My Six Strings

This is my first deep experiment with my Nikon D90 on my guitar. So far I never snap so much pictures on my cheap electric guitar, yesterday during weekend break (Friday), I spent few hours to 'rape' my both wives (D90 & Guitar), in the end of the session I really get tired after 'raping' both at the same... Hahaha...

My Guitar - Squier Stratocaster
Using sepia effect

The headstock
Using sepia effect

Headstock in silhouette effect
Using sepia effect

The neck
Using sepia effect with custom setting

Tuner nuts lineup
Using Vivid with custom setting

The closeup
Using my roommate's Nikkor 105mm Micro lens

Another closeup
Using my roommate's Nikkor 105mm Micro lens

After the whole afternoon shooting, I just realised I should change my guitar strings to new set of strings before taking the pictures, all my E, B & G strings were rusted and can't see clearly when using sepia colour mode.

Six Strings...

Deep Purple Live in Dubai

Yesterday (20 Mar 2009) me and my colleague from Abu Dhabi all the way went to Dubai to watch one of my 'must watch' concert in Dubai. The 'must watch' concert to me must be one of a greatest legendary rock bank on this planet, and this band is Deep Purple!!!

The concert was organised inconjunction with Dubai Bikers' Week. We were so excited to watch this concert and we arrived early to grab a nice position to watch this concert, and we choosed right infront of the guitarist - Steve Morse.

I decided to snap more clearer and nearer photos for this concert, so I went to bought a AF-S 70-300mm ED with VR Nikon lens before the show, after bought the lens then only knew that the organiser not allowing to bring cameras into the concert arena. Damn!!! I wasted so much money to buy the lens and I can't use it in the concert, I nearly wanted to bang my head at wall!

The show started about 9.20pm (+4 GMT), and the first song they played was Highway Star!!! The moment I saw them came out to stage, I nearly cried out, finally... I got chance to see one of my favorite rock bands right infront of me!

Deep Purple, from left: Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Don Airey & Steve Morse
Pic taken by my Nokia E71

Although they are so old now, but they are still rock! Only thing the vocalist, Ian Gillan has lost his powerful voice, most of the time I can't hear what he sang, but who cares? The band were playing so well.

When the moment they played Smoke On The Water, everyone were getting mad, myself was very high because this song was my 1st ever rock song I heard when I was just a small kid.

Deep Purple, from left: Roger Glover, Ian Gillan & Steve Morse
Pic taken by my Nokia E71

The show ended around 10.45pm (+4 GMT), I felt still not enough for it. Anyway, I really enjoy it, the only spoiler was I was not allow to bring my cameras to enter to the concert, I brought both my wives Nikon D90 & Lumix FZ-28 and I have to keep it in the car...

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Anyway, before the show I managed to snap some pictures around Dubai Festival City to try out my D90 and my new 70-300mm Nikon lens...

Sunset View at Marina DFC
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with kit lens 18-105mm

Sunset view of Marina DFC & Burj Dubai
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with kit lens 18-105mm

Sunset View at Marina DFC
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with kit lens 18-105mm

Sunset View at Marina DFC
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with 70-300mm Nikon lens

Sunset View at Marina DFC
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with 70-300mm Nikon lens

Reflexion
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with kit lens 18-105mm

The Funfair
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with kit lens 18-105mm

Inside Dubai Festival City
Pic taken by Nikon D90 with kit lens 18-105mm

I'll try out more on my new 70-300mm Nikon lens, I still don't have enough time to discover my D90, so just keep follow up yah!

Deep Purple Still Rocks!!!
Nikon D90 Rocks Too!!!

My New Gadget

I remember the last time I bought my SLR camera (Nikon FM10) was back in end of 1995 and I was semi retired on photography since year 1999. Till now after more than 13 years I get my second SLR camera but in digital format (Nikon D90), and this time I still stick to Nikon which is always my first choice in SLR cameras.

Luckily my uncle helps me to buy this camera in Penang, then my colleague brought over to Dubai when he back from holiday trip in Malaysia. The reason I prefer get it from Malaysia because here selling extra almost RM 2K!!!

Although I got my D90, I still love my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 which is more versatile on all occasions. Anyway, right now I will not have much time on photography since my works are priority.

My lovely Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
Snap with: My Nikon D90

The reason why I bought D90 because of my roommate also just bought it, and I'm so impressed with the picture quality after tried on it.

My Nikon D90
Snap with: My Lumix DMC-FZ28

My wives...
Snap with: My roommate's D90

2 Nikon D90 lineup (left: My D90, right: my roommate's D90)
Snap with: My Lumix DMC-FZ28

Then I decided to gather all Nikon cameras in my room as 'Nikon Family' lineup...

Nikon Family
From left: My D90, my roommate's D90 & D70s
Snap with: My Lumix DMC-FZ28

Nikon Family
From left: My roommate's D70s & D90, My D90
Snap with: My Lumix DMC-FZ28

Nikon Family Lineup
Snap with: My Lumix DMC-FZ28

I'm planning to snap another Nikon Family photo at my another colleague house, most of us here are Nikon fans, got a person own a Nikon D3 & D300, it is very crazy to me, I can't even aford to own a D300.

Nikon DSLR!!!

Back in Action

Last week my 1.5 years old Dell laptop suddenly dead without any warning, I was about to transfer some files and it just went blackout. I thought just power failure but after checked on it, it has been confirmed the mainboard is died!!!

So right now I got no choice to dig out plenty of money to get another new laptop, after surveying I decided to get a HP laptop to replace my old laptop.

This month I really broke since I just bought a Nikon D90, I never expect my Dell laptop can be dead so soon. Sigh... Why all these things happened at the same time?

My new HP Pavilion dv4 1225ee laptop

HP logo with light, something like Apple's Macbook

I have to get it in Dubai since I can't back to Malaysia at this moment, without laptop I really can suicide here, that's my only 'life' while working aboard.

I still need some time to get used my Nikon D90 since I've been lost touch on SLR cameras for a long time, it's totally different with analog photography, there are so many setting or options to be used for DSLR. The laptop pictures above were taken by my new DSLR.

Today morning was heavy fog across UAE, I managed to snap some pictures via my Nikon D90 in the car. The visibility was so low and I have use manual focus to snap the picture.

Heavy fog in Abu Dhabi

So, stay in touch with more pictures up on my new toy Nikon D90... Tonight gonna 'rape' my Nikon nicely, you know la... it's like a new marriage, everyday also want right? Hahaha...

I'm Completely Broke...

New Witch Arrived?

One day, I was having a short break with my colleagues, suddenly I saw a very special thing fell from sky.

I told my colleagues... 'Hey guys... Look! An upgraded witch is coming!!!' Everybody were looking around and asked me... 'Where? Where? Where? Then I pointed to the direction... Then everybody were laughing like hell.

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New Witch with bicycle?

I wonder who tide the sweeper like that on the bicycle and for what purpose? Maybe that fella wants to sweep people away when he takes corner?

WAKAKAKAKAKAKA!!!