2009 Earth Hour at UNIMAS
28 March, 8pm worldwide is Earth Hour. This one hour voluntary blackout is an event to show the world leaders that we citizens really respond in stopping global warming.
At UNIMAS, there are several hostels organizing activities. In Malaysia, all lights are switched off at 8.30-9.30pm (Malaysia time is late by half an hour), with hostel members encouraged to switch off their lights.. Let’s enjoy the pictures!
We joined the celebration at Cempaka college briefly.
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Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 DC OS
pic 01: Candles
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Even the café also switched their lights off and uses candles.
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We are also lucky because the night was starry, despite being cloudy on an hour before.
with lights switched off, we have a magnificent night sky 
pic 11: stargazing
Taking long exposures (up to 30s), thats why there’s motion blur
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Hopefully something is done to stop global warming!
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séeput is delighted!
Tags: 40d, candles, canon eos, dark, earth hour, earthhour, kuching, malaysia, sarawak, sigma 18-200, unimas, voteearth
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March 29, 2009 at 10:15 pm
the pics that u posted are nice =) keep up the good work
March 31, 2009 at 5:34 am
wow!!! nice man. putting candles along the stairs really nice.
so Alv became yr model tat day?
April 3, 2009 at 6:41 pm
not bad earth hour, but if u use slow shutter remember to hook it on the tripod, it will look sharper.
April 3, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Thanks for the advice.. But the problem is i dont have a fast lens. Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 DC OS, it’s about f/4.5 at 50mm, quite slow.
Even with tripod, with long exposures, movement of subject causes blur.. Hope an get a f/2.8 or faster lens soon..
By the way, pic #12 is featured in Earth Hour official website, http://www.earthhour.org