Switchfoot Live in Kuala Lumpur 2011

It was an awesome week for me, last Friday I watched Maroon 5 in concert but the highlight of my week was watching one of my favorite bands of all time, Switchfoot. They last rocked Kuala Lumpur in 2008, I wrote a post on them, you can check em out HERE .

Anyway on May 1, 2011, Labour Day in Kuala Lumpur would be a sweet memory for me as the boys from San Diego, California did not fail to rock the house with their hits such as ‘Dare You to Move, Stars, We Are One Tonight’ and many more. For me the band is always an inspiration as the music they produce is simply amazing. The band’s lead singer, Jon Foreman is an astounding singer and performer. Kuala Lumpur is really blessed to have them again after 3 years. Anyway here are some shots I managed to get from the concert.

The opening band for the concert was Busco or known as Bus Company:

Also this is an excerpt from Wikipedia on Switchfoot :

Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band’s members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar, backing vocals).
They are known for their energetic live shows,where the three guitarists in the line-up often operate simultaneously.

After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember. This recognition led to their major label debut, The Beautiful Letdown, which was released in 2003. It went on to sell over 2.6 million copies and produced the band’s best-known singles, “Meant to Live” and “Dare You to Move.” Their seventh studio album Hello Hurricane received a Grammy award in 2011 for Best Rock Gospel Album.

According to Jon Foreman, the name “Switchfoot” is a surfing term. “We all love to surf and have been surfing all our lives so to us, the name made sense. To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It’s about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music.”

Here are the photos now:

Well that is all for now, more posts coming up soon and more pictures too….

~Later Days~

Twestival Kuala Lumpur 2011

Twestival® (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good by connecting communities offline on a single day to highlight a great cause and have a fun event. This year, we are supporting PRIHATIN, a NGO in Kota Bahru caring for single mothers and children living with AIDS/HIV. The event helped to raise all the money that was needed for the charity. The event saw a lot of Twitter users and also some celebrities, here are some pictures:

~Later Days~

Canon EOS 60D : The camera meets Behance Malaysia Network

Well, another post on my portraits taken with my the wonderful and awesome Canon EOS 60D. Well, today was the first meetup of the Behance Malaysia. Well for those who dont know what is Behance, here is a short excerpt from the website:

“Our core product is the Behance Network, the world’s leading platform for creative professionals across all industries. Members create multi-media portfolios that showcase their work within the Network, as well as throughout partner sites and organizations, and the industry-specific Served Sites. Millions of visitors — including top creative companies, recruiters, editors, and more — come to the Network to see the incredible work and find talent to hire.

Through instant and efficient promotion of work, ready access to a global pool of top talent, and a constant stream of the best creative work from around the world — the Behance Network is revolutionizing the way creative professionals manage their careers and companies find talent.”

Anyway here some portraits that I took during the meetup. It was shot with the 18mm-55mm, f3.5-5.6 kit lens. I edited the picture using Aperture 3 and this is due to the style that I was going for which is the old ‘Faded KODAK’ film look. Here are some pictures:

Well, that is all I took today with the amazing Canon EOS 60D and more pictures to come….

~Later Days~

Canon EOS 60D: Creative Filters

Well, another post on the awesome Canon EOS 60D, one of the latest additional features is the creative filters that the camera has to offer. The process of doing editing with photos can be tedious at times. This gem of a camera has changed the way how post processing is done. On top of the in camera RAW processing, it has creative filters that adds character to the photos. The filters are : Grainy B&W, Soft Focus, Toy Camera (gives that LOMO feel) and Miniature Effect (Tilt & Shift). Here are some pictures:

Soft Focus

All three using Toy Camera: Cool, Warm and Standard

Grainy B&W

Miniature Effect

Well it works well for those who wants a quick and easy way to do post processing. The good thing about this camera is the way it gives the user the flexibility to do things fast and uniquely at the same time. Well, there will be more updates coming up along the way and also a photo essay and some videos.

~Later Days~

Canon EOS 60D : Integrated Speedlite Transmitter

I have been always a big fan of off camera lighting. I have always loved how the way Nikon camera can integrate with the speedlites. I know the Canon EOS 7D had it and it is kinda late that this feature is introduced in the Canon EOS 60D, well it is better late than never. The EOS 60D can remotely control EX Series Speedlites that are compatible with wireless control. No we can easily enjoy high-level wireless multi-flash shooting.

Well here are some shots I did using the wireless flash and I like green colored ones as I used color gel to get that effect: