Remembering death

Remembering death  --  Mengingati mati

A photo manipulation.  Remembering death must not at the graveyard only, but at any place and anytime. This is just a reminder that we all gonna die sooner or later. We were created from dust and will return to it also. So do we want to return with many sins and go to hell or good deeds and go to heaven? :)

All photos are shot and composed by me. Thanks :)

“Setiap jiwa manusia pasti akan menempuh mati”. (Surah Aali Imran - ayat 185)

“Di mana jua kamu berada, maut akan mendapatkan kamu (bila sampai ajal), sekali pun kamu berada dalam benteng-benteng yang tinggi lagi kukuh”. (Surah An-Nisaa’ - ayat 78)

“Manusia yang paling cerdik ialah yang paling banyak ingatannya kepada kematian serta yang paling banyak persiapannya untuk menghadapi kematian itu. Mereka itulah orang-orang yang benar-benar cerdik dan mereka akan pergi ke alam baka dengan membawa kemuliaan dunia dan akhirat.” (Hadith riwayat Ibnu Maajjah dan Abiddunya)

Photo manipulation, Mystic grave picture, Digital Composite, Image manipulation, Night, Surreal landscape

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Strange fruits beside the beach

Strange fruits beside the beach  --  Buah-buahan pelik di tepi pantai

A photo manipulation. The photo of apple, dates, longan, grapes and papaya, combined with the background of two beaches. The apple is the main subject with a Ladybird on top of it. And i manipulated the papaya in the background as a volcano. Also adding the flying leaves to make it more dramatic and has feeling.

All photos are shot, drawn and composed by me.  Thanks :)

Photo manipulation, Matte painting, Weird fruits picture, Digital Composite, Image manipulation, Beach, Surreal landscape

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15 new Photo Manipulations by Neezhom Photomalaya

Waterfalls at the seashore

Reading is a noble practice

Tornadoes attack

Across the split ocean

Fly to peace

Happy together

Kaki bola - versi 2

Kaki bola - versi 1

Marilah menuju kejayaan

The tree of love

Motocross thunder

A devout man at night under the moon light

Melentur buluh biarlah dari rebung

An ascent for strategy

A buffalo in a fog

All photos are shot and composed by Neezhom Photomalaya.  For more Photo Manipulation by Neezhom Photomalaya and download large size, please visit  Photomalaya.com.  Thanks :)

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Volcanic lightning pictured above mount Shinmoedake as it erupts

Volcanic lightning or a dirty thunderstorm is seen above Mount Shinmoedake in Japan as it erupts. The above photo was taken in a long exposure shot from Kirishima city and released by Minami-Nippon Shimbun January 28, 2011.

Shinmoedake began erupting Wednesday, coating nearby villages and farms with ash and prompting authorities to raise alert levels and call on for an evacuation of all residents within a 2 km (1.2 miles) radius.

It is still mystery why bolts of lightning are sometimes seen within erupting volcanoes. One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create separately charged areas...

Shinmoedake peak erupts, as seen from Takaharu Town Office, Miyazaki prefecture January 27, 2011, early morning.

Another theory is that lightning may be caused by charge-inducing collisions in volcanic dust. The phenomenon has been photographed recently in several volcanic eruptions, from Iceland to Indonesia.

The site also featured in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice.

More reading and photos at Telegraph

Photos from Reuters

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29-year-old man to become the youngest grandpa

A 29-year-old jobless man is set to become Britain's youngest grandfather when his 14-year-old daughter gives birth was criticised for trying to 'cash in' on the pregnancy. Earlier he said that his teenage daughter was 11 weeks pregnant because she was due to start her school exam courses.

But neighbours said he was in fact celebrating because more state benefits would be given to his family - and said he had bragged about "making a fortune" on selling his story.

The man (whose identity is being kept anonymous to protect his young daughter) is now said to be in negotiations to sell his family's story to a Sunday newspaper.

But before talks with the tabloid had begun, the man said: "It’s like history repeating itself".

"I quite like the idea of being the youngest grandad in Britain, but at the same time I’m fuming that she is pregnant."

"I don't feel like a grandad. I've not got grey hair and my hearing is top notch," said the man, speaking from his home in South Wales.

The man admitted he became a father back in 1996 when he was just 14. His own mother, who is now 47, is excited about the prospect of being a great-grandmother.

"She was 18 when she had me. She was shocked when I told her the news, but she is happy now," he said.

"Her own mum is alive, and so too is her grandmother, who will become a great-great-great grandmother. There can't be too many families with six generations alive at the same time."

His daughter became pregnant by her 15-year-old boyfriend and is expected to give birth in August. The pair are both pupils at the same school and have been seeing each other for several months.

The girl’s father will be 30 at the time of the birth, slightly older than the youngest ever British grandfather, a digger driver from Warwickshire who was 29 when his son, 14, had a child in 1997.

In 2006, Tressa Middleton, from West Lothian, became Britain's youngest mother after becoming pregnant aged 11.

Previous record - Steve Smith, left, with son Dale in 1997. Mr Smith was also 29 when his son Dale became a father at age 14

Via - News.com.au , DailyMail

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The average couple argues 312 times a year

According to the researchers, the average couple will argue with each other a whopping 312 times a year. Women tend to become more frustrated with their partner’s habits than men.

The most common complaints include toilet roll not being replaced, lights that aren’t switched off, channel hopping and the lavatory seat being left up. But men aren’t immune to getting irritated either.

They grit their teeth when their partner takes too long to get ready, clogs up the plughole with hair or nags them about chores.

The statistics emerged in a study of 3,000 adults by www.betterbathrooms.com.

Spokesman Nick Elson said: 'All couples argue but to see how much time they argue over simply things like household chores was a bit of an eye opener.

