Pyong Bricole

Awake from my 1.5 years sleep....

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:28:00 +0000

Even bears only hibernate for less than 3 months. I don't know how I did it, but...yeah...my blog got 1.5 years hibernation with I realized it (I didn't do it in purpose....really).

Now, I am back.....let's back to the chit chat mode :)

Look fresh, huh?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:08:00 +0000

After 4.5 works on my hair.... Voila the new me... Look fresh, huh? 😜

In the process of changing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:21:00 +0000

I felt like someone was trying to brain-wash me LOL. And it's still 2 hours away from over 😖

Summer - time to change my look 😊

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:19:00 +0000

Start to get bored with my old look, I've decided to visit a hair dresser and totally change my look ( I was so tempted with J.Lo's classic curls). In about an hour from now we will see how my new look will fit me

Handel - Farinelli - Lascia ch'io pianga (Derek Lee Ragin +Ewa Mallas Go...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:56:00 +0000

Welcome Gigi

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Please welcome the new member of my creativity world - Gigi the mannequin.... Now making costume will a lot easier... Yay!!!!

Carnaval is over, but the work...not yet

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:31:00 +0000

The carnaval in Venice might be over last week but my work on pictures I took far from done. I hope for your patient and I promise I will upload them as soon as possible

Venice ... Here I come !!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:21:00 +0000

Finally, after waiting for almost a year, it's carnaval time. So I jumped into train that should bring me directly to Venezia, but due to the railroad work near the border, we need to be transported between stations in a bus. It's not that bad, it's only 15 ride.

AVOID MARRIOT BANGKOK

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 08:30:00 +0000

I know this post has nothing to do with photography, but I just want to warn everyone before they burned their vacation in Bangkok, Thailand. For those who have any plan to visit Bangkok, Thailand...if you looking for a nice to hotel to stay on the riverside, I would say avoid Marriot Bangkok at any cost. Even though it carry on Marriot brand, but it's so beaten up - both quality of personal and property.

I happened visited this hotel last week, and I was pretty much "amazed" by the condition of the hotel's rooms. It's old, poorly maintained (the room's light controller doesn't work properly), bathroom door can't closed properly, in one of the bathroom I even found the water leaking from the ceiling and the guy was pretty much....what a hack ! They are so proud about their garden and pool, so I went to look at it...the pool's area wooden floor is pretty much rickety blacked wooden floor I mean...come on!!! Marriot should follow a standard for 4-star hotel, at least....not a beaten up 3 stars.

To went to the main part of the city, they had provided a shuttle boat. It sounds very exotic, the boat itself looks great, but...don't try to bet your luck when it's raining. I was waiting for the boat to go back to the city center, and it's raining by that time. They had a small uncovered sitting area at the pier, so I thought better to wait at the nearby bar when I could get covered from the rain and still could see when the boat came. Believe me or not, the security guy when he saw the boat came, he didn't even bother to tell me (he knew I was waiting), instead he let the boat went away. OMG!!!

The restaurants looks good, but honestly...the quality of the food are far from the price I've paid.

So when I told their sales manager, Ludovic Gallerne, about their hotel condition, I hope he would give me some decent response why they ended up on that condition. This is what he had told me "Hey...you can't ask too much from a 19-year old hotel". That's so highschool !!!!!

Well, they are on their way to renovate one of their wing to turn their hotel from Marriot to Anantara, but only one wing....the other wing and lobby might be get some work as well, sometimes in the unknow future.

So please, for the shake of your vacation....please don't choose the Marriot for your stay in Bangkok. I mean, for its price you can find better hotel on the riverside and closer to the center.

What a gossip - Thailand underwater

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:10:00 +0000

Turn on your news channel and you will see how people have tried to spread the panic attack to their audiences...Thailand is underwater, don't go to Thailand, save your vacation, etc....
The funniest thing is I AM WRITING THIS BLOG...LIVE FROM KOH SAMED...THAILAND. And only thing I have here...BRIGHT SUNNY SKY. I just finished spent some times on the beach with my families and tomorrow we are heading to Bangkok..

For those who had planned to go to Thailand sometimes soon, my advice....don't cancel it...you will regret it. Things are not as worse as what they put on your screen at home. I mean, they do all effort to save Bangkok and surrounding area....your plane can still do the landing...ON LAND. I just contact a friend of me who's living in Bangkok..she told me that it's raining in Bangkok which is normal (now is the end of raining season) and...no flood water in Bangkok.

Vintage Propulsion

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:25:00 +0000

For this week, the theme for the project is tools. Regular tools are too common, but I can't think about any other thing until I saw this vintage propulsion sitting on one of the display of an antique shop. It still a tool even though I think it hardly works :p

Autumn is here...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:31:00 +0000

Crispy apples ;), a photo by pyongbricole on Flickr.

Autumn is here...best time of the year :) What a pleasure to drive along the road while you have all the vibrant colors of the autumn leaves on the road side. I shot this picture at the parking lot near my place. Look yummy, isn't it? ;)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:46:00 +0000

So here are some pictures that already uploaded to the group...many more will come in coming days. ENJOY !!!!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.205550359508630&type=1

Spice

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:19:00 +0000

I've done the first theme from the my year long photography project. Theme of the week (5-11 September 2011) is Spice. We don't really have farmer market, and Switzerland is not a country which is famous for its spicy foods either. So, only way to find a "good looking" spices are by going to the supermarket. So I went to Manor Supermarket this afternoon, cause I remembered they had their spices wrapped in a cone shape plastic wrapper.....and by a chance I found a 5 épices (5 spices powder), so finally...I've got myself a DOUBLE SPICE picture for this week. YAY !!!!!!

