One of the purpose I went to Sepang Super GT Race is to practice my panning skill to take picture of moving object which is the GT cars. In order to take a photo where people can feel the car inside the picture is moving, you need use panning skill where you will need to set your camera to lower shutter speed and turn your body by following the car as it moves to take a very nice panning shot. Why must turn your body? When you put to lower shutter speed, the car in the picture will be blurred as the car is moving in fast speed. In order to take the car is very sharp but the background and the tyre remain blur, you need to turn your body while making sure the camera stay in focus on the car when taking the shot. Below are some of the panning shots I took during the event.

I just watched The Taking of Pelham 123 movie. It is a thriller movie which based on a novel written by Morton Freedgood and a remake of the original 1974 movie. It was about a group hijacker hijack a New York subway train, Pelham 123 and take the passengers as hostages to demand ransom from the New York City Mayor. One of the hijacker called Ryder (John Travolta) which is the mastermind talk to Walter Graber (Denzel Washington) who happen to be the subway dispatch that day and Ryder told Graber his demands. It is Graber that makes Ryder plan gone wrong. The hijacker never expect that Graber will be the subway dispatch that day. How the hijacker know about Graber? One of the hijacker used to a worker of New York Subway before he was jailed for killing people. Ryder main reason for the hijack was not about the ransom money. It was something else which the value is far more greater than the ransom money.

It was really a good movie to watch. Both John Travolta and Denzel Washington really bring out characters very well. John Travolta is very much suitable to act as the hijacker as he can bring that thrilling elements out of the character. Both actors give a very deep feelings and it really give a very deep impact on the movie. The story line is very engaging. During the whole movie, I can’t take my eyes and ears off the movie. I was very deep into the storyline and wanted to know what will happen next. There is some comedy elements in the movie that will make you laugh. All I can say, both John Travolta and Denzel Washington really deliver a very nice movie to us. I give Thumb Up for this movie and I rate it 8 out of 10.

Why not you go watch it in cinemas and feel the thrill of the movie.

This coming august, there will be a new movie by Peter Jackson called District 9. This is a sci-fi movie about aliens taking refuge on Earth in one place call District 9 in South Africa. A private company named MNU (Multi-National United) was contracted to make aliens’ weaponry work but they failed because it requires alien’s DNA to activate.

One day a MNU operative contracted a mysterious virus and his DNA start to change. Since then he became the world most hunted person. He holds the key to activate aliens’ weaponry. The only place he can hide now is in District 9. To find out more, remember to go catch this movie when its start screening on August 13, 2009 in cinemas near you.

Now… what if aliens really stay on earth in District 9. Will you want to go to District 9 and make contact with the aliens or maybe stay with them? For me…. I will be very much interested to go to District 9. You might not know what you will be able to gain from the aliens. They are far more advance than us. They can travels through space and come all the way to earth. The aliens hold technology that will enable us to travel in space in light speed (who knows …. :p) like USS Enterprise starship in Star Trek. I may learn something useful from them that can be put into good use for our mother earth and for mankind. Well… the aliens maybe labeled us, human as alien also as how we labeled them aliens also. I always wonder is there any real alien life form in Area 51. If yes, how actually they look like. All these questions make me want to go District 9. I will go catch the movie District 9 to find out more “truth” about aliens. For now, enjoy the District 9 trailer below.

Got one day me and few of my friends was taking shelter in my car from heavy rain. I got nothing to do so I just grab my friend new Canon EOS 500D DSLR with Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 lens and try out his new DSLR. I was looking at my car window and told myself why not shoot the rain drops. Then I just focus on the rain drop on my car window and shoot. The result was nice. Now I’m using this picture as wallpaper for my Macbook. Here is the picture. You can just download it and use it as wallpaper for your PC or Macbook.

Here is the second part of Race Queens pictures taken from Japan Super GT 2009 race which held in Sepang, Malaysia last month. For those who miss out the first part of the Race Queens pictures, click the link below to view it.

Japan Super GT: Race Queens Part 1

Two weeks ago I went to KLCC Park to take some pictures of the Twin Tower and the KLCC Park to practice my photography skills. Here is the photos I took:

Last few month my colleague bought a Terminator 2 18 inches tall action figure. He asked me to keep his action figure for few days. So I took the chance to take some photos of it to try take close up shot using my Sony A200 kit lens. Here is the photos I took (click on the picture to show full size):

This story was posted in Gizmodo website where a naked guy claimed himself is a “Terminator” from future. I want to laugh when reading the news. The guy must be too fantasize on the Terminator movie until he lost himself from real world. I think movie studio can hire him to act as Terminator in the next Terminator movie. I’m sure he can do very well haha LOL. Here is the video of the naked “Terminator”. Even though in the video he said he is a jedi. But according to the news, he claimed himself a “Terminator”.

Today on 15 July 2009, Maxis announced the new iPhone 3GS plan. But the website was in total havoc. They updating the website few time in the morning and keep on up and down the iPhone 3GS page. After a while believe it or not.. I get this message:

Their website maintenance is so bad. How would people going to trust you if you can’t even manage the website properly.

Japan Bon Odori festival is back again and will be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Malaysian does not need to go all the way to Japan to experience this Japanese popular festival which held during the summer season. Visitors will get to try varieties of japanese food, experience japanese culture plus a lot of interesting performances. If you free on saturday, why not head over to Panasonic Sport Complex in Shah Alam and experience it yourself. Here is the details:

Venue : Panasonic Sports Complex (formerly Matsushita Centre)
Address : Lot 4, Persiaran Perkilangan, Seksyen 21, Shah Alam,Selangor
Date : 18th July 2009
Time : 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Tickets : Free Admission
Phone : 03-2274 2274 (Japanese Club of KL)
Transport : Free Shuttle Bus from Shah Alam KTM Station to Matsushita Stadium is provided.

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