prelude to chaos

In case you can't make heads or tails of the picture above, that's a lightning photo, except most of the lightning is hidden behind the clouds. More to come in future updates.

Speaking of future updates, I'll be slowing down again over the next few days (weeks?) as I busy myself preparing for my departure to the UK and the adjustment period following my arrival there.

vibrance

droplets

Yep, there's gonna be a deluge of macro pics this month.

flower enlarged

I just received my Raynox DCR-250 recently and this here is the first result of my eagerness to try it out. Still got a lot to learn.

late bloomer

Note that this is a scheduled post and I am not really in front of my computer right now having just uploaded this. By the time you read this I'm probably already aboard a plane on my way to Saudi Arabia.

I'm just trying to see if I can fill up my 2 weeks or so absence with a bunch of scheduled posts. Hehe. So if you have any comments on the pictures or anything else, please try to avoid using the chatbox on the sidebar. Well that is if you don't want me to miss it anyways.

beyond the tall grass; part iii

Part three and the last part (for now?) of the series. This one is actually HDR work composed of three different exposures. Tried to keep it as realistic as possible.

beyond the tall grass; part ii

Same place as the previous post; different spot. Please ignore the not-so-spectacular clouds on that day. Hehe.

beyond the tall grass; part i

Taken at an unnamed pond in Mentiri. Or maybe it has a name, I just don't know what it is.

a focus on red; part ii

a focus on red; part i

last tree standing

In the spirit of last man standing, I give you last tree standing. Had to cut down some trees just to get this shot.

No, not really, just kidding.

This was also behind the Malay Technology Museum, by the way.

at the malay technology museum

Well actually more like behind it. The building in the distance houses a now abandoned exhibit of what appears to be a gunship, or whatever it's called.

waterfall at tasek lama

The Tasek Lama waterfall located in the heart of Bandar Seri Begawan, the Brunei capital.

sungai besar revisited

A popular fishing spot located in Sungai Besar, Brunei.

This is an HDR image, the first I've done in quite a while so please excuse the poor workmanship. There may be a dozen things I could do to fix this up even better but I just don't relish the thought of spending that much time editing a single photo. Hehe.

the onset of night

a simple sunset

Just a plain ol' sunset I took almost two weeks ago. Yeah two weeks, it surprised me even. I've been pretty occupied with other stuff lately and hence the lead time between taking the pic and uploading it here.

Anyway, I don't want to bore you with the details. I'm just saying this is why I haven't updated for the last couple of days and until I get them over and done with, updates will not be as frequent as they have been for the past couple of weeks.

morning reflections

Damuan river in the early morning with Istana Nurul Iman in the background.

golden leaves

Okay, so this picture might not show anything remotely interesting as far as physical subjects are concerned. I just love its colors, and I guess that's the main subject here. Sure hurt my eyes trying to compose this shot.

Oh and this was taken at Damuan one fine morning so that means my pics from Serasa are more or less done (read: I'm too lazy to process anymore from that batch).

dilapidated paradise

One of the photos I took on my solo outing at Serasa beach. More yet to come over the course of the next few days.

Something really ought to be done about this place though. The shorelines are full of rubbish and then there's this. Quite a pity considering it's about the only beach in Brunei one could go to for a sunrise experience - that is assuming my geographical knowledge of Brunei's beaches is accurate. Heh.

If there is another beach in Brunei where one can see a sunrise over the horizon, do tell. I'd like to try it out.

high tide

Yes, I know I said I was going to post more on my walkabout at Serasa beach but while this picture isn't taken at Serasa, it was made while I was on my way to Serasa. I decided to stop by and take some quick shots while the sky was like that before moving on to my actual destination.

This was taken the following morning after my "low tide" shot. It's at a different location but we're still seeing the same ol' Brunei river here just like my previous shot. Again, it's not quite a sunrise but it's close enough to count.

Oh and if you're wondering who the guy you see in the foreground is, well, that's actually me. Haha. This would make it the first time I've ever actually appeared on my own blog! I guess I just needed something to 'enhance' the scene rather than leave it empty and shoot it as is. And since no one else was around, I decided to volunteer.