This post is titled Model Shoot with Jade by author SoulJah. My infrequent posting does not mean I've not been shooting.

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Much thanks to Jim747 for the big help on the day.

Model available for hire. The photog is available for hire as well. Interested parties for any kinds of modelling gigs, shoots and events can contact me through my email at nizamrahman -[at]- gmail -[dot]- com.

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This post is titled Civic Type R Launching by author SoulJah. Event held at Happy Motoring.

Won myself an MP4 player. Cool.

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Editor's Note: Yvonne, I think I lost your pics...

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This post is titled Saffron vs. Ranoadidas by author SoulJah. 007_DSC_0049_processed

Couldn't get lots of good pictures as I forgot to bring my Wireless Triggers for my flash, so all I could do was use CLS, which meant line of sight, which meant I can't fiddle my camera around to get good angles as this would definitely block the CLS signals. But in any case, I had to make do with what I've got, which meant practice some more in case my wireless trigger do fail, which I half heartedly expect them to during a shoot.

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This post is titled Saffron vs. Muara Gas by author SoulJah. 018_DSC_0051_processed

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Match ended Muara Gas 69 - Saffron 32.

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This post is titled BSM Ladies Softball Finals by author SoulJah. 022_DSC_0187_processed

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Game ended Divas 25, Pasadena 13; even after a valiant effort from the Pasadena side.

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This post is titled Chtulhu - His Majesty's 61st Birthday Fireworks by author SoulJah. Chtulhu

Cthulhu is a fictional monster created by horror author H. P. Lovecraft, and is one of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones. It is often cited for the extreme descriptions given of its appearance, size, and the abject terror that it invokes. Because of this reputation, Cthulhu is often referred to in sci-fi and fantasy circles as a tongue-in-cheek shorthand for extreme horror or evil.

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Had an outing with the lads for the fireworks. In attendance were Jim747, Airbiscuit, Artyeo and his wife, some two old cool dudes, and CPS and Ber off somewhere taking a different vantage point. Where were we located? I scouted a jetty the day before for our shoot, and sure enough, the two old dudes were there first. We first tried my second location, which was on top of a ridiculously high concrete bridge but found our shots ruined due to the tungsten lamps in our shooting line of sight. Went back to the jetty, joining the other older dudes there, and set up our equipment. With remote cords in hand, cameras mounted on tripods, we were set. I intended to get some focus blur effect but only had a rough idea on how to do it. In the end, I tried makig lots of experimentations to get the timing right just to get a decent image. In all, I succeeded in taking a couple of cool focus blurred shots, which means, for me, it's a great outing.

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This post is titled His Majesty's 61st Birthday Celebrations by author SoulJah. 036_DSC_0147_processed

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Daulat Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik!
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DAULAT!

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This post is titled Experience by author SoulJah. Experience
While talking about camera stuff on our Jing Chew session, a family consisting of an elderly couple and someone that looks like their granddaughter took a table next to ours. The man had an elaborate tattoo which I couldn't keep my eyes away of, and I was surprised that he made small talk to me, which I happily obliged to.

The woman told a story how the tattoo got there, which just piqued my interest some more. It's rare to see an elderly man to have a nice tattoo such as that, it's even rarer to see it on a Bruneian, which made me get up the courage to ask for a photo as I found the story quite remarkable. He agreed, but without a shot of his face.

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Queueing for a shot Sigmonster? Bollywood Aim

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This post is titled 11th NBT Treasure Hunt by author SoulJah. 001_DSC_0008_processed
The participants are arriving real early this year.

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Early, but with high spirits.

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They went on to win later in the day. Tickets. To Sydney.

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My teammates for the day. One member from the supposedly 4 man team went AWOL.

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Waiting for the event to start.

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Still waiting.

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Contingent from the ITSSD.

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Bajau and his mates. I think that's Rozi's husband? Not too sure though.

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BAG Networks + Others Contingent.

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Our chariot for the day. The upside down sticker proved useful at one point.

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Waiting for the fourth challenge, which was to navigate an obstacle course blindfolded.

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A sea of orange.

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Not wide enough...

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They were confident from the start, somehow knowing they will end up at least in the top ten. But even they were surprised that they've won it. Congratulations!

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This post is titled Blog Drivel by author SoulJah.

http://onky.blogs.friendster.com/yau/2007/06/better_than_uk_.html

Wow, such eloquence.

When you insinuate that you might want to "slap" my "grateful parents", you've just opened a can of worms there buddy. I've known a lot of good people coming from ITB, and they have moved on to contribute to the nation after going through the programs offered at ITB. But to say their parents are "stupids" and "bitter" just because their children didn't get offered the chance to go abroad (that the writer might have squandered, by looking at his thought process) is beyond what is considered proper opinion.

Who's better is not in debate here. With that, please, do sound off. I like to sample your opinion.

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This post is titled Bantus Capoeira Showcase by author SoulJah. After a tipoff in the forums about a Capoeira showcase at ICC, we all grabbed a chance in capturing this unique event. Graced by the guest of honor, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the event saw a packed hall mainly curious about the art of Capoeira. By the end of the event, the crowd was thrilled by acrobatic skills of the performers that night.

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I arrived way too early, but that ensured I get good parking, but mostly to check the light levels that's available to me. Worked good without flash, but I made sure to ask the performer regarding flash use. While ok for the most part, he told us it's better not to have the flashes going off during his acrobatic moves. Which for the most part was ok, as I had a good ambient light reading anyway. Above, you can see how it was without no flash, taken during their last minute preparation.

Set the White Balance to Tungsten, and gel my flash for that, and for the most part, the shots looked great, considering I didn't have my monopod.

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This post is titled HSBC Funday by author SoulJah. During noon, we took a breather from the ongoing netball games and went for lunch. Passed by HSBC Serusop, where they had the HSBC Funday going on. After we filled our stomachs, we filled our SD cards.

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Somehow, I find that guy's T-Shirt ironic... :)

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This post is titled BIBD Invitational Netball Tournament by author SoulJah. After having a rough day the day before, it's good to know that a brief stint of photography outing can restore the cheer in me. Wasn't really looking forward to it considering, but it turned out great for me, and I get to practice before an actual event that's coming up, and I get to practice some Strobist techniques.

While I can't replicate some of the techniques I've read up on Strobist, as there was no overhang behind the net, and sticking it clost to mid court was impossible as well due to the heavy traffic of people and the refs officiating the game. There was only one or two metres clearance from the sideline to the walls, so space was limited. Improvise? There's a ledge right near the net area to one side which extends to a doorway which was not used, and as it was right in the corner, I know I won't block the view of the spectators. You can see it in my second shot. I aimed it at around the middle of the half court on a tripod, so the light would be evenly spread from the net at its nearest end, and will at least tickle the light above ambient on the other end.

The other strobe was on the light stand as far away from the action as possible right at the corner. This pointed at the same area as well. Was triggering with my G.I. remotes, but intermittently, the flashes will not fire. This could be time to replace the batteries in the receivers, and also I would need to mod the receivers so it can fire at a higher percentage when I'm at the other end of the court.

Free movement around the court, and armed with f/2.8s, ISO800, I got quite good results. Grainy as heck, but it looks oh so crisp and detailed. I might go and do some aggressive NR with these pics in the future. Here's a selection of pictures in portrait form. Some more pics can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stupidlogic/sets/72157600598016375/detail/.

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b.mobile were the champions for the day! The final game was rather exciting and nail biting, but they hold off the BIBD team when they mounted a comeback. b.mobile came away with a close scoreline.

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The champs having a photo with the guest of honour.

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The runners up having a photo with the guest of honour.

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