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Back to Oz

Journal Entry: Tue Sep 29, 2009, 9:18 AM
Alhumdulillah I'm back in Oz, been here a week now and I've still trying to get over a tough jet-lag and and a tougher cold.

My two years in Dubai were very interesting, I learned alot and sweated alot. Professionally it was amazing. The photographic opportunities were also just great because I had exposure to arabs, gulf arabs and the indian subcontinental culture. The UAE's diversity provided alot of fodder for my Canon.

The people of Dubai were frickin wierd, like little mice fighting over an imaginary piece of cheese, I was not able to connect with many people. The only friends I managed to connect with were friends I got to know in Australia and NZ.

Except for m-ajinah [link] , I might have only met with him once or twice, I still enjoyed my time immensely with him. Thanks bro for being such an awesome guy. Keep in touch.

Now I'm back to something old something new, I've been to Sydney before but not for more than 2 months. Now I'm gonna have to find a job, buy a house, maybe run for MP. We'll see how it goes.

As for photography ? Well I'm planning to get a canon 7D, haven't heard of it ? it's because it hasn't been released yet, not till early October anyway, I'm very excited to be getting this baby I'm already dreaming about it.

That's my update, what's yours ?

  • Mood: Lazy
  • Listening to: ABC news radio
  • Reading: Al Tayyeb Al Saleh
  • Watching: nothing
  • Playing: nothing
  • Eating: nothing
  • Drinking: nothing

Ramadan

Journal Entry: Fri Aug 14, 2009, 10:46 AM
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So in a week's time many changes will happen, some of them personally to me, others to the Muslim world, and in connection to the whole world.

I'm really trying to get everything I can out of month, I've been trying to harness my bad self but so far it's been a challenge, I like to eat, I like to sleep in and I am a generally lazy person. So yeah that's still going on.


Also I'm wanting to do a black and white month, whereby I shoot only in black and white, the stuff I've been doing has been coming out great, but I'm not sure if the time of Ramadan is a good time to be doing this, the colors of the food, and of the night, of the different ethnic clothing worn by worshippers, all that will be lost ! Would it work ?

I don't want to shoot in color and then b&w it on photoshop, I want to SHOOT in black and white, so I'll be going all b&w this week trying out my luck.

That's all, what's everyone else's updates on life ?

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  • Mood: Lazy
  • Listening to: nothing
  • Reading: Up your business
  • Watching: Fringe
  • Playing: far cry 2
  • Eating: nothing, trying to lose that wieght
  • Drinking: tea

The great Mars Hoax

Sun Aug 9, 2009, 5:09 AM
Well I got jibbed.

I'd heard on the news from a number of sources and people that Mars was going to be really close on the 27th of August, so I got excited and decided to call out all photographers in the UAE to join me on a deep desert expedition to find the darkest spot from which to capture the red planet.

Luckily for me, I decided to get some authentic info before I made this broadcast, and guess what ! it's a hoax !


"There is an email circulating in cyberspace saying that the red planet Mars will be exceptionally close on 27 August (2006). According to one version “It will look like the Earth has two moons”!!!

Once again this is a good lesson in not believing everything on the Internet. The email is a hoax describing in a somewhat exaggerated fashion the events of 2003. On 27 August 2003 Mars was only 55.8 million kilometres away which is almost the closest possible distance it can be from Earth. To the unaided eye it looked like a shining red beacon while through a telescope a small red disc could be seen with some dark features visible. Above is a great picture of the planet by the Hubble Space Telescope taken on 27 August 2003.

In late August this year (2006) Mars is faint and just visible after sunset low in the western sky. "

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Dang, well at least now I'll go to taraweeh on the 27th August

  • Mood: Lazy
  • Listening to: um kalthum playing on my phone
  • Reading: Up your business
  • Watching: nothing
  • Playing: far cry 2
  • Eating: nothing, trying to lose that wieght
  • Drinking: lapsong suchong

I sound retarded

Tue Jul 7, 2009, 8:22 PM
When I update my journal entries without proof reading or double checking.

Honestly, I speak differently than this !

  • Mood: Lazy
  • Listening to: nothing
  • Reading: Up your business
  • Watching: movies
  • Playing: nothing
  • Eating: nothing
  • Drinking: green tea with milk

camera's fixed ! New lease on life !

Wed Jun 24, 2009, 2:32 PM
About two years ago I dropped my camera lens, and the polarizing filter chipped and became stuck to the lens so I was not able to take it off since.

Anyways, since then my ability (time wise) to pics has dwindled, mostly due to work, I'm too busy at work and it's difficult to lug around a heavy 350D around.


also it was hot


also I was suffering a mind block.


A few weeks ago the camera just decides it's gonna work anymore, this awoke in me very sad feelings and I really missed the camera, so I dropped it off with the service center and was willing to pay whatever it took to fix it.

And what do you know ? The camera's fixed ! they even took away the polarizing filter ! Man that made me so happy ! the camera is so clear now ! lol


so this is the reason for the recent surge in uploads. hope you like my new work !

  • Mood: Neutral
  • Listening to: standup
  • Reading: Up your business
  • Watching: Life on mars
  • Playing: Bioshock
  • Eating: nothing
  • Drinking: nothing

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