Category: Expression

Life Is But A Walking Shadow


“Life Is But A Walking Shadow” … This is actually a quote from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth which one of my old friends would used to quote very often whenever he was in a philosophical mood. This became a theme for some of the silhouette pictures I took with my Powershot G3. This particular one was taken at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia in September last year. I like the effect of the clean silhouettes juxtaposed against the patterned pavement.

An Engrossing Read


Trishaw riders ferry tourists around the streets of Singapore usually in the cool evenings, giving their passengers a glimpse of the city at night. Most of these riders usually gather around the Bugis Village area before starting their work in the evening. While some were busying exchanging local gossip between themselves, this particular one was engrossed in his own read of the daily newspaper…

Rise… Number 181


More raising-the-bird-cage pictures from the “bird-song” park in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore taken during my visit there a couple of weekends ago… I love the brilliant sunlight which provided a rim-light effect to the scene as well as the interesting mix of colours. A large aperture provided a shallow depth of field, which helped to blur out any distracting elements in the background. I thought the bird appeared rather terrified to be in the rising cage!