A large crowd queuing for the Despicable 2 minion toy promotion that was to begin at midnight. This was around 10 pm just now at the 24-hr McDonald’s Green Lane on Penang Island.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 2000, f4, 1/30 sec.
You can say the Bon Odori dance is infectious when bystanders start dancing from the stands into the pitch.
Photography Tip: While the crowd is your centrepiece here, include little elements that enhance the story when you compose the picture. The lanterns represent festivities and the stadium’s grandstand indicates the scale of the celebrations. A tilted angle complements the chaos and energy.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f4, 1/8 sec with FL-50R flash.
Photographed this while waiting to cross a street in Kuala Lumpur during a public holiday. Empty buses fly, so I set to a faster shutter speed in anticipation.
