Healthy Snaps Photography contest 2012

Contest : Capture: In conjunction with the 1st World Congress on Healthy Ageing 2012 happening this March, the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society (MHAS) is giving you the opportunity to bring out your keen eye and snap some winning shots!By capturing your idea of

Just to share that there is photo contest with 'Healthy Ageing' theme.

Here are the summary:

Contest : Capture "Healthy Ageing" in a photo!
In conjunction with the 1st World Congress on Healthy Ageing 2012 happening this March, the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society (MHAS) is giving you the opportunity to bring out your keen eye and snap some winning shots!
By capturing your idea of "Healthy Ageing" in a snapshot, you could stand a chance to win some amazing prizes.
Step 1 :
Take a 800KB< snapshot according to the theme "Heatlhy Ageing"
Step 2 :
Log on to www.healthysnaps.com.my , fill in the entry form and upload your snapshot
Step 3 :
Include a photo title and short caption/description (20 - 30 words) to bring out the relevance of the photo to the contest theme.
Contestants may submit more than one entry but will only be allowed to win once.
Contest ends at 11.59pm on February 12th, 2012.

For more info, check out the official website

Photography backdrops

New Olympus Camera Shoots for the Stars with Photography Backdrops

Olympus rolled out a new digital camera this week, and this new release promises to take pros photos' to the next level. Professional photographers often have shoots with many different photography backdrops or those shoots requiring outdoor camera usage. The Olympus E-5 D-SLR digital camera is specially designed to be more rugged and versatile to meet the demands of professional photographers. The unveiling of this digital camera is sure to please photographers looking for a new take on the old product.

The Olympus E-5 DSLR has much to offer photography pros. The DSLR camera features a 12.3 Megapixel High Speed Live MOS image sensor, can record 720 HD video at 30 frames per second, has a jack for an external mike and an HDMI output for watching the recorded video. Another feature of note on the new camera is the 3-inch rear LCD that has a 920k dot resolution. The rear LCD is able to swivel which is ideal for shooting pictures using Live View. The innovative features on this camera make it a must add to any professional photographer's arsenal of photography equipment.

In terms of D-SLR design in the past few years, Olympus has really made a name for itself. The release of the E-5 is a testament of Olympus' expertise in this specific type of camera. The E-5 is designed for all-terrain shooting for a take anywhere, shoot anywhere convenience wrapped up with innovative imaging technology. The Four-Thirds lens compatibility and amazing image processor produces exceptional quality photographs. The images produced are sharper and incredibly detailed with a Zuiko Digital lens system and TruePic V+ engine with Fine-Detail Processing technology.

All the features of the Olympus E-5, from the durable magnesium alloy body to the intricate processing technology, make this camera one of the most versatile, fastest, creative and reliable cameras on the market. The camera also features a one-of-a-kind Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system. The E-5 allows photographers to shoot in any environment, as the camera is dustproof, splash proof and lightweight.

It's been three years since Olympus released the E-3, so the roll out of the E-5 is exciting for many professional photographers who use Olympus cameras for their shoots. The third generation D-SLR camera offers an image quality unseen in former models, which is quite possibly the biggest benefit to this new camera. Other key features are the swivel LCD for accurate composition and limitless capabilities for creativity that are sure to excite any photographer.

The Olympus E-5 D-SLR will be released in October 2010 and will retail for $1700, a small price to pay for what seems like a pretty innovative and amazing camera.

Collection of batik painting on ebay

Finally I get among my latest batik painting listed on ebay. 10% from the sales will contribute to charity. The fund donation will goes to either for The V Foundation for Cancer Research or Save the Children.

All the batik paintings are originally my own creation and they are open for auction. Check them out :

Contemporary Batik Painting My heart still alive

Contemporary Batik Painting "My Sacret Garden"

Moden Batik Painting "Rumah Kampung" (Village House)

Original Moden Batik Painting "3 Orchids"

Contemporary Batik Painting Stonehenge Horizon

Painting for money, blogging for what??

