Attended a friend's bedak mandi (pre-wedding ceremony which involves a blessing by close family elders and a cleansing body-scrub) ceremony this afternoon and it brought back memories of my own bedak mandi all those years ago. What fun, a free body scrub performed by several family members, watched by even more family members! More pics here . Short rant: During the Microsoft Vista launch , both of us went in "business attire" as stated in the invitation. While trying to photograph the guest of honour, I was approached by one of the more seasoned photographers who asked me where I was from. I said I was an invited guest who happened to bring my camera. This is what he said to me, "Mana baju kot mu? Kalau jemputan duduk saja. Kalau mau buleh pulang ku panggil AO ni untuk membawa kau keluar." Yes, very Bruneian indeed matey. You could have just told me that its a requirement for photographers to wear a suit in the presence of royalty. No need to bite my head of...
bro.. melilih aing liur eh ... Gilak kali.. lawa!
ReplyDeletewhich lens did u use..I like it. Nice shot..Loving the high contrast.
ReplyDeleteTks bros, I was using the 18-200 sigma. To get the high contrast, wait for the subject to get right in front of the sun's reflection... and voila! Magic!
ReplyDeleteSumthing about the picture that's so captivating.... the sunrise n the ppl dari awal pagi sudah keluar mencari rezeki n you manage to capture it.. A very touching pic for me..
ReplyDeletewow!!! Brilliant picture!!! I miss the sea!!!
ReplyDeleteAny post processing done on the sky in the background?
ReplyDeletefusion: Wow, inspirational words... Thats what was on my mind when I saw these guys. Kesian lagi tu, the perahu looked like it was about to sink and these guys were constantly bailing water out... I kept wondering what would happen if they caught a heavy load of fish...
ReplyDeletefr: glad you liked it :)
souljah: I just tweaked the contrast and saturation slightly :)