Glowing bright and beautiful in the darkness of night
The last time I took night scene pictures at the Stadium Waterfront at Kallang was almost one and a half years ago when I visited the place for dinner. On my way there for dinner last night (hoping actually to capture a firework display in town which ended photographically disappointing anyway), I was amazed at how the very still waters of the Kallang River reflected beautiful, brilliant and colourful patterns. The waning daylight of dusk provided a nice, deep blue sky for the colourful scene.
Exposure information: Camera – Canon EOS 300D Digital, Lens – Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, ISO 200, Shutter speed – 15 seconds, Aperture – f/13.0, Exposure program – Manual, White balance – Custom (adjusted via CaptureONE DSLR Rebel software).
This was taken from Mount Faber in Singapore yesterday evening — I wanted very much to repeat some night scene photography that I took with my G3 more than a year ago (this time, with my 300D and better lenses). Alas, the growth of shrubs and trees has been so rapid that they now obstruct the view I managed to get last year. However, I did manage to capture something new this time around.
As usual, the concrete jungle of buildings provided the setting for the shot. Taking this right at dusk, the buildings provided nice lit patterns for the shot. I like the layered effect created by the varying distances of the buildings in the shot, with the bottom left block of flats providing a strong visual anchor for the overall scene. The title of the shot is in Chinese and means literally “Lamplights of ten thousand families”.