Kuala Lumpur - Putrajaya HDR with sony

Pertama Complex

CIMB Building

Green Flat Putrajaya

From a practical standpoint, a modern digital sensor has about 7–9 stop tonal range. This doesn't allow us to capture wide tonal range images accurately. What we end up with in this case is an image that must favor either the shadows, or the highlights.

By using multiple exposures and merging them,  HDR allows us to extend that tonal range and capture detail all the way from the brightest highlights to the darkest shadows.

I refer to figure 1 again. In this image, we are able to see detail on the sunlit water, as well as in the shadows of the tree. If this had been shot with one capture, either the highlights would have been blown out, or the shadows would have blocked. This was shot as a 9 stop bracket, allowing good detail throughout.

There are two types of contrast ranges: Global and Localized. 

The image above is an example of controlling Global contrast to achieve continuous detail throughout the image. In this case, we want to make the entire contrast range fit our output. Without this treatment, either end of the tonal range might be compromised.

But there are times when we come upon a scene that seems to have a normal tonal range, yet when we look at the file, we find that shadows have no "meat" to them or highlights are hot and lifeless.

Figure 2 is one such image. Seemingly, it has a soft tonal range, but in fact is a very complex image, encompassing at least two separate tonal ranges. This is an example of localized contrast. In it, we have the bright highlights on the steam pipes of the train. We also have micro contrast areas deep down in the shadows, which need to have detail. Global contrast is represented in the entire overall tonal range of the bright highlights down to the deep shadows. However, without attention to the localized contrast in the shadows, they would have died,

Even though this image was captured on a cloudy day, it still benefits from an HDR treatment. It is monochromatic. Yet because of all of the minute highlights and dark areas, it has  more contrast that one might think.

Melaka part 2

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The historic centre of Malacca was inscribed on the World Heritage List on 7 July 2008 together with George Town, the capital of Penang.

Two of the most important museums in Malacca are the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum and the Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum.

Belacan, a Malay variety of shrimp paste, is prepared from fresh shrimp of a species known as keragu in Malay. .

Heavily decorated bicycle rickshaw in Malacca

A population of Portuguese descent, who speak a Portuguese creole, are the descendants of colonists from the 16th and 17th centuries.Even to this day, many of the traditions originating with the Portuguese occupation are still practised, i.e. "Intrudu" from Portuguese word "Entrudo" (a water festival that marks the beginning of Lent, the Catholic fasting period), "branyu" (traditional dance), "Santa Cruz" (a yearly Festival of street celebrations). The Portuguese colonists contributed dishes like Devil's Curry and Portuguese egg tarts to the town's cuisine. Ikan Bakar (roasted fish) restaurants in Umbai, Serkam and Alai are also popular.

There is also a sizeable number of Sikhs residing in Malacca, and Sikhs from Malacca and abroad congregate in the gurdwara (Sikh temple) situated in Jalan Temenggong during the last weekend of May, to commemorate the death of its former priest, Sant Baba Sohan Singh Ji, who was elevated to a saint upon passing away. Visitors are welcome but are advised to follow rules and common practices within the premises. Typical vegetarian punjabi cuisine will be served to everyone visiting the gurdwara.

Transport

Pulau Sebang in Alor Gajah district, 30 km north of Malacca, is the nearest train station that serves Malacca. There were railway tracks from Pulau Sebang to Malacca before World War II but these were dismantled by the Japanese for the construction of the Burmese Death Railway. It was never rebuilt after the war, though traces of the line remain.

Malacca has a bus station, Melaka Sentral which has inter and intracity bus lines. Batu Berendam Airport in Batu Berendam mainly serves Pekan Baru, Subang, Medan and chartered flights from around the region. It also serves as a flight school for Malaysia Flying Academy.

The Ayer Keroh exit at the North-South Expressway is the main entry to Malacca. There are two additional exits along the North-South highway, namely the Simpang Ampat and Jasin exits.

Port Dickson - Casa Rechado Resort-2012 View

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Well-positioned in Si Rusa, Casa Rachado Beach Resort is the ideal point of departure for your excursions in Port Dickson. Only 15 km from the city center, the hotel's strategic location ensures that guests can quickly and easily reach many local points of interest. A well-kempt environment and its proximity to Tanjung Tuan Lighthouse, Cape Rachado Lighthouse give to this hotel a special charm.

