ARPS #4 – Autumn’s Peace


Back to features on my ARPS panel…

Autumn’s Peace was taken at the MacRitchie Reservoir in June 2003 (there’s no autumn here in Singapore that’s for sure, contrary to the picture’s title!) during a gloriously sunny day. I chanced across a dried fallen leaf in the shallow edge of the reservoir. What caught my attention was the brightly coloured dragonfly perched upon a twig, which helped to bring life to the picture. (I must admit though, that due to size limitations on the web, the impact of the dragonfly in this web presentation is lost. The original enlarged print was much more impressive.)

This picture went on to win a Highly Commended Award (Photography Section) at the UOB Painting Of The Year Competition in the same year.

Exposure information – Camera: Canon Powershot G3, ISO 50, Shutter: 1/125 sec, Aperture: f/7.1, 35mm effective FL: 88mm, Metering mode: Spot, Exposure Mode: Manual

Morning Walk


This was taken at the park near Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 / Mayflower estate. Dropping my mum at the market nearby, I took a short walk nearby and chanced upon this curved path at the park. I like the quality of the morning light filtering through the canopy of trees. A morning stroller added a human touch to the scene.

No. 1 Brand Kid


I finally took the plunge… and bought myself my first Canon “L” lens. After buying my Sigma 70-300mm lens more than a year ago, I found myself increasingly using such a focal length range for many of my shots (almost neglecting the 28-135mm lens that used to be my workhorse!). While the Sigma had good reach, it was a let down in the sharpness department when it came to apertures wider than f/8. The Canon 70-200mm f/4 L definitely has no such problems there! The only thing I will miss is the extra 100mm reach between 200-300mm…