Walk into the past, a photo from Pulau Pinang, West

Photographer's Note

The corridor, or our local people named it as the 'Five feet base'(五脚基) was added to the facade of old shop lots that built during the British settlement period.

Five feets wide is the measurement set by the colonial government. The initial purpose to add this structure for the buildings is to solve the problem lead by windy, rainy and sunnier weather at tropical regions, it was become the walking space later.

The venitian blind made by bamboos showing in the right of this photo is also useful to block the bright and hot sunlight. Mosaics are the old materials for construction works too, some of the shop holders demolished the mosaics' floor and replece it with new tiles. In this photo, you can find the different between the materials use for the foreground and background corridor.

Previous Photo : The structure of Five Feet Base Corridor looking from outside

PaulVDV, lucasgalodoido, skippy007, jafadabret, danos, papagolf21, adramad, jlbrthnn, subhendu_bagchi, Bluejeans, Atousa, Charo has marked this note useful

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bmukherjee (1516) 2010-08-01 20:25

Hi Ally,

A nice picture of the patterns that repeat in this scene. Although I like the choice of the monochrome, I wish the saturation were a bit less (its looking slightly green).
Interesting note as well...

best wishes,
biswaroop

serp2000 (47063) 2010-08-01 22:06

Hello, Ally,
I like this b&w style! Excellent quality shot! Superb sharpness, fine graphism!
Serghei

pajaran (115047) 2010-08-01 22:18

Pozdrav, kod nas je jutro 07,15. sati.
Dobar motiv i perspektiva ...
Vrlo interesantan enterijer, lepo mesto.
Dobar crno-beli rad, lepa fotografija sa dobrim tonovima i tekstom.
Sve najbolje, uspeh i srecu, zeli vam Paja.

Google.

Hello, here is the morning 07.15. hours.
A good motive and perspective ...
Very interesting interior, nice place.
A good black and white work, beautiful photos with good tunes and text.
All the best, success and happiness, you want Paja.

AiresSantos (56155) 2010-08-01 22:57

Hi Ally
Very beautiful POV and details
Well chosen the black and white
Excellent work
Have a nice week
Aires

Graal (103040) 2010-08-01 23:51

Hi Ally,
an interesting place and good photojob. I like the perspective and monochromic hue, like sepia. Good vertical composition. Well note and done photo.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

PaulVDV (62810) 2010-08-02 1:54

Hello Ally,
Very beautiful picture and good choice for the sepia colour (I don't see any green on my screen).
Also a good choice for the vertical format because you wanted to show us the walking space. That way also the arches are presented better.
Best regards, Paul

pally3100 (3413) 2010-08-02 3:24

hello dear Ally
a very good shooting it s looklike have be taken by a professional camera very very good dear friend, Henri

pierrefonds (113700) 2010-08-02 5:16

Hi Ally,

The point of view is sending my eyes down the corridor which is giving depth to the composition. Using the black and white is bringing out the details of the architecture. The subject is well framed. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Urs (14082) 2010-08-02 8:01

Hi Ally

Excellent choice of old-fashioned colored look for this shot, so it is more timeless what also the architecture reflects. Well done. Thanks for your critique of my Taoist temple in Bagan Ajam.

Best regards
Urs

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2010-08-02 16:09

Hi Ally,
very interesting capture and composition here, and the sepia effect are wonderful. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

skippy007 (12510) 2010-08-02 21:14

Hello Ally, I like your PP work here it has given it an authentic old look. I found it a little unusual walking along the streets in Kuching, in places very similar to this that the the path was always uneven & at a different height. Nice sepia tones, very effective. Compliments.
Thanks
Regards
Santo

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2010-08-03 3:00

Hello Ally,
Superb photography, the focusing and the exposure is perfect.
best wishes,
Achim

jafadabret (56501) 2010-08-03 9:52

Bonjour Ally,
J'aime ce traitement sépia qui donne à cette photo de ce passage un air d'autrefois. Ces galeries étaient bien utiles pour se déplacer lors des intempéries ou des trop grandes chaleurs.
Amicalement
Jacques

Silvio1953 (220759) 2010-08-03 12:47

Ciao Ally, fascinating composition with wonderful perspective, splendid light, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

danos (110407) 2010-08-03 23:49

Hi Ally,
everything of the used materials,as the existence of the corridor too, had their practice for the natives in the difficult weather conditions.I like this Sepia format as the creative perspective of the scene.A nice reportage shot.

