A tiny town, a pretty building, a lone pedestrian and a wet road. A photo moment.
Photography Tip: What do you do when the road is sloping and there is no horizon to act as a reference to level your picture? It can get more confusing as some very old buildings tend to appear distorted due to wear and tear, modifications or poor restoration.
When you encounter such a scene, find a centre vertical line to align. In this case, I used the door.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f5, 1/60 sec.
A dilapidated but occupied old building in Chinatown KL. Watercolour filter was applied. The tragedy about our old heritage buildings is that they are either left in disrepair or the windows are replaced with mismatched aluminium framed black tinted glass. Sigh.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f9, 1/250 sec.
Street photography need not be of pedestrians or vendors. Inanimate objects are equally interesting but still require some legwork. When I first saw this colourful concrete fence of a Chinese school in Pudu, I thought it was pretty well lit and nice. It was facing the setting sun directly.
But when I walked to the back of it to explore, I knew the little arches (and pillars) will be special given the right moment. Cityscape photography is also about waiting and stalking (the sun). I waited for the sun to creep behind a tree. The leaves added some natural shading and toning to the seeping light. Magical.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/160 sec.
