The boy may have no game controller nor a tablet screen to tap. His display shows endless rice fields and his controller is a fishing rod. The natural sound effects are from chirping birds and buzzing insects. The country kid is richer with the simple joys of life.
Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f8, 1/400 sec.
Stay in a hotel in Sekinchan and go irrigation canal fishing yourself.
http://www.mycen.my/hotels-in-sekinchan/
#rural #landscape #nature #documentaryphotography #malaysia #sekinchan
Love the power of social media networking. My long time Instagram follower @jaschintaz sent me an old pic of her wedding day at the old jetty in Tanjung Sepat, 10 years ago! What a sweet couple, weren’t they? Her husband CS is a native of the town. If you remember, I mentioned that the old jetty collapsed. See how charming the old jetty was albeit being quite rickety then. Thanks Jas for sharing. Now my story about the new and old jetties is complete. See my earlier post about the new jetty titled “Time And Tide Wait For No Man Or Woman”.
#tanjungsepat #jetty #fishing #sea #smalltown #selangor #landscape #pier #wedding #tbt
Time And Tide Wait For No Man or Woman.
At the seaside of Tanjung Sepat, the rustic old wooden jetty was gone, to my surprise and disappointment.
It is being replaced by a 300m long, RM 3.2 million modern pier jutting out into the Straits Of Malacca. It had little character from a photographer’s standpoint. It was reported that the frail old wooden one collapsed. I did feel nervous when I walked on it previously.
Time and tide wait for no man or woman with a camera. I suppose progress, change and modernization are inevitable. There may be dark clouds ahead though, both metaphorically and visually as captured with irony by this pic. I think the gloomy sky represents sadness too.
I was told that the home grown industry is on the decline. As with many small towns, many youths left their hometown to seek better prospects elsewhere. No one can stop the march of time.
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 200, f22, 1/250 sec.
#tanjungsepat #jetty #fishing #sea #smalltown #selangor #landscape #sky #clouds #pier
At Tanjung Sepat, I wanted to get shots of fishing nets and related paraphernalia since we were in a fishing town. Alex Wong MF, my helper and driver for that day was extremely accommodating in his willingness to help me get to places we both weren’t familiar.
Can’t stress enough of the importance of a travel partner who share the same vision and who is understanding and flexible. Am grateful for the shots I got and can’t thank this kind, generous and patient man enough.
We found a house which we think was manufacturing fish traps or cages. I told Alex I needed to get the dilapidated house behind and Alex understood my intention.
As with any travel, don’t be too serious about everything. Keep it light hearted and fun. Both are seeing things never before experienced when exploring a new place.
Travel is about observing and noting things together for impromptu discussions.
For example; we laughed when we saw a new housing estate there. Every Chinese house had a massive, shiny stainless steel gate and a pair of stainless water tanks on the roof. A sign of the new rich or a status symbol, perhaps.
In the 80s and before, Chinese families aspired to migrate to Australia when they became rich. Now it is a fetish like passion for acquiring stainless steel or chrome ornaments.
If you think you may also be a suitable adventure or roadtrip mate and would like to learn more about photography or to have a few chuckles together at the same time, please contact me.
Thanks, Alex for making it a fun, productive and memorable trip
#tanjungsepat #travel #adventure #streetphotography #fishing #landscape #roadtrip
In one corner of old Behrang town, there are 5 shades of blue and yellow.
Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 100, f8, 1/125 sec.
