magic hour...

In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour) is the first and last hour of sunlight during the day, when a specific photography effect is achieved due to the quality of the light. Lighting is more diffuse and warmer in hue, and shadows are longer. Pictures taken during this hour = Phenomenal!

The pictures that I’ve taken thus far during this magic hour, would be the sunset. Nothing is more breathtaking than a beautiful sunset, a mix of orange and blue sky.

I’ve also included some pictures taken during my night photography outings. I’m quite sluggish when it comes to night photography. There’s the tripod that I need to bring along! I don’t have steady hands, and a tripod is essential. It’s heavy, and that’s chore. Hah!

Do enjoy the pictures, as much as I enjoy taking them... Thank you... 

departure...

Besides photography, my other obsession would be reading. 2 of the best books that I’ve read so far, would be The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. Love the way these books were written. Such profound passages that will leave you in deep thoughts...

Escaping to the world of words left me wanting to be involved, to depict myself in characters of the novel, and thus, the desire to write came about. Here’s one... nothing as weighty as those two writers; Khaled & Gregory, of course. But hey, it’s an original, by Rosalita Selamat. Ha!

Departure...

Many a times we lay together

Not breathing a word

What do I know, a departure entails...

We’ve shared laughter, pain, and tears.

Without a final word, there came the departure...

Desolation, throughout the years...

The memories remain...

Gone for years...

With my tears...

I won’t look back

I know I’ll follow your track...

You’ll knock on my door

And up we’ll go...

To a place we know...

This picture was taken back in 2009. Location: Kampong Buangkok, the only Malay village that is still standing here in Singapore.  I chose this picture as it evokes some kind of mixed feelings... loneliness, emptiness, forsaken? A picture that tells a story...

the Makansutra - part 1

"food is my strength, as well as my weakness" - Gerriza Manlutac

 

 

portraits; strangers & friends...

I was often told that I have an infectious laughter and smile. Glad to know that. :p

Here’s a collection of strangers (& some friends), who were so welcoming to say yes when I approached them for a snap. Genuine smile, and I could never thank them enough. I do hope they like the pictures that I took of them though. Hah!

  

Through my lens...

“There are always two people in every picture, the photographer and the viewer.”

Photography to me, is all about capturing the moment. Real photographers know how to take an ordinary object and put meaning into it, meaning that represents a cause. They give photos a voice.

Here’s one picture that I took from last year’s AirShow. I love the vibrant colours. Every picture tells a story... and I do hope mine tells one.