TORTURA2 Pictures

TORTURA2 is one of a kind exhibition that brings to life methods of torture and punishment employed in the medieval era; and era so different from ours when people were punished for their opinions, race, religion, language, social status and gender in gruesome ways. In some ways, it even brings to light how fortunate we are to live in this day and age of freedom to exercise our speech, religion, language, social status and gender. It is a journey into the Dark Ages to witness the exploitation of mankind during the inquisition in medieval Europe.

TORTURA2 features pictures, diagrams and actual instruments of torture and punishment taken from different parts of Europe. It is devastating and inhuman, in its effect. It certainly cannot be called a punishment, but is merely and exercise in brutality and savagery, akin to crime often only allegedly committed by the offender.

Where has TORTURA2 been?

TORTURA2 has so far been shown in many historical and prestigious venues all over Europe, in Tokyo, in Argentina and Mexico. It made its debut in Malaysia in 2003 and is back for a second time. The exhibit has always raised the interest of millions of visitors and the press, not only for its great visual impact, but also for its clear message against the violation of human rights

Head down to the TORTURA 2 Exhibition at Bastion House (next to A'Famosa Fort), Jalan Kota, Melaka from 10am till 6pm on weekdays and 10am till 7pm on weekends and public holidays.

Parental guidance is adviced for children

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Travelogue of 2009

This is my entry for Revven photoblog competition.

Equipment used - Panasonic DMC-LZ2

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Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my dear readers!

Enjoy some Christmas decoration pictures from Grand Dorsett. (formerly known as Sheraton Hotel Subang)



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HDR

Brief update with some HDR shots. High dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight. High dynamic range (HDR) images enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo.

This opens up a whole new set of lighting possibilities which one might have previously avoided—for purely technical reasons. The two main sources of HDR imagery are computer renderings and merging of multiple photographs, which in turn are known as low dynamic range (LDR) or standard dynamic range (SDR) images. Tone mapping techniques, which reduce overall contrast to facilitate display of HDR images on devices with lower dynamic range, can be applied to produce images with preserved or exaggerated local contrast for artistic effect. For this batch of photos, I merged 3 shots together in order to get a higher dynamic range in the photos.



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Macro Monopoly

It's time again for another round of photography basics. School has finally ended today after an awesome report card day. As the final exams ended about 2 weeks before school ended, the last week of exam was really boring. Our school did not let us play playing cards either. Thus we were left with nothing else to do other than to play board games. I also brought my camera as Sri KL's annual swimming gala was also held on that same day. I also learned a few basic photography skills required to take some nice shots.

The following are the pictures taken as my friends were playing monopoly in class.

Technical details :-
Panasonic DMC-LZ2
Lumix DC Vario Mega-OIS 37-222mm (35mm eq) f/ 2.8-4.5
ISO 200
Manual WB
-2/3 EV
Handheld
ACDSee Pro 2.5
Adobe Lightroom 2.5
Adobe Photoshop CS4




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