Josh's Images

Mar 9, '08 1:39 PM
for everyone

Just couldn't resist taking these :). And so I went into the crowd. T'was quite an event. The spirit of competitiveness was both inspiring and rather disturbing as well. I mean, this is one of the process how the leaders of my country are selected.

I pray for peace and harmony and that whatever transitions that are going to take place will happen smoothly.

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puppiesonacids wrote on Mar 9

wheres Obama or Clinton?!?! ;)

kenpo1009 wrote on Mar 9

very nice! u can feel the excitement of the exercise

alopias wrote on Mar 9

Really captured the moment... What lens?

grabado wrote on Mar 9

puppiesonacids said

wheres Obama or Clinton?!?! ;)

Oh them? They're busy elsewhere... hehe.. :)

grabado wrote on Mar 9

kenpo1009 said

very nice! u can feel the excitement of the exercise

Thanks Edison :). That is why I had always try to capture their faces... that express the excitement :)

grabado wrote on Mar 9

alopias said

Really captured the moment... What lens?

Thanks Kurt :) Did you manage to capture this event at your area?
Most times I used the 10-22mm wide angle lens and the 70-300mm for the close ups :)

feb05 wrote on Mar 9

great moment... !

hellhordes2409 wrote on Mar 9

nice series josh...full of moment

apekia wrote on Mar 9

bersemangat sungguh....

johanlennon wrote on Mar 9

this one so cool.. kalau u shoot dari depan lagi best bro

donelthedrifter wrote on Mar 9

powerful image.

donelthedrifter wrote on Mar 9

the intensity of the crowd and clouds...great combination

rekhan wrote on Mar 9

Kami senang mendengar election relatif damai bro

solidsnake2000 wrote on Mar 10

like this shot of the unsung heroes

aman5555 wrote on Mar 10, edited on Mar 10

hey Josh,
Must be in the wrong Country...my neighbourhood was so quiet, thought it was Sunday... even posters was a bare minimum, and the polling station was almost deserted of both Contesting parties.

grabado wrote on Mar 10

feb05 said

great moment... !

Thanks :)
Honestly though at first I did not know how their reactions will be. Quite a scary thought thinking about the what if's... But they're in the spirit so that made it easy for me, almost felt like I was welcomed.. hehe.. :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

hellhordes2409 said

nice series josh...full of moment

Thanks En.Ajong :)
Fyi, I just made sure I wear a 'neutral' attire.. hehe.. :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

apekia said

bersemangat sungguh....

Ehhh.. you should have been there la bro... :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

johanlennon said

this one so cool.. kalau u shoot dari depan lagi best bro

Thanks Johan :)
I did... I tried to shoot from the front but they were moving too fast la.. hehe.. :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

donelthedrifter said

powerful image.

Photography wise, she is one candidate that's quite a joy to capture. Her range of emotions and her fervor was quite interesting to watch. Btw, she won the seat...

grabado wrote on Mar 10

donelthedrifter said

the intensity of the crowd and clouds...great combination

Isn't it though :). I was going for 'dramatic' here.. hehehe.. :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

rekhan said

Kami senang mendengar election relatif damai bro

Yes... and to think what the media [local and foreign] might have splashed in their news section if something untowards were to happen... it'll be quite a circus I presume... could have cause quite a dent on the country's image too I gather...

grabado wrote on Mar 10

solidsnake2000 said

like this shot of the unsung heroes

Thanks William :)
I'll tell you something.. it was something else being in there... in the midst of the crowd.. the rousing spirit and the zeal... quite exciting and infectious too :)
I wonder though, do you have any 'election' shots bro? I would love to see them and am actually looking for sites that do. I've seen hellhordes' wonderful album :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

aman5555 said

Oh these were taken on the day of the nominations. I do have a few taken on the election day itself but they are pretty lame la.. hehe... :)

elis2107 wrote on Mar 10

(",) great documentation!! congrats for the peaceful election bro!

crimsonbelt wrote on Mar 10

:-)

shoeboxfame wrote on Mar 10

I miss my hometown. =)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

elis2107 said

(",) great documentation!! congrats for the peaceful election bro!

