Daily Photo – Beware of Shoe Thieves

November 30, 2012
Travel

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Do you remember that scene in Slumdog Millionaire when the boys are hustling at the Taj Mahal? When I looked at the scan below as it came off my scanner earlier this year, that was the scene that flashed into my mind. Except this photo was taken in August 1989 outside a temple in Penang, Malaysia.

Daily Photo – Penang Buddha

November 29, 2012
Travel

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I usually feel somewhat unsettled taking photos in religious spaces, always concerned I'm interrupting an worshiper event though I'm not particularly religious myself. Many houses of worship don't allow tripods to be used and on this trip I wasn't carrying one anyway, so this is a hand-held shot in low light so I'm pleased with the way it turned out given the film was Fujichrome 100.