Comments on: Penang International Dragon Boat Festival 2006 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/ Chinese, Western, Malaysia best foods blog Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Lai http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 Eric Lai Wed, 31 May 2006 08:01:35 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/#comment-3297 Hey I was there last Saturday, and I found a spot where I'm facing the boats to the finishing line. Maybe you could noticed me, wearing a white T.shirt, medium build with this "kambing janggut". And I got several good shots of the finishing, after cropping off the image into ponarama. You know-lah, those excess empty water at the bottom or the top made quite a distraction. Then later, I was at the pier when I got several shots of the imcoming rowers, some of them in good faces, after wining the game, and some of them, especially foreigner participants, well, they looked very very tired after the rows. I used a 70mm-300mm Nikkor to capture the boats, but so far, I'm only a bit of satisfied. So, no worry, will be bck next year, with a better lens. Cheers Eric Lai Hey
I was there last Saturday, and I found a spot where I’m facing the boats to the finishing line. Maybe you could noticed me, wearing a white T.shirt, medium build with this “kambing janggut”. And I got several good shots of the finishing, after cropping off the image into ponarama. You know-lah, those excess empty water at the bottom or the top made quite a distraction.
Then later, I was at the pier when I got several shots of the imcoming rowers, some of them in good faces, after wining the game, and some of them, especially foreigner participants, well, they looked very very tired after the rows.
I used a 70mm-300mm Nikkor to capture the boats, but so far, I’m only a bit of satisfied. So, no worry, will be bck next year, with a better lens.
Cheers
Eric Lai

]]> By: rayhana http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-3252 rayhana Tue, 30 May 2006 05:39:05 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/#comment-3252 i had the opportunity to take part in "ONE" of the trainings with these people, and i was down and out! it was tremendous fun, we went boating at sea in penang, and the whole exhilaration of getting the right tempo and the right speed, everyone depending on everyone, especially that head of the boat (dunno what you call him) was just superb! first and last time. i had such a sore back and shoulders after that.. and i did warm up before! but i would do it again if i had the chance. it was fun! i had the opportunity to take part in “ONE” of the trainings with these people, and i was down and out!

it was tremendous fun, we went boating at sea in penang, and the whole exhilaration of getting the right tempo and the right speed, everyone depending on everyone, especially that head of the boat (dunno what you call him) was just superb!

first and last time.

i had such a sore back and shoulders after that.. and i did warm up before!

but i would do it again if i had the chance. it was fun!

]]> By: World Communication Day - 5xmom ~ Humour, Life, Lies, Sex http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-3244 World Communication Day - 5xmom ~ Humour, Life, Lies, Sex Sat, 27 May 2006 15:42:35 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/#comment-3244 [...] This piece of news is very freaky to me, after what I blabbered in my last post. I didn’t read the news until this evening. No wonder I saw Rescue 991 ambulance stationed at Pantai Miami (where the tsunami hit last time) this morning when I passed by to go to the Penang International Dragon boat race (to ogle muscled men in wet suits ;P ). I was totally unaware and joked that they are there to wait for tsunami to happen. *piak self, next time don’t mulut celupar* A tremor really hit us yesterday but I missed that chi-kik-ness because I was out driving. [...] [...] This piece of news is very freaky to me, after what I blabbered in my last post. I didn’t read the news until this evening. No wonder I saw Rescue 991 ambulance stationed at Pantai Miami (where the tsunami hit last time) this morning when I passed by to go to the Penang International Dragon boat race (to ogle muscled men in wet suits ;P ). I was totally unaware and joked that they are there to wait for tsunami to happen. *piak self, next time don’t mulut celupar* A tremor really hit us yesterday but I missed that chi-kik-ness because I was out driving. [...]

]]> By: philters http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-3243 philters Sat, 27 May 2006 07:25:48 +0000 http://www.malaysiabest.net/2006/05/27/penang-international-dragon-boat-festival-2006/#comment-3243 i was at the races last year with a 70-200mm lens also and still got lousy shots even though i was even allowed to go on the boats and stands and all. i did not bother to go for the one this year with all the heat and all. i miss it though. sigh. i was at the races last year with a 70-200mm lens also and still got lousy shots even though i was even allowed to go on the boats and stands and all. i did not bother to go for the one this year with all the heat and all.

i miss it though. sigh.

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