A farmer torching his own padi field after the rice stalks are harvested. The burning prepares the ground for replanting in the twice-yearly cycle. Photographed at Tanjung Karang today.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/800 sec.
Fields Of Fire
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Rice Bowl of Selangor
A combine harvester at work in the paddy fields of Sekinchan. The machine is so-called because it combines cutting, threshing and sieving into a single mechanical process. Located about 100 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, the coastal area is known as the Rice Bowl of Selangor.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/640 sec.
Green Green Grass of Home
The padi fields of Sekinchan are so picturesque. Photographed with the OM-D’s in-camera Dramatic Tone Art Filter.
