Hidden Euphoria

Yunnan

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Wed, 12 May 2010 01:13:00 +0000

Its surprising how some pictures that appeared to be dull and disappointing originally can become a rather fine picture after some adjustments. It looks like some scene stolen from some old classic chinese drama haha..

This was taken in Yunnan a few years back.. haven't really been active with photography.. its been difficult to keep up with, working daily 10 to 9 and having no one to share the interest with makes it even more difficult..

Lost in Reverie

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:13:00 +0000

DSC_6681named, originally uploaded by costie86.

Lost in his own world of musings.. occasionally peeking to see what you are up to.. and then closes his eyes and goes back into his world..

Fungus Surprise

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:42:00 +0000

surprises, originally uploaded by costie86.

a lovely surprise found at the end of a hiking trip to the HSBC Top.. Saw nothing but green around us.. starting to get tired and bored but on our long way out, we found these bright orange bracket fungus.. one of the rewards of the trip ^.^

In the wind..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:44:00 +0000

Hugo B&W, originally uploaded by costie86.

this was taken quite long ago.. woke up early in the morning and brought Hugo to Bukit Batok Nature Park.. Didn't really like the shot in colour but it turned out pretty cool in black and white and I really like it. looks like he enjoyed himself throughout the ride, picking up all he can from the scents in the wind..

yunnan streets

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:14:00 +0000

yunnan streets, originally uploaded by costie86.

a young boy found on the streets of yunnan..

Jade Water Village

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:07:00 +0000

Jade Water Village, originally uploaded by costie86.

From mu yunnan trip..

eyes on me..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:34:00 +0000

eyes on me.., originally uploaded by costie86.

he just stared at me, or rather, right into my camera.. oh ya, i realised the title's pretty lame.. just ignore it and dun bother me with it unless u've got suggestions k..

Eye on Malaysia

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:17:00 +0000

Eye on Malaysia, originally uploaded by costie86.

was having poor weather on the day when we visited.. very cloudy.. and started to drizzle when we got on the ride..

Red-beaked Migrants

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:31:00 +0000

These migrants from the north bring life to the parks in Kunming every winter. Its really as if the park came to life with thousands of these red-beaked seagulls flying around, making lots of noises and everyone was all excited with their arrival..

Its a really wonderful experience. The one nearest to wildlife experience I've got. ^.^

Reminds me of how little time we have when we travel with tour groups.. They are always rushing you and you never get to enjoy yourself entirely.. regrets...

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:05:00 +0000

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, originally uploaded by costie86.

This was taken during a trip to Lijiang, Yunnan of China. The main attraction was actually the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain which we were supposed to be up on.. But unfortunately, due to adverse weather, visitors were not allowed.. Was really disappointed..

But on the bright side, we were brought to this Black Dragon Pond where we get this fantastic view of the pond and pavilion as well as the snow mountain itself! ^.^

Black Dragon Pond is the name of the pond, the mountain at the back is the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 玉龙雪山. Nice name huh? hee..

This is one of my virgin attempt at land/waterscape. (Taken hand held, haven't got money to get a tripod yet.. Any sponsors?? haha) Anyway, I made a very very very regrettable, big big big, stupid stupid stupid careless mistake during this trip to the China with my family.. Feel like banging myself on the wall... I left my ISO setting at 800 almost throughout the whole trip! argh... Kill me.. Laugh at me.. use the "tsk tsk tsk.." on me.. show me all the noise in my pics.. make my lesson as painful as possible.. go ahead... somebody.. pls.. ha... anyway, wad i concluded is... I really need to practice more.. need to go around play with my camera more.. sobz..

George Lange's Flipbook

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:46:00 +0000

Check out George Lange's funny, interesting presentation of his favourite photographs from 2006..

You'll definitely enjoy it and you'll find a smile on your face as you watch this. maybe even laughing to yourself.. ^.^

George Lange's 2006 Photo Flipbook

Check out his website http://langephoto.com/index.html
.. Really enjoys his portraits..

Candid Wedding Photographs

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:41:00 +0000

One of the best part of weddings, beside all the beautiful, touching photographs and those planned and posed ones, are these candid photographs.. where you really see friends being themselves and how much fun they were having! ^.^

Found these over here: http://divinecaroline.com/article/22072/37887

Which famous photographer are you?

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:25:00 +0000

Which famous photographer are you?

Henri Cartier-Bresson: Known for street photography and photojournalism

"We are passive onlookers in a world that moves perpetually. Our only moment of creation is that 1/125th of a second when the shutter clicks, the signal is given, and motion is stopped..."

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revolting behaviour of..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:10:00 +0000

Apparently, this has been going around for quite some time and its on the chinese newspaper as well a couple of days ago..

Heres a brief explanation of wads going on..

A bunch of British tourists, 3 to be exact, mocked the 76 year-old rickshaw driver as he struggles under the weight of all 4 of them. And as if all the mockery itself wasn't enough, they refused to pay the poor elderly the amount they agreed on and in the end rode off in a taxi without paying him a cent.

this video was originally posted by themselves thinking that it would be funny, they took it down when it backfired on them..

