My all-time best 24 pictures

Bazuki first suggested this when I first met him after his photo talk at UPM way back in 2004 if my memory serves me perfectly. At that time Bazuki was not as glamourous and widely-known as now. Photography then was still the hobby of the esoteric and digital photography especially in DSLR department was still at its infancy. In fact DSLR was beyond most people’s wallet.

Bazuki suggested that we always maintain our all-time best 12 photos. “The collection should not necessarily be 12 but somewhere around that number” he said. And it could act as a motivator and even a challenge to us to keep producing better photos than those already in our collection of the best 12. It made perfect sense to me and I thought why didn’t I give it a try and see how it worked.

It works for me and believe me, it is fun. At least I can show anybody that, these are my 24 all-time best photos (best to my eyes and based solely on my judgment – they are all my own pictures anyway).

It was actually not easy to start. I had hard time to choose which photos were good ones which people could at least consider it presentable among a few hundreds in my collection at that time. I started with my best 12 as recommended but subsequently expanded to 24 photos as of now.

I am pleased to present my all-time best 24 photos in no particular order as below and hope you enjoy viewing it. Feedbacks are welcome.

Pic #1 | Stack of Colours

Pic #2 | My Little Son

Pic #3 | Tranquil Morning

Pic #4 | The Putra Mosque By The Lake

Pic #5 | The Putra Mosque In The Frame

Pic #6 | Polka Dot Steps

Pic #7 | The Federal Territory Mosque

Pic #8 | Lady Enjoying Nature

Pic #9 | Welcome To Kuala Lumpur

Pic #10 | Kuala Besut In The Morning

Pic #11 | The Petronas Twin Towers In The Frame

Pic #12 | The Dayabumi Complex

Pic #13 | ShoppingFor Headscarves

Pic #14 | Red, Yellow & Blue

Pic #15 | Bukit Belacan

Pic #16 | Bride Mannequin

Pic #17 | An Angler Family

Pic #18 | Air Asia Stewardess

Pic #19 | A Lone Water Lily

Pic #20 | Masjid Abidin

Pic #21 | Jalur Gemilang In Water Drops

Pic #22 | Fully Symmetrical

Pic #23 | Fish Silhouette

Pic #24 | The Putra Mosque At Sunset

Silhouette

Photographers, amateurs and pro alike, never fail to be amazed by silhouette.

Silhouette is a wonderful way to tell story, convey drama, capture beauty, evoke a sense of mystery and it is also used to express your mood, feelings and emotion to the viewers.

Silhouette has been a successful formula for professional photographers and photojournalist – sport photographers, war photographers, wedding photographers – you name it they have it.

Like other photographers I can’t help loving it and will try to capture it whenever appropriate and whenever the light and subject match each other to form a silhouette.

Wikipedia has intesresting definition of silhouette which touches on not only photography but a wider scope of application like in art, painting, graphic design and journalism.

Wikipedia has even gone extra mile by providing a gallery of silhouette photographs taken by various photographers for your viewing pleasure here.

Silhouette of a family who enjoyed a common pastime – fishing. They were fishing on the river bank of the Besut River in Kuala Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Silhouette and shadows of fish in a giant tank in Aquaria, KLCC.

Sunrise in Kuala Besut

A “mandatory” shot in any wedding shots. Silhouette of a newly wed couples kissing.

The Putra Mosque at sunset.

The Kuala Lumpur Tower framed by an arch of The Dayabumi Complex.