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City Lights

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Some photographers might use an ND (neutral density) filter in the day to obtain a wider aperture (narrower depth-of-field). Some use it to slow down the shutter speed when shooting a waterfall, for example.

I like using an ND Filter during dusk. The reduction in light allows me to use a very long exposure. When combined with a handheld shot in a moving vehicle, the lights will streak to become beautiful art. Try this only if you are the passenger.

Kuala Lumpur as seen from Jalan Loke Yew. Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f3.5, 6 seconds with Hoya NDX 400 filter.

City Lights

Nasi Campur

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It is rare to find a Malay nasi campur shop with 40 different type of dishes. What’s rarer is to find one with so many dishes and yet the food still has a home-cooked taste to it. The Chinese version which is called economy rice or mixed rice (chapfun) usually has a mass-produced taste to it.

This shop with a view of the mynah birds (mentioned in the previous post) is in a quiet corner of Section 17. Overwhelmed, I settled for a simple meal of brinjal (eggplant), pancake omelette and cauliflower achar. Washed it down with a glass of rose syrup. A very satisfying lunch indeed.

Currently, the restaurant has no signboard nor name although the owner calls it Nasi Campur Nasional. It is self-service and prices may be a bit stiff for people from outside PJ.
Average price per plate is about RM 9 to RM 10. It depends on what you choose, of course.

Address: Jalan 17/47, Section 17, 46400 Petaling Jaya. (corner shop in middle of short row of shophouses)

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/80 sec.

Nasi Campur

Makcik And The Mynahs

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No. This is not a story about a Rock and Roll band. It is the story of a sweet auntie. She had a nasi campur stall under a huge tree. Birds would come and feed on the leftover. So she built a bird feeder on the tree trunk. Her lunchtime business became very successful and she moved to a proper shop.

Feeling bad about the unfed birds, she built a another feeding station on the shady tree in front of her new shop. Mynahs, starlings, sparrows, pigeons and other feathery residents of the area would come to feed. Makcik told me the birds will not eat unless she puts her famous curry gravy on the rice. Not only is her curry good, I really enjoyed listening and looking at the red-eyed starlings frolicking outside.

More on her Nasi Campur (Malay Mixed Rice) in the next post.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 3200, f7.1, 1/500 sec.

Makcik And The Mynahs