A Hobby Rejuvenated

When I was younger, I liked taking snapshots. I got my first camera when I was 6 years old ; I believe it was a toy camera that looked real. When I went to teacher's training college, I got my own camera, but it was stolen by an idiot - also a trainee teacher. I never got it back. Then came the digital camera era. I had a hand on a Sony 10 Megapixel compact camera, but I didn't like it because it was too slow and didn't allow much room for creativity. It wasn't mine, anyway.

For me, I'd rather go for scenery and buildings. Unless someone asks me to shoot a portrait, I won't do that. I'll not take a photo with me in it because I'm not photogenic.

Only recently I decided once and for all to invest in a digital SLR (DSLR) camera. I'm still learning about it, and about taking great pictures. I managed to take a few just before dinner at Holiday Inn two days ago. Well, I didn't have to foot the bill for the meal; my aunt volunteered to pay for the four of us. So, while waiting for the food, I rushed out to catch these scenes:

Sunset just outside the hotel.
The Eye of Malaysia is on the right - not in service anymore.

This scene was taken from the right of where I stood

The Melaka Jetty. You could walk right to the end.

It was an interesting evening with my Canon 1000D. Nah, I'm not gonna be a professional photographer. I'm doing this just for fun... for now, at least. People say that photography is an expensive hobby. Yeah only the equipment is, but you don't have to buy the entire range of lenses. I'd probably invest in just one more zoom lens, if I've the cash one day so that I could take snapshots of distant objects. The one that I have now is an 18-55 mm.