Seasoned Islander by Torque

Portraiture of a seasoned villager of Pulau Ketam, a small island in the state of Selangor inhibited by Chinese ethnicity of Teochew, Hainan & Hokkien since 1870s.

Sunset at Pantai Tengah, Langkawi by Hazran Hazraa

A girl enjoy view sunset at Pantai Tengah, Langkawi Island


The Royal Roosterness cropped & edited version.

"The Penambang of Sarawak River" by The Torque

Penambang - small boat used by the Kuching locals to commute from the riverbanks of their village to the city centre's Waterfront.

Generally used by the villagers on the northern banks of the Sarawak River (where localities are mainly Malays and the pri-bumis), the penambangs are unique attraction to the tourists. Not only it is a cheap means of transportation but it is fairly safe, convenient and very efficient.

Crossing the Sarawak River is a routine by many citizens of Kuching and this will happen from dawn till late evening....which means the service of these small boats will always be there until there is posibbly no more activity in the city.

"Hatyai Train Station" by Udey Ismail

Ini Adalah pengalaman pertama yang sebelum nie pernah saya lihat keadaan di Station Keretapi Hatyai,Thailand . Dan ini Jugak Kali Pertama Saya Posting di Chap ayam .. Salam Perkenalan :)

IN ENGLISH:
Though I have seen images of the routines around Hatyai Train Station of Thailand, this is my first personal experience to capture the routines myself.....and this his my first posting in Chap Ayam too! Hello to all! : )

"Reflections" by The Torque

I was on my way to have a look at Ted's workx (Read: Excelent works!) in the much awaited PM's exhibition last night.
Cold & rainy night it was....but camaraderie is something that have been built within me since my teenage years thus why I took the railride with Rahman Roslan and off we go to Annex Building, CM.

On the way, Rahman coached me to compose for this two shots.....

A group of foreigners having a light moment after praying in the Jamek Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Happy New Year 1429 H. to all Muslims....

"Kawin-kawin" by Nadio

DSC_3524, originally uploaded by nadi0.

it's been a while, ayamers.

i just love it when a picture comes out as colorful as this. straight out of the camera, beautiful expressions, blue sky, white clouds, and the works.

taken at my friends' wedding at Kg Pengantin, Ampang, some time early november 2007.

"Let's go home son" by deney

Tioman Island, Malaysia

"Morning at Beserah" by Mjo

Suasana pagi hari di Pantai Beserah Kuantan Pahang.

Mjo's photo came with a question.. `Salam Imagemaker.
Ni nak tanya sikit , bagaimana nak joint Chap ayams groups as a member kot.
Bukan apa camera tangkap gambar, so boleh le nak study yang tak diajar kat mana mana kelas photographer.

Lama gak tak jumpa SS ok kot tahun baru nie.
Chap ayam t shirt pun lawa gak heee

Tahniah dan Selamat Tahun Baru pada warga chapayam & imagemaker

"The Minaret" & "Whirlwind" by Ezuddin

The Minaret
The minaret of the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque is seen in Johor Bahru, Johor 370km south of Kuala Lumpur Dec 22, 2007. Standing majestically on a hilltop overlooking the Tebrau Straits and said to be one of the most beautiful mosques in Malaysia. The architecture of the mosque was largely based on Moorish styles along with some Islamic Malay influence.


A Whirlwind Adventure
A visitors ride a game called Spinner at Genting Highlands Outdoor Theme Park, Malaysia on Jan 1, 2008. The Genting Highland Theme Park is located at a highland resort around 2,000 meters above sea level and about 51 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur. The hill resort acquired the tag 'City of Entertainment' because of the range of entertainment activities available here.

"Geng Bas Sekolah" by Hipzan

Shoot my son in the school bus since he likes the series "Geng Bas Sekolah" on Astro Ceria.

Sun ray, smoke and darkness in harmony by The Torque

A man walks pass a golden citizen's satay stall and the golden sun ray
as he enters the maze of Chow Kit bazaar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

One of the thing that I learn over the years is sometimes even professionals have conflicting views & preferences over a piece of effort. As an amateur newbie in this particular area I educated myself to listen and accept all views and input. They are the professionals and their feedbacks are precious for amateurs like me to improve and fuel the direction of my future.
As a trained professional (in the field work I am in) I disciplined myself to evaluate and analyze every given views and comments, then deduce my own conclusion. I am the master of my artwork and it is up to me to be myself and yet be able to produce something worthy to be commented by those who care to lend their eyes to my works.
Whatever it is, in the end, when I am not around it is rewarding enough if somebody look at the pieces of photos that I may have left in this world and say - "Hey! That's style of composition is Torque's".

"Boy" by Alongz/Kroch

Salams :) Happy New year to Ayamers..hehe :) Pic were taken during annual flood of Kota Bharu. Kubang Pasu, Kota Bharu Kelantan Malaysia. Have a great week~!! :) Cheers~!! :D :D :D

Somewhere...

Assalamualaikum..
Hello Ayamers..this is my firts post in here. Thanks to Mr. The Torque for inviting me join this community. And to the other Ayamers, salam perkenalan.

Surrounding by the Japanese environment, everyday write, read, communicates, hear bla bla with Kanji's, Hiragana's, Katakana's and all the 'belit-belit'Japanese characters..make my English getting worst and worst day by day. Living in the Japanese Kampung, there is no chances for me practising my English with kampung people. Please forgive me for my poor English, and hoping you guys would help me improving my English by using this platform.

Above picture was taken on last spring season at Yunotsu Fishery Port. Nothing much special in here..but, in Jun 2007, they became to be a special place when their name was listed in the Unesco World Herritage Centre.
About Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape-->http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1246

Ola

Assalamualaikum & salam sejahtera & hello

its my first posting here .. well with this opportunity I am hoping that all the chap ayam photogs will be prepared to have tonnes of comments , critics on their works .. and the most important thing, take it as feedback ..improve ..post again..take the critics and comments as feedback..make improvement again . post again .and again and again towards producing the best of your work...

Please set your target ..even it is a hobby ...make yourself believe that you can achieve your target ..even if others think it is impossible ... remember ..you can make the impossible possible !!

The Penambang

"Penambang" - small boat used by the Kuching locals to commute from the riverbanks of their village to the city centre's Waterfront.

This shot was done on my D70s on cloudy WB, ISO400 @ 1/320 f/5.6. Taking into account some details - the direction of the wind, waves and reflection on the water, the ripples and position of the main subject in the frame.

Probably one of my best shot ever done so far...more to come insyaAllah...

Go ahead...kasi "panggang"!