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Nearby to Masjid Ubudiah there are some other interesting sites like the Muzium Diraja Perak and the Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah.

Seen as though we were nearby we dropped by, sadly the museum was closed on Sundays.

Just grabbed a quick shot of it over the fence, its pained in the royal perak colours.

A very cute building it was, after that we headed over to the Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah which was a beautifully laid out place. It somewhat reminded me of Putrajaya though.

Wide angle power!

The fountain was beautiful.

And there were some very nice leading lines.

It was very very hot then as it was reaching midday, we headed back to Cinta Alam for lunch then to one final destination before coming back to KL.

Apparently the most beautiful mosque in Malaysia and of the most photogenic mosques in the World! Quite an accolade for humble Kuala Kangsar.

We took a trip out there on the second day of our outing as it's fairly close to Sungai Siput, we reached there with the beautiful early morning light hitting the sides of the golden domes.

It was breathtaking with the pure blue skies. I hope I've captured some of its' beauty here.

Basking in the light

Long Shadows

Powerful Symmetry

Beautiful Minarets

So Peaceful

Beneath the Sun

Pure blue

Reaching Heaven

It was a splendid place to visit really, if you are in the area do check it out. Early morning or late afternoon would be the best times.

During the weekend trip I had the chance to do a little bit of macro, I did wonder into the trees but there were just too many mosquitoes...and damn they were hungry.

I had a little look around the compound but there weren't many subjects and it was super hot..I was of course using the cangih milk bottle diffuser!

The kitchen towel at the front was torn though so it was a little bit harsh, I might try two layers next time for extra diffusion..am out of practise too. Anyway here's what I managed to come up with.

Tiny Grasshopper

Shiny Spider

Long Legs

Colourful Fly, there was a blue one, red one, green one and this gold-ish one.

Green Damselfly

Fruit Fly or Wasp?

Soft Beauty

That's all for now!

So last weekend a group of us from Shutter Asia headed out to Perak for a weekend away from the city, the occasion was the 1st anniversary of the forum!

We were staying at Cinta Alam Kelimat Eco Village, nearby Sungai Siput.

A short stop at Ipoh on the way for some food and street photography! It's a great old city so it's good to capture some of the details and faces there.

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To all those that voted - whatever the pessimists say, you did make a difference.

5 states eh?

Samy out!

Kelantan retained, Kedah, Perak, Selangor and Penang won most by a huge majority.

Tides are changing - let's hope the future is a positive one.

BN was denied the crucial 2/3rds majority.

I hope the opposition ruled states can function under the reigning government, if they cut off their funding again?

The opposition are working together, PAS, PKR and DAP - DAP get's Penang, PKR gets Selangor. Both will hope for input from PAS too.

It looks good, non-racially based politics should be coming - one nation ftw!

Well - let's wait and see, it's still early days.