Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope
After a short reprieve from the rainy weather last week, the rain-gods are at it again — it has been raining continuously again for the last 24 hours.

Getting home after a tough day at work, I decided to try out a little indoor abstract photography. Noticing the beads of rain water on my bathroom window pane, I tried a close-up shot on them. Using a wide aperture setting, I threw the streetlights in the background into nice blurry circles. The whitish circle of light came from the passing headlamps of a car in the distance.

Thanks to darling CY for the succinct title for the shot! While not quite truly a kaleidoscope by definition, I think the title is appropriate in describing the colourful patterns and details captured.

Moon Over The Campo dei Miracoli

Moon Over The Campo dei Miracoli
When I came across the day-lit moon at the Campo dei Miracoli during our tour in Italy, I was reminded of some of the beautiful moonrise shots of James Jordan (who has incidentally started a useful and easy-to-read photography-tips blog at “Ready, Aim, Click“). The skies were remarkably blue that morning, creating a nice contrast to the yellow and brown of the ancient buildings. I switched to a long lens to get the buildings close and keep the moon a reasonable size in the frame.

Foraging

Foraging
I went out this morning for some photography at the Botanical Gardens with my father. Part of the trip was about testing out my new 24-105mm lens. Ironically, my most favourite shot of the day came instead from my trusty 70-200mm. I like the colours, the backlighting as well as the framing of the shot. The foraging ant brought some action and life into the picture.