Lightning – Lok Kawi Beach

Saw some flashes in the sky last night while I was having my dinner at a coffee shop.  So after dinner, I went home to take my camera and drove to the spot where I can get a clearer picture.  Lok Kawi Beach was the place, cloud was concentrated and heavy above the sea, and lightning was flashing behind the cloud.  So parked my car, and setting up the tripod.  As soon as I was going to mount my camera, I realised that I left the tripod base plate at home…DUH! 

No tripod mount, means no remote shutter release, and it also means no long exposure from the usual way.  So what I did, hand pressed camera on the tripod head, breath in, and press the shutter, on bulb mode, for as long as I can hold my breath.  Some shots turned out quite nice.  Lucky me!  However, I missed out quite a lot of big bolts. 

Thanks my cousin for stopping by too.  Informed him when I reached the place and saw the beautiful bolts.

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Half Moon Light

Went out to my backyard just now and saw this half moon.  I like how this shot came out showing some of the moon details and still preserve some light.

When The Cloud Moves

The moon was behind some tree branches when I looked out from my garage last night, it was beautiful. But by the time I finished setting up everything, the moon has raised higher.  So I said never mind, just take a couple shots, it’s better than nothing.  The weather was a little bit windy too.

The result turned out quite unique, a ghostly feel due to the moving cloud.

Celestial

I’ve been waiting for the clear moon to try out my new lens since I bought it few weeks back. And tonight’s sky is about right, moon is clearly visible although the cloud is heavy.  So grabbed my camera and tripod, and out to the garage before it starts raining again.  Bed time is postponed. 

Shot at 300mm, no crop.

 

Shot at 300mm, cropped at 100%.

When Night Falls

A QUICK NOTE TO TOURISTS: It’s a famous coastline in Kota Kinabalu – Tanjung Lipat. The night view can be beautiful.  But due to the dark surrounding, it’s used to be famous on robbery cases too, even though the main road is just few meters away.  Since I went there alone last night, so I setup everything fast and did some fast shooting, and then left. 

Burning Moon

Went to my parents’ house last night and saw this beautiful night sky. Thought I might as well put it up here too.