nite photography at Telok Ayer

Nite photography is fun. For this photo outing, I used a small aperture (eg f8) and play around with shutter speed from 1 sec onwards. Keeping the aperture small is one way to bring almost everything in focus and also to prevent the photo from being over exposed. Remember to carry a tripod for nite photography.

Thian Hock Keng Temple

Telok Ayer Street



Raffles Place skyline in the backgroud

Toa Payoh Town Park

Everybody knows that Toa Payoh is a HDB housing estate. But did you know that nested within the concrete jungle is an oasis of greenery?

I took a walk at Toa Payoh Town Park one fine evening after work. Surprisingly,  the park is very scenic and I only discovered this now, though OrangeTee building is just opposite the park.

Fujifilm X100S

Toa Payoh swimming pool - taken from OrangeTee 13th Floor Skyterrace

Toa Payoh Town Park

Park

restaurant by the park



cutting through the tall grass

big bonsai

wetland

OrangeTee HQ

Toa Payoh with OrangeTee in the background



OrangeTee - standing tall

 

round bridge

bonsai feel

zig zag bridge

long bridge



wetland

Selegie – a walk down memory lane

I took a stroll with my camera along Selegie Road and its neighbourhood last weekend after my viewing at Sophia Residence. Much of Selegie "old" characters since my school days are preserved. Even the old Cathay Cinema facade is maintained, though the old cinema building was torn down and rebuilt.  Now, we have the School of the Arts (SOTA) as the dominating character in the Selegie Area.

Go take a stroll at Selegie . It will sure bring back some fond memories of your school daze. Remember Bras Basah?

Photos taken with Fujifilm X100S



Selegie Arts Centre

Middle Road



Wilkie Edge



Good old Peace Centre - there used to be a bowling alley in this building



Mr Bean Cafe



Rendezvous Hotel - famous for Nasi Padang



SMU



SOTA



SOTA Building



Art Display



School of the Arts - dominating the Selegie and Bras Basah area



New Cathay with the old facade

Zuir Said Dr



Prinsep Street - Hotel Bencoolen in the background

Prinsep Street

Lorong Halus expedition

Was out biking on Sep 2, 2014 at Lorong Halus. There are plenty of greeneries and wetlands to enjoy. Lorong Halus was once a landfill area for dumping rubbish. Now it is slated to be an Industrial area per URA Master Plan 2014. Go check out the greeneries before they are gone.



long and winding road

 

open field at Lorong Halus




 

 

Punggol HDB in the background

wetland

 

tall grass

 

check out ride details in Endomondo



All photos taken by Sony Xperia Z2

 

 

 

 

Out biking at Hendon Road

Was out biking this morning at Hendon Road. There are quite a number of restored black and white colonial buildings at Hendon Road off Changi. The restored buildings will be turned into hotels and F&B space. It's good steep ride along Hendon Road if you are looking for challenges.

Ride tracked by Endomondo

All photos were taken with Sony Xperia Z Ultra Smartphone





black and white
 

just restored
 

Black and White Colonial Building
 

Hendon Road



rugged Changi

 



my favourite prata shop at Changi
forget about jalan kayu
 



taking a break

Take pictures of pictures you like

Have you ever come across incidents where you saw a picture or a poster that you like and wish that you had that picture in your computer? Well, with today’s camera well above 10M pixel, you can do it quite easily. Here are some tips.

1. Make sure that lighting around the picture is balance.

2. Take the picture at an angle that the whole picture is in focus.
3. Use software to correct the perspective eg Photoshop

So, there you have it.

 

Copy original?

Original copy?








Old Taipei
taken with Fujifilm X100S
from a poster at Taipei 101
 



Taipei 101
taken with Fujifilm X100S
at Taipei 101


 

Singapore skyline in the 70's
taken with Fujifilm X100S
at a Peranakan restaurant in PJ



 



Happy face
taken with Canon S95
at RWS

 

Lovers
taken with Canon S95
at RWS


 

Girl and dog
taken with Canon S95
at RWS