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Photographer’s Note

Don't ask me why I am taking photos at 1/30 of a second. Maybe it's because I seem to forget that me CPL is mounted on the lens permanently. On the other hand the light in the tropics (with the sky so often overcast yet glaringly bright)demands the CPL.
Thank goodness I pulled this one off as I do like the nonchalant poses of the customers and the large clocks displayed like faces from the past.
Taken near Little India in KL.

Indians first came to Malaya for barter trade, especially in the former Settlements in the Straits of Malacca: Singapore, Malacca and Penang.

However, when India came under British rule, Indian labourers were sent to Malaya to work on sugar cane and coffee plantations and later in the rubber and oil palm estates. Some of them also came to work on the construction of buildings, roads and bridges.

One of the oldest parts of the city, Jalan Masjid India is the original shopping haven that has dated back over a century ago.
Its name is derived from a mosque built in 1870 for the Indian Muslim population settling there at the times when tin-mining was booming.
Little India is at the heart of a thriving neighbourhood built up around the district’s mosque.

cagla, Gerrit, maltese, shevchenko, Vasa has marked this note useful

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cagla (2255) 2009-05-28 6:05

Hi Klaudio, you added another interesting moment and place from Malaysia taken at 10 past five. I understand that the shops don't close at five o'clock in this neighborhood. The white muslim costumed man is carrying an umbrella, so as you mentioned in your notes, I think it rains every afternoon like muson rains, right? Thanks for sharing.
Selamlar.
Çağla.

Gerrit (36287) 2009-05-28 6:22

Haha, Klaudio.
Good title.
Fine way to make a portrait of the 'small'old part of town,
Regards, gerrit

maltese (21537) 2009-05-28 9:52

Hello Klaudio
Une très belle scène de vie!!
J'ai repéré au moins deux horloges qui n'étaient pas à l'heure.
une joli coup d'œil et une bonne réalisation!!
Amicalement
Hervé

delpeoples (6764) 2009-05-28 18:50

Caro Klaudio, come stai? This title made me laugh. I love the street-scenes you've been giving us, it's a wonderful insight into the country and the people of Malaysia. The motor bike in the frame is a nice touch. TFS and have a wonderful weekend, Lisa

shevchenko (10072) 2009-05-28 19:13

Hi Klaudio,
Vehicle always as the obstruction to the shoot at city, seem this shop have good business, nice to see clocks in different design, thanks for sharing a lively shoot. Informative note, you know detaily about history of Malaysian Indian too.
Ally

Vasa (6357) 2009-05-29 17:10

Dragi Dado,

već se nazire lepa serija iz Malezije i možemo polako da se odlučujemo za najbolju. Za ovu ispred sajdžijske radnje sigurno ću reći da je među najzanimljivijima. Izgleda da je bilo pet i deset kada si snimao. Puno pozdrava tebi i tvojima!

Branko

kschanna (6) 2009-05-31 4:04

Kako si Klaudio,

A nice bit of history with a nicely composed shot. I hope that you enjoyed your trip.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

jmdias (19899) 2009-06-07 9:56

klaudio

very beautiful image showing a nice scene of daily life. I liked the clocks and the people and their different clothes. It is a pity the "machines" in the lower area of the photo, but sometimes we can't do nothing about. well done

hugs

jorge

clic (4065) 2009-06-25 6:46

Hello Klaudio.
Evidently, the store does'nt close at five!!
Thanks for this exotic piece of India that reminded me first of those large airport clocks set at different hours.
Now, it's time for me to have breaksast!
Cheers.
Robert