Been busy…

Just in case you think I am dead or something, well I am not. Here’s a short post to explain what’s been happening in my life.

I am currently doing my industrial attachment (internship) in an engineering firm. It’s an office job. Typical 9 to 5 desk job… except that my working hours are actually 8:30am to 5:30pm. On top of that I am taking night classes in university that run all the way to 9pm. So I guess you can imagine how much energy I am left with at the end of the day.

And so, I apologize for the lack of updates. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get some time for myself every weekend to take some shots and at least keep this blog alive. Stay tuned for updates!

Baby Dinosaur

Another day when my Internet decides to behave. As you can see, they are rare indeed. Haven’t been taking any shots back here at home. So, I’ll just be clearing some backlogged photos that I took some time back while still in Singapore.

Let’s start with this baby dinosaur!

Cute, isn’t it? I found this baby lizard in my room some months back. It was not very shy or scared of anything big and moving unlike most lizards… which makes sense since it’s just a baby. Probably doesn’t know how dangerous this world is.

Surprisingly, it even crawled into an empty test tube which I laid in front of it. Released it outside my room on the wall after I was done. Plenty of bugs going around for it to eat.

Going to end this before my Internet decides to disconnect. If I don’t update again in the next few days, here’s wishing one and all a happy new year 2010!

The Shield

Currently, back at home in Ipoh, Malaysia and the Internet connection here is just plain fucked up (my apologies for the language and but no better word can describe it better). Give me a dial-up connection any day and I’ll gladly take it. I don’t even know what I’m paying money for every month.

Anyway, today is one of those rare and few days when my Internet connection actually decides to behave and stay connected. So, I’m going to share a few shots here before my blog rots away.

Found this insect (which I believe is a Shield Bug) right at my doorstep during my exam week.

Yep, you can probably guess what I’m thinking. Another interesting insect but unfortunately not in the wild.

Gotta love those spikes at the sides of the insect. They just look so damn cool. I was a happy boy once I got this frontal shot. Don’t ask me why the fascination about it. Probably a childhood exposure to aliens and monster movies.

All shots taken with Canon 7D + Canon 100mm macro non-IS version.

Updates will be few and rare this month in December thank to my Internet connection. In case, I don’t update again see you next year!

And the sun will set for you…

Am in the midst of my final exams now. In the thick of all that studying, I like to just walk out of my room and look around to relax a little (I stay on the rooftop). To my surprise, I was greeted with this scene the other day…

Never knew that I could get such stunning sunset shots from the rooftop of my block (first year staying here, previous years on a lower level). Quickly grabbed my camera to take a few shots before the sun faded away. Those are silhouettes of transport cranes used to move containers from ships of a nearby harbour.

Shot taken with the 7D and Canon 70-200mm lens. Yep, taken with the telephoto lens. It was the ideal lens since I wanted to isolate the cranes and sunset from the clutter of trees, other buildings and other nonsense.

Now, that was a good break. Back to the books!

When birds go bump in the night

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday. An owl concussing outside your room.

According to eye witnesses, the owl flew over from another block to mine and crashed onto the wall directly outside my room. I was having dinner in my room and was oblivious to what happened until a friend told me the owl crash landed outside my room.

It lied on the floor motionless and we were wondering if it was dead before it sprang into life and tried to escape. Unfortunately, it seemed to have injured its wings. Unable to fly, the bird was hopping around for a moment before it stopped and lied on the ground motionless again.

The bird has ouch written all over it’s face. Managed to snap a few shots before someone alerted campus personnel for help. Some dude came with gauntlets and just gently carried the bird away. Damn, these campus security personnel must be  trained and prepared for the weirdest of shit to happen.

Anyway, if you haven’t noticed yet, the photos are slightly underexposed and noisy. That’s because I did not want to use the flash on the bird hence all shots were taken at ISO3200 (with the Canon 7D).

To end, here’s hoping for better days ahead for the poor owl. Maybe I’ll see you at the Jurong Bird Park!