My Landscape (*a little bit influence with Landscape and all about photography)

A Women with a Fishing Net Mesilau River

Mesilau River l D90 l 17mm l ISO100

Waktu menjalankan tugas kenen di Mesilau beberapa bulan lepas, saya ternampak dengan beberapa orang kampung sedang menangkap ikan di sebuah sungai kecil di Mesilau (mungkin kawan - kawan tau nama sungai ni kan?). Teringat kisah saya pada waktu kecil dulu. Pernah suatu masa dahulu, saya terpaksa mengangkat bakul rotan (barait) menyusuri Sg. Bayayo, Keningau sejauh 5KM hanya sebagai 'cakung' beliou (bapa) untuk menangkap ikan di sungai tersebut. Waktu itu, air Sg. Bayayo itu masih besar berbanding sekarang yang mana sudah semakin cetek (apa lagi selepas banjir Greg '96). Seharian menangkap ikan, 'barait' yang di bawa berjalan itu dah terlalu berat untuk di angkat [yakni di 'sikut'..:)]. Mungkin dalam lebih kurang 20kg laa.. [ingatan untuk itu dah pudarlah.. :)]. Melihat semula situasi ini, saya cuba praktikkan serba sedikit pengetahuan yang telah di pelajari dalam ilmu menggambar dan 'memetoshop' dengan mengambil gambar sebanyak 6 keping berlainan exposurenya dan mencantumkannya sebagai HDR di "fotomatiks".. :)

Keningau Town
Keningau's Town l D700 l ISO125 l 17mm l F/8 l 1/320s l 21.07.2011 l 13:56:37

Sejak berhijrahnya ke tempat lain, saya jarang sudah balik ke sini. Mungkin sekali sebulan atau sekali dalam dua bulan saja. Deii.. what to do kan? Dah kerja tempat lain..andainya cawangan opis tu ada di sini, mungkin saya dah pindah ke sini.. Banyak perubahan yang berlaku di Keningau sekarang ini. Mungkin perubahan besar yang ketara adalah pembaikpulihan atau pembesaran jalan dari Hospital Keningau ke Bandarnya.. Selain itu terdapat juga bangunan2 baru yang sedang di bina, di sekitar pinggir bandar. Harapan agar Keningau akan lebih membangun lagi pada masa akan datang! :)

Join us at Photography Camp on 30 Sept until 2nd Oct 2011 at Kota Belud by contact me at japrinthomas@gmail.com!

PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP @ Kg. Tambatuon, Kota Belud

PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP @ Kg. Tambatuon, Kota Belud
organized by PIRUTphotography (in colaboration with Gidong Photography)
target audience was the Beginner to Intermediate Photographer
(Others also invited!)

DATE : 30 Sept 2011 - 02 Okt 2011
3 Days 2 Nights – RM 850.00 Per Person
EARLY BIRD : RM 750.00 < 07 August 2011
FIRST PAYMENT : RM400 < 04 September 2011
(No Refund For Cancellation)
SECOND PAYMENT : RM450 < 18 September 2011

Included Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner & Supper and also your Accommodation as a Bed to Sleep laa.. :) Your transport to be at that place are not Included!

Special Gift as MINI SOF BOX (worth RM80) will be given to the Early Bird Payer!!

MINIMUM 20 PERSON & MAXIMUM 25 PERSON

PAYMENT INFORMATION
PAYMENT & ACCOUNT INFORMATION
10196-0-01-800107-2 (Alliance Bank) / JAPRIN THOMAS

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please Inbox OR Email JAPRIN THOMAS @ Facebook
Email – japrinthomas@gmail.com / japrin_t@yahoo.com or gidong_noumad@yahoo.com.my
HP No : +60138673620 (Pirut : https://www.facebook.com/p​rofile.php?id=100001937631​643) / +60128325109 (Gidong : https://www.facebook.com/g​idongphotography)
LIKE MY PAGE : PIRUTphotography ( https://www.facebook.com/p​ages/PIRUTphotography/1107​60508968038?ref=ts )

PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP Tentative
Venue: Rest House Kg. Tambatuon, Kota Belud (https://www.facebook.com/R​esthouseKg.Tambatuon)

