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At the Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

Posted by Hugo Lim On September - 15 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Hong Kong island at night

Boosting one of the world’s most important shipping port, Hong Kong lights up brilliantly at night. In the picture, IFC being the tallest structure in Hong Kong (on the right) dominates the skyline. On the left, there are Bank Of China Tower, AIG, HSBC and many more.

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Sungai Palas Boh Tea Plantation Field

Posted by Hugo Lim On September - 13 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Sungai Palas Boh Tea Plantation Field

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One of the many tea plantation fields in Cameron Highlands, Boh Tea Plantation field offers breath-taking view of its tea field.

Technical Note:

This piece of work is composed from over 12 exposures combined together. 3 exposures are taken at each frame to develop HDR image and they are stitched together as one panoramic photo in the end. Camera is mounted on tripod and leveled properly before shooting begins.

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Keracut Beach, Teluk Bahang, Penang

Posted by Hugo Lim On September - 11 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Keracut Beach, Teluk Bahang, Penang

Kerachut Beach is one of the few beaches located within the boundary of Penang National Park. Penang National Park is the latest and smallest National Park in Malaysia. The national park spans from Teluk Bahang to Pantai Acheh on the north west tip of the Penang island.

Komtar, Georgetown, Penang

Posted by Hugo Lim On September - 9 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Komtar, Georgetown, Penang

KOMTAR (Malay: Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak), or more accurately KOMTAR Tower (Menara KOMTAR in Malay) is Penang’s tallest building and the sixth tallest building in Malaysia. It is located in the heart of George Town. When the skyscraper topped out it was the tallest building in Asia, by the time construction was completed it had however been surpassed by Seoul’s Korean Life Insurance Building (KLI 63 Building). The 65-storey tower is a 12-sided geometric block, 760ft (232m) tall, sitting atop a 4-storey podium. The complex comprises office and retail commercial space as well as public and recreational facilities. It was designed by Architects Team 3 (AT3) of Singapore.

Read more about KOMTAR at Wikipedia

Technical Note: This shot is taken using Canon 400D with Sigma 18-200 (non-OS) using exposure-bracketing at -2, 0 and +2. They are then further processed using Lightroom 2 and Photomatix Pro 3.1.

Safe Sleeping

Posted by Hugo Lim On September - 9 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Safe Sleeping

A guy seen sleeping with his helmet on in Komtar, Penang. Is the safety here got worsen or something else?