Category: Expression

An Engrossing Read


Trishaw riders ferry tourists around the streets of Singapore usually in the cool evenings, giving their passengers a glimpse of the city at night. Most of these riders usually gather around the Bugis Village area before starting their work in the evening. While some were busying exchanging local gossip between themselves, this particular one was engrossed in his own read of the daily newspaper…

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!

In Captivity


An unusually bright day in the recent spate of bad weather in Singapore saw both my dad and I heading to the “bird-song” park at Ang Mo Kio, Singapore to take pictures. Groups of men come here every weekend with their cages of prized song birds and would proceed to hang them high up on poles so as to engage them in unofficial singing competitions. Capturing pictures in the area is never easy though, as the background is cluttered by the neighbourhood as well as the numerous pedestrians walking through the area. I was lucky to catch this lone bird cage amongst the many poles erected around. Using a wide aperture and a long focal length, I was able to isolate it in focus while keeping the rest of the scene a nice blur.