Category: ARPS

More nature/flora pictures from my ARPS panel… (Not all of them are flower/plant pictures, just that the first few in the panel are, that’s all!)

Glowing Leaves of the peacock plant was taken at the Singapore Botanical Gardens too. In this shot, backlighting was used to good effect to light the leaves, giving a transluscent feel to the leaves. Strong and sharp patterns in the variegated leaves add interest to the picture. The background, originally of dried leaves/soil/weeds was digitally removed and darkened in Photoshop to remove distractions from the shot.

Exposure information – Camera: Canon Powershot G3, ISO 50, Shutter: 1/100 sec, Aperture: f/5, 35mm effective FL: 88mm, Metering mode: Evaluative, Exposure Mode: Manual

Figure of 8 was taken at the same session as Emeralds of Spring at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. The strong repetitive “figure of 8” arrangements of the lily pads attracted me. The lone blooming flower bud helped to serve as an anchoring main subject for the shot against the interesting background of the leaf pads. The gentle nature of the evening sunlight warmed the whole scene dramatically.

Exposure information – Camera: Canon Powershot G3, ISO 50, Shutter: 1/125 sec, Aperture: f/7.1, 35mm effective FL: 77mm, Metering mode: Spot, Exposure Mode: Manual, Flash: Off

The photography talk conducted by my dad at the Ngee Ann Photographic Exhibition last weekend brought back some good memories of the images I took on outings with him. A collection of some of those images eventually ended up in my portfolio for my successful application for ARPS in September 2003. The next few updates will feature images from the portfolio together with my thoughts on them. To start off…

Emeralds of Spring was taken more than two years ago at the Botanical Gardens, Singapore. A brilliant (but hot!) day provided wonderful sunshine by the sundial pond which was filled with brilliantly-lit leaves of the Victoria Amazonica. Because of the strong back-lighting, getting a correct exposure was tricky, made even more difficult by having to use the LCD (of my G3) in bright light to compose the final shot. I like the details of the leaf patterns captured as well as the repetitive pattern of the lily pads, whose monotony is broken nicely by the largest leaf at the top.

Exposure information – Camera: Canon Powershot G3, ISO 50, Shutter: 1/400 sec, Aperture: f/8, 35mm effective FL: 43mm, Metering mode: Spot, Exposure Mode: Manual