Drama Queen

Flashback: Look Ma, No Filter!

It was one of the darkest skies ever seen at 6:30pm. Even frugal Malaysian drivers turned on their car lights. The rain clouds that blanketed north Gombak and Selayang provided a wonderful, rare photo opportunity.

The scene appeared even more dramatic when remaining rays of sunlight from the opposite direction seeped through, lighting up the mosque. It was Mother Nature’s wonderful play of contrasting colours. Like a true drama queen, the tempest dispersed as quickly as she appeared, leaving not a single drop of rain.

Drama Queen

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To photograph the Nine Emperor Gods Festival, you really need to spend at least half a day there. Go in the afternoon, stay there until night. Twilight hour is magical when sunlight and artificial light mix. Add rain to it and you have plenty of unique photo opportunities such as this puddle of rainwater on a table.

This is the 9th post of the 9-day Nine Emperor Gods Festival 2012. Thank you for the 900 odd likes on Instagram. Hope you enjoyed the series and found some of the photography tips useful.

Back to regular eclectic programming after this.

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