Travel, Eat, Travel: January 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Happy Thaipusam

at 1:39 PM Posted by John Mah

Thaipusam at Batu Caves

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). It is also referred to as Thaipooyam or Thaippooyam in the Malayalam language. The word Thai-pusam is derived from the month name Thai and Pusam, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of god Shiva and his wife Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.

Modification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with Vel Skewers

Human being tractor.

Just looking at it, i already scared XD

Normaly when their doing the kavadi there will be companies to ensure them to finish the whole process.

Thaipusam burdens

This is the simplest kavadi, a semi circular decorated canopy supported by a wooden rod that is carried on the shoulders,

All the way to the top then all the way back down to complete.

She's been rolling for quite a distance when i saw her she's already half unconscious.

Some Delicious Indian snacks selling at the local store.

Shaving their hair bold.

Happy Thaipusam to all Indian Friends.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Wacoal Sensuala Calendar Girl Party

at 8:43 PM Posted by John Mah

Wacoal Sensuala Calendar Girl Launch Party

@ Mist Club

Registration Counter

Wacoal's new stuff

Serena C showing off her puppies.

I'll let the picture to do the talking.

Thanks Diese for bringing me in.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Sharing Session with Mr Au Yong.

at 1:13 AM Posted by John Mah

Last night went out to have a session with Mr Auyong at Desa Park City. It's was a short session but i learn a lot during the sharing session with him. A nice guy and available, anybody interested just let me know, XD.

This is the technique to shoot Christmas tree light bulb.
Before

After

Some photo before the basic photography theory.

Some close up photo technique.

High Exposure pic sample.

Shooting without a tripod and wrong settings.

Shooting with the right settings and with a tripod.

Thanks Auyong for having this valueble session with me, really appreciate it.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Babe's new mate, Nikon SB 600.

at 5:13 PM Posted by John Mah

Finally i this Babe home, Nikon SB600. Plus Sanya Envelope

The outlook

My Babe looks so huge with it.

It's getting heavier and heavier

Never Mind, but Papa still love you

Next target is either Lowepro Fastpack 250 or Backflip 300.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Nikon SB - 600 or Nissin Di - 662???

at 7:24 PM Posted by John Mah

I've been thinking of getting a flash since i get my Baby Nikon D90.

So after months of struggling finally i got 2 selection on my hand.
It's either the Nikon SB - 600 or Nissin Di - 662.

Nikon SB 600

Electronic Construction	Automatic Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and series circuitry
Flash Exposure Control	TTL automatic control with Nikon F5, F100, F80, F75, and FM3A; Manual control; i-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash with Nikon D2X, D2Hs, D70, F6; D-TTL Balanced Fill-Flash with Nikon D1, D2 series or D100
Guide Number	Approx. 30/98 (at 35mm setting) at ISO 100
Flash Coverage	Automatic 24 to 85mm zoom; 14mm with built-in wide flash adapter
Recycling Time	Approx. 3.5 sec. with AA Alkaline manganese batteries, 4 sec. with AA lithium batteries
Number of Flashes	Approx. 200 (Alkaline) 400 (Lithium)
Weight (without battery, memory card or body cap)	Approx. 10.6 oz.
Other Features	Modeling flash, LCD panel illumination, Color filter set
Dimensions	Approx. 68.0 x 123.5 x 90mm (2.7 x 4.8 x 3.5 in.)
Power Requirements	Four AA-size batteries
Supplied Accessories (may differ by country or area)	Speedlight Stand AS-19, Soft Case SS-600
Film Speed Range in TTL auto flash mode	ISO 25 to 1,000

Nissin Di 662

Specifications

Usable camera : CANON digital camera, NIKON digital camera
Guide Number : 44m, 145ft. (ISO 100), 62m, 205ft. (ISO 200)
Variable power : 6 levels : Full - 1/2 - 1/4 - 1/8 - 1/16 - 1/32 powers
Flash exposure control : E-TTL and E-TTL II for Canon cameras / i-TTL for Nikon cameras
Power source : 4X LR6 or equivalent Mi-MH, lithium, oxyride batteries
Recycling time : 0.2 -4.7 sec., with fresh alkaline batteries / 0.2 -4 sec., with Ni-MH batteries
Energy saving system : 5 minutes to stand-by mode, 30 minutes to shut down
Number of flashes : 200-1500 flashes by fresh alkaline batteries
Illumination angle : Digital lens : 16mm (14mm with wide angle diffuser)
by zooming reflector :
to - 18 - 24 - 35 - 47 - 57 - 70mm
Traditional lens : 28mm (20mm with wide angle diffuser)
to - 28 - 35 - 50 - 70 - 85 - 105mm
Turning head : 90?? upward, 90?? to left, 180?? to right
Slave mode :
Slave sync : with respect to the digital pre-flash system
Power level : same as the variable power above
AF Assist light : Infrared LED for distance of 0.7 to 6 meter.
Color temperature : 5,600K (same as daylight)
Flash duration : 1/800sec. to 1/20,000sec.
Camera contact : Hotshoe only (not compatible with the traditional hotshoe system)
Accessories included : Shoe stand, pouch
Dimensions : 77(W) x 130(D) x103(H) mm / 30(W) x 51(D) x 40(H) inches
Weight : 315g (without battery) / 11oz

After doing much research, i find out that the Nikon should be way better then the Nissin. There's only one problem the pricing problem, the price between this 2 is quite a lot. Sigh.