot afford this season ticket. I managed to take almost 400 photos of F1 cars in only one session and really satisfied with the photos. Well, there was some problem to my Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5 lens and most of the panning photos taken with high shutter speed, which is not a good setting for panning shooting...

Following are the photos with overview of the Malaysian Grand Prix and around the circuit. Enjoy...

Around the circuit...

Huge poster of Petronas Mercedes GP team...

Michael Schumacher's car inside Mercedes-Benz canopy...

Lotus Racing team pit garage...

Hardcore supporter of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team...

First corner...

Photographers at work at Nico Rosberg pit garage...

Audiences on the tower...

The tower...

'Great' foods with GREAT prices...

Some drivers in action...

2009 Driver Champion, Jenson Button...

2009 Runner-up, Sebastian Vettel...

Fernando Alonso...

Michael Schumacher...

Malaysian driver, Fairuz Fauzy...

And bonus of the day...

Franklene Riko...

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Raceday will be on this weekend. If you like to have live coverage for this race, please visit ESPN F1 Live. To watch the race live, please visit Live Grand Prix...

Stay tuned for more photos...

Part 2 - Lotus, Sauber, VR and HRT

Part 3 - Renault, Force India, Williams and STR

Part 4 - RBR, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes

I am a big fans of Formula One and supporter of McLaren team. Are you a Formula One fans too??? :D

Broga Hill

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:41:00 +0000

Broga Hill is a small hill located near to a small town called Broga. It has been a famous and favorite hiking place for people from all ages and around Klang Valleys. Peoples would come as early as 4:00 AM to hike the hill to catch the sunrise and have a great landscape view from the top of the hill.

Of course my friends and I would not miss out the chance to hike Broga Hill since it is near to our place. Like other peoples, we reach the foothill at about 5:30 AM and start hiking without any delay. It takes about 1 hour of hiking to reach the peak. And for people who do not have good stamina like me, the hiking can be very hard and tiring. After reached the peak and took some rest, I started to took some photos around. Not much photos taken though...

Broga Hill can be easily access through SILK Highway and LEKAS Highway, exit to Semenyih. From Semenyih, follow the roadsign to Broga. Before you reach the foothill, you will pass by Nottingham University campus. The foothill is just opposite a rabbit farm. After the hiking, you can go to the small Broga town to have your breakfast. You can also pay a visit to 石拿督 (Si Na Tok or Rock Datok) Chinese Temple to pray for TOTO or 4D numbers... :D

Have you been to Broga Hill??? Spare some time on weekend and take on this healthy hiking trip... :D

Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:31:00 +0000

Not long after i bought the Olympus Macro Flash System, I went to Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park to test out the system for outdoor macro photography...

The Butterfly Park houses more than 6,000 butterflies from 120 exotic species. The park is an imitation of the butterfly's natural habitat. It includes more than 15,000 plants from 100 species that has been painstakingly landscaped to resemble a Malaysian rainforest atmosphere. Contributing to the Butterfly Park's beautiful landscape is a uniquely designed hydro-pond built with a limestone path right in the centre. Surrounding this hydro-pond is a gazebo, commanding a breathtaking view. There is a nursery and breeding area for the butterflies. The park includes both preserved and live specimens, totaling 1,230 species in all. Facilities include an informative insect museum. There is also a souvenir shop near the exit selling lots of local handicrafts and framed butterflies and beetles. You can enjoy a glimpse of butterflies at this unique park. (Source: Cuti.com.my)

Not much useable photos from the outing as still learning to control the system. And the butterfly park did not have so much so-called 120 exotic species of butterfly flying around. Following are selected few. Enjoy...

Besides butterflies, dragonflies and flowers are nice too...

Have you been to Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park???...

Caterpillar Invasion

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:13:00 +0000

My mum's 富贵花 (Adenium Obesum) had been invaded by three caterpillars. The caterpillars were quite huge. The plant itself was not really that healthy anymore, and with the invasion of the caterpillars, my mum's sadness was doubled. So, I had to remove them from the plant and moved them to bushes 100 metre away from my house so they can continue invade other plant before become a beautiful butterfly. Me myself was not a big fans of insect so removing them from the plant was gross and disgusting. Below are some photos before I take them away... :D

Eat, eat, eat...

Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered pests in agriculture. Many moth species are better known in their caterpillar stages because of the damage they cause to fruits and other agricultural produce. The etymological origins of the word are from the early 1500s, from Middle English catirpel, catirpeller, probably an alteration of Old North French catepelose: cate, cat (from Latin cattus) + pelose, hairy (from Latin pilōsus). (Source: Wikipedia.com)

Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat...

Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat...The caterpillar just cannot stop eating the leaves...

Removed from the plant...

