Phottix PT-04 4-Channel Flash Trigger

It's here! Pretty fast delivery I'd say, all the way from Hong Kong in 7 working days, that's including the seller sending the item on the 3rd working day. Now I gotta understand how to use the speedlite other than ETTL. Another journey is about to start..


Here's what I feel that's rather disturbing in a sense. Phottix PT-04 4-Channel Flash Trigger with 2 receivers + free postage. Going the ebay way saved me roughly 1/3. I'm not trying to spoil any market, but I do wonder about greedy retailers..

Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival 2008

KLPF imho was a success! My concerns when paying such events a visit would be;

• Order
• Punctuality

I simply find it irritating when an event isn't organized properly which one of the all time fav. excuse would be "We didn't expect such a large crowd" or somewhere along those lines.

If it there was a program, most often than not, the audience would be kept waiting.. for whatever reasons, technical fault, presenter late, etc.

KLPF aced this! Seats were provided with ample of room to stand around. Program was on schedule with the presenters watching the allocated time. Only one that I saw loved the crowd so much that he seemed to have forgotten the time and exceeded. Not exactly a bad thing tho~

Travel Mania hall.. seats with ample room to stand about..


Presenter getting really into the mood..


No photography event would be complete without a (or a few) model shootout sessions. Amber Chia was even invited fora full hour ;-)..


While the photogs were busy struggling and snapping away... I was amused by how the looked from one level up.. Slow shutter to allow some movements..


It was hillarious! Seeing the long lenses and human heads turn from left to right n then right to left in unison was extremly glorifying!


There was one ever willing, filled with tonnes of histroy and memories model that posed for the camera, but it wasn't my finger that released the shutter..


I'm looking forward very much for next year's event!

zoom ze speedlite

There are so many cool stuff u could do with ya speedlite. If you have one and use it primarily with ETTL and on ya camera, then it's a waste. So I read somewhere. Which in turn struck a cord.

Just yesterday I ordered a Phottix wireless flash trigger with 2 receivers from ebay, let's hope they arrive in working condition. Yeh I wanna try strobist. I've been facinated with light since I got my speedlite, but further dwelling in it would cost me significantly. While I'm a mere hobbyist, I try to limit my spending. So Phottix is a much much much cheaper alternative to Canon's OC-E3 off-camera shoe cord or Canon's ST-E2 flash transmitter or Poket Wizard's transceivers. Let's give the cheaper, arguebly less versatile(or not) China made Phottix a whopping chance and see where it brings me. I may end up with a couple of Poket Wizards if the strobist rocket launches.

Speedlite, M, 1/128, 105mm.
33mm, 1/30 sec at f/4.0, ISO200

+wondermilk

+wondermilk ain't no wonderbra ;-) altho the somehow seem to rhyme *smirk*

Kelv told me of this place that had delicious cupcakes but only opens during the day or perhaps early evening. Fat chance for me visiting this place after work. Kept slipping my mind on the weekends till yesterday when it just came popping in!

A cuppa cap or latte would cost ya RM6, pretty decent price eh? What I don't understand is, however wonderful the cupcakes tastes, does it justify it's high price tag of RM4.50 per piece or RM17 for 4 pieces? pssst~ it's a really small piece..

For those who have tried Cupcake Chic at The Curve, the cupcakes from +wondermilk's a tad bit smaller.

How do I like the cupcakes? I like em pretty much. Altho Kenneth says they are too sweet, they seem to fall into the sweet-but-not-too-sweet league for me tooth.



I simply love the deco, the moment I stepped in it felt very cozy! Kudos to the IDs!

If u look carefully, there are quite a few lomo cameras for sale, lomographer in the haus?


Takes effort to keep things simple yet artistic..


Cool ceiling lights..


Nice corner.. I'd imagine myself all lumped up with me iPod..


Takeaway? The boxes are cute!


Exposure +2 to bump it up!


google maps - 3.135001, 101.621121

lookout carefully as you may just zip by this lot without as much as noticing it's existance! I'd blame it on the humble signage, it's dark colored background certainly doesn't help.

http://www.ilovecuppacakes.com

Hearts from KL City

Manual focus for the blur..


Cap the lens with me home-brewed-dunnoWhatUCallIt.. Voila.. KL City scape in hearts..


Ok let's get a decent shot.. Focus till infinity..


Twist the focus ring a little.. KL City loves ya'll!

Ampang Lookout Point

This has been in my to visit list for quite some time.. Finally I decided to take advantage of the festive season and pay the place a visit.. Ampang Lookout Point, bird's eye view of Kuala Lumpur city!

night before "let's do sunset!"
2 hours before departure "where's the darn fireball?"
30 mins before arriving "ok we ain't seeing no sunset.."
upon arrival "yawnnn~"

GloooOooOoomy..