Take advantage of a wealth of unrivaled services and amenities at this Port Dickson hotel. Guests of the hotel can enjoy on-site features like airport transfer, meeting facilities, disabled facilities, shops, car park. 

60 rooms spread over 3 floors provide a warm and pleasant home away from home and modern comforts such as television, ironing facilities, satellite/cable TV, kitchenette, desk. The hotel offers many unique recreational opportunities such as outdoor pool, massage, jacuzzi, water sports (motorized), private beach. Enjoy unparalleled services and a truly prestigious address at the Casa Rachado Beach Resort.

Children and extra beds:Children under 2 stay for free in existing bedding. Note, cot charges may apply. 

Children aged 2 or over must use an extra bed.Extra beds are dependent on the room you choose, please check the individual room policy for more details.

Useful Information

Airport Transfer Available Yes

Airport Transfer Fee 120 MYR

Breakfast Charge (when not included in room rate) 15 MYR

Check-Out 12:00 PM

Distance from City Center 15 km

Distance to Airport 5 km

Earliest Check-In 02:00 PM

Non-Smoking Rooms / Floors Yes

Number of Bars 1

Number of Floors 3

Number of Restaurants 1

Number of Rooms 60

Parking Available Yes

Reception Open Until 11:00PM

Room Service (Yes, No, 24 Hrs) Yes

Time to Airport (Minutes) 45

Year Hotel Last Renovated 2002

The Mall - SonyDigital

The Mall is a shopping mall located along Jalan Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated across the street from the Putra World Trade Centre and the Pan Pacific Hotel. The complex was built by Metroplex Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (MHSB)[1] and opened on 1987 by Mahathir bin Mohamad, the Prime Minister. At the time The Mall was the largest shopping centre in Malaysia and was built to attract more shoppers from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.

The Mall has many specialised outlets with a variety of items such as souvenirs, clothing and antiques.
The Sunway Group had acquired the mall in March 2011 and had since took over the operations of the complex effective 1 July 2011. The complex was renamed as "Sunway Putra Mall".

Putrajaya Presint 2 Bw sony

The Sisiran Putrajaya in Precinct 2, generally consist of hard edge on the western shore known as the Precinct 2 Waterfront.The Precinct 2 Waterfront is flanked by Precinct 2's Mixed Use Central Business District and the Putrajaya Lake. It consists of 3 main nodal open spaces namely the Hanging Garden, Taman Air Wawasan and Taman Persisir Warisan.

My Village - Sony BW

Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.

Black-and-white as a description may be considered something of a misnomer, in that the images are not ordinarily starkly contrasted black and white, but combine black and white in a continuum producing a range of shades of gray. Further, many prints, especially those produced earlier in the development of photography, were in sepia (mainly for archival stability), which yielded richer, more subtle shading than reproductions in plain black-and-white.

Color photography provides a much greater range of shade, but part of the appeal of black and white photography is its more subdued

Sunset In Brown - Sony Digital

Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon in the west as a result of Earth's rotation.

The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west. The ray path of light from the setting Sun is highly distorted near the horizon because of atmospheric refraction, making the sunset appear to occur when the Sun’s disk is already about one diameter below the horizon. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the moment at which darkness falls, which occurs when the Sun is approximately eighteen degrees below the horizon. The period between sunset and dusk is called twilight.

Locations north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle experience no sunset or sunrise at least one day of the year, when the polar day or the polar night persist continuously for 24 hours.

Sony Wilayah Mosque

The Federal Territory Mosque or Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan, is a major mosque in Kuala Lumpur. The beautifully-designed mosque is also commonly known as Masjid Wilayah to the locals. It is the 44th mosque built by the Government within the Kuala Lumpur city limits.

The mosque is located on a 13.4 hectare piece of land near the MATRADE complex and the Federal Governmental Complex of Jalan Duta. Masjid Wilayah was built by the Public Works Department, JKR at a cost of RM255 million. Masjid Wilayah construction began on 15 March 1996, and was opened on 30 August 2000. The mosque has a floor area of 47,000 square meters and can accommodate 17,000 devotees at one time.

The mosque bears Muslim influences from the Middle Eastern culture, especially in the architecture of the Blue Mosque of Istanbul, Turkey. It features 22 domes comprises of a main dome, a few half-domes, a semi-circular vault and other small domes.

The domes are made from composite material which comprises glass fibre fabric that is mixed with epoxy resin harderner to make it durable and light. Unlike conventional concrete domes of previously-constructed mosques which could possibly “crumble or crack” over a period of time, composite domes are constructed in the form of separate panels that are bolted together during assembly.

