I'm back again after a busy time getting things up and running again in LA. I have still not finished editing alot of photos I shot in Malaysia. These are some other nice ones from Redang Island.




I thought this tractor seemed so out of place on a beach. Its used to transport scuba diving equipment from the hotel to the boat.





During that trip it was also my first time going jungle trekking in the island itself. You can cut across to another hotel if you complete the hour plus trek to the other side. Nothing much on the other side though...

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My tropical island cravings of three years have finally been satisfied! I missed the fine white sand coupled with the blue sea (not altered in any way in these photos, just used a polarizing filter). This place is called Pulau Redang and its one of the more popular tourist destinations in Malaysia. Besides the beaches, the sea itself is teeming with life. If you look at the photo below the dark blotches beneath the sea are coral reefs.



This is my favourite photo so far during daytime. I don't know who those three girls are but I like the colors!



I'm still 'HDRing' the sunset and sunrise photos. Those will come soon!

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Shot from the 16th floor of the Cititel Hotel. What a development mess Penang is....

The Blue Mansion or the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is buried somewhere in Penang amongst the concrete jungle of newer buildings. I had to remove some apartments in the background in photoshop. Built in 1880's, the original house was ruined due it being rented out to squatters in the 20th century. It was restored and then recognized as a heritage building in the 1990's. More history on it here.



It was raining most of the time I was in Penang but that didn't stop me from taking photos. They only allowed photography outside the mansion which was a huge let down. The interior was even more detailed with a ton of carvings and detail on every wall, beam, column, railing... you get the idea. Its much bigger than it looks in this photo here.



Rickshaws by the mansion.

I don't think I've been to a beach with this much frequency in my life (considering I live far from the beach in Malaysia and I don't have a car in LA). Its my 3rd time out in a little over one and a half weeks thanks to Paul and his surfing buddies. I totally look forward to these outings.

Today's weather was exceptionally beautiful with clear blue skies and some pretty whiffs of clouds (sounds like some announcement on an airplane!). The morning sun was out and this time the photos had just the right amount of contrast.



A HDR macro with shells and the wave.



David on a wave.



I've decided to not watermark my photos anymore. After much deliberation I think they affect how the images look by quite abit. This does not mean that they're up for grabs without permission! I've also finally tagged all the posts with keywords (something I should have done a long time ago) so its easier if you want to find particular genres that I have shot. The whole list is by the sidebar.