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Afterglow

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The warm and magical afterglow over Kuala Lumpur city after the sunset at 7:50 pm just now. In a long exposure, the camera sees what our eyes cannot. I didn’t even noticed the crescent moon when I was looking through the viewfinder.

Apart from composing and framing the shot, there are quite a number of things to worry about when doing a shot like this. It is always a race against time as the glow fades and hues change very fast.

A solid tripod is required. Set the ISO to the lowest value and turn off IS. Since I didn’t bring my remote release cable, I used the camera’s 2 sec timer to eliminate camera shake from the finger. I also kept the camera switched off until I am ready. This reduced potential noise from a heated-up sensor.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f6.3, 4 sec

Afterglow

Giraffes In Love

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Under a romantic Serengeti sunset, two giraffes stare at each other lovingly. Kuala Lumpur city is like a safari, if you open your eyes.

Yesterday, I saw two lovey-dovey construction cranes but they were like 5 kilometers from where I stood. Quickly mounted the 75-300mm (150 to 600mm) zoom lens. Turned on the 2x extender and it became a 1200mm lens effectively.

At that extreme focal length, it was almost impossible to hold steady, let alone frame accurately. With the sun setting fast, setting up a tripod may mean losing the shot. The only option was to set the camera to a fast shutter speed and fire a burst. Love is fickle.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f9, 1/640 sec.

Giraffes In Love

Girl In The Bubble

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In the background, a spectacular sunset over the Straits Of Malacca. In the foreground, children playing with bubble blowers. Some of the things you chance upon on a lucky day.

But with the sun already that low on the horizon, it meant I had only a few seconds to get the shot. I was luckier when one bubble flew towards the lens. By the way, Morib Beach now has a nice esplanade.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f9, 1/250 sec.

Girl In The Bubble