Not an easy take-off for the reindeer at the courtyard of the world’s tallest twin towers. The Christmas decor at Suria KLCC Mall under the Petronas Twin Towers makes interesting fodder for the Body Cap Lens. Merry Christmas!
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/800 sec with the Body Cap Lens.
Pavilion KL Shopping Mall always have the best festive décor in town. Their Christmas decorations are not only elaborate but very classy. Sweeping mistletoe curtain, giant chandelier, lighted stagecoach and a train moving around Christmas trees with carollers taking center stage. Simply magical.
It is also a good place to test the Body Cap Lens indoors. Now; some of you may think that the modest lens is inadequate in low light, what with its f8 fixed aperture. Combine the OM-D’s good high ISO rendition with its 5-axis image stabilization and I was able to get good handheld shots. More to come.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 1000, f8, 1/30 sec with the Body Cap Lens.
Kudos to Pavilion KL for creating this big and beautiful kolam. I went to a few other malls and all they could come up with was a styrofoam peacock and a tiny patch of kolam.
Kolam is traditional Southern Indian folk art in which a motif is drawn on the floor of homes using coloured rice and chalk powder. It is also known as Rangoli.
This shot was trickier than I thought. It needed a very wide lens and the greeting was spelled out on the opposite end. No problem. Mounted a wide angle lens, went to the reverse side and held the camera on outstretched arms. I later flipped the image vertically and horizontally in post 🙂
Happy Diwali ahead!
