My friend Husam got himself a Harley, I got myself a camera, a couple of strobes and a light diffuser that seems to have been a shower cap in a previous life.
I’ve been fiddling around with a hybrid photography/graphic style that’s often referred to as hyper-realism.
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Sep 7
My favorite lens currently is a 50mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro. It’s perfect for life-size close-ups and portraits. Although it’s not as fast as I’d like it to be (i.e. f/1.4 or f/1.2), it’s sharp and has lovely bokeh (the appearance of out of focus areas) thanks to its circular aperture.
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Jun 10
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I stood on the edge of a road bustling with people and cars. “Awas!” read a sign in Malay. The roads in Kuala Lumpur were, as in most cities, littered with signs that cautioned drivers of impending doom should they heed no warning as they zipped past roadworks and construction sites.
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Mar 21
In the garden of life we met
Hello, we said
In a summer of love we came
set aflame we were
In the garden of life
love we found
Happy, happy together
happy to have
met each other
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Original image (19/03/2007, Bahrain):
Camera: Sony Alpha 100 DSLR
Mar 10
I’ve had a frog lying on my desk for ages. I don’t mind it. It’s harmless and only moves when you move it (it’s plastic.) The toy frog is orange actually, but I thought it looked cooler in green.
Original image:
Now for the David Attenborough bit:
For many years zoologists have debated the existence of a particular frog belonging to the genus Hyla.
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