The Beautiful Masjid Wilayah
The Federal Territory Mosque Kuala Lumpur is definitely one of the grandest mosques in the world. The mosque’s soaring twenty-eight metre-high entrance gateway is a masterpiece of white marble inlaid with dark green granite calligraphy from the Qur’an. Inside the Masjid Wilayah, you can see a dazzling mihrab prayer wall carved in a carved marble floral arabesque, inlaid with semi-precious stones.

The carved marble at the Mihrab and the gateway of the main entrance are specially flown in from India (similar to those used in the building of the Taj Mahal) and carved by Indian carvers (descendants of the original carvers of the Taj Mahal).The Muqarnas at the Mihrab is Iranian in design. It is made from the Makrana marble originating from India.

The Cascading Man-Made Waterfall At The Federal Territory Mosque

The Federal Territory Mosque embraced the landscape concept of a mosque within a garden, reminiscing the past palatial garden of the Islamic realm. The garden, complete with walkway and fountains, compliments the mosque as the center of learning, research, and recreational. Facilities for community service includes a multi-purpose hall and a dining hall for the public. Educational facilities includes nursery, pre-school, school, hostel, library and computer room.

There is an Islamic school within the Masjid Wilayah compund. There is a pre-school for five and six year olds and the main school is for seven to 12-year-olds. The children attend Islamic school for two hours daily as well as the usual day school.The school teaches children how to pray, how to take their ablutions, moral education and Arabic for reading the Quran.

The multi-purpose hall holds 1,200 people and is used for Islamic forums, conferences and exhibitions. The dining hall caters for 750 at weddings and social occasions. A large library is available for Islamic research.

There is a beautiful VIP room, with luxurious soft furnishings and Islamic art features, this being reserved for the King, visitors from overseas and VIP explorers! Separate greeting areas are for ladies and men. A separate conference room is available for press reporting.

The Federal Territory Mosque is the first mosque in Malaysia with air-cond and the first with a reversible escalator, adapted for bare feet! It is also the second mosque with a central chandelier with no bulbs.

Almost everything about the Federal Territory Mosque is fascinating! From the calligraphy carved in Egyptian plaster with gold leaf by Iranian workers, to the beautiful hardwood doors featuring local plants & flowers motifs carved by thirty traditional carpenters from Trengganu and Kelantan — you’re bound to be awed by the grandeur of this mosque.

Salam Ramadhan - Sony

Indeed I am thankful that despite all my shortcomings, I am still among those fortunate ones to see another Ramadhan. I pray that I will be given the strength to perform the ibadah to the best of my abilities this Ramadhan. I pray that Allah will see it it fit to accept my ibadah during this Ramadhan. I pray that I will receive His guidance. I pray that the bounties of Ramadhan will find their way to me, His humble servant. And by His Grace, I may come out, at the end of this Ramadhan, a better servant. Insya Allah.

Putrajaya - Getting To Putrajaya

From KLIA
Take the North-South Central Link (ELITE) to the Putrajaya Toll Plaza. Turn left at Cyberjaya/Multimedia University, then into the Puchong-Damansara Highway (LDP). Turn right into the Puchong-Kajang Highway. Putrajaya is reached via a left turn before the IOI Palm Garden and a u-turn at IOI Palm Garden Resort

From KL City
Take a right turn after the Kajang Toll Plaza on the KL-Seremban Highway. Go past Uniten (Universiti Tenaga) in Bangi. Enter Putrajaya by a left turn before as well as after IOI Palm Garden.

By Car
Via the LDP (Damansara/Puchong Highway ). The LDP takes you directly into Putrajaya when you take the left turn just after turning into Cyberjaya/Pulau Meranti.

Sony Iron mosque putrajaya

Iron mosque has its own special assembly including a fan and no air conditioner in it, but using refrigerant gas (gas district cooling or GDC). In addition, the mosque is also using Wireless Network Architecture (Architectual Wire Mesh) or Basketry Masyrabiah imported from Germany and China (also installed at the Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid and the French national library known nationale Bibliothèque de France is located in Paris). Gate in the use of glass reinforced concrete (GRC) to enhance the integrity of a structure and crystal glass to make the mosque looks white from a distance.