Look at their shit (lower right). Nice pattern...

The damage...

Do you like caterpillars? What will you do if you see them in your garden???...

Olympus Macro Flash System - Ring Flash Set SRF-11 & Twin Flash TF-22

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:56:00 +0000

Last year I bought a new accesories for my E-500. It is a second hand Olympus Macro Flash System. The system consists of Ring Flash Set SRF-11, Twin Flash TF-22 and Flash Adapter Ring FR-1. I rarely used it and had been kept in my drybox for very long time. Well, I have to go for more macro outing so my money won't gone wasted on it (this system is very expensive!!).

Olympus Macro Flash System...

Below are some photos taken with this system coupled with Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro lens...

What do I think about this system?

I really like this flash system. This system really can give you very nice macro photos with it's lighting, although some photos above are underexposed. Well, you really need experience in controlling the flash. It is a good flash system for indoor and product photography and also a great fill-in flash for outdoor photography. I will try more outdoor photography with this system in the future...

Nippy Noodle Restaurant 弹牙竹升面屋

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:00 +0000

The shop...

Last weekend, my friend brought me to Nippy Noodle Restaurant to try their signature noodle - bamboo noodles. This is my first time trying this kind of noodles and really anticipated with it...

So what is bamboo noodles?

Jook-sing noodles 竹升面 (Bamboo noodles) is a rare type of Chinese noodle found in some parts of Hong Kong, Macau, and some parts of Guangzhou. The noodle is made with egg, and is considered one of the more rare noodle in existence. Historically the chef rides a bamboo log to press the eggs, flour, and other ingredients together. As of 2008 in Hong Kong, only a few restaurants are left that make the noodles in the traditional manner. (Source: Wikipedia.com)

My dried bamboo noodles with char-siew and roasted pork...

All the noodles are freshly made daily and there are no left overs. The noodles are made from premium flours and eggs without addition of any liquid or water. No preservatives or food conditioner added so therefore it is a very healthy noodle. The noodles are very springy feeling when you put into your mouth. Combine with the pickled chili, it is a heaven. The mee actually is called Wan Tan Mee by its normal look. This restaurant called it Bamboo Noodles as it is made by using bamboo. Usually they serve you the noodle without the pork lard. Go ahead and ask for it and definitely it will make you fly after eating together with the noodle. The pork lard fried fresh daily too. (Source: Foodpoi.com)

Personally, the noodles tasted like wantan mee but it's a little more springy and chewy. The char-siew and roasted pork were good too. I will visit again to try another variety of bamboo noodles.

Every tables had this description sticker to explain the bamboo noodles making procedure...

Address:
Nippy Noodle Restaurant
No 25 Jalan Kuchai Maju 7
Entrepreneurs Park, Off Jalan Kuchai Lama
58200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-79821781

2009 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix III

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:35:00 +0000

Part 1
Part 2

And finally the three top teams of season 2009. Season 2009 was dominated by debutant Brawn GP and Red Bull Racing, and top teams with big budgets such as Mclaren-Mercedes, Ferrari and BMW-Sauber struggled with the new rules introduced in 2009…

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (71 pts)

Lewis Hamilton (49 pts)

Heikki Kovalainen (22 pts)

Red Bull Racing (153.5 pts)

Mark Webber (69.5 pts)

Sebastian Vettel (84 pts)

Brawn GP F1 Team (172 pts) – 2009 Constructor Champion

Jenson Button (95 pts) – 2009 Driver Champion

Ruben Barrichello (77 pts)

Well, the race ended early because of the rain. As you can see from some of the drivers and constructors points which have XX.5 pts, it is because of the race ended less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed. So half points were awarded at this race.

The 2010 season will starts in one week with season opener will be held in Bahrain. Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix (2nd April - 4th April 2010) will be the third race of the season, and I wish I could get cheap ticket before the race, I wish… :D The new season will be exciting one with additional teams to the grid and of course the come back of Michael Schumacher. I am really looking forward for this season – 2010 Formula One Championship!!!...

p/s: I am definitely going for the Free Practise session on Friday because it’s FREE. Hope there will be no rain that day. And will post up the pictures earlier this year… :D

Click here to buy your 2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix tickets now!!!...

2009 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix II

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:02:00 +0000

Part 1

Let’s continue with 4 more mid-standing teams…

AT&T Williams (34.5 pts)

Nico Rosberg (34.5 pts)

Kazuki Nakajima (0 pts)

BMW Sauber F1 Team (36 pts)

Robert Kubica (17 pts)

Nick Heidfeld (19 pts)

Panasonic Toyota Racing (59.5 pts)

Jarno Trulli (32.5 pts)

Timo Glock (24 pts)

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (70 pts)

Felipe Massa (22 pts)

Kimi Raikkonen (48 pts)

Part 3

Click here to buy your 2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix tickets now!!!...

