Category: Nature

Nature

“Smile! You’re On Camera!”


A slight variation on my previous post… this time with my dear wife adding a touch of human interest to the shot. I have been trying to interest her in taking pictures so that she wouldn’t be bored sitting around when we go out on photographic trips. Getting her a P&S camera (the Canon Powershot A510) for her birthday was a start. Now to get her to use it more often… 😛

Illumination by the Kapok Tree


The old Kapok Tree at the Singapore Botanical Gardens provides lots of opportunities for creative photographic work. A visit to the Gardens after a long period of absence presented the above scene. The early morning sun provided strong and dramatic backlighting to the scene. I love especially the touch of rim light on the edge of the great old tree. More pictures from the Botanical Gardens to follow…

Pac Man Level 10

A browse through my old photoblog revealed this picture and a humourous comment by a visitor…

This picture was taken some time ago in December 2003 at the Botanical Gardens in Singapore. The arrangement of the lily pads at the Floral Clock pond seemed almost artificial. The dragonfly (can you see it amongst the lily pads?) added a touch of life to the scene. The pond looks so green because it just looked so although using a circular polarizing filter did help a bit! At that point when I posted the picture, I couldn’t really think of a good title for the shot except for a pathetically weak “9 leaf pads, 3 buds, but one dragonfly”. Someone suggested an amusing but apt “Pac Man Level 10” instead. Dedicated to all the video-game lovers out there 😉