Not hastily removed to make way for Chinese New Year. Happens in multi-ethnic, multi-religious Malaysia. What looked like an angel clambering down the stairs was an angel sticking out from the tree.
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 640, f3.5, 1/60 sec.
Where is IOI City Mall? See MyCen Maps http://www.mycen.my/ioi-city-mall/
#ioicitymall #mall #christmas #christmastree #angel
A large glass facade on the cineplex floor provides an interesting photography subject in a play of light, shadows and silhouettes.
Where is IOI City Mall? See MyCen Maps http://www.mycen.my/ioi-city-mall/
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/250 sec.
#ioicitymall #mall #glass #shopping #putrajaya #silhouettes #shadows #blackandwhite
Was I wrong! I went in and it was bustling with visitors inside. It was not even a weekend or public holiday.
Many people complain that new malls are all identical. They have to be. The shops are all template designed and stocked.
I think IOI City Mall’s appeal is that they managed to attract many tenants in its early days. Almost every retailer and food outlet is represented here. Not only are they here, they are all opened.
Many new malls usually open with empty or shuttered lots. The only time I went to a new mall I liked was Setia City Mall. It opened with a full array of functioning shops and restaurants too. I had fun with a camera here at IOI City Mall and here’s a photo essay or sort of.
The ‘city’ moniker is derived from the developer’s own township named IOI City. It is on the edge of Putrajaya. It is the venue of the Putrajaya Marriot and the new mall has the Le Méridien Putrajaya attached.
Where is IOI City Mall? See MyCen Maps http://www.mycen.my/ioi-city-mall/
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 200, f5, 1/500 sec.
#ioicitymall #mall #hotel #shopping #putrajaya #lemeridien
Although St Dalfour luscious fruit conserves, as they call it, are now widely available here, it wasn’t easy finding my favourite berry flavour.
I asked PuiSee Chu to help me and she had to hunt it down at three different Jaya Grocer stores before finding it and sending it to me. Thank you so much. You are such an angel.
Photography Notes: Here, the silver spoon is flaring nicely in the morning sun. Setting the white balance to bias towards blue sets the mood or ambience.
Panasonic Lumix GM-1, ISO 1600, f2.8, 1/160 sec.
#jam #blackcurrant #fruit #spread #breakfast #stdalfour #morning #lumix #m43
My intrepid friend Mohamad Amirizzuan Ramli (@amirizzuan on Instagram) was lamenting about how poor a shot he got with his phone. It wasn’t too bad, actually. He was at the Ampang Lookout Point on top of Bukit Ampang. My shot from the same location, on a different night, is shown on the lower half of the pic.
He noted that he wished he carried a spare camera as I do. The problem wasn’t just the limitations of a phone. The phone camera’s auto exposure algo probably saw it as a night scene and kept the blacks black while maintaining the highlights.
Also if you notice carefully, there is camera shake (visible when magnified) that degraded the overall quality of his picture somewhat. Always take note of the shutter speed if it is shown. You may need a tripod or some sort of stabilisation below 1/60th of a second. Hand holding can cause camera shake resulting in blurriness. Try putting your elbows on top of a car with its engine switched off.
The key is manual control and many phones nowadays can now do that. Without understanding the principles and dynamics, a spare or another camera won’t necessarily produce a better picture.
The thing to remember is part of the atmosphere of a night shot is created by the ambience. This can be the city’s light pollution trapped by cloud cover. Avoid a hazy night, though.
Yes, don’t go to the lookout point when it is already pitch black. Go before 9pm or earlier and the camera ought to be able to see lingering light from the earlier sunset. A tripod and manual exposure helps. Play with the white balance setting too.
Mine: Sony Alpha a7R, ISO 50, f6.3, 13 sec.
Amir: Huawei Honor 5X, ISO 3555, f2, 1/15 sec.
#skyline #cityscape #cityview #nightview #gothamcity #gotham #nightphotography #nightscape #landcape #night #hazefree #kualalumpur #bukitampang #lookoutpoint #skyline #sonyalpha #a7r #zeiss #landscape #demo #tvsexample
