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    KY Dives – Pulau Kapas, 2017

    nemo with anemone, always one of my favorite shooting subjects

    Earlier this month I went to yet another island in the East Coast of Malaysia for a little bit of R&R as well as put a bit of time breathing compressed air underwater. For this trip, everything was arranged by

    KY June 28, 2017July 29, 2022 KY TV, Travel, within Malaysia 19 Comments Read more

    Anilao Underwater Photography, set 1

    emperor shrimp

    As promised, here are some photos taken from our diving trip to Anilao last Junuary (post on accommodation). These pictures were taken from the first two days of diving. For anyone who’s interested, these is my underwater set up: Olympus EPL3

    KY March 7, 2013 Philippines, Travel 13 Comments Read more

    Macro Photography at KL Butterfly Park

    a closer look at the teal colored butterfly

    Last weekend we did something that usually only tourists do, we went to the butterfly park in KL. The park is located within Lake Garden, a stone’s throw away from KL bird park and a mere 5-10 minutes from the

    KY August 17, 2012January 16, 2019 Photography 21 Comments Read more

    Short Dive Trip to Tenggol Island, 2012

    obligatory shot of a family of nemo

    After attending MIDE (Malaysian International Dive Expo) a few weeks prior and ended up spending quite a chunk of change on gears, Haze and I decided that a dive trip must follow. After all, the last trip was some 4

    KY July 27, 2012July 31, 2022 Travel, within Malaysia 20 Comments Read more

    Lang Tengah dive trip, 2012

    KY, Haze, Terence, Celine, James, baby and mom, Lydia & the rest

    Following last year’s positive experience at Lang Tengah, we made a returning visit to the same island again. After Similan Islands live aboard and the trip to Pulau Sembilan (had good seafood, not so great diving), this is my third

    KY April 3, 2012 Travel, within Malaysia 18 Comments Read more

    the Similan Islands, an underwater photo set

    ghost pipe fish, Bon Soon wreck

    The biggest appeal of diving to me is the calmness I get when underwater, listening to nothing but the breath that I take and the bubbles flowing out from the regulator, the sense of weightlessness and the ability to move

    KY March 2, 2012January 16, 2019 Photography, Thailand, Travel 14 Comments Read more

    Olympus E-PL3 Underwater Gears

    Olympus UW casing with Inon UWL 100 & dome port, ikelite S90 casing

    By the time you read this, I’ll be on MV Vilai Samut and diving somewhere near the Similan Islands, and hopefully underwater enjoying a bit of compressed air. (last year’s trip here) The difference is this time, the good people

    KY February 7, 2012October 30, 2023 Photography 8 Comments Read more

    Olympus E-PEN Lite 3 and the Happiest Moment

    happy moment - brrrrrrrrrrrr good morning!

    Take a look at the photo below and what do you see? In the frame t here are two very sleepy cats, the bigger one being our resident alpha (castrated) male – Cendawan the Bengal, with Belimbing, one of the two

    KY October 24, 2011October 30, 2023 Photography 26 Comments Read more

    Oly is artistic!

    Oly is artistic!

    One very nifty feature of Olympus PEN E-PL1 that I reviewed just a while back is this ART filter function. Basically with this function, you completely remove the need for Photoshop at least 95% of the time. All the sample

    KY April 21, 2010February 20, 2022 Photography 41 Comments Read more

    Oly is My Friend!

    Oly is My Friend!

    Other than enjoying a good meal and traveling, the one other passion that I have is photography. I’ve owned an SLR for a few years now, and recently just bought a compact camera for traveling too. These two gadgets each

    KY March 19, 2010October 30, 2023 Photography 27 Comments Read more
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