A Much Welcomed Temptation

I was given some Sabahan Pearls sets from my Tok Teh crafted into some bangles, brooches and a necklace. I was asked to sell it but it had been a while since I worked with jewelries so; why resist? 


My make-shift studio again comes in handy, flashes were great and my trusty 50mm proven its worth yet again. 


If you are wondering about the pearls. They are still for sale. RM270(not your currency?) for a set of brooches, necklace and a bangle.    


Email me if anyone is interested. Makes a great gift.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

Selamat Hari Raya AidilFitri Maaf Zahir Batin

Yes. I know, Eid has passed but Ramadhan was a month, and Syawal's a month too..so Eid's a month la... (a common misconception, try not to practice this too much) but its better late than never to wish everyone out there.

So this is our first Eid with Husna (my daughter) and we've always wanted to take our family portrait since she arrived(not that we don't have any, but none this proper) and off course like any other families would like to do it on the first day of Eid (again common misconception; supposed to be the only day) with my brothers as the photogs however, things went here and there almost all of us got mabuk ketupat, people visiting so it got delayed to the third day and i was the only photog. So i came up with a make-shift studio at home.

Since I was the photog and I am supposed to be in the photos as well, I found myself putting my bets on the timer (i lost my remote release sometime ago). With no one to get Husna's attention to look at the camera or to shift her attention away from the camera and to look the way that we were looking at was hard.

But all of us were glad it came out great, even the ones when Husna was moving around reaching everywhere else was great.

Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir Batin.

Have You Seen Them?

some of the shots taken from the indoor shoot yesterday.
Nikon D80, ISO100, shutter:1/200, f2.2, format:RAW  

    Yesterday I went to shoot for a marketing campaign that is going to kick of in October (*gasp* oh my goat! less than a month?) But anyhow I believe I can come up with something in such a short notice. 

    A friend of mine once said that people work well under pressure; I used to disagree to that (well actually the whole lot disagreed to that then) but however I discovered over the years that when we are doing something that we really like we tend to get by, regardless of any amount of pressure that was put on us. 

    The collage I posted above are basically sneak peeks for the ads I'm working on. It may or may not be used for the campaign, but I'm satisfied with it, but then I remembered something else, someone said 'Being GOOD ENOUGH is what holds you back from GREATNESS' or something like that. 

    Nevertheless I predict the weeks after the 'Eid holidays would be pretty hectic and gruesome too when it comes. But I bid thee welcome alas.

   By the way I'd like to wish Selamat Hari Raya, Mohon Maaf Zahir Batin to all out there. Thanks to my friends and students who helped made this photoshoot work  

to mr bruce wayne aka batman, yes sir we know

mr wayne,

that you saw was indeed appalling. but it is a reality.

the picture show that the vic is stuck on the grill of my car. identified as Penthetor lucasi or the dusky fruit bat was found at the state as in the picture with no pulse found. found it this morning however the exact t.o.d and place of collision was unable to be determined. apparently it had a head on collision with the grill and passed on immediately.

i expresses my deepest condolences to you mr wayne for your lost. however it is intriguing for the reason why with its sonar ability it was unable to avoid my car. for your information i am practicing a fuel saving driving method where i'm only driving 40miles per hour and having my rpm dont go more than 3000rpms. rather slow speed compared to your batmobile.

again mr wayne, please accept my deepest condolences.

regards,

azrul hardi

salute to boredom

holy crap... i am in the deepest state of boredom... this is crazy... not that i have no subject to shoot but i'm just BORED.

you see, among others, i'm a collector, kamen rider figurines from the showa era to be exact. years since the first sic figures got out i've been eyeing these guys with the utmost jealousy over the windows of every toyshop that has it in its display shelves.

years later, 9 figurines later (this includes shadow moon), the tenth of its series is coming out, upon hearing the news i leapt with joy, knowing that in 2 months time, sic vol 55 kamen rider STRONGER is coming out. with this, three more then it'll be complete.

so until it comes to malaysia, i'll have to shoot these guys over and over again...

Hermit

Pics taken with Nikon D80 with 10mm-20mm Sigma Wide Angle Lens/f11/iso100/at various shutter speeds.

There are reasons for this post to be titled as such. The buildings I snapped, has been there ever since it was built. They went through wars and occasional renovations and they still stood tall to date.

Masjid Zahir built in 1912

Balai Besar (Balai Rong Seri) original structures built in 1735, was destroyed and rebuilt a few times. It was brought down by the Bugis invasion of 1770, and the same happened in the Siamese invasion in 1821. The present structure dates back to 1893, during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah.

Balai Nobat: The original Balai Nobat was built during the reign of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, who reigned from 1854 to 1879. It had five floors and was constructed of stone and metal. During the renovation in 1906, it was reduced to three storeys. The Balai Nobat is topped with an Islamic-style dome.

Balai Seni Negeri (State Art Gallery). This building was the earliest modern government office that was built in the town of Alor Setar. Its construction was spearheaded by Muhammad bin Lebai Tambi, an architect from the Kedah State Public Works Department. The construction of the building began on 21 January 1893, and he was also responsible for the restoration of the Balai Besar building.

source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alor_Setar

Pahang Trip!!! (well tanjung lumpur, kuala pahang, telok chempedak at least)

Pics taken with Nikon D80 with 18mm-135mm Nikkor Lens/various aperture/iso100(day shots at various shutter speeds), iso200&400(nightshots at slow shutter speeds)

It was quite rejuvenating I'd say. Seeing places I haven't been to before. Not that I haven't been to Pahang before but this time it was for leisure or lepak except for the kenduri on Sunday, we pretty much have our day for ourselves.

I have to say that I'm still mesmerized by the awesome view of Kuala Pahang (where my cousin had his wedding reception). Its beauty is still well preserved. Some say its anti-establishment but hey, for such beauty? Why bother commercializing it? Let it be a place just for a visit. 'Look but don't touch'