Penang in 24 hours program 11/6/2008

yo....why no post recently ??
someone is having exam...someone is having holiday...someone is working so hard..
me?? i went to penang last weekend--tat's why i cant join the yumcha session last sunday..

spy shot by my team mate

i went to penang to join this " 24 hours in Penang " program. it is a photographing trip..it was an awesome trip..it was a wonderful experience!!
have u ever join 30++ strangers, camera in hand , tripod in hand , target destination-everywhere and anywhere, target to capture-everything and anything u like, walking or i shall say wandering in the town area in the middle of sea breeze in early morning(0630am?) or under the blazing-11 o'clock-sun...just to take some nice shot..
yea..i did that..and that was fun..

for the first time, i used the SDL(professional) canon camera which i borrowed from my sis's fren.
is not as easy as i think to get nice shot...many things to adjust on the camera- iso,shutter time,aperture,flash, WB...all those "professional nouns" i learn from them..
they're all really pros -can tell the pros and cons of canon and nikon SDL cameras..like "canon camera tend to capture the blues of sky too light or too much.."...then another guy will defense cos he's using a canon camera " nikon oso ......" is like debating..but overall, they're just jiao liu-ing..(how to say jiao liu in english?)in a proper way- sharing opinion..
i went there and know nth abt the camera i brought,
once they asked me:"wat model is ur camera?"..
me:" canon."
them:"model??"
me:"er..arm....eiii...dunno."
them:"wat lens u using??"
me:"erm...dunno."
but what so ever...i'm went there to learn...so no need to be shy..just say dunno whenever u dunno...
then pace forward to ask.then u'll learn sth really precious..u learn from their experience..at no cost.

so, i did took a lot of photos-almost 400 photos i think, but nice shots less then 10 photos..or less than 5 photos.
then i may need to photoshop them to make it nicer..those photoshop-ed photo they did on my photos are really nice!! very dramatic..hmm...seems like i'm poisoned..by photography. and i planned to learn photoshop during my holidays! i found new interest.
another good thing abt photographing is u can look things in another "jiao du". (how to say jiao du in english?)
u may discover the unseen side of a thing or matter..
another another good thing to do photography during ur trip is u may be able to discover and explore more abt the place/building/ppl/culture..is like u are there purposely to take photo, so u'll try to look for every single nice thing to make ur photo interesting..then u began to notice things u have been overlooked these days..
i remembered wat they say :" u can make ur photo talk." / "capture the moment."

another thing i found is, penangites are very proud of their homeland...they love the place they lived on so much..
like to introduce every single nice thing in this lovely island to "foreigners" from KL like me and my fren...
penangites:" this chicken rice is very famous..." /" nasi kandar from this mamak is very nice oso" /"u must visit blah blah blah when u visit penang" / " blah blah blah has the nice-est nightview in penang " / "penang laksa is the best in m'sia".....many more...afterall , they're all very friendly and nice..i only paid for my dinner during my time in penang..they paid for my breakfast, lunch, supper, 2nd day breakfast..and petrol..really thanks for their hospitality..

sunday morning ~0130am, v went penang upper road to take photo..known as penang clubbing area..this is the first time i went clubbing area..not as happening as i imagined..a bit lame lo...lights no good oso..mayb i c from outside not so happening gua...but i did saw ppl arguing, ppl vomiting until seven colors, hot babes...but no see handsome guys..saw beggars...><" another interesting moment, v learn a lesson-"whenver u're hungry and coincidently u have ur camera with u, u can cheat for free lunch!" v got our free mee raja and kopi-O kau just bcoz the tauke of the hawker center thought v're coming to advertise for him...but v do took some photo for him in return.. okay..too long..it's time to do conclusion. Konklusinya, i have learnt a lot in this program , either in photography or the way i think..it somehow helped broaden my horizon, gimme a chance to meet new ppl .i think a lot after this program. ----more pics on facebook(haven posted)