'It seems a lot of time to be wasting bickering however annoying habits can get.'

The study found the kitchen is also a common battleground for arguments about cleanliness.

Although men were more relaxed in general they are more likely to consider ending a relationship over things like taking too long to get ready and nagging them about chores.

Other habits that partners listed as annoying included leaving dirty cups around the house, hoarding stuff, flicking TV channels and leaving tissues all over the house.

Eight out of ten people said they often found themselves cleaning up after their other half rather than continue to nag them.

One in four credit their nagging with changing their partner's behaviour.  A fifth of Brits have even considered splitting up with their partner over their annoying habits.

Welsh couples were revealed as the most argumentative, while Scots were revealed to be quite laid back and the least likely to argue or get annoyed with one another.

Top 10 argument triggers

1. Stubble in the sink
2. Dirty marks in the toilet
3. Flicking TV channels
4. Not replacing the toilet roll
5. Leaving the seat up
6. Leaving lights on
7. Leaving dirty cups around the house
8. Leaving wet towels on the floor/bed
9. Hoarding stuff
10. Not flushing the toilet


List of things that make men annoyed

1. Taking too long to get ready
2. Nagging about chores
3. Leaving lights on
4. Hair in the plughole
5. Hoarding stuff
6. Overfilling bins
7. Leaving tissues around the house
8. Leaving dirty cups around the house
9. Flicking TV channels
10. Watching soaps


Via -  DailyMail
Image - Getty Image

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Some of Out Of Bounds effects that can be easily done in Photoshop

Out of bounds - peace boy

Here are some Out Of Bounds effect that can easily done in Photoshop. Just watch the tutorial video from Gavin Hoey I enclosed below and try to do it yourself the best that you can  ;)

Out of bounds - Husband shoot a photo of wife and son

Out of bounds - Portrait photoshoot session

Speed boat - Out of bounds effect

Out of bounds - Ladybird with reflection . Kacuk dengan efek Ripple Blocks dalam plugin Pixel Bender

Credit to Gavin Hoey for the video tutorial

Photoshop effect, Photo cutout, Out of frame

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Some effects of using Fractal Spiral Droste effect in Photo Brush 5

Nokia xpressmusic handphone - Droste Single Spiral effect + Clone in Photoshop

Here are some shots of me that I applied Fractal Droste effect - Single Spiral in the graphics software called Photo Brush 5.30. Photo Brush is a paid software but you can try it for 30 days. This technique is commonly used by Josh Sommers manipulation in the photos, but he uses Mathmap and Pixel Bender, the plugin in Photoshop.

Photo Brush 5 also has variety of other techniques to manipulate images such as the Little Planet, Polar Coordinates, Liquid Warp and others.

Blackberry - Droste Single Spiral effect + Clone in Photoshop

Spiral lense - Droste Single Spiral effect

Spiral coat button - Droste Single Spiral effect

Spiral spectacle - Droste Single Spiral effect

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Some examples of reflection effects with Pixel Bender plugin

Yellow black Ladybird and reflection

Here are some examples of my photos that have been imposed Blocks Ripple effects and it can be found in the Pixel Bender plugin. Pixel Bender is a plugin that can be used in Photoshop. I use Pixel Bender version 2, used in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

To do this, first you need to find a suitable image. Then, duplicate and Flip Vertical layer in Photoshop to get the reflection effect. Then select only the reflection and Ripple Blocks effects that can be found in the Filter menu once we install the Pixel Bender plugin into the Photoshop.

Pixel Bender plugin can be downloaded for free at the website http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/pixelbenderplugin

Water drops, refraction and reflection

Jumping spider and reflection

Coat Button flower and reflection

Dragonfly and reflection

Spider hanging and reflection

Caterpillar and reflection

Good luck, have nice days and all the best:)

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Thousands of photo effects can be done easily with Filter Forge

Butterfly on a flower - Old photo effect

Here are some photo effects that can be done by the software, named Filter Forge. Photo at the bottom one is the original image. All the effects the software have so far is 3720, and all effects can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website at  http://www.filterforge.com.

It is a paid software, but you can try it first for 30 days with full functionality. Long time enough for you to generate a lot of image effects easily and free. You do not need to have skills in Photoshop to produce the following photos as they are available in preset forms and may be modified only with the slider. Very easy! ;)

Butterfly on a flower - Lomo effect

Butterfly on a flower - Grunge effect

Butterfly on a flower - Dreamy effect

Butterfly on a flower - Bubbles effect

Butterfly on a flower - Film Frame effect

Butterfly on a flower - Metalizer

Butterfly on a flower - Circular Tunnel Perspective

Butterfly on a flower - Tri-Color

Butterfly on a flower - Original photo

And many more .......  This software consists of Standalone and plugin for Photoshop. Good luck, all the best:)

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Photo effects like painting with Topaz Clean

Little Egrets and two cows

Topaz is well known as Photoshop amazing plugin. Which plugin that can change our photographs into paintings-like photo. The following photos are edited by me using Topaz Clean 3:02.

A floack of birds in the picture above is started flying after realizing my presence. Indeed, these birds are very sensitive to the presence of humans, even we are still far away from them. The above scenario is recorded in the village of Bukit Berangan, Tepoh, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.

A bird on a rock

Shoot this bird in kampung Batin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.

A fishermen boat and a yacht

I shot this fishing boat in kampung Batin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. The yacht is at the back. This is the time when the Monsoon Cup match at Ri-Yaz Heritage and Spa in Duyong, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu in December 2010.

A boat and reflection at night

Shot this night shot at Manir river, kampong Manir, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. This boat is parking under the bridge.

Equipment used :  Canon EOS 50D , Sigma 70-300mm DG macro telephoto lense

Software used : Adobe Photoshop CS5 ,  Topaz Clean 3.02

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