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Random Shots in Melaka
May 13th
As I’ve recently visited Melaka, I took the opportunity to play with my camera trying to study it. I won’t talk much in this post but rather I will post up two photos from there. Personally I think my photos turned out to be pretty bad due to bad lighting conditions which I wasn’t able to control it and only this two photos can be shown up among the rest.
Any feedback on this would be much appreciated. 
Eye on Malaysia in Malacca
Apr 13th
Lack of updates in my blog clearly shows that I’m pretty busy these days and I have then neglected this blog. I’m sure most of you have heard of the famous and mighty Eye on Malaysia which is a pretty huge ferris wheel that was first constructed in Kuala Lumpur. It was then brought to Malacca which I think was stupid as they were telling people that it is only a one year thing but at last it is still in Malaysia. I’ve never had the chance to experience this until recently.
One thing for sure is that the walkway is really nice and people from Malacca really love the dark and quiet atmosphere here which is probably one of the reasons why there are a lot of people choosing here as a dating place. I really enjoyed the view of it from far as the lights were so bright that basically any camera snapping this would turn out to be nice.
The structure of this gigantic ferris wheel is quite cool upclose. This is certainly one hot spot for photographers within Malacca. I personally prefer it to be in Kuala Lumpur at the Titiwangsa Lake where there are better views of it especially for photographers like the reflection from the lake which makes it look much better as though an effect is added to it.
The price for it is also ridiculous and to me it is overpriced and not worth the money at all. Normal price would RM20 for an adult but there is a promotion now whereby MyKad holders only need to pay RM10. You will be entitled to about 4-5 rounds and that’s it. However, there’s nothing at all to see in Malacca during the night and sitting this ferris wheel is a total boredom. The main conclusion is that the Eye on Malaysia in Malacca is nice to see but not to sit. 
Are Camera Phones Really That Bad?
May 14th
I was searching through my folder of photos and found some photos taken with my trusty SonyEricsson w810i. Although the photo quality of a camera phone can never match a digital camera, I feel that it is still good enough to take some candid shots and also snapping some moments if you do not have a digital camera with you. Below are two photos which was taken with my camera phone and I did submitted it to an Exabytes photo contest in conjunction with the Merdeka celebration last year.
The above photo was taken in Melaka on a beautiful morning. I was amazed by the quality of it when I got home and transferred it to my computer. Well, to a photographer this photo might not seem very attractive but to me and I believe some others will think that it is amazing for a camera phone to take such photo. There are even better camera phones in the market now, I am only using an old SonyEricsson w810i so I assume the newer models could even take much better photos in terms of the photo quality.
I believe many do know the famous Petronas Twin Tower or rather known as KLCC. Again the above photo was taken with my camera phone and I submitted it to the Exabytes photo contest as mentioned earlier on. I was shocked that this photo made it through to the last round but eventually lost badly in the last round as this photo only received two votes. For a photo taken with a camera phone being able to make it through to the final round is really amazing because it won’t be surprising if it lost considering the other photos were taken with digital camera and some even with prosumer and dSLR cameras.
I am actually trying to say that camera phones are still good if you aren’t taking photos seriously as a profession, minus the focusing ability, zooming ability and the photo quality would make camera phones a close competitor to digital cameras. For those who thinks that camera phones can’t take good photos, never underestimate camera phones again alright ?