Recently I've been working very hard to increase my income for November and December. Since the world economy has been dropped and effecting the buying power of most citizens. My ebay sales also dropped and it is far from my expectation. I have to put more effort to do sales offline and do another option for internet marketing.

This matter really made me sick and I always push myself for another solution and be creative. Alhamdulillah, my effort start showing good results. Honestly, self employement is not as easy as I thought before, especially when all the bills and debt are due.

Luckyly I have a gift as I can produce an art material (painting). These paintings has been posted to United States today (combined 2 paintings bought from the same person) with the posting cost of RM110.30 (nearly 2 kg weight). It is a good start for me to generate extra income from batik painting (batik lukis @ batik tulis).

This batik painting (burgundy orchid) just framed today and I am thinking of get it listed on eBay Australia for auction tonight. I really aware to open an auction @ eBay.com as people try to be more careful on spending their money. Even Christmas is just around the corner, I don't want to put extra promotion for ebay dot com.




My Stonehenge Horizon original oil painting is still on auction and there is no bid while
the time left is 2 days and 10 hours. The bid starts at USD $19.99 and there were 2 person watching the item. Dunno if they are really interested or just spying. Hope the bid can increase for higher amount at the closing.

I'm doing this as an alternative of making money online, while blogging is still something that I can't find the rhythm yet ... Why I am blogging??? Perhaps I can be a millionaire through blog? Another reason to put me into blogging are affiliate program (this already paid me quite a lot! .. so far).

Istill remember the matter that made jump into blogging world is because of the goat (kambing jamnapari). The blog was created just to market the goat at the first place. Then, I was eager to generate money with Google Adsense, that forced me to setup few more blogs (free blogs using blogger platform)... One of the blogs created was samdaddycool.blogspot.com (formerly known as duit2duit.blogspot.com).. :)

Now I'm addicted to blog and the internet while trying to market my products online.

So what is your reason for blogging?

Batik painting - burgundy orchid

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This is my latest painting, done within 3 hours.. Actually I did this in rush because I have promised my self to produce at least 1 painting within every 3 days.

I didn't sleep the whole night did this at 7am and completed before I'm going to KL by bus (to get more stock for tudung)...

Still in rush now, coz I'm going to pasar pagi Parit Sulong ... didn't get and appropriate time to get it listed on eBay for auction.. (to be framed)

More Orchid desktop wallpaper .. cun!

New orchid flower photo gallery for download. This time, more variations, blend and rich of picture composition. Enjoy it for free download. The flowers are really amazing, pretty and nice.

Click on one of the image to go to my photo gallery for download


Muat turun gambar orkid (anggerik) secara percuma. Klik pada gambar dan layari galeri gambar koleksi samdaddycool!

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"Orchidaceae (or Orchid family) is the largest family of the flowering plants (Angiospermae). Its name is derived from the genus Orchis.
The Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew list 880 genera and nearly 22,000 accepted species, but the exact number is unknown (perhaps as many as 25,000) because of taxonomic disputes. The number of orchid species equals about four times the number of mammal species, or more than twice the number of bird species. It also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. 

About 800 new orchid species are added each year. The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species). The family also includes the Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus) and many commonly cultivated plants like some Phalaenopsis or Cattleya.
Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars."
credits - wikipedia

Finally I start my business at Pasar Pagi Bukit Gambir Muar as usual, after a very long break since raya (I've been busy with eBay and lelong.com.my recently). When I get there, I went to see my friend who selling orchid flowers (plants) and chat with him. Then I come out of idea to snap photos of the orchids, upload them to my picture gallery for my batik lukis reference.

The flowers are attractive, colorful and beautiful - another creation from Allah The Almighty.

If you like them, feel free to download free photos from my gallery. You can keep them as personal collection, or make a wallpaper to your desktop.

Cheers

Click on the image to download more desktop orchid wallpaper