Looking through the few exciting trips and some of the thought inspiring photos I've taken in the last two years, it is indeed a pleasure to share some of the memories via a photo-blog. Whilst I've always wished for a digital SLR camera, I've always loved my Minolta, 3 Megapixel 'fastest startup' camera. It has gone with me to many places, and in some cases, gone without me! Of late, I've started to socialise it to other members of my family in the hope that it will be adopted by one of them and hence make way for a newer model! (No wonder it rejected me at the peak of KK). I'd post up part 2 when I can figure a better way to get photos into the site!
1. Mt Kinabalu, August 2005 - On top of the world - Oh, what a feeling! We are on top of Mount KK, Low's Peak, 4092m above sea level. Just a step and a sign at the peak, but the feeling is ... I've done it!
2. Great Wall of China, March 2005 - Would you believe that to keep fit, you cannot spit? A really funny and badly translated sign-board we saw at the bottom of the Great Wall.
3. Colosseum, Rome, November 2004 - The first historic sight I saw in Rome - after so many years seeing this over tourist documentaries and movies, looking at this historic 'battlefield' is very special, inside and outside.
4. Copper Mountain, Colorado, November 2003 - Can you believe I can ski and take photos at the same time, moving slowly? Copper Mountain - the coldest ski resort I've been to, at minus 40F, I was freezing my fingers when I took this shot.
5. Mt Kinabalu, August 2005 - Above the clouds, you almost feel godly. This image on the way down gives meaning to the phrase "living on the edge".
6. Grand Canyon, November 2003 - Do you remember David Copperfield flying across the Grand Canyon? This monument took my breath away for quite a while when I first saw it.
7. Sahara Dessert, November 2004 - My friend sunbathing on the Sahara. Miles of solitude and peace, a sand ridge that's both real and unreal. My best memory - running up the sand ridge in the dark out of boredom, with only a million stars accompanying us above.
8. My Niece - One of my favorite photo targets are children. At such a young age, they are so innocent, and learn quickly. They know there's a device which captures their faces, and able to 'see' it like TV a moment later! Children will be children, and this is my best photo of her, in her own pure innocence, the light providing a tinge of childhood shyness, something us adults cannot imitate.
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