Tag:street
There are two birds sitting in a cage outside one of the windows here – actually there’s a second cage but I can’t see how many birds are in that one. There’s also an electric desk fan hung outside one of the windows to provide a drying breeze in case mother nature decides not to. The ragged tarpaulins and corrugated iron sheets enclose a produce/grocery store.
I’ve no idea where yesterday’s photo was taken but I know that today’s photo shows part of Telok Ayer Street because the street name is on one of the buildings. You won’t find this scene now – these buildings are long gone.
Below the official flag of the state flies the unofficial flag – the daily laundry. No hiding the unmentionables here! Rather, everything is put out on display for everyone to see.
Typical of the area were the laundry poles projected from the windows above the streets to dry clothes in what breeze passed by. Also typical is the commercial nature of the ground floor, shops, workshops, cafes, bars, offices – any type of commerce you can imagine could be found here. Then on the floors above, what I imagine to be cramped living quarters.
Much like KL, parts of the old city were being torn down to be replaced though there was still plenty of character in the surviving streets as future postings will show. What stands out to me in this photo are the colors of the old buildings and the drab grey concrete of (most) of the new high-rises replacing them.
One of the acts at this Penang street variety show was performed by a group including several dancers holding candles. This is my favorite shot from that sequence. Given it was hand-held and shot on 100 ISO film, I’m very happy with this result.
