Tadarus and Khatam Al-Quran ceremony

Tadarus (recital of Al-Quran in a group) and Khatam Al-Quran ceremony at As Syakirin mosque, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Malaysia, Saturday, 22 Ramadhan 1433/August 11, 2012.

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13 Ramadhan 1433/ 2 August 2012

Muslims performing the sunnah prayers at a mosque in Putrajaya, 40km south of Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, 13 Ramadhan 1433/ 2 August 2012 during their lunch break. During Ramadhan month Muslims are refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids and sexual relations from dawn till dusk.The Prophet's sunnah was to regularly perform prayers alone before or after the congregational prayers, and the pious have always followed the sunnah closely.

Made cover for The Star's paper (Malaysia) in the Metro section, Saturday, August 4, 2012.


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Silhoutte Images

Silhouette images are so dramatic and mysterious, sometimes your subject matter is dull and boring but when you turned it into silhouette it gives a whole new dimension to your subject matter and the image captured. Your image is left to the imagination of the viewer to interprete it.

The basic thing you need to do to shoot a silhouette photo is to  put or compose your subject against a light source for example sun,lights, candle lights etc. Point your camera meter to the brightest spot and lock the exposure reading. This will make your subject under expose and Voila you will have your silhouetted image. Have fun trying them out and have a good one. Wallahualam.


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Slow Speed Technics

I was invited to share my experiences and tips on photography during a programme called "Lensa" on the  16th of June, 2012, organised by a facebook close community group called Bukit Chandan Kampungku (BCKK) in Kuala Kangsar, in the state of Perak about 230Km north of Kuala Lumpur.

Some of the attendees asked me about panning and slow speed technics. Well above is a combo photo of three different slow shutter speed technics shot by me that i would like to share here.

Pic 1 (top): Use a slow shutter speed and try to capture a moving subject, you may also fill in your shot with flash.
Pic 2 (centre): Use a slow shutter speed and zoom in / zoom out your lens while pressing the shutter button.
Pic 3 (bottom): Use a slow shutter speed and move your camera clockwise / anti clockwise while pressing the shutter button.

Try them out, have fun and have a good one. Wallahualam.

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Bird Watching

Shots taken just for fun during a family outing with my wife and children at Kuala Lumpur Bird Park, Malaysia.

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Tunku Aziz: Why I Turned My Back On DAP

I took this shot of former DAP (Democratic Action Party) vice chairman from behind as he arrived for our interview. He just quit his post in the party the night before on national television citing "irreconcilable differences" with the opposition party leadership. The photo made it in today's The Star newspaper with the headline: Tunku Aziz: Why I Turned My Back On DAP. I love it, it's a simple case of a picture that goes with the story, though i preffered it to be publish like the bottom picture.

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Before it turned ugly....a street photography project.

Photos taken around Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during a street protest to seek electoral reforms from the government, Saturday, April 28, 2012.


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