http://www.yuliang11.net Photography and stuffs blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:34:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.yuliang11.net/nikon-d800-and-d800e-price-amazon/2271/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nikon-d800-and-d800e-price-amazon http://www.yuliang11.net/nikon-d800-and-d800e-price-amazon/2271/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:03:17 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2271 Nikon has finally released the news of D800 the long awaited replacement for the Nikon D700. For the first time, Nikon has announced2 models of the D800 and D800E.  According to Nikon, the D800E is meant for professional use while the D800 is catered for serious hobbyist. The new D800 features a whopping high 36.3 [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/nikon-d800-and-d800e-price-amazon/2271/feed/ 1 http://www.yuliang11.net/hsipaw-travel/2231/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hsipaw-travel http://www.yuliang11.net/hsipaw-travel/2231/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:44:04 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2231 River and buffaloes. A baby buffalo cost around 300 USD   Hsipaw or Thipaw is a small town that is around 5 hours by bus away north of Mandalay. This charming small town is located in Shan State , 500M above sea level is inhabited mostly by Shan people and various indigenous people. The Shan [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/hsipaw-travel/2231/feed/ 2 http://www.yuliang11.net/nikon-d4-price-in-malaysia/2220/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nikon-d4-price-in-malaysia http://www.yuliang11.net/nikon-d4-price-in-malaysia/2220/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:05:12 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2220 Finally after all the rumours, ranting, panting and news leak the top notch dslr , D4 has been officially announced. Nikon has been quite silent on 2011 except for some smaller format camera. This is possibly the biggest announcement from Nikon since the D7000 and the floods in Bangkok that has wrecked production line in Thailand. Here’s [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/nikon-d4-price-in-malaysia/2220/feed/ 0 http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-to-mandalay/2202/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travelling-to-mandalay http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-to-mandalay/2202/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:13:03 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2202 Mandalay would be the second largest city in Myanmar. This city is normally quite far up the north and would be in the list of tourist route to travel. There are plenty of licensed guesthouses at the downtown of Mandalay but it get cramped in the peak season at the end of year so booking [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-to-mandalay/2202/feed/ 2 http://www.yuliang11.net/villages-in-myanmar-bagan/2183/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=villages-in-myanmar-bagan http://www.yuliang11.net/villages-in-myanmar-bagan/2183/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:46:18 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2183 It’s good to travel off tourist route once on a bicycle. Luckily there are plenty of local villages behind the to town Ngaung U, Bagan for me to expore around. I checked my maps and decided to spend at least one day exploring it. Most of the villages are wooden hut with bamboo fences and [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/villages-in-myanmar-bagan/2183/feed/ 1 http://www.yuliang11.net/myanmar-street-foods/2181/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=myanmar-street-foods http://www.yuliang11.net/myanmar-street-foods/2181/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:32:18 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2181 I finally tried the street foods at Myanmar without having any ill effects (thanks to my Indian trained stomach) . Nevermind the dozens of flies, sands on the rice and somewhat weird taste once a while. Myanmars local foods are rather thick with oil, soury and salty, but it’s definately cheaper than western foods and [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/myanmar-street-foods/2181/feed/ 0 http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-bagan/2173/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travelling-bagan http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-bagan/2173/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:23:20 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2173 Bagan is around 12 hours bus ride from Yangon. It was rather relaxed with comfortable air cond bus and a tire burst in the middle of the journey.It cost around 15000 Kyat or RM 60 for this ride. We reached Bagan aroud 3am in the morning, refusing to check in to waste one day hotel [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-bagan/2173/feed/ 0 http://www.yuliang11.net/shwedagon-pagoda/2161/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shwedagon-pagoda http://www.yuliang11.net/shwedagon-pagoda/2161/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:40:43 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2161 We walked around 30 minutes on hot blazing sun from our guesthouse to reach this place. We were looking to evade the entrance fees however the entrancee seems well guarded. This landmark is one of the most celebrated building in Yangon, if . It’s construction started during the years of Buddha and was said to [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/shwedagon-pagoda/2161/feed/ 5 http://www.yuliang11.net/eating-out-at-myanmar/2153/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eating-out-at-myanmar http://www.yuliang11.net/eating-out-at-myanmar/2153/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:22:22 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2153 If you think that Myanmar is some el-cheapo country which you can spend like a king then you are wrong. Despite the poverty and under development, prices of things at Yangon seems to be at par with Kuala Lumpur or even more expansive than Kuala Lumpur. Expect beers to be cheaper The price of a [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/eating-out-at-myanmar/2153/feed/ 2 http://www.yuliang11.net/yangon/2144/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yangon http://www.yuliang11.net/yangon/2144/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:13:05 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2144 We got out from Yangon international airport which seems to be a little modern compared to LCCT and took a cab to central Yangon. The cars being used here are mostly from the early 80s and 90s, those that mechanic still keep for rough usage in Malaysia. Roads are considerably good at Yangon without much [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/yangon/2144/feed/ 4 http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-myanmar/2134/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travelling-myanmar http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-myanmar/2134/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:37:22 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2134 Swedagon Paya, photo credit goes to : Liew Fook Seng Budget travelling is my hobby and it’s quite a fuss travelling an economically sanctioned country. First of all there are only 12 ATM machines in whole of Myanmar and none of these are connected to the world. At Myanmar , credit card has almost no usage [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/travelling-myanmar/2134/feed/ 7 http://www.yuliang11.net/yongnuo-flash-trigger-review/2122/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yongnuo-flash-trigger-review http://www.yuliang11.net/yongnuo-flash-trigger-review/2122/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:19:03 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2122     A studio flash is not perfect witout a decent trigger and Yongnuo seems somewhat capable of doing the job. In recent years the market has been flooded with Chinese made cheap studio products. Some are really bad in quality products, some are decent and none are perfect products. When it is cheap and [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/yongnuo-flash-trigger-review/2122/feed/ 0 http://www.yuliang11.net/profoto-compact-600-review-and-price-in-malaysia/2116/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=profoto-compact-600-review-and-price-in-malaysia http://www.yuliang11.net/profoto-compact-600-review-and-price-in-malaysia/2116/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:04:33 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2116     We bought one of these as the final addition to our studio and the light will probably last us for a very very long time. Profoto Compact  600 is one of the popular lights by Profoto however it has been discontinued. The new  D1 replacement cost nearly double the price of old monolights [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/profoto-compact-600-review-and-price-in-malaysia/2116/feed/ 0 http://www.yuliang11.net/the-most-expansive-photo-ever-sold/2102/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-expansive-photo-ever-sold http://www.yuliang11.net/the-most-expansive-photo-ever-sold/2102/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:35:23 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2102 Photo : ”Rhein II”, 1999 by Andreas Gursky   There are always constant shocking news around the world, however I recently found out about on photo that was the most expansive that ever sold. So here is the most expansive photo ever sold in the world. Guess the price tag ? This photo was auctioned [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/the-most-expansive-photo-ever-sold/2102/feed/ 0 http://www.yuliang11.net/the-digital-nomad/2087/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-digital-nomad http://www.yuliang11.net/the-digital-nomad/2087/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:51:12 +0000 yuliang11 http://www.yuliang11.net/?p=2087 Today I had a chat with a friend who just lost her job due to current economy situation. I came to this term Digital Nomad. With Internet and connectivity its basically possible to work away from your office. But what if you can work while you are traveling ? and making traveling as your work [...]]]> http://www.yuliang11.net/the-digital-nomad/2087/feed/ 0