I remember driving through the undeveloped Marina Bay area (off-road on the grass) years ago to get to a good spot to take a shot of the Singapore city skyline. That trip is no longer necessary ever since the Marina Bay Sands development came up over the last couple of years. Instead, all I needed was to take a nice stroll along the waterfront to get this picture. The morning sun provided just the right touch of warmth to a scene that should be familiar to all Singaporeans.
A slightly different (almost two-dimensional) view of the Helix Bridge along the Marina Bay Sands area in Singapore taken during my morning walk last Sunday… Backlit and silhouetted against the rising morning sunlight, I caught sight of various joggers running along the bridge. I set up my tripod and waited for the right moment to freeze the action of one of these joggers.
I have been eyeing these colourful lanterns in Chinatown on my way to and from work over the last couple of weeks. I finally managed to make a trip down to take pictures of these earlier this evening. The timing was just right: the fading daylight cast a nice blue colour to the night sky while the full moon hung right above — just appropriate for the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (ä¸ç§‹èŠ‚). I have deliberately used a much higher ISO setting for this shot so that I can get away with a shorter exposure time — essential to prevent motion-blurring of the lanterns swaying in the wind! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone, 中秋节快乐！!