Category Archives: Olympus OM-D

SeptemberFest

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Many Malaysian food stalls serve fruit juice in mugs similar in size to the mass krug or siedel used during Ocktoberfest. They are 1 litre or 34 ounce glasses. Some stalls even have gallon glasses for customers with a bladder of the camel. While some German Octoberfest waitresses can carry 6 mugs of beer in each hand, here Carmen struggles with a single watermelon drink.

Photography Tip: Push your wide angle lens close to the subject (the mug, in this case) to exaggerate size. Take advantage of a wide angle lens’ characteristic perspective distortion and deep depth-of-field for a dramatic or fun effect. Contrary to popular belief, the wide angle lens is not just for stepping further and taking everything in. It shines when you dare stick it close.

Photographed at Restoran Studio 5, Ampang Jaya.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 320, f4.0, 1/40 sec.

SeptemberFest

Last Usher At Capitol Cinema

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The stand-alone cinema halls have mostly been replaced by cineplexes within shopping malls. Sadly, the once popular Capitol Theatre in the former Wolferstan Road, Melaka is left to languish in its own ruins.

The roof is missing, the curtains are gone but the four walls stand like stoic reminder of its glory days. Inside, lie the dilapidated remains of an empty stage, projection holes, collapsed terrace and abandoned box office. Near a door, a mysterious mannequin stand like an usher on duty. She weeps silently.

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

Last Usher At Capitol Cinema

Night Near The Museum

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Last night, I was driving towards the royal town of Sri Menanti when heavy rain, thunder and lightning hit the valley. It was as if Mother Nature was saying; fireworks are lame. She put up a spectacular show, shooting multiple bolts in a 360 degree pattern. The pitch dark sky was beautifully lit with the simultaneous strikes.

I quickly set up a tripod under a bus stop at the turning to the palace and museum. The bolts were mainly of the random intracloud (cloud-to-cloud) type and thus were unpredictable in its direction. Needing something to juxtapose, I decided to hand hold the camera and walked into the rain. As a result, I got this shot that not only captured the burst but pin-pointed the location too.

Warning: Outdoor lightning photography is very dangerous. Before attempting, read up and understand the risks and safety measures to adopt.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 4000, f3.5, 1/40 sec.

Night Near The Museum