[AT] Travel the World with my D800E

[atvinyl]

Thanks for the photos. I don't think there will be a "standard" shot of your last photo because the square is so wide. Might I suggest a road side shot from either the west (Zhongnanhai area) or the east.
I once entertained the idea of shooting this place taking reference to the past - of important occasions and parades long forgotten. But it was not be be.

Thank you for the tips! I will bear this in mind the next time I'm there. I probably go once a year.

 

[atvinyl]

Christmas is coming, and this is evident even in Beijing. This is Grand Hyatt's decorations



135. Technicolour Steps by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

And in English homes, the table is set for Christmas lunch. Taken at a friend's home in Streatley, England



136. Christmas Lunch by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr.
Also on Getty Images

 

[mogwai]

I normally love to take photos after the rain; the air is clearer and the reflections off wet surfaces give the image a sparkle. The moment before our tropical thunderstorm arrives is equally interesting, and it is best when the sun manages to peek out of the clouds and light up the buildings against a foreboding backdrop. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tnndrw/11023688263/ 127. Basketball on a hill by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

Hi, love seeing your pics. May I ask where you took this shot from?

 

[atvinyl]

Hi, love seeing your pics. May I ask where you took this shot from?

Hey, thanks for viewing. It's from a place called Chin Woo Stadium, not far from Jalan Pudu and Jalan Hang Tuah (near Merdeka Stadium)

 

[atvinyl]

Not quite your family vacation visiting a steel mill in Tangshan, China. I titled this image Sunset Industry, lol.



137. Sunset Industry by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[macaroni]

Not quite your family vacation visiting a steel mill in Tangshan, China. I titled this image Sunset Industry, lol.

Epic stuff.

 

[atvinyl]

Epic stuff.

Thanks for viewing. Epic, hohoho, far from it.

 

[atvinyl]

More on industry. This is a coal-fired power plant in Caofeidian, China. I wonder if there is pollution ;p



138. Smoke by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

Sorry for the long absence but it was Christmas and New Year and I've been away. Food photography is not something I do often but I see everyone doing it, so here goes. North Indian vegetarian banana leaf rice in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.



139. Banana Leaf Rice by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

And then join the coffee culture in Malaysia. Taken at the latest cafe in Sentul East called Three Little Birds opened by "coffee entrepreneur" Joey Mah



140. Mocha by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

Birds keep flying across this mosque in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. I call it Bangsar Mosque but the real name is Masjid Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq



141. Mosque with birds by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

See the threatening sky in Pix 141 above? This is what happens when you have skies like that. (I used a shutter speed of 1/1000s to freeze the raindrops just enough to prevent a complete blur but not too fast to have no streaks at all. The compromise I have to settle for is an ISO of 2500)



142. Wet Bangsar by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

Famous landmarks everywhere are shot to death, but I still go and photograph them for two reasons: 1) Everyone may own pictures of them but I don't 2) They are nice. It's not easy to give these landmarks a different take because they have been around for centuries and thousands of people have tried all sorts of angle. Very often I find the best angle is the one that I see all the time, in magazines and on postcards. Sometimes I do get a bit luckier, like coming across this collection of heritage buildings near Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.



143. Arch through arch by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

I love the repetition. This is Malaysia's Tourism Ministry. I think they should hide the pipes but for this photo, I welcome another set of repetitive shapes



144. They want you by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

"Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella"
- Rihanna



145. Bangsar Babes by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

And a different couple



146. Is this love? by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

In Oxford, I love the art on the buildings. This is Angkor Wat painted in 2004 using organic paint. In this picture, I love how the sky in the mural seems to morph into the real sky.



147. Angkor Wat on Stockmore Street by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

Something mundane in a Kuala Lumpur supermarket.



148. Coin, please by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr

 

[atvinyl]

As I mentioned before, rain is the best time for Street Photography as no one notices you.



149. Under my umbrella by Andrew Tan 2011, on Flickr