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Where have all the beach-goers gone?

March 1, 2005

A couple of months ago, I came across this news item on a proposed ban on photography on the famous Bondi Beach in Australia. I wonder what the outcome of the proposed ban has become. According to this article, sensible parents will not support the ban. Personally, I think the ban, if enforced, will mean a great loss to photographers as the Beach provides an abundance of good photographic opportunities. I was fortunate to be able to enjoy taking great pictures there on my visit in 2003. It’s just a pity that I didn’t have a good DSLR with me then!

Number One In Singapore

February 28, 2005

Taken at the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 market, this was the same setting as my previous posting, “At Play”. I love the colours and the dramatic top-down, noon time lighting and could not resist taking a shot when this brightly dressed lady decided to “park” herself under the umbrella to make a phone call.

Life’s But A Walking Shadow

February 25, 2005

Macbeth by William Shakespeare was my examination text in Literature when I did my GCE ‘O’ Levels some 15 years ago. I am surprised by how vividly I can still recall passages from it up till now (listening to a taped version of the play daily while preparing for the ‘O’ Level examination then probably contributed to this! :p). One favourite passage which a friend used to quote ad nauseum was this:

Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

This passage is an inspiration for the above series of photos which I did a while ago.