When completed, the journey to the mosque will cross a pedestrian bridge linking Putrajaya to the mosque square, which is known as an area of ​​13.639 m² Walk Seko. Pedestrian bridges are decorated with pools of water seems to be in the ancient city of the Alhambra palace. The interior Asma Ul Husna backdrop carvings using calligraphy writing Thuluth type of Khat. The main door leading to the main prayer space carved verses from the Qur'an from Surah Al-Isra 'verse 80.

This coupled with a chamber wall made ​​of glass panels up to about 13 m is also imported from Germany who engraved two lines of verse from Surah Al-Baqarah Surah on the right and left of him. Ironically, the wall of this chamber does not reflect the effect of any light or light emission makes carving calligraphy verses which seemed clear golden color and seem to float in the air. The edge of the roof over 40 feet is able to prevent pilgrims pray outside the main prayer hall hit by rain.

Putrajaya Sony Black White

Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas. Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital, being the seat of the King and Parliament, as well as the country's commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the brainchild of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. In 2001, Putrajaya became Malaysia's third Federal Territory after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, the city is situated within the Multimedia Super Corridor, beside the also newly developed Cyberjaya. In Malay/Sanskrit, the words "putra" or "putera" means "prince", and "jaya" means "success" or "victory". The development of Putrajaya started in early 1990s, and today major landmarks are completed and the population is expected to grow bigger.

Game Mobile ( freecell)

There are various advantages of mobile phones. The growth of cell phone usage has increased drastically since the last decade, and it is estimated that mobile phones will cross 5 billion in 2010. With their number increasing at a tremendous rate and with the threat of ‘cell phone addiction’, there are certainly several disadvantages of cell phones as well.

Few Advantages of Mobile Phones

Since the year 1991, the number of mobile phone users all across the globe has risen drastically. This sharp increase has been mostly observed in developing Asian countries like China and India, that have surpassed the US in the number of mobile phone consumers. Certainly, there are several advantages of mobile phones that has helped in the cell phone success by leaps and bounds. However, there are some disadvantages of cell phone as well that can’t be ignored. I’ll talk about both facets of cell phone usage further..

Ease to Express Yourself
By allowing instant access to anybody across the globe, mobile phones have changed the landscape of communication. Not only globally, cell phones are important in day to day life. You want to talk to someone at home, a friend or your spouse, just give a call! You forget something important at home and now you need it in your office. Give a call at home! So on and so forth…cell phones are a necessity. Aren’t they?

More than Communication, Entertainment
Love listening to music? Or playing video games? Or watching movies? Do all you wish, by purchasing some affordable mobile phones. Entertainment, especially when you’re traveling or getting bored, was never so easy. Nowadays, you can even browse Internet on your cell phones. Cell phone manufacturers cater to the needs of every mobile user, with the upgradation of latest features and technology. There are so many applications and features in mobile phones that people hardly have time to learn all of them!

More Safety
Although, having cell phones is not a guarantee for safety, it certainly can be helpful for you in emergency situations. Keeping cell phones in your car while traveling is one of the topmost personal safety tips. In case of any accidents or unexpected events, you can inform someone, who can rush to your rescue. Similarly, cell phones can be helpful to old and disabled people. Although, lifts in offices and residential buildings come with phone extension and alarm buttons, cell phones are anytime better to call for help, in case of elevator failure. Similarly, there can be many more instances in daily life, where mobile phones are a necessity.

Few Disadvantages of Mobile Phones

Not all are positive about mobile phones. There are some demerits of mobile phones that are discussed below.

Health Effects
Electromagnetic radiation from cell phones may cause health problems. Rigorous studies are being carried out to know about the negative effects of cell phones. Sleep deprivation, stress and brain problems have been linked to overuse of cell phones, and are considered as the possible effects of cell phone radiation. Some studies have reported that cell phone usage can trigger male infertility symptoms. But nothing has been proved yet, though we can lessen mobile use to some extent.

Children Suffer
Children have been found to have some worrisome effects of mobile phone usage. Since they have weaker immune system, thinner skin and developing nervous system, waves generated from mobile phones can harm their body cells. It has been found that children can absorb radio waves to a far greater extent than adults.

Legal Issues
Mobile phones come with cameras and hence this has led to hundreds of thousands of cases pending in courts about privacy problems. There have been instances in the past, in countries like Saudi Arabia, Japan, Korea, where a ban was imposed on camera phones, making it a strict rule to sell only those cell phones that come with an appreciable click sound! Moreover, crime rate has also increased with miscreants like robbers and terrorists pursuing their nefarious schemes through mobile phones.

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