September 30th, 2011

8.00am – 9.30am Registration
9.30am – 10.00pm Icebreaking session and briefing by organiser
10.00am – 10.15am Tea Break
10.15am – 11.30am Exposure by Lano Lan
11.30am – 12.00pm Practical
12.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm – 3.30pm Walk Around Kg. Tombotuon with Lano Lan PART 1
(Landscape [Natural Landscape @ Human Landscape])
3.30pm – 3.45pm Afternoon Tea Break
4.00pm – 6.30pm Walk Around Kg. Tombotuon with Lano Lan PART 2
(Sunset & Slowshutter)
6.30pm – 8.00pm Rest & Dinner
8.00pm – 10.00pm Photo Comment & Critique
10.00pm – 10.15pm Supper
10.15pm – 12.00am Night Shot (Startrail) by Lano Lan

October 1st, 2011

5.30am – 6.30am Sunrise Shot with Lano Lan
8.30am – 10.15am Etiquette @ Protocol In Photography by Francis Au
10.15am – 10.30am Tea Break
10.30am – 12.30pm Journalism by Zamain Singkui
12.30pm – 2.15pm Lunch
2.15pm – 3.30pm Basic Portraiture by George Duat
3.30pm – 5.00pm Outdoor Portrait Photography (Couple & Single)* with George Duat
5.00pm – 7.30pm Rest & Dinner
7.30pm – 9.30pm Photo Comment & Critique
9.30pm – 12.00am Barbeque (Night Shot & Startrail Shot)

October 2nd, 2011

5.30am – 6.30am Sunrise Shot
8.30am – 10.15am Photo Editing with Photoshop @ Lightroom
(Smooth Skin, Burn & Dodge, etc)
10.15am – 10.30am Tea Break
10.30am – 12.00pm Photo Album Design with Photoshop
(Template & Custom) Part 1 by Edmund Wodjin
12.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch
2.00pm – 4.00pm Photo Album Design with Photoshop
(Template & Custom) Part 2 by Edmund Wodjin
4.00pm – 4.30pm Evaluation
4.30pm End of Photography Camp

* Photography models will be provided by organiser

Things To Bring :
1. DSLR with any accessories (Tripod, etc)
2. Laptop
3. Clothes @ Torch Lights @ Bath Accessories juga laa..
4. Kurupukkkk... :)

For those of photographer who are like to join only one of the talk of the Camp, check out here :
1. Exposure & Walking with Lano Lan - RM350.00
2. Basic Portrait & Outdoor Photography with GOGDS - RM350
3. Etiquette @ Protocol In Photography by Francis Au - RM200
4. Journalism by Zamain Singkui - RM200
5. Photo Editing & Custom Album Making by Edmund Wodjin - RM450.00


SIMPLE WORDS ABOUT THE SPEAKER

RUSLAN LUSI @ LANO LAN
Born in Kiulu, 5 Years Experience in Photography, Specialized in Metering as Exposure of Lighting., as ISO, Aperture & Shutter Speed.
Currently famous with his own trade mark "If You Trust Me". We call him as the Master of Metering. :) Check out this below link of Lano Lan!
Lano's Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/r​uslanlusi
Lano's Photoblog : http://bylanolan.wordpress​.com/
Lano's Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/peop​le/51084768@N04/

GEORGE DUAT @ GOGDS
He is a Electrical Engineer, creativity is one of the most thing he must have as to see how the Electrical System Design and also to the Project Management. Studied Electrical Power System at University of Malaya. Being as a Photographer since 2005 but just to satisfied his heart as other., taken this photography as a Hobby. He is really great into Portrait and it was his Expertise. Click here for more about Gogds!
Gogds's Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/g​eorge.duat
Gogds's Photoblog : http://gogds.blogspot.com/
Gogds's Picasa Album : http://picasaweb.google.co​m/george.duat &https://picasaweb.google.c​om/gogds.photography

FRANCIS AU
Press Secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister at Ministry of Infrastructure Development Sabah. Studied BA (Hons) Psychology at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. With more than 10 years experience in his career now, The Etiquette & Protocol of Photography was one od the Most Important Thing that He must DO as to entertain others Press or Media Photographer and also to capture all of his DCM's Event Photos. Check out about him!
Francis's Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/p​rofile.php?id=100001374313​557

ZAMAIN SINGKUI
Worked at BerNaMa (Jurufoto Kanan), Studied at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. He is one of the 'Taiko of Journalism' in Malaysia. He is the only one of Sabahan follow PM while PM make a Job's Visiting to CHINA, LONDON, ROME and more... . As a National Media Photographer (its known as Berita Nasional Malaysia - BERNAMA), he already Travelling to The Most of Site in The World as ROME, LONDON, CHINA, BRUNEI and so on.. To know more about this Man of The Man in Town, come to see and let him Reveal his Story there!!
Zamain's Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/z​amains
Zamain's Office : http://www.bernama.com/abo​utbernama/bm/index.htm

EDMUND WODJIN
Diploma in Computer Graphic Design, 4 Years Experience in Graphic Design especially in Custom Album Design and also as a Full Time Custom Album Maker in one of the Famous Photo's Printing Shop in KK. Most of his client's was Studio of Photography around Sabah and and also some of Wedding Freelance Photographer. As a Full Time Custom Album Maker, Adobe Photoshop was his 'BFF' all of the day time. :)
Check out his facebook here!
Edmund's Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/p​rofile.php?id=1544660906


There you are guys!! Come and join us to this Photography Camp!

