Kluang Clock Tower @ Johor

Kluang Clock Tower @ Johor

The name Kluang comes from the Malay word keluang, which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. Alas, the critters have almost completely disappeared, and some suspect that the town was named after two mountains that resemble the head and wing respectively of a bat from a distance.

please view at flickr for best image.

a visit to kluang while working at johor. I supposed to go to Tasik Sembrong for sunset pictures but it doesnt work out. Tasik Sembrong (new name) also know as Tasik Manong at KLUANG. A place to watch sunset if the guard let you in. This is a dam area & belongs to the m'sia government. the view fr sunset was the other side, so if the guard let you in, it's awesome.

location : Next to Kem PLKN Sembrong. if frm PLUS expressway, exit at Ayer Hitam.

according to the guard, you can see a very large full moon on the rite side of above pix.

i think tis place can take star trail if the sky is clear .. cause its kind of high here & windy.

SCAPES OF MALAYSIA : Beautiful Landscapes of Malaysia

SCAPES OF MALAYSIA : Beautiful Landscapes of Malaysia. A website which gives you a photographer experience & beautiful pictures of landscape in Malaysia. The author is also a member of CASH STUDIO. Please view few of the article with pictures below by the author.

Being extremely lazy on the keyboards, I would say that I have not succeeded in any of my previous blogs…well everyone has got resolutions for the new year…and mine, is to have at least an ongoing and “active” blog on my photography..

It’s been 2 years since I got my first DSLR (Canon EOS 40D)and had upgraded to the 5DMK2 now. Photography has now became a serious chapter in my life and this is where I hope to share my journey with the world, my journey to record the beautiful lights and scape that mother nature has got to show.

The image shown above is one of my final clicks for year 2010, it was taken at a new found lake in Puchong, Malaysia, named it after the founder of the lake (Alex). As for now we will see if I can last till my next final click of year 2011.

Happy new year all!

-Victor-

Location: Pantai Ria, Muar, Malaysia

My schedule was pretty packed for the past few days, attended one of the conference that has got nothing to do with landscape photography, well…maybe a little…anyway it was the 1st Creative Asia Conference held in Malaysia and I got to meet Joe McNally, Mike Langford, Michael Greenberg, Manny Librodo, Jason Magbanua, Daniel Capobianco and our local wedding photographer’s hero Mr. Louis Pang…just to mention a few of those “big names” in the industry…kinda going way off topic here am i?? LOL

Back to my landscape story, this is another shot from one of the many hidden beaches in Muar, a very surprising yet lucky find cause initially we planned to head back to Seri Menanti but to our dismay the tides was like before very low, without much thought we explored to other nearby location and ended up here in Pantai Ria.

Why the title? Sneezing Landscape? well it’s pretty funny when we were shooting with a bad flu, with all the sneezing and coughing I ended up with tissues stuck to my nostrils, some creative white foreground (O.o)!…it just kinda spoil the whole ambient of the beautiful surrounding, but guess I did some justice to it as I find this image here kinda peaceful and at least you do not need to bear with all the AHchoooo and Achewwwssss.

the author for SCAPES OF MALAYSIA : KCTONG

http://scapesofmalaysia.wordpress.com/

chingay 2011 @ Johor

Feb 23 2011 : Chingay Festival 2011 @ johor. The Chingay Parade is special to the New Year festivities. The word comes from the Chinese language and means a decorated miniature stage or float.

The night scene in Johor Bahru will come alive again tomorrow when some 300,000 people are expected to line the main streets of the city to watch the annual chingay procession.

Annual street parade, showcasing local and foreign cultural performing groups.
The Johor Bahru Chingay Parade is an annual event where seven dieties from the various Malaysian chinese clans shall ‘tour’ the city central business district accompanied by dragon and lion dancetroupes, participants dressing in fairly tale characters’ costumes, colourful floats among others. Thousands of local and foreign spectators and devotees are expected to line the streets to witness the unique event and for many locals it is a time to also seek blessings from the touring dieties.
stunt performance ...

“The Jalan Ulu Air Molek stretch, which is the starting point of the procession will be closed from 5pm.

“Jalan Yahya Awal via Jalan Lingkaran Dalam junction will be closed from 6pm,” he said.

He added that Jalan Ibrahim and Jalan Wong Ah Fook would also be closed from 8.30pm for the grand parade of colourful floats performances.

“The procession will begin at 7pm where some 100,000 visitors are expected to turn up.

“Spectators will be mesmerised by the grand floats with rabbits theme in line with the Year of the Rabbit,” he said.

Ku added that one of the highlights of the night would be unique dragon dances such as machine dragon, festive dragon as well as Teochew lantern performances from China.

“We encourage all Johoreans regardless of race or religion to gather before the Gong Ying stage in Jalan Wong Ah Fook and enjoy a night full of festive celebrations and vibrant performance and dances,” he said. (Johor Baru Tiong Hua Association manager Eric Ku) news by : TheStar

For more pix, plz see : myFacebook Chingay Album.

will b back for next year ... mayb pay a visit to singapore chingay 2012.

it's an awesome night .... i was there around 8pm & went back around 12am... the event still not end yet ... !!

btw, i lost 1 filter !!! sad ...