Handing Over

The same man as in the previous post, this time handing over this boat-load of fish and ‘live’ seafood to one of the seafood traders waiting by the shore. I simply love the early morning lighting that day, adequately lighting the action and yet leaving the background nice and dark for contrast.

Exposure information: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Super Macro II, Shutter speed – 1/320 sec, Aperture – f/11, ISO – 200, Exposure Mode – Manual, Metering Mode – Evaluative. Processed with CaptureONE DSLR 3.6 LE.

Catch Of The Day

A visit to Changi Jetty in Singapore after more than a year’s absence found abundant photographic opportunities for me and my dad. Initially, we were worried that with the opening of the new passenger and ferry terminal a month ago, rustic scenes of boatmen at work and fishermen bringing in their catch of the day would be lost for good. Little did we expect to find brilliant lighting and wonderful action to be taken. I easily clicked more than 100-over shots over a two-hour outing! This is one of the catches of the day 🙂

Exposure information: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Super Macro II, Shutter speed – 1/320 sec, Aperture – f/11, ISO – 200, Auto focus mode – One Shot, Exposure Mode – Manual, Metering Mode – Evaluative, Drive mode – Continuous. Taken in RAW format, conversion performed in CaptureOne 3.6 LE.

Festive Weariness

The Chinese Lunar New Year arrives in about 2 weeks. Everywhere you go in Singapore, strains of festive songs can be heard blaring from the numerous neighbourhood stalls set up to cash in on the festivities, selling traditional snacks and goodies, decorative ornaments and symbols of good luck. I found this scene of a bored-looking shopkeeper at a market in Ang Mo Kio this morning. Perhaps the morning shoppers were more keen in doing fresh food marketing today than buying stuff from her!

Exposure information: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Shutter speed – 1/20 sec, Aperture – f/5.6, ISO – 400, Exposure Mode – Aperture priority, Metering – Evaluative. Captured in RAW, converted in CaptureOne 3.6 LE, selective dodging/burning and levels adjustment in Photoshop 7.0.