On the first day of the Lunar New Year, devotees thronged a temple in Chinatown. Beautiful sunny morning and a cloudless blue sky make a picture perfect day.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/800 sec.
Blue Skies And Candlelight
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Day Night
I was standing there looking at this strange Chinese temple with a cave on top of it. Wondering how I should photograph it when, out of nowhere, a boy came running and punching a basketball into the air. One of those lucky days.
Since it was a bright sunny day, I mounted an optical polarising filter earlier to deepen the already very bluish sky. When converted to back and white, the day sky appeared like night. Surreal but nice.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/500 sec.
The Jaga
It is amazing how clear the sky is over the ‘rice bowl’ of Selangor stretching from Kuala Selangor to Sekinchan. It is amazing because the padi fields are set ablaze for replanting after harvesting.
Seeing the beautiful blue skies amidst the burning fields makes me wonder if the age-old practice contributed to the haze problem we are currently facing. I’ll be moving closer to the fire for a special look.
A statue of Shā Wùjìng (nicknamed Sandy or Buffalo) stands guard outside a Chinese temple in the area. The mythical character is from Journey To The West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/640.
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