Waiting for the Bus, a photo from Kuala Lumpur, West

Photographer's Note

February 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Women waiting for a bus in central Kuala Lumpur. The posters behind the Malay women, "Emas" and
"Surat Pajak" can be found plastered all over the parts of Malaysia I visited and refer to something about gold and lease letters.

Edit: Thanks to Ewan who has informed me that the signs refer to a pawn shop.

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105mm, Tri-X

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fabio_ts (13696) 2006-03-17 5:14

Wonderful daily life picture Mike, so natural, the lite sepia tone add great atmosphere to it, really well done, compliments!!

have a nice weekend,
Fabio.

spence (65) 2006-03-17 7:00

Hi Michael - I do like this a lot. The woman's expression is so proud and strong, as is her pose. I like the hand. Having the other two women creates a lovely soft echoing effect of the main subject. Love the inclusion of the sign but sorry, I can't explain why:) Dof is exceptional and the tonal range is very good.

ewanshamsudin (347) 2006-03-17 10:23

Emas and Surat Pajak, eh, Mike? It's really is a sign in front of a pawn shop. If you are observant enough, you should have also seen shops with 'Ar-Rahn' signage. They are also pawn shop, but operated with Islamic principles or 'syariah'.
Back to the shot. Love the moody B&W, light sepia hues. They make the pattern on the woman's dress stand out, albeit lack of colour.

Luko (14000) 2006-03-17 12:36

Good, really good, Mike. BW in Malaysia, I'm here almost on my own grounds...
Love that fading threesome compo, good dof, the 105 does a good job for that... and the sign on top which gives another element of context and provides some viewing in an otherwise empty area, it helps a diagonal reading too.
Nice clicking moment too, just at the edge, not looking at you, but still concentrated : not in a dead time, I mean.

My nitpick will probably be on the processing : it seems there's no solid black neither white areas, I only see dark grey and muddy bright.. in need for some more contrast if you ask me.

[workshop] [compare]

Homerhomer (4080) 2006-04-16 22:17

now this is beauty of tri-x, the last shot I commented on doesn't look like tri-x, but here the grain is fabulous.

Again a shot isn't all that complicated and it's beauty is in simplicity and craftsmanship, just a portrait of women, a bit of asian flavour, great textures of the film, pleasure to see.
Luko's workshop takes it up another notch.
Peter