Flashback: The pit crew in action during the now defunct A1 Grand Prix (A1GP). The competitors represented their nation instead of themselves or teams. As such, the A1 series was also known as the “World Cup of Motorsport”. There were talks of a revival of the concept under a different banner but so far it hasn’t materialized.
A1 Team Malaysia was the title sponsor of my PhotoBlog during that time. I often photographed them from the pit lane and garage when they were racing in the home circuit.
Got to love these kids for their sheer exuberance and spontaneity. I was exploring this strange Kampung Balang with its labyrinth of narrow roads and paths earlier today. Stumbled upon a religious school deep inside and this group of kids were waiting for their school bus. Since my car was caught in a little jam outside the school, I rolled my window down to take a picture. Without cue or prompt they automatically struck this cute group pose. With cars behind me, I had like 3 or 4 seconds to get the shot.
The takeaway here is simple. You may have an arsenal of lenses but when driving always mount the kit lens as it can handle most unexpected moments. Set your exposure mode to P, enable AF and you are good to go. You never know what will appear round the corner. And when it does, you usually won’t have the luxury of time nor have control of the situation.
“Love grows where my Rosemary goes…” I was humming this song when a heart-shaped red light glowed in front of me. I saw Daphne’s (@daphne_uijen) Instagram post of this peculiar red light yesterday and saw it today while driving in the area. Don’t know the reasons behind it but it does give you that warm, fuzzy feeling as you wait at the lights… “She’s really got a magical spell and it’s working so well that I can’t get away…”
