Category: Singapore

Scattered Light

Lip Seng

Eng Loy and I was in Sentosa Island, Singapore on the 3rd January 2004 to attend a party hosted by his hospital department. While on the island, I came across a sudden change of the weather opposite the end facing Pulau Bukom. I wish that I had the time to change to a shorter lens to include more of the sky. In order not to miss the image however, I decided to use my shorter end of the 80-200 mm lens. Hence, the composition is much tied down. I love the dramatic impact of the whole image.

Sunrise at Seletar

Lip Seng


This image was one the prints that was exhibited at the “Distinguished ASEAN Photographers” event of The Festival of Arts held at the National Museum, in 1992. The sunrise in this image was so soft that even a veteran photographer was fooled into thinking that it was sunset instead. Since this picture was taken fourteen years ago, a pavilion has been built for the anglers at the same site.

Temple Festival

Lip Seng


(Courtesy of: The National Museum of Singapore Permanent Collection, National Heritage Board, 2008)

A hustle-and-bustle scene of prayers in a temple captured from a vantage point. The shaft of light has obviously help to endow the image with a greater visual impact. This is a typical illustration of having to be at the right time and at the right place to capture a nice photograph. The slide won the 3rd prize at the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain International Slide Exhibition in 1980.