We decided to try out the western food joint, aptly named "KL View Western Food Restaurant". Packed..


And the rain came, and the already crowded restaurant became more crowded with visitors cramping in to get out of the rain whilst waiting for a table..

With the crowd nearby.. like really near as we were seated nearer to the entrance, the meal was no longer enjoyable.. well the food wasn't great, not one I'd recommend but we could chill with the cool refreshing breeze.. that was no longer an option. With eyes gawking on ya, as if telepathically trying to ask u to leave once u've stuffed ya face..

Armed with an umbrella.. we made our way.. and made this..


Then it struck me.. how about the heart shaped bokeh?

Create Your Own Bokeh

Ok here's the deal, I got the 50mm f/1.8 months ago n I gotta admit that I've not really used it. Well I love my zooms more ;-) call me lazy or whatever ;-)..

So I was thinking, what can I do with this fler.. off I went googling.. and hey this sounds like something!

http://www.diyphotography.net/the-best-ways-to-create-your-own-bokeh

I was skeptical.. so I whipped this out..


A shot from the balcony..


I can't deny it any longer.. simply lovely..

Leadership.. Unity.. Hope..

While I stare at this foto.. it gives me such a mixture of feelings..

At one time it yells at me..
LEADERSHIP.. hail my followers, I shall lead you to victory!

At another, I hear a voice..
UNITY.. I am but one..

Then..
HOPE.. Follow the light and thy shall blossom..

Where there is life, There is death..

When I first posted this on facebook, many but one noticed what I was trying to tell.. So Zaidi suggested this, which does add a significant impact to the story..

Lil' Joe Made It!

Let go! Let go! Let me at it!


Oh boy I'm excited..


Err.. how did I do it again??


mmMMmm.. *feeling*


TOUCH DOWN!!


Aha! Tht's how it felt the last time! I'm almost there!


Nothing's stopping me from conquering the world!!


Cheh~ piece of cake la!


MOMMY! HERE I COME!!

Lanter Display at Taman Muda

I caught this piece of info. from last Friday's paper. It was a quarter of a page write up. Buses arranged every half an hour, etc. So hey let's have a look!

40KMs drive.. in the slight rain (it had been raining almost the whole a'noon).. had lovely fried hokkien mee.. had a good time trying to find the park, there were a few parks around Taman Muda's market.. ya wonderful directions given from the article ;-)

It was still drizzling when I arrived.. bummer, drove all the way, die die I'd have to at least take a look.. armed with me umbrella.. I made my way into a semi-flooded park.. patches were covered with plastic for 'easier' maneuver..

Messy.. very messy.. but tht's the weather.. aha! There it is..

O_o .. a shack.. with lanterns cramped like sardines..


Pretty neat.. food covers.. reused!


This is one hell of a messy one, I can't even make out what it is from this foto, but it's water world with 2 seahorses in the center.. gotta give it to the creator for the effort..


Another complicated one.. some kinda gourd..


This fler's a dragon with some kinda mechanism moving it.. made of metal, it was making a hell lot of noise..


Lights look like bees? Egg carts used to make up a bee's hive? A insect eating plant to complete nature?


I think I'm old school... I like this so much more..


Hey it's our twin towers!


Someone got a brilliant idea how to recycle these take away boxes..


We did get silver in the Olympics didn't we?


There was a stage setup with emcees.. weird.. coz they seemed to be talking.. but I couldn't hear anything even tho I was merely 20m away..

People with umbrellas everywhere.. puddles of water everywhere.. mud.. oh I spotted portable toilets.. a plus at least..

I really wonder how it would've been if it hadn't rained.. only if..

PACK YOUR SUITCASE. WE'RE GIVING YOU A GUARANTEED FREE FLIGHT!

I received a mailer from a certain international corporation with the subject "PACK YOUR SUITCASE. WE'RE GIVING YOU A GUARANTEED FREE FLIGHT!"

Pick 1.. Bangkok? Hanoi? Krabi? Guangzhou? Come on pick 1, inclusive of fuel charges & taxes! It's an AirAsia ticket, but hey, it's free ya!

wooohooo!!! I'm gonna fly somewhere for free!

yeh right, smack urself upright. Nothing's ever as sweet as that from an international corporation :-P

There's a box on the right of this mailer...

Charge RM9,000.00 per month for 2 consecutive months during the promotion period.

OR

Charge a total of RM18,000.00 within 2 months during the promotion period.

O_o .. for 1 AirAsia ticket? The marketing dept. should really go back to primary school, or the rock that their brains came exploding from.

MIFC 2008 Finals

This marks the end of MIFC 2008.

Kelv's 28!