Learnt a lot, photography-wise, over the Brunei Cup season. It's tough shooting fast motion sports especially when lighting is low and all you have is a 24-70mm 2.8 lens. Made do, and here are the results:
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...
Great pics! Lots of different perspectives... well done. And I'm impressed with your community announcement ad.... maybe put it higher up in a more prominent spot?
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures. I was there practically every night. Saw you with your camera wandering around. PS.. I am a huge LG Sakers fan! :P
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