Carefree Highway

The under-utilised LEKAS Expressway near the Mantin mountains. In the age of digital filters, the physical glass filters are also under-utilised. There are still some things that can only be achieved by placing a specific optical filter over the lens.

On this sunny day-journey today, the Circular Polariser enabled easier shooting through the windscreen. When rotated to the correct position (angle), it lessens reflections of the glass and darkens / deepens the colours of the sky.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/200 sec with Hoya Cir-PL.

Carefree Highway

I Saw The Light

I always try to explore places in the morning or late afternoon when the shadows are longer and more interesting. The arch and pillar formed an arrow at St Aloysius Church at 4:48 pm. This Catholic church was built in 1901 when the Mat Sallehs used to call the area Mine Tin because of mining activities. Locals eventually corrupted the town’s name to become Mantin.

I Saw The Light