I was looking at the beautiful century-old Setapak Mosque this Awal Muharram morning when a single painted stork flew by. They are magnificent birds with a wing span of about 4 to five feet. The solo flight turned out to be the precursor to one of the most amazing sights… See next pic.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f11, 1/640 sec.
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.
I smiled when a gentle dragonfly guided me to a stream earlier. I smiled again when I viewed the picture later to see that the clouds have given it the thumbs-up, too.
