Despair is when a kid travels all the way to Little India only to find his favourite fireworks stall closed because of the rain. Photographed at 11:30 pm on Wednesday night. I like the rainy, late night atmosphere at the Deepavali bazaar in Klang. Lingering shoppers, half-closed stalls, strewn garbage, drizzle, wet roads and random strangers.
Olympus OM-D and Pana-Leica DG Summilux 25mm lens at ISO 500, f1.4, 1/50 sec.
Continuing my special coverage of Deepavali 2012. Little India Klang was an explosion of colours, scents and sounds today. The narrow five-foot ways were chock-full of festive cakes, clothes and wares spilling from the shops. Add rain to it and there were charming subjects for the camera at every turn.
Hidden by the bustle of the bazaar, were two little uncaged birds sitting on the floor. Both were unperturbed by the horde of shoppers milling around them. After an interesting chat with their palmist-owner from India, I asked permission to photograph one of the parakeets up-close. Surprisingly, the fortune-telling bird didn’t flinch even when I held the ultrawide angle lens a couple inches away. We were fated to meet 🙂
Parrot astrology is popular in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Have not been to a T.G.I. Friday’s for ages. Got to say the food and menu selection have improved tremendously. So has the decor. This is their chunky, satisfying Mushroom Onion Swiss Burger at the new Setia City Mall outlet.
