I was out for a photography outing with some friends in Central Business District (CBD) a couple of weeks ago, but forgot to bring along my wide-angle lense. Working with the limitation of a portrait lense range, I decided to take some abstract shots instead, and they turn out pretty well too. So it is true when there is a will, there is a way. :)

Post processed the photos with blue tint to create cool and mysterious effect.

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You know, once in a while you will bump into interesting people in your life. And recently I bumped into Yusuf Hashim from Clubsnap photography forum.

I visited his site and read through his amazing, inspiring, and breathtaking travel around the world. What striked me most was he travelled on his bike or 4×4, he understands and remembers the culture and history of the places that he has trodded, and he writes really well. His writings somehow give you a soothing, national-geographic feel, and combined with the beautiful shots (such as the one shown on the top — Dust and Dusk in Sahara), his site is not to be missed for those who have high dose of adventures in their blood.

I envy him for being able to spend so much time and money on the things that he dears most. He was from the corporate world, he once worked for Shell. Then corporate restructuring left him unemployed, but amazingly it ignited his passion that has streered him around the world with sponsor from Petronas. Who said corporate restructuring is always bad? :)

For me, I learned two things:

• Passion is the seed, it gives you the courage
• Passion drives you to tend the seed into a big tree and will one day be fruitful

Life I agree, should not be imprisoned by work alone, but also embellished with the beauties of this world; one way is by travelling, the other way is by taking great pictures that you can enjoy with your family and friends.

… Prior to my Sahara adventure I went backpacking to Bangladesh in the winter of 2003. Why Bangladesh ? My friends asked. And why not, I answered. Nobody has Bangladesh on top of their list of places to visit, which made me all the more eager to see that country. There are tens of thousands of Bangladeshi immigrant workers in Malaysia and I was curious to see what that country was like. And I have to say I wasn’t disappointed, although I did come home from Bangladesh with a runny nose from having to wash from an icy cold pond in the mornings, and with a runny rear end from the food which wasn’t very agreeable to my tummy. …

- Yusuf Hashim