Netmoirs of A Solemn Rover

Visit to Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park

Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park (SKHSP) is new to me, but Sungai Klah itself is not. Since it's inauguration in 2003, I only heard about this place popularity via the news. Sungai Klah brought lots of memories of my old scouting days in secondary school where we used to camp in Lata Bongsu, a small rapids (small waterfall) situated across the road from SKHSP. There was a camping ground that we used to camp and we jungle-trekked at night around the plantation. Back in my scouting days in the...

Canon EFS 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

This lens is a baby from my baby! I have been eyeing this ever since I was in the UK, but can't effort it just yet as I just spoilt myself for some other DSLR treats. This lens came to me like a candy on my birthday. Well, why is this lens a best selling lens especially in Malaysia? It is because Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS lens is a small, and light telephoto zoom with a long focal length range. It matches many other zoom lens that are meant for general purpose uses. For those who...

Canon EF 50mm f1.8 USM

I acquired this as a birthday present from my girlfriend. It was not on my wanted list as I have already got the EF 50mm f/1.4 that is good enough. However, I am not taking this lightly as this has became one of my precious lens. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II replaced the EF 50mm f/1.8 in 1991. Because of its low price but relatively high optical quality, this lens has excellent value. It is constructed with a plastic body and mount and has a very simple design. To those who don't know, this...

My Dog Takin’ A Shower

Ain't gonna blog nuttin today, but I'll let my pictures warf somethin'. Chen Xi, my pet dog is havin' a nice tender-lovin' shower from my mom on a quiet Thursday evening. He stays so calm that he looked so relaxed but rather camera shy. Even dawgs deserve some...

A Snort Visit to Wild Boar Temple at Zenith Park

Living in a superstitious society, Malaysians has always resorted in believing such practices that enhances well-being and wealth. One of the most common is asking for four-digits, others are for curing incurable disease and the rest is all about luck and wealth to the family of the asker. I never heard of this temple before but the trip to this temple is being strongly suggested by my aunt who superstitiously believe in good luck. So off we go to Zenith Park located in the east-side of...

Canon 40D Firmware Update 1.1.1

The undesirable winter is the reason why my DSLR has been dormant for sometime. Unbeknownst to me that there were already three releases of firmwares for Canon 40D since my last time updating it from 1.0.3 to 1.0.5 since January 2008! The releases were 1.0.8 released as early as April and towards year end, 1.0.10 and 1.1.1 followed suit. From the information I have obtained around the blogs, 1.0.10 and 1.1.1 are actually unofficial. The only official one was 1.0.8. I am unsure why but from...

Short Trip to Edgecumbe

I went with the fellas to Edgecumbe for a photoshoot. Our objective is to shoot macro but I forgot my tripod. Fuck big time. And I have to rely on the steadiness of my handhelding skills. It ain't easy. But luckily the instant brunch that we had before did boost the 'stability' a little bit. The sun was right on top of our heads, 90 degrees cos it's noon. LCD became so misleading with all the glare. For almost every shot I need to run below a shady tree to check. I screwed 30% of my whole...

Encounter with Machines

Today was my first time attending Plymouth Mega Ride (PMR), a charity event that was joined by thousands of bikers from England. Well, I am coming not as a biker of course as I am taking this opportunity only to do shoots of the nice bikes that will be put on display along the Promenade after the parading. Just a short fact about Plymouth Mega Ride (PMR); PMR was 'probably' UK's largest charity motorcycle ride out with in few thousands of bikers (doesn't include pillions) participating each...

Micro World, Macro Shots

Good weather is a pathway of good shooting opportunities, and that is what have been doing during my recent spare time recently. Armed with my Sigma 105mm f2.8 EX Macro, I did some test shots with some blooming wild flowers in the backyard of my workplace to discover what is within our small world. Small world co-exists with the bigger world and thanks to tools like macro lenses and extension tubes, undiscovered small worlds can be exposed vibrantly decorated with vivid and bright...

Sunday Stroll

Summer is officially here and Plymouth was in a carnival mood. Artemis Transat officially kicked off in the morning and I didn't manage to catch the moment due to some work. Still not putting off hope, I went to the venue in the afternoon only to find massive of thronging local as well as visitors populating each public place available. Bars, restaurants and cafes are full and small lanes are pack with people, not forgetting heavy presence of the police too. Unsure why but the atmosphere was...