Cleaning Up

The Esplanade remains one of the most favourite photographic location for many Singaporeans. The theatre provide lots of photographic potential given its interesting and unusual architecture, whether if you see it from far or close-up, in the day, or at dusk. When I got my very first DSLR (the Canon EOS 300D) in September 2003, I visited the Esplanade and was rewarded by the sight of cleaners getting to work to clean up the unusual architecture. I like the effect of the brightly coloured cleaners contrasting against the repetitive patterns made by the windows and “spikes”. A print of the above shot has been accepted for the 2005 Member’s Exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society, which will take place at the Smethwick Photographic Society, Churchbridge, Oldbury, and the Museum of Lancashire, Preston, Lancs, UK.

Exposure information : Canon EOS 300D Digital, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Shutter speed – 1/100 sec, Aperture – f/7.1, ISO 400, Center Weighted Average metering, taken in Manual Mode.

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A semi-abstract shot with the 20D… As the Chinese New Year approaches, Singapore has been bathed with generous sunshine. I was attracted by the lines and patterns of the boats berthed at the Changi Jetty. The effect was further enhanced by the interesting reflections in the water.

Co-operation

More action by the Changi jetty-side… Part of the kayaking/canoe-ing training action that we caught last Sunday involved some buddy-to-buddy manoeuvres such as rescuing a capsized partner. I caught these two canoe-ist getting ready for their buddy-rescue exercise.

Exposure information: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Super Macro II, Shooting Mode – Shutter-Priority AE, Shutter Speed, 1/320 sec, Aperture – f/8, Metering Mode – Evaluative Metering, ISO Speed – 200, AF Mode – AI Servo AF, Drive Mode – Continuous shooting