The way they treated the old man is really detestable and they definitely deserved to be called shameless.. instead of being ashamed of themselves when the rickshaw driver struggled under the weight of the 3 of them, they didn't even have the decency to pay the old man wad he earned..

one of them acted like he didn't have 10 bucks in his wallet while they fooled him around, letting the old man stretch out his hands and limp after him for the money he well-deserved..

these 3 guys are totally incorrigibly shameless, seriously lacking in moral values and manners. its sad to see how some people are not able to show alittle of compassion for others..

well they've gotten wad they wanted - attention, except that they are all disapproving ones.. and hopefully, they've been reading those comments on their video and done some reflection..

The New Seven Wonders - 360 Degree Panorama

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:23:00 +0000

Just stumbled upon this site.. it's pretty cool.. ^.^
you can get a 360 degree view of The New 7 Wonders of the World (announced at Lisbon, Portugal on July 7, 2007) and many more others. Quite impressive stuff.. you just click on them and drag in any directions, can even zoom in and out..

These panoramas are taken by internationally known photographers and is also known as VR photography.. one of the downside is some of it takes quite some time to finish loading.. but juz let it load while you do other stuffs and get back to them later.. :P

Personally, i like the Great Wall one, was taken at a great time of the day, when the sun was setting i believe.. and it really shows the vastness of the Great Wall..

check out Petra in Jordan as well.. also called the "rose red city".. get a glimpse of it, but as mentioned, it won't be enough.. you'll want to see the colours and the achitectures carved out of the cliffs yourself.. only a small part of the place was captured but it did show the nice reddish colours of the cliffs.. the place is impossible to capture in a normal still image, you'll have to visit it yourself, but well, the next best would be the 360 degree panorama wouldn't it? :P

I was pretty excited when i notice they also had one of Chateau Versailles, The Hall of Mirrors. But its a pity the paintings on the ceilings aren't quite sharp.. =( thats definitely one of the places that i'd love to visit.. ^.^

go ahead and take a look, haha travel to famous parts of the world thru your computer, visually at least.. http://www.panoramas.dk/7-wonders/index.html

The Symbol of Love and Beauty..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:33:00 +0000

DSC_1184-2-79SRGB-Flickr, originally uploaded by costie86.

the use of the brownish sepia tone against the bright red rose gives a feeling of..

fill it in for me pls..

Do you know where you're going to?

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:15:00 +0000

A sweet song.. gives a sense of nostalgia and a feeling of loss..

this one is sung by a chinese singer but from what i know, it was 1st sang by Diana Ross as a theme for a film called Mahogany, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez sang it before as well..

Its a theme from the flim "Mahogany" in 1975! wow.. the song is like 10 yrs older den me.. haha

Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you?
Where are you going to?
Do you know?
Do you get what you're hoping for?
When you look behind you there's no open door
What are you hoping for?
Do you know?
Once we were standing still in time
Chasing the fantasies that filled our minds
You knew how I loved you, but my spirit was free
Laughing at the questions that you once asked of me

Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you?
Where are you going to?
Do you know?

Now looking back at all we've had
We let so many dreams just slip through our hands
Why must we wait so long before we see
How sad the answers to those questions can be?

Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you?
Where are you going to?
Do you know?
Do you get what you're hoping for?
When you look behind you there's no open door
What are you hoping for?
Do you know?

mirror mirror on the.... floor..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:36:00 +0000

DSC_1871-80SRGB-Flickr, originally uploaded by costie86.

I like it when i'm able to capture their reflection on the floor :P
I took one of zhizhi (my sheltie) as well.. will share when i find tt picture..

1st n Random Feature..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:40:00 +0000

Heaven and Hell by ~jay-peg on deviant ART
- one of my early favourites under photography.. ^.^

I really like DeviantArt.. many talented people there.. nice and organised.. and one of my favourite features of DeviantArt, is the "Add to Favourites" link and it'll be collected in your account as favourites.. Its like a scrapbook u noe? its cool since there are so many wonderful works out there and there are many that you would wanna look at again.. and it allows you to show your appreciation for their works.. you'll be able see how many and who have favourited your works..

The 1st Picture..

noreply@blogger.com (c0st|3) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:56:00 +0000

First, just a little intro..
I'm still very much a beginner in photography, juz got my 1st DSLR a couple of months ago.. so far, I've not joined any lessons yet, only been reading materials online and books and experimenting on my own.. So I'd say I'm still very green and very much lacking in skills n knowledge.. hee so I'll always welcome n will be grateful if anyone's willing to give me their comments and tips or just plainly sharing about photography.. =)

Anyway, like many out there, thought I might start a photoblog to keep motivating myself in photography.. hopefully, I'll be able to learn and improve ^.^

Nothing much for a start ^.^ just a picture of Hugo, one of the 2 dogs we have and also, so far, the main subject of my photography.. btw, the stuff i'll be posting for the time being will be those that i've taken in the past few months.. haha :P

this was taken quite some time back, with a sony pns b4 i had the D80.. his a darling rite? =P