Regards,Danos

rodgerg (55767) 2010-08-04 1:13

Hello Ally,

EXcellent POV very well selected. The differents arcades give a very pleasant prospect effect, greta depht too with the man in the prospect. Very graphic shot.
best regards,
Roger

papagolf21 (152605) 2010-08-04 1:25

Bonjour, chère Ally,
Merci pour vos photographies, chère Ally, chaque fois, vous avez l'art de nous apprendre avec beaucoup d'intérêt des lieux étonnants.
J'apprécie grandement cette photographie.
Amitiés.
Philippe

adramad (72600) 2010-08-04 3:27

Hi Ally.
Wonderful image and a right choice the B & W for this composition, which would make it timeless and seems to move to the colonial era.
I love the vertical lines that contrast with the arches, very good depth of image, the use of light is stunning. A beautiful work, congratulations.
Best regards.
Luis.

jlbrthnn (76043) 2010-08-04 9:54

Hello Ally,
The photograph and the note, precise and detailed, constitute an excellent publication. Excellent presentation and excellent realization.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

abmdsudi (95869) 2010-08-04 22:24

Hi Ally
very nostalgic image really, the feel of the '60s, and well preserved. i think there is not much can be seen apart from malacca/penang nowadays. wonderful atmosphere and your shot in bw is very well done with so much detail to look at, the floor, the wall, arch, pillars. And of course the Bamboo Blind which is rarely seen now. Timely shot, good inclusion of that man to add some live to this splendid image. thks for sharing.
Rgds

humayun (3129) 2010-08-05 8:28

hello dear...........
another nice picture...........
pov is nice.........
weldon........
tfs.......

TopGeo (38220) 2010-08-07 0:40

Hi Ally,
Excellent quality shot! Superb sharpness an interesting place and good POV I like the perspective and monochromic and frame Good vertical composition. Well note and idea photo.
regards
Georgios

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2010-08-08 23:24

Namaste ally,
great presentation of this alley. Nice to see it in sepia tone. Great the depth and sharpness. Superb light management. Very well composed shot with the repeatation of arches. Very well done. Tfs and thanks also for your critique on my 200th post.
Best wishes to you. Take care.
Subhendu

jmdias (114384) 2010-08-09 3:03

ally

interesting view of the building, showing its curious details. I liekd the option for sepia. Nice light and details and a excellent note

hugs

jorge

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-08-10 10:38

Ola Ally ,
Uma bonita composição em tons de sepia , o chão tem uma bela textura gostei da sensação visual, boa profundidade de foto, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Atousa (7131) 2010-08-16 7:40

Salam Ally,

It seems everything in this shot talks of past!.. I like the sepia here a lot which help us walking into the past.. nice details as well.. good job.. tfs
Best regards, Atousa

Charo (51290) 2010-08-22 13:29

Hello Ally,
Very good depth and light in this picture. Excellent detail and great color almost sepia.
Best regards,
Charo

korbee (6619) 2010-08-30 12:20

I think Penang is one of the best places to visit and see old retro shophouses of the Straights Chinese,timeless atmosphere Ally.

jan

Waylim (25436) 2010-09-01 23:40

Hi Ally,
Very nice shot, I like all the pattern and shape made by the mosiac of ht etirle and shade. The sepia tone adds to the essence of the past. good detail and nice contrast. Good POV and good depth and perspective as our eyes travel deep into end of under the arch walkway. Thanks.
Way

ManuMay (36447) 2010-09-14 22:48

Hi Ally!

Really a travel to past times...very well seen and done, and the option to post in sepia tones, adding past times mood. Good composition and theme really well reflected...and a very good, not easy , light management...

Have a nice day...

Manu

iainsp (3298) 2010-10-12 7:51

Greetings Ally,

A lovely shot - and it was a good decision to go B&W. The lines and textures, especially in the foreground are really important in this shot and the monochrome helps to emphasise these features. great work, thanks, Iain

ruisc_pt (11584) 2010-11-02 15:08

Great sharpness and a wonderful dof.
I like the B&W exposure you choose for this image!
tFS Ally
R