Pudong, Shanghai

I was in Shanghai a few weeks ago and I made it my photographic mission was to capture the City skyline of Pudong. I got up for a very early start to capture the dawn light. Standing on the Bund, I and aimed my camera over the Huangpu river towards the skyscrapers of Pudong. Some of the lights were still on in the buildings and the sun was just below the horizon.

Pudong at Dawn

This photo was taken in the evening. I waited for a passing boat to add a bit of motion to the image.

Pudong at Night

Shanghai is a great and modern city and I very much enjoyed my trip there.

Malaysian National Mosque

Just opposite from the Old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station is the National Mosque. Eventhough it was build in 1965, the architecture is decidedly modern and in stark contrast to the architecture of the old railway station across the road.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Negara

Some details of the mosque architecture.

The minaret

Details of the Roof

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

The old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station. The Neo-Moorish styled building was completed in 1910 and still in operation, albeit in a greatly reduced capacity if compared to it’s glory days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur_Railway_Station

Details of The Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

Kona Abra Cadabra

Another hobby of mine 🙂

When I get the time I like to go mountain biking in the forests and plantations of Malaysia. We have some great trails running though the forests which can also be very demanding and luckily I don’t have to travel too far to get to them. I’ve only been riding for a few months and so far I have ridden in Rain Forests, Rubber Plantations, Palm Oil Plantations an a ride up Genting, well, half way anyway 🙂 and it’s been great fun sofar.

I ride a Kona Abra Cadabra which has been fitted with Shimano XT groupset. The suspension is the Kona Magic Link that automatically adjusts depending on whether you are going uphill or downhill. Current weight is 12.5kg and overall, it’s a pleasure to ride.

Read more about the Abra Cadabra and Magic Link here : http://www.konaworld.com/bike.cfm?content=abra_cadabra

Kona Abra Cadabra

Batu Caves, at the top

alright… climbed the 272 steps to the top where you are greeted with a fantastic cavern with temples within. Below is a shot looking back to the entrance.

At the top of Batu Caves and looking back at the entrance

Further in, is another cavern that is open to the sky above. This is a photo looking straight up to the heavens.

Looking up from the uppermost cavern

Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

OK, took an early morning trip to Batu Caves Temple one Saturday morning.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves

This is a photo of the Lord Murugan Statue at the bottom of the staircase. During the early morning, the statue is lighted up and it takes on a golden glow. Taken on Kodak Ultramax 400.

Lord Murugan at the entrance to Batu Caves

There are usually loads of pigeons at the bottom of the staircase and I spent some time trying to catch some “fly by’s” These 2 came out the best.

Solo Fly By

A flock of pigeons flying past the statue of Lord Murugan

Two devotees at the bottom of the stairs, saying some prayers before the long ascent to the top

Two Devoted

Batu Ferringhi, Penang

Strolling along the beaches in Penang, I was waiting for the sun to set to take a photo of the horizon reaching out over the sea. It was a bit overcast on that day and the sun didn’t come out to play. This image was captured in a brief moment as the sun cast some shadows over what clouds there were in the the sky.

Batu Ferringhi Beach

 

Abandoned Railway – Revisited

Another photo taken from the abandoned railway. This time in Black & White and I had to lie on the ground to get this shot through the Rolleicord.

Looking up through the sleepers

 

Petaling Street

I am always drawn to this interesting part of Kuala Lumpur. This time I captured some images from the Hindu Temple that is just off Petaling Street.

A flower seller across the street from the temple, making garlands of flowers.

Flower seller making garlands

 

The view from behind his counter

From behind the worktable

 

This photo was taken along a back alley

View down the back alley

 

Abandoned Railway

There is an abandoned railway and train station not so far from my house. It looks like it used to access a now unused airport. Over the years, father time has been at work and it is slowly rotting away. The station itself is falling apart and the tracks are rusting.

These are some images I captured of the tracks using a Rolleicord III, a wonderful medium format camera and using Fuji 160s film.

Abandoned Railway

Abandoned Railway

Abandoned Railway