Daily Photo – Juxtaposition

December 6, 2012
Travel

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On the right we have St. Paul's Church located at 56 Macalister Road, Georgetown, Penang. This church traces its history back to 1886. It's an Chinese language Anglican denomination church. This building was erected in 1930. Across the street, ie. behind my viewpoint, is a Roman Catholic Church.

Daily Photo – More Temple Roof Detail

November 21, 2012
Architecture

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Here's another image of the roof detail on this Chinese Temple in Georgetown, Penang. Again we have figures in some form of scene or story. The structure behind them looks to be some form of elaborate ship. At right is the prow and in the middle appears to be a sail. I'm left wondering if these were pre-assembled before being mounted on the roof or if they were constructed in-situ.

Daily Photo – Georgetown Temple

November 18, 2012
Travel

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I was always struck by the ornate roof decorations of these buildings. Like the great cathedrals in Europe, there's a lot of attention to detail in these places of worship, and also an air of decay.

Daily Photo – Generations

October 9, 2012
Black and White / Travel

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Here's the last in this series taken at a street theater in Georgetown, Penang on August 4, 1989. The only illumination on the audience was the spill of the stage lights so this is an available light shot sot on ISO 100 Fuji Provia. My guess is that the boy is the grandson of the bespectacled gent in whose lap his is sitting.

Daily Photo – Boys in the Crowd

October 8, 2012
Black and White / Travel

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There weren't any 'parental controls' at this street theater performance in Georgetown, Penang. Despite the knife and sword play on the stage no one seemed concerned that there were children in the audience. Despite all the adults around, it's a young boy that is holding up an even younger boy so he can see while a third boy stands behind them, his gaze firmly on the scene unfolding before him. I wonder if they'd ever seen anything like this before.

Daily Photo – Watching Me Watching You

October 7, 2012
Black and White / Travel

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As I mentioned yesterday, because I didn't understand the play unfolding before me on the streets of Georgetown, Penang, I turned my lens on the audience. Clearly this didn't amuse everyone. The guy in the middle looks particularly annoyed with me while the two men flanking him are also looking directly at me.