2009 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix I

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:01:00 +0000

Late post again… Last year I went to watch my fist ever Formula One race which been held in Malaysia. It was like a dream comes true. If there was no cheap student ticket (normal ticket was extremely expensive!!!) , I would not drove to Sepang F1 Circuit to watch this event, although I am a hardcore F1 fan. Anyway, I’m glad I did went to watch the race. It was a great experience!!!... :D

I went for 3 full days – Free Practise Session, Qualifying Day and Race Day – and took tons of pictures. But almost 70% of the pictures were useless (either blur or unfocused). I managed to take every drivers’ pictures and would like to showcase all of them here. So let’s start with the team with the least points in 2009 season…

Scuderia Toro Rosso (8 pts)

Sebastien Bourdais (2 pts)

Sebastien Buemi (6 pts)

Force India F1 Team (13 pts)

Adrian Sutil (5 pts)

Giancarlo Fisichella (8 pts)

Renault F1 Team (26 pts)

Fernando Alonso (26 pts)

Nelson Piquet Jr. (0 pts)

Stay tuned for more… :D

Part 2

Part 3

Click here to buy your 2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix tickets now!!!...

Superheadz Plamodel Camera Updated

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:18:00 +0000

Few days ago, Mr. Poslaju dropped me a parcel. I bought a very cheap lomography camera to have a try on 'analog' lomography because some peoples from a community are so critical at my way of converting normal images to lomography images digitally...

I ordered the camera in light blue packaging and it looks really nice... :D

Well, the camera is not completely assembled, all the parts were separate and I need to assemble the camera by myself. I loves this kind of stuff. That's why I choose this camera...

Once I opened up all the packages, I starts assembling the camera...

I forgot to take pictures of assembling the camera step by step... :D

And after 1 hour of assembling the camera...here comes the

Superheadz Plamodel Camera

Specs of the camera...

Product name: Plamodel Camera
Brand: Superheadz, Japan
Lens: 28mm wide angle lens
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Aperture: f9.5
Dimensions: 113 X 63 X 35 mm
Film type: 135 (35mm) film
Camera type: Compact camera

So from now on, I can take 'analog' (or original) lomography pictures with this camera. This is a fully mechanical camera, no battery or any electronic involved in this camera. I felt good when using this camera. But with only 36 exposures in a roll of film, you really need to think twice before snap on the shutter button... Hmm..do you really need to think twice in lomography???... :D

I had finished up a roll of slide film with this camera. Will upload some pictures here once the roll processed and scanned. Stay tuned... :D

*Update*

Some pictures from my first roll of film...Enjoy... :D

Like the effect of the pictures?... :D

Happy Chinese New Year 2010...虎年行大运!!!

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:01:00 +0000

Happy Chinese New Year

to everyone!!!

Wishing everyone

新年快樂恭喜发财身体健康万事如意

虎年行大运!!!

Powered Paragliding (Paramotoring)

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:02:00 +0000

Beside hot air balloon activity during 1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009, there was also a side event, powered paragliding (or paramotoring). I managed to catch some photos of this sport. And it seems to be very nice and exciting.

Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a motor on their back (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider wing. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone — no assistance is required. In many countries, including the United States, powered paragliding is minimally regulated and requires no license. The ability to fly both low and slow safely, the 'open' feel, the low equipment and maintenance costs, and the portability are claimed to be this type of flying's greatest merits. Powered paragliders usually fly between 15 and 45 mph (25 and 70 km/h) at altitudes from 'foot-dragging in the grass' up to 18,000 ft (5400 m) although most flying is done under 500 ft (150 m) AGL (above ground level). Because of the low forward speed possible and sensitivity to crosswinds, paramotoring is impractical for most of the year over much of the globe, and is generally a summer sport. (Source: Wikipedia.com)

1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:48:00 +0000

1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 had been held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 19-22 March 2009. Me and few friends went on the first day of the event, but unfortunately, we were late. Most of the balloons had flew to somewhere. Only left 3-4 balloons yet to fly at the time we reach there. Thus, I had only few balloons to show here. I hope you will like it... :D

Nescafe balloon...

Nescafe and CAT balloons...

Getting up the CAT...

Nescafe again...

CAT balloon...

Clown made the event merrier...

Mini-zeppelin...

We managed to sneak into the take-off area and took some photos of hot air balloon take-off preparation...

Testing fire...

The balloon...

Blowing up the balloon...

The interior of the balloon...

Getting there...

Up up to the sky...

At the end of the day, the photographers really enjoyed the event...

DigiColor Photography Festival 2009

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:08:00 +0000

The stage...

