Top 20 Photos of 2013 - #8

#8

The more I look at this image the more I love it. I had wanted to snap a picture of the cable car that ascends and descends the slopes of Genting Highlands. Unwittingly I also captured the other modes of transport that operate in getting people up and down Genting Highlands - bus, car, taxi. Genting is famous for hotels, the casino and the theme park, among others, in addition to refreshingly cool temperatures. In this photo you can really get a sense of the incline on this steep and winding road. It is also very dangerous, particularly at night and in wet conditions. Shortly after our visit here, a bus full of people tragically lost control while descending, and fell down a ravine, resulting in a number of fatalities. This photo stands as a reminder of the real perils of the road to Genting Highlands. You can never be too careful.

Kuantan at night on a 30-second shutter speed

The streaks of light from car headlamps race along Jalan Dato' Lim Hoe Lek, Kuantan

This is the junction in Kuantan intersecting East Coast Mall and Stadium Darul Makmur, including Jalan Dato' Lim Hoe Lek and Jalan Bukit Sekilau. These roads are very busy, particularly on holidays, as people flock to East Coast Mall for shopping.

I shot this image from the 18th floor of The Zenith Hotel during our recent stay there for my birthday. Must admit, I felt kind of like a sniper as I set up my tripod and programmed my equipment to shoot at a 30-second shutter speed, allowing the lens to capture all the movement of the vehicle headlamps.

Even with a tripod, I had to be immaculately delicate pressing the shutter button so as to avoid any type of blur. It was a worthwhile and stimulating experiment!

Kuantan roads - Part 4

Welcome to Kuantan roads - Part 4, the final installment. It's always great photographing scenes of nature during hot, clear, blue-sky days. There is no need for the flash, and instead, the camera captures all the natural light as it falls down from above.

The photos today show roads in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan, under the most glorious of skies and soaked in mid-afternoon heat. These are the roads I love to walk when I have a bit of free time. This week, you've been able to walk them with me from the comfort of your own homes. Hope you enjoyed it!

This is a miniature pineapple. It doesn't grow any bigger than this. Fantastic little thing isn't it?!

Loved this heart shape leaf

The dashing blue sky was too good to miss!

Looks pretty good in black and white too

These grassy plants decorate the roadside in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan

Photographing roads can be very tricky if there is no supporting cast either side. Thanks to nature for filling in and beautifying each photo!

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Kuantan roads - Part 3

Kuantan roads  - Part 3 takes us on a journey up and down the streets of Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan.

Today we focus on the roads which boast beautiful scenes of nature, my favourite places to go on a hot afternoon walk while the baby is sleeping!

These are some of my favourite images in the collection.

This lovely little plant rises against a grey sky, with the dome and minaret of the Bukit Sekilau mosque visible at the end of the road.

This orange flower soaks up the sun in Bukit Sekilau

Peering through a jungle of leaves and tropical flowers, the road is barely visible.

This half-eaten leaf provides the perfect windows to this road in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan.

Which is your favourite picture?

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Kuantan roads - Part 2

In Part 2 of Kuantan roads I'll be showing you some smaller roads which lie between rows of houses, the sort of roads that are less travelled. 

Also a few more views of roads in Bukit Sekilau where nature poses so proudly. Enjoy . . . 

Do you have any small roads like these last 2 pictures, where you live? The less-travelled roads which still carry a lot of charm?

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Kuantan roads - Part 1

Before I begin with Part 1 of my little documentary on Kuantan roads, I want to inform you of a little milestone I have reached.

This post right here is the 600th of my blog's existence! It seems to have gone by in a blur and I'm amazed that I've so far come up with 600 posts about my life in Kuantan.

I often walk the roads in Kuantan, or more particularly, the roads in the Bukit Sekilau area of Kuantan in which I live. 

I love photographing nature, and that is abundant along the roads of Bukit Sekilau, the pleasant village where we've been living for over 5 years.

The collection starts here . . . 

One of my favourite views in Bukit Sekilau

Is there a favourite road where you live? Why do you love seeing it over and over again?

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