Kg. Tambatuon, Kota Belud

Last week, I was at Kota Belud for my office's function. Its called Kem Kesedaran Alam Sekitar. We were to make people aware about our environment and everything about our environment in this world. Last week, our target was the student of SMK. Taungusi, Kota Belud. They are almost 50 people including their teacher. The place of this KeKAS is Kg. Tambatuon, Kota Belud. It around 70KM from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and it took One and a half hour to be at there. The place was superb! Its cold and fresh! Your mind will refresh again once you step in there. The river is clean. We also got a chance to locate their super cold river water way are jungle trek. The trek is not bad. Its taken almost 1 hour to be at the place. The place called Panau-Panau.. if only I am not mistaken.. hehe.. :) But, the real dangerous and the sad news about this place is this place is the purpose of their New District Dam. Its will be a barrier for a big water for their district and this will be a big project. But for now, this people of Kg. Tambatuon refuse to have this project as they didn't want a bad effect for their village soon., which this kind of Water Barrier or Dam will sometimes became a big flood, the river's living life as fish and 'their friends' will removed. Read more about this project by writing a word of their village name, Kg. Tambatuon and you all will see and read about it way an internet. Basically, click here > DAM (wikipedia) meaning about the project, the good about it and also its badness! Enjoy the photos below!


















*Will organize a Photography Camp at here on Sept 30 until Oct 2nd, 2011. Hopefully it will be successful! I need to make a great publishing or great announcement on it!

The Final of KE Next Top Entertainer Season 3

YB Datuk Jahid Jahim
Mr. Francis Au : Pengerusi Penganjur KE Next Top Entertainer Season 3

Aznor Jipin : Tuaran

Imelda Augustine Sapikit : Keningau

Jimmy Masamil : Penampang

Merrie Masangkong : Kota Marudu

Norbert Andillah : Tuaran

Priscilla Philany Petrus : Penampang

Saldivivi Wences : Tambunan [Best Dressing]

Diandra Justin : Tambunan [2nd Runner Up]

Gedion Hilarius : Menggatal [1st Runner Up]

Peter Anderson Nianti : Beluran [The WINNER of KENTE Season 3]

Peter Anderson Nianti : Beluran [The WINNER of KENTE Season 3]

Peter Anderson Nianti : Beluran [The WINNER of KENTE Season 3]

The Winner

The Finalist : KE Next Top Entertainer Season 3

Being with this group for several years, was so great and awesome. Even without any salary or any others benefit, or just be a loyal member.., I am so glad to help them. For the record, this year was the 3rd year for the KE Next Top Entertainer. This next saturday will be the Final and we are really excited to have it., and the contestant? Off course! They are really nervous but in the mean time, I know that they already ready to perform. What is the most thing that we proud about this voice & performing talent competition is most of the contestant got their 'Name' in this arena. They basic in this singing competition was really polished.. :) Anyway, hope you all will come to our Final on July 9th, 2011 (Saturday) at Auditorium Tun Raffee, Yayasan Sabah around 6.30pm until 10.00pm. The ticket will be sell during that time and also can be buy from Olumis @ Christine. [ Click her name ] Enjoy this video for more info about the Finalist. :)

Preview Video of The Finalist : KENTE Season 3 Finalist

Sunset : The Tip Of Borneo @ Sempang Mengayau, Kudat

Taken during my trip with a friend at Kudat a few weeks ago. Its was a great trip! :)

Sunset @ Lok Kawi Lagoon

While waiting for the Wedding's Cake Cutting Ceremony at Kg. Ketiau, Putatan, Sabah, Malaysia.. I was lucky to have a beautiful view of sunset near with the bride's house. This photo was twice (left + right) and I merge it using Adobe Photoshop CS3, I've saturate it a little bit and push its level to the dark so that I'll have a great contrast on it. Enjoy this photo!

Yellow + Fresh

This photos was taken during our trip back to village or my village at Keningau last Mei this year. Saw my old playground already full of this greenish + yellowish.. :) Its beautiful..especially after the rains drop. :) Enjoy it!