[ Field Report ] - Malacca Roadtrip Images 15-16 Nov 2008

[microcosm]

Went for the roadtrip to Malacca with Egnaro and some friends. And met up with Oly users from KL too who were kind enough to drive down to Malacca to meet up with us... here are some pics shot over the weekend to share.

Here are some shooting information for sharing, since there are some PMs asking :

Camera : E-3 with HLD-4 and VA-1.
Lenses used : 8mmFE, 12-60mm SWD, 50-200mm SWD.
ISO range : 640-800.
All shot handheld including nightshots.


View from the hotel room

[microcosm]

More images...


Girl digging into her Malaccan rice noodles.


Jason Oh from KL and his girlfriend keeping a watchful eyes from the back...


Egnaro...


Annoyed auntie wondering what is the noise all about...

[microcosm]

A Malaccan old skool blacksmith

[microcosm]

Our lady friend who came over from KL to meet up with us


NatureTTL, how about this? Heehee...

[microcosm]

An annoyed security guard giving a photographer who strayed too close the finger...

[microcosm]

People in Malacca...






This dude almost crushed my toes...




Dude! I get it! I will NOT point the camera at your girlfriend anymore... promise!

[microcosm]

The female shooters getting bored and started mucking around... kaoz...


The pipers with an attitude...


The lucky guide with the girls...

[microcosm]

The gang... minus me... the photographer... LOL!


Trishaws are very interesting in Malacca... they are heavily decorated...


Synchronised shooting?


With photographers like that, no wonder people have the impression that Oly cameras are expensive... using a real genuine LV camera bag... women these days... tsk tsk tsk... poor men...


Our brave model... not having enough... went back to grab the largest python she can find...

[microcosm]

[microcosm]

New national sport... tossing the baby...

[microcosm]

Planning for another day trip to Malaysia in December, this time we shall be exploring Muar. Keep a lookout for the thread. Hope to see more people joining us. We all had fun over the weekend... looking forward to all the images from the rest in the group...

[shengliang1981]

Very impressive images!!

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by shengliang1981 Very impressive images!!

Thanks dude.

[billycadiz]

all are sharp!!!!

[wong_se]

thanks for sharing. looks like an interesting outings.
No image from the historical site, famosa fort ?

[spidey89]

Originally Posted by microcosm Planning for another day trip to Malaysia in December, this time we shall be exploring Muar. Keep a lookout for the thread. Hope to see more people joining us. We all had fun over the weekend... looking forward to all the images from the rest in the group...

hope i can make it,not crashing with my HK trip and hopefully I have moolah,lol,anyway,I thought you said you will crush any creepy crawlies you come into contact with?

[microcosm]

Originally Posted by billycadiz all are sharp!!!!

Thanks dude.

Originally Posted by wong_se thanks for sharing. looks like an interesting outings. No image from the historical site, famosa fort ?

I was the driver for this trip and was kinda tired... did not really shoot much... shot the Fort the last time when I was there.

Originally Posted by spidey89 hope i can make it,not crashing with my HK trip and hopefully I have moolah,lol,anyway,I thought you said you will crush any creepy crawlies you come into contact with?

Hope you can make it for the road trip.

Did not crush this one cause it looked like it will sting! And probably will... LOL!

[egnaro]

Thanks bro for driving us and organising this trip.

with every body help and corporation this trip was very successful and fulfilling.

Thanks Microcosm, the man of the trip. the one who has the least rest throughout the whole trip.

Will try to post some picture after work today. couldnt make it last night. (dead on the bed after transferring all images to PC.)

Originally Posted by spidey89 I thought you said you will crush any creepy crawlies you come into contact with?

U r right, but trust me he will not crush the crawlies this time, otherwise he will have to buy the T-shirt for crushing the bug!!!

[spidey89]

microcosm:True,this one can sting repeatedly,don't know one of this is bad or a swarm of bee is worse lol
Egnaro:haha,so true,especially white shirt,but then,crush somemore,got pattern then 1 of a kind shirt already lor,XP

[egnaro]

Let me share with everyone my 1st photography road trip experience and thot about this trip.

Reason why I am writing this is to encourage everyone to join outing.

- Wake up damn early on Saturday morning after a long day of work, it is tiring, but when see Microcosm outside my door waiting for me and my GF to get load up, we feel energized.

- when on the way to Malacca on the highway, we actually enjoying the scenery ard and some discussion while the ladies are resting at the back.

- after reaching Malacca, check in hotel, rest for 30 mins and move off to Jonker street where most of candid shots was taken there. lot and lot of good food and old structure and be found there. (good experience if you never been there). It is nice to have KL shooter joining us and share their thots.

- Kopi session spirits did not end in SG, we have our kopi session, discussion, and reviewing of shot and blah blah blah...

- 2nd day was great, as usual, breakfast, then travel ard and shoot, blah blah blah...
Interesting part is we actually check out hotel and make our way to Muar , just to recce the place for next road trip planning. (bro, hope u dun mind I reveal this.)

Muar was not in our itinerary, so we make a lot of U-turn and round-a-bout BUT I must admit that we make a right choice to recce Muar, that the reason why microcosm are planning Muar trip, ya?

- sky getting darker and we make our way back home Once again, Thanks Microcosm for sending us to our door step even that you are so tired.

conclusion, to me, it was a vacation cum photography trip, if can have 1 more day, it will be better... learning on the field is way much better then reading forums or books.

Thanks for reading.
Cheers!

Michael