|
|
| Thursday, 16-Feb-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share |  | Bookmark |
|
PEOPLE IN CAMBODIA...
|
|
Dear All,
Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to visit my fotopage and to leave comments that inspired and aided me in my quest for knowledge and improvement. This is sharing of ideas!!
I am an amateur photographer who loves to shoot people, preferably candid. I shoot mainly in 200-300mm zoom range using my Nikkor 70-300 F4-5.6 G lens (which I think is the best value for money lens) hence that nice blurry background effect though a better lens will give a better bokeh.
Fotopage is an avenue to showcase my ‘creative side’ and visual representation of my most treasured memories. It has opened up a whole new world for me since I first posted late last year. Feels good!!!!
I would truly enjoy going for photo shoots and sharing ideas about photography or anything else over tea or coffee with anyone willing to make the time. My email is azlijamil@yahoo.com and my # is 019-2058100. My office is near KLCC so Starbucks, Pelita and Lotus are near.
Please keep visiting and commenting… Keep telling me and other visitors what you think. There is no right or wrong answer… Thank you again…
Have a very nice day…   
Best regards,
Azli Jamil
ps: It’s PEOPLE IN CAMBODIA not PEOPLE OF CAMBODIA 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 8-Feb-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
CAMBODIA...
|
|
Dear All,
Firstly, thank you very much to all who have visited and commented on my fotopage. Please keep visiting and commenting… Thank you again…
Being a people photographer, the task of photographing the magnificent structures at Angkor Archaeological Park and the exquisitely carved multi-hued Banteay Srei temple was, for the lack of a better word, daunting!!! I tried…
Stefan planned the trip very well where we saw most main sites on the first day. He also successfully negotiated with all our tuk-tuk drivers intent on getting more USD from us. Me? Taking photos, taking up more than half the seat of the tuk-tuk and kept telling Stefan to “Go ahead..” or “Slow down..”
I enjoyed our deep mental friendship and our 9 day adventures in Cambodia and Bangkok so much… So much… We had the most delightfully animated conversations interspersed with hearty laughter and smses nearly every day since December 17, 2005.
Sometimes we argued too…
A week ago, I said farewell to him and we haven’t spoken since…
I still feel the void… 
Azli
ps: No. 1 and no. 9 are shown ‘as shot’. No white balance adjustments, no Photoshop, no cropping, no straightening... I want to show what I really saw…
Next posting is PEOPLE IN CAMBODIA…
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 1-Feb-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
BLACK AND WHITE...
|
|
As we walk the meandering path of life, we cross path with people who touch our lives, some more and some less. Sometimes, we will meet people who will have truly profound effect on us. I like to think I’m blessed coz that happened to me thrice…
7,166 days, 1,303 days and 47 days ago…
An American, a Thai, and a German…
A computer lab, a rugby field and a road at Pantai Panorama…
A ‘Hi’, a wave and a ride…
And my life changed for the better forever…
To me, bliss is to have dinner with all three of them. I bet that food would never tasted better... Unfortunately, it will never happen as I know that I will never see any of them again…
So, to Scott Lawrence Levy, Preedee Hongsaton and Stefan Andreas Hartl, from the bottom of my most sincere heart, thank you so much for all you bring to my life…
Azli Jamil
ps: Please pardon my self indulgence posting. Next posting is my Angkor Wat photos.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Friday, 13-Jan-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
ANOTHER SMORGASBORD...
|
|
As always, do leave your comments and I promise I would not delete any comment.. I don't practice censorship.. NOPE!! I WON'T!!!!
Thank you and have a very nice day
ps: #4 is me
(Shot that in Melaka. ISO 200, 1/100, f/10, 70-300@300 mm. Those mirrors are real).
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, 3-Jan-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
HITS OR MISSES...
|
|
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
My New Year resolution is to try and touch more lives with my photos.. Quite an uphill task, aye??
Each time I press the shutter release button, I often wonder whether I have managed to capture the best moment i.e the smile at its widest etc.
Are these hits or are these misses??
Your comments are highly appreciated... As I've written before, be brutal, if need be..
Thank you.. Have a nice day..
ps: The subjects in #9 saw me. So the only thing I could do was to ask them to make sure their feet were lined up properly
pps: FATHER AND SON are arriving tonight Donno where to take them for dinner..
Tomorrow night is Satay Kajang!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, 25-Dec-2005 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
FATHER AND SON...
|
|
Fotopages because a photo is worth a thousand words.
I think I would let these photos of a father and his son who currently are on a memorable adventure around Malaysia do all the talking...
Are these photos worth the thousand words?
ps: When was the last time you took a trip with your father?
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Friday, 16-Dec-2005 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
A SMORGASBORD
|
|
These photos represent part of a collection that dates back to end of October 2005 (when I bought my D70s). As these don’t fit into any specific category, I’ve decided to post them as a smorgasbord of photos instead.
As always, comments are truly appreciated coz how else would I learn..
Have a very nice weekend 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 7-Dec-2005 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
GOLF
|
|
I haven't photograph a golf tournament in more than 5 years. Back then, I used my Nikon F70 where associated costs (film, printing, etc.) was always a major consideration. Now, armed with my one month old Nikon D70s (Nope! Not a Canon guy, though I owned a Canon T50 a long time ago), I could finally capture all these moments with total abandon!
Some people think that watching a golf tournament is as exciting as watching grass grow but let me tell you that playing it is a completely different matter.
Golf is a game that, to an extent, exposes the 'US' behind the facade we put up daily, truly bombard all the senses!! In the span of 5 to 6 hours, golfers go through myriad of emotions which I hope to someday show in my photopage..
Meanwhile, hope you enjoy my photos..
Comments are truly welcomed..
Have a very nice day...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday, 29-Nov-2005 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
JONAH JONES RUGBY...
|
 |
|
My junior (my first shot of the day. Look at the hair!)
|
|
 |
|
Look! I'm flying!
|
|
 |
|
Rugby players do wear pink!
|
| | View all 9 photos... |
|
I spent last weekend honing my skills at the Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens.
I thought I let the pictures tell the thousand words but I just couldn't resist...
Note: I watched 'Goldilocks' played. Not bad... Scored quite a few tries.. Found out that he's only 15!
As always, comments are highly appreciated. I noticed that the colors didn't come out as vibrant as the original photos. I wonder why...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monday, 28-Nov-2005 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
OV- RV RUGBY
|
|
I was in Bangkok to watch an annual rugby match between Old Vajiravudh (OV) and Old Kings College (RV). These 2 schools are the rugby powerhouse in Thailand where many old boys of both schools have been duly honored to don the country's yellow jersey.
This year's annual match was played on 11/11/05 and for the first time in 4 years, OV won!!
All together, I took more than 600 photos in a 24 hour period. The match was played at night and wreaked havoc on action shots as I was not ready to take photos at ISO 1600 and end up with grainy photos.
I hope the 9 photos I've chosen tell the story..
Again, comments are welcomed and appreciated..
Have a nice day..
Azli
|
|
|
|
, Robinson from Kenya.
