Had some time on Thursday. I was up and down the MRR2 because of the issue of registration and change of name for my 3-month old, 2nd-hand Sentra (which I love very much, I might add). I had about 2 hours to kill and my camera was with me, so...
Since I was on the MRR2, will it be Batu Caves or Zoo Negara? I only had the Tamron SP 28-75mm f/2.8 with me and the Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 was left at home. Batu Caves then.
After getting slightly lost, I paid RM 2 to get in and park. The moment I got out the first thing struck my nasal passages was pigeon. Everything smelled like pigeon. Disturbing but yet rustic. I pushed on. Snapped photos outside, climbed stairs to the top. Snapped more photos. Naughty monkeys. Climbed down. Drove off. I would dearly like to return the next Thaipusam. I'll have a blast.
I have an affinity with black & white shots. I feel that images are much more powerful when conveyed in B&W, since without colour, we are forced to focus more on the substance of the subject, instead of being distracted by the said colours. Tell me what you think about it.
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| The world's tallest statue of Lord Murugan at 140.09 feet high. And a big one at that. |
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| Lord Ganesha adorning the roof of the temple across the giant Lord Murugan statue. |
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| Statues of deities on the roof of the temple across from Lord Murugan's statue. |
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| Statue of a deity on the temple roof-top. |
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| Pigeons. |
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| Pigeon portraiture. |
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| Flight of Fancy. |
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| Pigeon Perspective. |
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| Come fly with me. |
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| Fine-detailed sculptures on the spire temple roof |
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| Beautiful sculptures on the arch at the entrance towards the Temple Cave steps. |
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| A high-ISO shot inside the Temple Cave. |
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| Steps leading to the inner sactuary inside the Temple Cave. |
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| A large Macaque monkey, a native species of the area. He started growling at me when my camera started intruding his personal space. |
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| A young Macaque sticking his tongue out at me as he slides down the pillar of the protective roofing in the inner sanctuary. |
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| Amazing sight of the limestone walls of the inner sanctuary. |
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| A guess some Macaques are more used to cameras than others. |
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| Random Macaques. |
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| Random Macques. |
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| Large stalactites in the inner sanctuary. |
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| Where's Wally? |
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| A statue of a deity at the Temple Cave entrance. |
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| View from the top of the Temple Cave steps, overlooking the Gombak area and the MRR2 highway. |
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| Handsome looking rooster. |
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| A very large, handsome rooster. It's wattle and comb appears to be under-developed for a rooster of this size, possibly an indication of caponization, or rooster castration. |
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| More statues of deities. This diorama faces the steps to the Temple Cave as you walk back down. |
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| Some pictures of pigeons. For photo-composition buffs, can you spot how many Rules of Compositions are adhered to in this picture? |
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| Adorable little girl, who was so afraid of the pigeons. |
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| A brown pigeon. |
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| Pigeon landscape. |
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| Hungry pigeons. |
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| Pigeons flocking to whoever bring them food. |
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| Postcard picture of Lord Murugan next to the 272-step concrete staircase which leads to the Temple Cave. |
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| I love this shot of a tourist walking past the pigeons. Casual and candid. |
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| Random shot of some birds flying overhead. |
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Good shots... u should go there on mornings too, to catch the fitness enthusiast and those performing their morning prayers.. :) - jam
ReplyDeleteWonderful photography son. I love those pictures. So proud of you.
ReplyDeleteA different perspective in black-and-white of a place that has been photographed so many times over by many people :) I like it, even though my personal preference is for vivid colours.
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