Thanks Elis :). Honestly it was more then I what I had expected to capture. And that was largely due to the peaceful situations and friendly people from all the supporters from all parties. And the other I guess because I was able to interact a little bit with them; which may be just a smile or a some idle chit chat. That seemed to get people feeling comfortable. I usually do this if I sensed that they are feeling uncomfortable after seeing my camera.. hehe.. :)

Yes, thank God for the peaceful election. And now I pray for brighter future for the country and it's people, Amen... :)

grabado wrote on Mar 10

crimsonbelt said

:-)

Hehe.. :). As I was shooting other supporters, this guy kept giving me the 'peace' sign. He's a funny guy and seemed to be the popular one in the group. But when I went near him [actually I went a little too near.. I had to cause I was using a wide angle lens lol] he started to give me a mock warning by pointing at me like that, all the while laughing and being laughed at by his friends.. hehe.. :).

grabado wrote on Mar 10

shoeboxfame said

I miss my hometown. =)

I hear you sistah..

feb05 wrote on Mar 10

grabado said

but u did it well..!!
great job bro

grabado wrote on Mar 10

feb05 said

but u did it well..!!
great job bro

Thanks Laila :)
Cute headshot by the way.. :)

thchiam wrote on Mar 10

hi josh, interesting set! good documentation released timely and probably one of the precious documentation as this election marked the change unprecedented in Malaysian political history. Some of the candidates of the National Coalition party would probably weep seeing the spirit of their supporters (for the benefits of our foreign contacts - the National Coalition party has the blue flag). Overall good works. Regards, Chiam

thchiam wrote on Mar 10

this shot is so interesting - so funny in a nice way and so good that he actually posed for you! good, regards, chiam

grabado wrote on Mar 10

thchiam said

Wow.. thanks bro. Never did quite see it that way... kinda like documenting a tiny part of history [albeit covering just one area which could hardly constitute as representative of the whole election] as this particular election was unlike the previous one. I see that now ;-).

grabado wrote on Mar 10

thchiam said

this shot is so interesting - so funny in a nice way and so good that he actually posed for you! good, regards, chiam

Suffice to say it was one of the most memorable shot for me.. hehe.. :)

ahliggett wrote on Mar 10

Very well captured, and very nice pictures , great work

feb05 wrote on Mar 11

grabado said

Thanks Laila :)
Cute headshot by the way.. :)

*_^ thank you..!!

kidae71 wrote on Mar 11

politics give me creeps but I love your pics :)

alopias wrote on Mar 12

Did not manage to capture as it was a very passive one over at my place.

Still figuring out which close up lens to get.

grabado wrote on Mar 12

ahliggett said

Very well captured, and very nice pictures , great work

Thanks Arturo :)

grabado wrote on Mar 12

feb05 said

*_^ thank you..!!

You're welcome :)

grabado wrote on Mar 12

kidae71 said

politics give me creeps but I love your pics :)

For many years I felt the same.. well, not exactly 'creeps' but something like that. Let's just say, being there, I had somewhat change my perceptions. That always is the case, at least for me.. I mean having all this misconceptions and then later on finding out that most are not as I've perceived :)

grabado wrote on Mar 12

alopias said

Did not manage to capture as it was a very passive one over at my place.

Still figuring out which close up lens to get.

Well, perhaps next time bro :). Take a look out especially during the 'Penamaan calon' ;-)
About the lens, well, when I bought mine, for me the deciding factor was more financial rather then what it can offer. I knew I had to give up something and will have to deal with limitations. So I have to deal with that and had find it rather stimulating to work with what I have and try to overcome whatever shortcomings I faced from using that lens :).