Penang Revisited_May 2010

Now it has been some time since I’ve last update my blog and some of my friends even asked me if I am still using or updating my blog!! Hahaha *guilty* It has been a quite busy year for me in 2010 as I was constantly traveling to and fro from KL to Penang on a regular basis, being more involved in church serving under the Photography ministry (already I’ve cut down on my wedding photography but hey,…I still need practice and a way to brush up my skills right!!??), and of course busy with the upbringing and playtime with my sons.

Of course when I do travel to Penang, I still take the opportunity to take some pictures of the scenery in Penang (provided I am staying more than a night otherwise it would be pointless to lug the camera there!!). I mean Penang is in fact an island right so there are plenty of opportunity to shoot sunsets (unlike in KL as there are no beaches around!! The land geography is either flat or with hills).

What makes it much more interesting is that two of my colleagues in Penang had just invested in a DSLR (a Nikon D90 to be exact) and are just itching away to wanting to try them out (thanks to me for poisoning them by the way!! *guilty again* but hey I did not manage to get them to be Canon fans though?? Hahaha).

So on the first day of my trip and that is on May 18, both my colleague (Low) and myself went up to Bukit Genting (Genting Hill) to try out his new cam and also to get some nice shots of the sun setting on the Balik Pulau side. The view was just magnificent!! Below are just some of the shots I’ve taken while we were both experimenting on the possibilities of getting the ‘perfect’ shot as I’ve never really shot much scenery shots though unlike people, weddings and events!!

Here is Low experimenting by flicking a card repeatedly over the lens while capturing the shot. According to him he learnt about this technique thru a photography magazine though,…not sure if it works,….but I’ve heard of it being done when shooting fireworks!!

After the card flicking method now he is resorting to the ‘normal’ method then. Hahaha

A nice sunset coupled with the sky full of clouds. Awesome!!

After all the shooting on Genting Hill, our next location was Jalan Nagore (Nagore Street) in Georgetown where we had steamboat for dinner. Yummy!!

The next day on May 19, my the other colleague (Chang) went out with me for a shoot and from my many trips to Penang, I’ve always passed by the Queen Victoria Memorial Clock tower along Lebuh Light (it is also located just beside Fort Cornwallis) but never had the chance to capture a photo of it. So I guessed now would be a good time to do it since my colleague is also itching to try out his camera right!!?? Hahaha

The Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower along Lebuh Light during the night.

Another view of the Clocktower from the roundabout.

Next after the Clocktower, we headed to the Esplanade field and just our luck, the Town hall was lighted up!! Yay,….

Here is a photo of the Penang Municipal Town Hall from the parking lot in front of it,….

Another angle of the Town Hall,….

To get this shot of the Town Hall, I had to walk out onto the Esplanade field and make myself comfortable on the short grass!! Hahaha

Well that is all for now and I hope you’ve enjoyed the pics as much as I do!!

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