Category: Candid

Candid, people photography

Elation

Elated
One of the tricks I have come across about taking pictures at a parade is not to focus your efforts on the parade/performance. Rather, try instead to look out for candid moments among the spectators of the parade…

This was what I did during the Colours of the World Parade at the Dreamworld theme park in Bangkok, Thailand. The reward was a shot capturing the spontaneous joy and elation of this boy watching the parade. I have adopted a monochrome approach to the final image since this made the boy stand out from the rest of the scene (because of the dark-coloured T-shirt he was wearing).

And in case you’ve missed them, don’t forget to see these other pictures I took from my Thailand trip: this is BAD, Ushering In The Compliments.

Ushering In The Compliments

Ushering In The Compliments
I took a short holiday trip to Bangkok, Thailand last weekend. On this visit, we made a trip to the Dreamworld theme park just 10 minutes away from Don Muang International Airport. The park was really crowded during our visit since it was the Thai monarch’s birthday, which made photography challenging. While waiting for our transport at the end of the day, I caught a glimpse of this park-usher taking a look at the compliments that were left behind by visitors. The brilliant lighting and strong colours attracted me to take this picture.

Exposure information: Camera – Canon EOS 20D, Lens – Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L, Shutter speed – 1/400 sec, Aperture – f/4.0, ISO – 200, Exposure mode – Aperture priority, Flash – Off

By the way, if you missed yesterday’s guestblog entry, do take a look and leave a comment!

“Are We There Yet?”

"Are We There Yet?"
I wasn’t too hopeful when I headed down to the Singapore River Regetta this afternoon with Dad, Mum and CY in tow after lunch. The skies were looking dark and forbidding and it had rained earlier in the day.

All this feeling of inhibition was let go immediately when I got there, though. Although a few drops of rain did try to break through the cloudy skies, I was soon absorbed taking pictures from a nice vantage point on Elgin Bridge over the Singapore River. All in all, I spent close to 4 hours at the area taking shot after shot of the dragon-boat races taking place then, while putting up with an extremely sarcastic riverside commentator / race starter, who nitpicked non-stop on the participating dragon-boaters. This is one of the favourite shots from the session… More to follow 🙂

Exposure information: Camera – Canon EOS 20D, Lens – Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L, Shutter speed – 1/125 sec, Aperture – f/6.3, ISO – 400, Focal length – 100mm, Exposure mode – Aperture Priority, Flash – Off, Filter – Hoya Circular Polarizer