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Photographer’s Note

Kampung Morten ( Morten Village ) is one of Malaysian national heritage site, and also accepted by UNESCO world heritage at 01 July 2008. It is located next to the Melaka River (Sungai Melaka). It was named after J.F. Morten, who was the Commissioner of Land in the early 1920’s during the early history of the village.

At the end of 1922, 6 families from Kampung Johol had migrated to Kampung Morten and there were the first pioneer settlers & residents of this village. They were later followed by others villagers from Kampung Johol, Kampung Jawa Pantai, Kampung Jawa Tengah and Kampund Selak Darat Serambai.

Workshop
To avoid the pillar, I was shoot this house from a different pov, but miss out the entrance door and brown staircase.

gracious, TopGeo, fanni, riclopes, John_F_Kennedy, pierrefonds, trekks, danos, papagolf21, feather, Kielia, Charo, stego has marked this note useful

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gracious (20017) 2009-02-25 19:19

Hello Ally,
Good pov in capturing this Malay house in the front view! the colour is really nice on the windows and the stairs! also the plants well placed in the front!
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
tony

TopGeo (21609) 2009-02-25 23:11

Hi Ally! It is your picture a recording of this splendid houses that impresses with the architecture. Good frame and colours
Regards
Georgios

Graal (57571) 2009-02-25 23:57

Hi Ally,
nice house, pleasant flowers and simple architecture. Pity that here's ugly pillar in composition. WS is good. An interesting documental presentation.
Gr., Aleksander

Waylim (10717) 2009-02-26 0:05

Ally,
It sure look really cute and lovely, Nothing spectacular, not a mansion, but there is that charm and homeliness, down to earth, somewhere I would like to live in. Beautiful shot and thanks for sharing the style of the houses. The workshop is also nice with a different POV and larger and more details even. Thanks I just realize I'm out of smiley faces.
Way

fanni (8733) 2009-02-26 0:13

Hello Ally,
it is always very interesting to know the "style" of other countries, especially those where you have never been before!
It is a pity that there is a pole of the street lamp in front of the house, but there's not much we can do about it.
Very good photo - good composition, nice quiet colours. In a way many houses which are built in Russia look similar to this house (as well as some others). This is curious!
Best regards,
Elena

riclopes (32951) 2009-02-26 0:33

Olá Ally, very nice Malay house in spite of the roof not being very aesthetic. I imagine it's the common roof they have everywhere. Everything seems neat and well taken care and the entrance is a lovely detail. Even the car fits well in the whole set. The WS is a better composition indeed, but I understand the choice for this one - maybe a closer approach to the entrance would work well.
ricardo

delpeoples (5764) 2009-02-26 0:45

Hi Ally, how are you today? This is an excellent photo of the old heritage site. I think I prefer the Workshop however, I really like the angle you have obtained there. Both images are very sharp and the saturation is really good. TFS, Lisa.

aadilj (17950) 2009-02-26 0:49

Hi Ally, the way you have captured this is almost like being there. I love the boldness with which you have shared this image of a quiet neighbourhood.

John_F_Kennedy (31087) 2009-02-26 2:53

Wonderful shot and interesting architecture shot. Good sharpness. Light and colours are excellent.
Best wishes,
Achim

pierrefonds (26039) 2009-02-26 4:23

Hi Ally,

The flowers and the trees are framing well the malay house. The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of the house. The picture is clear and sharp. The quality of the light is enhancing the colors of the house. Have a nice day.

Pierre

trekks (14262) 2009-02-26 4:42

hi Ally

Can you eliminate that lamp post? Or move in nearer to the house? Very authentic style of the classic house and well composed shot. I imagine you literally walk through the streets of Melaka to shoot every house? Good documentary work.

tfs, bill

jmdias (19041) 2009-02-26 7:19

ally

nice view of the daily life and architecture in your region. I liked this pov and these details shown. light is something dark, anyway it is a nice work

hugs

jorge

pally3100 (3073) 2009-02-26 10:32

HI ALLY
the picture of rhe house is intesresting but it s a pitty to shooted also the pylon
than it s possible to make the picture under another angle with the sama quality
think at that when you take a picture.FRiendly Henri

sacimar (7325) 2009-02-26 12:11

Hi Ally,

interesting places you show us, good pov, nice colours and details, well done

Regards

skippy007 (6949) 2009-02-26 19:29

Hello Ally, Both very nice shots, this one shows us the very beautiful entrance but as you noticed the pole is little of a distraction, the other is I think even butter, although the entrance is missing, Posting this & the other in WS is an excellent idea, we can now see the wider view of this beautiful village house. Good quality print, sharp, clear & good colour.
Regards
Santo

danos (32116) 2009-02-26 23:10

Hello Ally,
nice the shot of this traditional house of Malay and especially the entrance of it.The blossom of the tree decorate pleasantly the scene.Well done.

Regards,Danos

papagolf21 (56096) 2009-02-27 1:29

Bonjour, chère Ally,
Une belle façon de présenter des vues et des lieux bénéficiant d'un intérêt particulier.
Merci, Ally, de nous faire partager à travers votre album des lieux qui retiennent notre attention.
Excellente journée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

foozi (4687) 2009-02-27 4:45

Hi Ally,
you have been travelling arounbd Malacca a lot.
This nice house is lovely, I always like their steps, colourful and well tiled.
I guess you have a few.

regards,
Foozi

feather (49858) 2009-02-27 9:08

I like both shots Ally, but this one is best so we can see the lovely decorated stairs. The house is very pretty with the pots of flowers at the bottom of the steps.
Kath

dumbo (4336) 2009-03-01 3:10

Hi Ally,
Good snapshot of this very beautiful house. I like the colors of this photo and that light blue sky. Good sharpness too.
Well done!

Regards,
Eino

Kielia (8367) 2009-03-01 10:26

Hi Ally,
for me it is a fascinating view on a strange part of this world you are sharing with us. I also think that this heritage is a very cozy and neat place, the architecture is beautiful, and I even like the roof. The pole is a bit disturbing but I also like it. I am looking forward to further impressions from your places, dear Ally!
Warm regards
Harriet

Charo (31665) 2009-03-01 16:48

Hello Ally,
Another good example of popular architecture. This was a pity that the car and the lamp, but sometimes can not be avoided. Excellent details and colors.
Best regards,
Charo

stego (22350) 2009-03-15 15:47

Hi Ally,

Another nice addition to your educative series on Malay popular architecture. Very candid, but seemingly cosy, with the plants and flowers enhancing the charm. You chose a good POV, very effective for the presentation.

I like also the WS, but despite the pillar being a bit disturbing here and the nice presence of the flag on the WS, I prefer this perspective.

The only thing less great is the "greyness", a kind of lack of lightness and contrast, despite the exposure being right. Honestly I think that you should try to improve that aspect, because it's something that cause some harm in some of your posts. Well, perhaps this conversation makes no sense because the natural light is the cause.

Regards, José.