As I tweeted earlier from the location, there were more camera bearers than kavadi bearers at Batu Caves this year. Throw a coconut and you will hit a shutterbug 🙂 Which is a good thing. It shows the healthy and growing interest in photography in this country.
The shirt of this lady shutterbug presented nice contrasting colours, so I worked her into the composition.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/160 sec.
For many Thaipusam devotees, the day begins with a haircut. This 3-year old woke up to a ‘good-hair-day’. Shaving of the head is another Thaipusam ritual and many barbers set up stalls there to provide ‘instant’ services.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 4000, f4, 1/1000 sec.
At the crack of dawn, another ritual takes place by the river. The cleansing ritual is supplemented by piped water due to the polluted river water. This is where the OM-D comes into its own, astonishing other shutterbugs shooting from a safe distance with a tele.
I placed the water resistant-camera directly under the shower. Me and the camera took a good dunking. Resolution was (naturally) somewhat affected because the lens was dripping with water. When push comes to shove, very few cameras can come near the OM-D and gushing water. I will also post a video later where you can see how severe the splashing was. Update: Video posted here.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 4000, f4, 1/1000 sec.
