Mandalay
From Kalaw I would move on to Mandalay, where I have the most interesting encounter with a trishaw driver, Mr Win Tin. Mr Win Tin offered to drive me around Mandalay. I told him I would get him to give me a ride down to U Bein Bridge in the afternoon if he was still around when I came back after a walk around the town. I walked away thinking that he would not be waiting at the same spot after a span of a few hours since he could …

I have been using the LX3 for the past 3 weeks and pretty happy with its performance. Its small form factor allow me to have it on me all the time during my recent trip to Japan.
I experimented with the various mode like the iA, Scene, Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority. I found the ISO3200 settings useful in low night environment which I encountered a few times in my trip.
Here are just a few photos taken during my trip. (Post processing done includes a Level adjustments and image resizing)

Singapore Botanic Gardens(SBG) is always a good place for budding photographers. Today I would like to share a photograph of the Bandstand.  Extract from the SBGwebsite :  “A bandstand was erected in the early 1860s as a focal point of the original landscape design of Singapore Botanic Gardens. The present octagonal structure was built in 1930 and staged early evening performances by military bands for many years. Though no longer used for music, the Bandstand continues to be one of the best-known features of the Gardens.”
Taken on bright day with …

Visiting parks in Singapore been a regular activity for me after I took up photography. Despite visiting them regularly I do not find a lack of subjects to shoot.  Places like Pulau Ubin, Labrador Parks and Singapore Botanic Gardens are worth visiting often, especially in terms of economic crisis. Go there , breathe in deep and have a good day !

The Museum of Islamic Ar in Doha, Qatar is designed by IM Pei open to the public recently.  It is located along the Al Corniche, next to Doha Port.
I only had the chance to look at it from the outside as it is open to the public from 10am to 5pm. It look beautiful at night. Here is a photo I took.

Depsite recent media reports that the number of Taoists has declined, folk Taoism events can still be seen often in the heartlands.
Often, the event is to celebrate one of the Taoist deity birthday. One of the key highlights is know as ‘Yew kheng’ or a street procession. The procession is like a mini street parade. Mediums in trance, lion dance, lion dance, devotees carrying sedan chairs are all part of it.
Here are a few photos to share :

i love shadow photos.

Taken during a temple night procession, I used rear curtain sync flash. This?allows the photograph?to exhibit fluidity and movements within the 2 dimensions.