Here comes another old photos post. My friend and I went to DigiColor Photography Festival 2009 in Mutiara Complex, Kuala Lumpur last March 2009 for it's opening ceremony. DigiColor is a Malaysian photography retail shop where you can get cameras and all types of equipment and accessories there. Well, our purpose was to shoot portrait photos of the models there. Not much models for the first part of the event and we did not wait for the second part and went home early. Followed were some portrait photos taken that day. Enjoy... :D

The M.C., Stella Hui, also one of the model...

Soo Wincci, Miss World Malaysia 2008, giving her speech...

Justina Au Yong 1...

Justina Au Yong 2...

Annie Phung 1...

Annie Phung 2...

Abby Woo 1...

Abby Woo 2...

Stella Hui...

Model 1...

Model 2...

Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple 佛光山東禪寺 2009

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:18:00 +0000

佛光山 tanglung...

Every year, Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple - 佛光山東禪寺 - will be decorated to the best for the celebration of Chinese New Year. I went for the opening ceremony last year and took some photos around the temple. But I don't have the chance to edit the photos until last month. Following are some of the selected few and I hope you will enjoy it... :D

One of the entrance...

VIP getting ready for opening ceremony...

The opening ceremony...

Followed by fireworks...

Neon peacock...

Wishing tree...

One of Buddha's statue...

Little Buddha under neon tree...

The waterfall...

Little Buddha sweeping...

The Buddha...

The Buddha II...

Paper-made pagoda...

Dragonheads...

I visited the temple on 2007 too. Photos can be viewed HERE... :D

Happy New Year 2010...

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Happy New Year 2010...

This is my first time having new year celebration out of my home country, Malaysia, and the first new year celebration in a beautiful and wonderful metropolitan city rich in art, cultural, economic, history, music and political centre, also the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vienna. Firecrackers and celebrations are all over the places within the city. Quite a special experience to me... :D

Here, I would like to...

Wishing everyone a happy new year and may all your wishes come true in the new year.

Happy 2010!!!

Fireworks in Praterstern...

Vienna, Austria

noreply@blogger.com (zzkang) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Hello all readers (if I had any), I am back again. Again, I would like to apologize for abandoning this blog once again. Many things happened within these few months make me don't have time to do photo editing n blog posting. And now I'm in Vienna, Austria for my 3 months research attachment since early November 2009 (till end of January 2010). From the beginning of my stay here until now, I had taken many photos of this beautiful and wonderful city. Every weekend, I will take some time off from my hectic research schedule and explore around this super huge city. Following are some information of Vienna and also some photos of beautiful Vienna...

Vienna is the capital of the Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million (2.3 million within the metropolitan area, which means more than 25% of Austria's population), and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre. It is the 10th largest city by population in the European Union. Vienna is host to many major international organizations such as the United Nations and OPEC. Vienna lies in the east of Austria and is close to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. In 2001, the city centre was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in 2005 an Economist Intelligence Unit study of 127 world cities ranked it first equal with Vancouver for the quality of life. (Source: Wikipedia.com)

The Danube river...

UNO City...

The Donauturm (Danube Tower)...

Park in Schloss Schonbrunn...

Squirrel in Schloss Schonbrunn is friendly too...

The Gloriette...

Stephansplatz...

Hundertwasserhaus...

Even kid's bike need to park at the right place...

Rathaus...

Stephansplatz again...

Snow and Danube Canal...

Hauptallee...

There are more photos but I will post them in future according to the places I visited. Stay tuned... :D

So what do I think about Vienna? Well, Vienna is a great place for vacation. You can easily and fully spend 2-3 days here with lots of place yet to be visited. Vienna is also a must visit city if you are travelling around Europe. As for living, Vienna is not so suitable for a person who came from a developing country, like me. Because you need to spend Euro in Vienna (Austria). Vienna is an expensive city... :D

Alcove de Anggur

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2009, Part 2 : Race Queens

Super GT Round 4 Malaysia 2009, Part 1 : Machines

D.I.Y. Fisheye Lens

2nd Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Lomo Smena 8m

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 4

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 3

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 2

2010 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, Part 1

Broga Hill

Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park

Caterpillar Invasion

Olympus Macro Flash System - Ring Flash Set SRF-11 & Twin Flash TF-22

Nippy Noodle Restaurant 弹牙竹升面屋

2009 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix III

2009 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix II

2009 Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix I

Superheadz Plamodel Camera *Updated*

Happy Chinese New Year 2010...虎年行大运!!!

Powered Paragliding (Paramotoring)

1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009

DigiColor Photography Festival 2009

Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple 佛光山東禪寺 2009

Happy New Year 2010...

Vienna, Austria

Superheadz Plamodel Camera Updated