Category: Candid

Candid, people photography

Rise… Number 181


More raising-the-bird-cage pictures from the “bird-song” park in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore taken during my visit there a couple of weekends ago… I love the brilliant sunlight which provided a rim-light effect to the scene as well as the interesting mix of colours. A large aperture provided a shallow depth of field, which helped to blur out any distracting elements in the background. I thought the bird appeared rather terrified to be in the rising cage!

The Dummies And The Blonde


My first visit to Perth, Western Australia was just over one year ago in 2003. I was there first for a work-related conference. Staying back after the conference for a vacation, I was joined by my dad. While exploring the streets of Perth, we chanced upon this candid moment of a sales assistant enjoying the sun outside her shop, right across the street. We were struck by the wonderful lighting as well as the wry humour of the situation. Making a quick grab of my camera, I was fortunate enough to capture this shot right before the girl realised that a candid photo of her was being taken.

Master Of The Bird Cage


Taken at the same “bird-song” park in my previous post, I caught this brightly dressed man getting his bird cage ready to be hung up for display. The lighting was brilliant and I was lucky to get a clean, dark background on which this image was composed. The “blobs” you see on the poles closer to the front are the cloth covers which are used to cover the bird cages while they are being transported (to prevent the birds from being frightened during their journey). I have applied a gradient mask to darken (and desaturate at the same time) the left side of the picture so that the viewer’s main focus remains on the man.