There is a tiny town called Labu near Nilai. Labu is pumpkin in the Malay language. Not surprisingly, the town’s entrance is graced with a big pumpkin. Photographed this earlier in the rainy evening, on the way back from KLIA. I carved the Jack-O’-Lantern with the tablet-powered Photoshop Touch. Happy Halloween!
A frosted glass wall on a fine-dining restaurant in Brunei creates a moody but enticing hint of what lies inside. Look out for these real-life visual ‘filters’. They are rare and are especially effective when the etched lines or gaps provide a contrasting plane of focus.
Tip: If you are using a kit zoom lens, stand as far back if there is room and zoom in. Keep your camera level and dead center without tilting up or down. This reduces wide angle distortion such as slanted parallel lines and curvature effect significantly.
Japanese plastic food is something I always marvel at. It is an artform itself. The Japanese calls it ‘Sampuru’ which is a cute corruption of the English word ‘Sample’. I suppose it is popular because in many places, tourists wouldn’t try anything from the menu unless they can see a replica. This one I photographed through a glass display window of a restaurant in Resorts World Sentosa Singapore.
