Hola 2010, Adios 2009!!!

Ops, am I using the correct words in title? hahaha. Be it right or wrong, I believe you understand my message - Welcome 2010, good bye 2009. 2009 was a fantastic year for me. Fantastic because I enjoyed my 2009's life. I enjoyed because I couldn't think a single negative thing happen in 2009. Yes, there were bad things happened to me but at this point of time, I couldn't think any of it. So, I summarize 2009 was a fantastic year for me.

Here are big things happened to me in 2009:

- I started to learn my own life. I paid everything using my hard earn money - It is something new in my life. But still, my parents gave their hands in a few things. :D

- I bought Sony PS3 to fulfill my off days. I was working 12 hours shift a day and I was having 3 or 4 days off a week. Without entertainment at home, I gonna spend more money outside which is will be more damage to my pocket in long run. So, I bought it off.

- I 'invested' in new hobby, photography and it gives me big hole on my pocket. Haha. DSLR, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lenses, Carl Zeiss and all came to my head in 2009. :P

- I celebrated our 7th anniversary. :).

- Bye bye to my HTC Cruise and welcome to my HTC Diamond2. Thanks to my parents for my 23rd birthday back in July.

- My almost 4 years old laptop is dying now but still usable till today. I hope, it will serve me at least until July.

Oh, I think, that is enough about myself. Lets continue about photography. 2009 was my first year as DSLR enthusiast. So in this post, I want to write more about my Top 10 best photographs. I was having hard time choosing 10 because I have about 15-20 favorite pictures out of over 1000. :P.

#10

Lady bird is not that sharp and a bit out of focus but I love the green color surround it. It was my first macro attempt. So, I believe, it deserves to be in my top 10 list.

#9

I love blue color of sky and incomplete yellow 0 at right bottom corner with green and white in between. I had hard time choosing 1 best from this album because I like most of them. Thanks to the blue sky from Carl Ziess 1680 on Sony A700. I have a few other great photos of this album which is I don't upload to flickr.

#8

I choose this is simply because I like the moment. Enough said. :). It was taken during a wedding day a good friend of mine.

#7

I am big fan of blue sky and colorful picture. WB of picture is a bit off (a bit yellowish) but still, I like it.

#6

When I look at girl with purple dress, I will think about my girl because they are look-alike in certain angle. Haha. :P. Ops, it not the reason why I choosing this. I choose this picture because it tells the message I want to deliver. A flash with stand on the left, a photographer puts the eye on viewfinder, and 2 models posing in front of it with white background - a studio shoot!

#5

Not much I can describe about above picture. It looks like in-magazine picture. So it deserves to be in my top 10 photograph of 2009. :D

#4

Like I said in previous comment, I will fall in love with colorful picture. Look at the sharpness on bridge, the color of sunset in Putrajaya, it is brilliant to a pair of my eye. :).

#3

Lonely finding the right path in darkness. Make it or die?

#2

I like the way strap was placed. With 1 second eye on it, message will be accomplished - it is an Olympus DSLR.

#1

This gonna be my photo of the year. Put yourself on the yellow line. Look at upside, right and left, your can see the future - a colorful future. At the same time, a lot of things blocking your way to get there but there is only one way in the darkness where you can see the light at the end of your journey.

For your information, selection of picture was based on my personal preferences. If you erase above pictures and I have to re-choose, I might be choosing the different ones.

That's all from me this time. It would be great if you can leave me a comment of two. So that I know my weaknesses and improve it for a better collection in 2010. For complete collection of 2009, visit my flickr at http://www.flickr.com/afhamaziz.

Happy New Year and have a fantastic year to all!!!


- Afham Aziz