Category: Visual Art

Mating Season

Lip Seng

I came across an image of this amphibious mating pair during one of my visits to the Singapore Botanical Gardens. It might have been better compositionally if this pair of toads were facing the opposite direction. However, I decided here to include more of the leaf to show the eggs on it. In my opinion, one can always make exceptions when it comes to breaking the basic rules of composition. However, the visual impact of the final image should be preserved in such circumstances. I like the simplicity and dreamy mood of the whole picture.

Rainbow

Lip Seng

“At the end of the rainbow, there is a pot of gold” — This was the forth time that I came across such a magnificent rainbow scene. I have not actually reached the other end of the rainbow though, therefore I still haven’t found my real pot of gold yet although witnessing the scene itself is already more than what money can buy 😉

It was indeed a rare occasion for me to be able to capture this rainbow scene on film at the “The Three Sisters” of the Blue Mountains in Sydney in September 2003. The breeze was very strong and the temperature was low in the early morning hours. Although I had to sacrifice hours of sleep in order to arrive at the location early, I find that being able to witness and capture stunning images of such natural phenomenon is in itself a joy. That in essence, is the ultimate reward of photography!