Sunset Over Railway Bridge - III

These set of pictures was taken on a different days from the earlier set. It was the end of a bright sunny afternoon but there was still significant cloud covers. That day, the tide was low but the hot afternoon ends with a glorious orange that painted the entire scenes in gold. The atmosphere and mood was very different. It was a working day and I knocked off from work a little early to capture some shots as I promised a friend to send her some pictures of a Malaysian sunset from my hometown and I couldn’t chosen a better evening. The above picture showed the sun rays reflecting on the arch of the railway bridge.

This is the romantic view of the river opening out to the receiving sea. The subdued tone played on the mood and it was easy for one to lose his thoughts to the gentle scene. Nothing stirred. It was as if the scene was frozen in time.

But that was broken by a small boat breaking the calm surface chugging its way home.

The waves it created lapped the shore and a few minutes later, all was still again. As if no boat had just passed and that it was all in the imagination.

I turned my attention to the upstream and looked at the fishing village basked by the golden rays.

Further up the river was the restaurant that we used to frequent and from where you can have a good view of the railway bridge. The red wooden building on stilts looked most impressive at this time of the day.

The sun is just about to sink below the tree lines. The world took on a deepened tone and the approaching dusk is encroaching to claim it for the night. Birds are now dotting the sky flying back to their nest and insects calls started to increase both its frequency and intensity. I waited until it was almost completely dark before I walked on railway tracks to reach my car parked in an empty field. I always have melancholy thoughts viewing the sunset but it is of the enriching kind as I got in touch with my inner self. They are not depressive or mopping thoughts that sapped energy. I release any headache or heartache I may have to gently sink with setting suns.

The End.

Sunset Over Railway Bridge - II

Look what is running along the track.

The Train is here.


The Train is gone.

I survive.

I stick.

The Sun is setting.

Time to...

... go home.

Sunset Over Railway Bridge - I

Recently a friend asked me where is a good place to take sunset photographs in Port Klang. I told him of a place that I sometimes like (although not often as it is rather secluded and out of the way) to go for evening walk especially when I am feeling down. It is a place where I can clear my head, reminisce and reflect until I can discard all negatives thoughts with the sinking sun.

It was on a railway bridge connecting North Port through South Port to West Port mainly for the transportation of containers between North and West Ports. (Port Klang is the largest port in Malaysia and have these three ports servicing the central of West Malaysia which is the hub of commercial and industrial activities). Except for the trains and anglers fishing on the bridge during high tide, it is quite deserted

This allowed me to take leisurely walk along the railway track, take in the scenery and watched the birds and animals of the mangrove swamps and rivers. Sometimes I took my camera along and took some shots. I had posted some of this in MyKlang forum under “Sunset Over The Railway Bridge” and below are some of the pictures I had taken on two separate occasions, one on a cloudy evening and another on a sunny evening which gave different moods.

The bridge in the distance is the bridge connecting Pulau Indah (Beautiful Island) to the mainland. At the end of this island is West Port. That bridge is for road transport while this bridge where I took the picture from is for rail transport only.

The fishing on the other side of the bridge is kampung Sungai Keladi and further down is to the dying town of Perlama.

This is the mudskipper, so called because when it wanted to escape it will skip of the surface of the water. It can skip much faster than it can swim. It may looked ugly with the bulging eyes and oversize head but it is quite tasty.

The skeleton of an abandoned boat.

A monitor lizard swimming away.