Photo of the Day | April 16 | Kuala Besut Fishing Village, by Zain Abdullah

Apr 15, 2012 No Comments by

Kuala Besut is the picturesque fishing village whose inhabitants are mostly fishermen. Some of them go deep-sea fishing by the large fishing vessel while many of them just do the offshore fishing by using light wooden boats or fiber glass boats. In the picture are a row of light fishing boats in the foreground and [...]

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Photo of the Day | April 11 | A Life in Tranquility, by Ahmad Jaa

Apr 11, 2012 No Comments by

There are nearly 5 billion people around the world who are struggling; it is the struggle inside their minds in pursuit of peace and tranquility. Among them are non-believers or atheists, and those who believe in human god or gods, or everything is god. Others, or the known vast majority, believe in the complex theory [...]

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Photo of the Day | April 09 | On a Rainy Day, by Zain Abdullah

Apr 08, 2012 1 Comment by

On one rainy day while waiting for a train I happened look down from the platform and noticed an interesting stripe of the zebra crossing which was newly painted. I took out my camera and waited for somebody to cross the road using the zebra crossing until I found one that formed a nice contrast [...]

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Photo of the Day | March 05 | Mantis Eye, by Ahmad Jaa

Mar 05, 2012 No Comments by

A mantis on a leave with a staring eye. Looking carefully and prepares if danger arise for an escape. Technical Info: Olympus E-5 | ISO 200 | 1/160 @ f/5 | Focal Length 150mm Title of the Photograph: Mantis Eye Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography Photograph Location: Keramat, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia [...]

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Photo of the Day | January 15 | Moroccan Pavilion, by Shamma Esoof

Jan 15, 2012 No Comments by

This is a little glimpse into the intricate architectural style of Morocco; except that the Moroccan Pavilion is not in Morocco but in Putrajaya Malaysia. It is a small splendid pavilion which contains several rooms adorned with traditional Moroccan furniture. The walls are either covered with elaborate and colourful mosaics or with bas relief of [...]

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Photo of the Day | January 06 | Female Macaque, by Shamma Esoof

Jan 05, 2012 3 Comments by

This female macaque was photographed at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Apart from humans, macaques are the most widespread primate in the world; therefore it is no surprise that they can be found all over Malaysia. The gaze of this particular macaque holds a fascinating and surprising depth. Non-human primates are intelligent, sentient beings with emotional responses [...]

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Photo of the Day | December 16 | B&W Negative Coffee Beans, by Morris Hilarian

Dec 16, 2011 1 Comment by

It was quite late at night that I was too eager to expose unfinished roll film negative (Kodak Tri-X 400). So I came up with this random idea. I took the coffee beans that I got from Starbucks Coffee earlier in the week, a small cup, a piece of plain white paper, a torchlight (white [...]

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Photo of the Day | November 11 | Curvy Tea, by Greg Goodman

Nov 11, 2011 1 Comment by

While backpacking through Malaysia, I managed to break the world’s largest flower, get a self-diagnosed case of swine flu and take a tour BOH Tea Plantation in Tana Rata. With a sea of green tea fields and spots of workers’ heads stretching into the horizon, the plantation was a scene of unparalleled tranquility and beauty. [...]

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Photo of the Day | August 27 | Sahadah, by Ahmad Muzahar Muhaimin

Aug 26, 2011 1 Comment by

Sahadah ( الشهادة aš-šahādah ) is the 1st pillar of Islam. It is the declaration from a Muslim of his/her belief. A belief in accepting that there is no deity except Allah (SWT) and Muhammad (PBUH) is the prophet of Allah. In the Photograph, the text in Arabic declares the entering of a life where [...]

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Photo of the Day | August 23 | Sleepy Froggy, by Ahmad Muzahar Muhaimin

Aug 23, 2011 No Comments by

The weather was a bit dry that night and this clever frog was found lying on the track path. As I get down for a low shot, I felt the coolness of the sand and understood why the frog choose to be there. The coolness of the sand is just like a cool bed in [...]

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