Keep The Spirit High !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:29:00 +0000

Writing from my bed, my neck injury really paralize me these days. In 3 days, my photography projects will officially begin, and I really need to get back on my feet.

For those who would like to join in my 53-weekly challange, please click here :

https://www.facebook.com/groups/53weekly/

Rules and list of theme could be found there.

See you !!!!

53 Weekly Photography Projects

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Why not. At least, I will have something to distract me for the next 53-week :). I found the list of themes from one of the digital photograpy school starting from September 2011 - August 2012. Anyone bother to join me in this challange ?
September : 5 - Spice, 12 - The Kitchen, 19 - Autumn / Spring, 26 - Tools
October : 3 - Colors, 10 - My Neigbors , 17 - On The Shelf, 24 - Memories, 31 - Texture
November : 7 - Wind , 14 - Music , 21 - Gathering, 28 - Beyond Reach
December : 5 - Smiles, 12 - After, 19 - Winter / Summer , 26 - Oldness
January : 1 - Newness, 3 - Cold, 10 - Breakfast , 17 - Macro, 24 - Tired, 31 - Sleep
February : 7 - Body Parts, 14 - Romance , 21 - Spirit, 28 - Vegetables
March : 7 - Underneath , 14 - Spring / Autumn , 21 - Planning, 28 - Fools
April : 4 - Excitement , 11 - Work, 18 - Growth, 25 - Trees
May : 2 - Mother, 9 - Up, 16 - Anger, 23 - Temptation, 30 - Looking in
June : 6 - Party, 13 - Father, 20 - Swing, 27 Lighting Experimentation
July : 4 - Red, White, Blue , 11- Family , 18 - Summer / Winter, 25 - Time
August : 1 - Water, 8-Shadows, 15 - Peace, 22- Defeat , 29 - Sunset
I curious, how long I could survive this long list of photo themes ;)

Sun Kissed Vacation ;)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:15:00 +0000

Summer 2011 - Croatia with Compagnie du Ponant, a set on Flickr.

so......I've got tanned from my last vacation ;) 1 week sailing around the adriatic sea...I could say, this is one of that most "summer" vacation I ever had. Believe me....you won't believe how lucky I am ....bright sunny day for 9 days in row, stunning coastal view, crystal clear water - I even had chance to swim around at the falls of Krka National Park (Sibenik , Croatia), and best of all, very special new friends.

Happy Birthday My Pirate Boy

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:37:00 +0000

My pirate boy turned 5 on Sunday, so I've used the opportunity to take some pictures of him in his pirate costume in my mini studio. The boat that he sat on made by his sister, Regina, using a shoe-box, she added some pictures on it.

We got honk by the train conductor ;)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:09:00 +0000

C53K0271, a photo by pyongbricole on Flickr.

We took this picture at an abandoned train station, Julien pretended to get the train ride for free.

La Saint-Jean - fête médiévale

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:55:00 +0000

La Saint-Jean - fête médiévale, a set on Flickr.

I am back.....!
It's been a while since the last time I passed by to say hi to all of you. Time flies, now we already in the middle of the summer 2011. 3 weeks ago, I attended a Medievale Festival near Lake of Gruyere (Fribourg, Switzerland), and here some snapshots that I would like to share with all of you.

I am back

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:57:00 +0000

Novita, a photo by laperlenoire on Flickr.

I am sorry for being away for so long. It's been a chaotic moment for me since there are so many things to do and I wish I could have more 36 hours a day. Well, here I am, back to the community, with a new idea to get involve in my photography activity, be a model myself.

When I get involve in both sides of the camera, it actually helps me to create unlimited possibilities poses. Before I only demanding my model to pose what I think will looks good behind camera, when I am in front of the camera, actually I could imagine more things. Like for example when I took this picture (this picture was taking by Julien), I told him how I would like the angle to be taken....and I imagine myself behind the view finder, and at once....voila....I've got this picture exactly the same as the one I had in my mine.

Concert at Grimisuat - 19 February 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:52:00 +0000

This is the one of my favorite song from our last night concert at Eglise Paroissiale de Grimisuat (VS).
Hallelujah (the french version of the one written by Leonard Cohen)

Almost Unforgotten Bali (Most beautiful moment in Indonesia)

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:14:00 +0000

Just came back from Bali last Thursday. I was a tiring trip, considering I took 30-hour flights to stay only for 5 days, but worth it. I had a chance to be upclose personal with a glimpse of Indonesia's almost forgotten life - Petani di sawah (translation : farmer on the rice field). The last decade, when people talk about Indonesia, first picture I had was Jakarta the Cosmopolitan.

I saw this farmer somewhere at Sidemen (eastern Bali), I was doing my small "walk" on the rice terrace and he was there, right in front of me, working on Sunday afternoon. This was typical image we had seen on Indonesian local TV station back at my Primary's years, but later on, everybody tend to forget how the rice on their plate had been produced - isn't that sad?

I had some people asked me how to make this type of picture. It's actually quite easy, first, I edit the picture with my Adobe Photoshop CS4 extended - I put the picture to almost black and white, gave a bit sepia tone on it, add the scratch and dust to give the old feeling. What make it different is actually I add an mask from my digital scrapbooking elements collection as a layer to my edited picture. It was the mask which gave the folded mark on the picture. And by the end, I just flatten the image all together. As simple as that.

Image information : I took the picture with my Canon EOS 5D mark II using Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6L USM IS

Are you ready for Valentine's Day ?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:02:00 +0000

It's about 2-week from now, but honestly, I am not ready...at all. But my website does :) Before leaving for Bali coming Thursday, I update my website, so it's ready for the coming Valentine's day.....

New face of PyongBricole-dot-com

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:28:00 +0000