Before September 1983, bumboats transporting goods for import and re-export at Boat Quay was a common scene of Singapore River. The bustle and hustle of Boat Quay has disappeared after the cleaning up of the river. This image captured in the sixties shows the heritage of Singapore River. This is another image of my Down the Memory Lane……Singapore in the Sixties….Image no.36….
I like to capture the floral parts in close distance. The fully blooming flower gave me such an opportunity to do so. Most importantly, you have to be sure that the depth of field is sufficient to capture the various parts of the flower in extreme sharpness.
I captured this image during the same period of “Mass Display of Singapore Youth Festival”. One of my prize winning image “The Only Girl In White” was also captured at the same event.
It is interesting to note that the SYF was first launched on 18 July 1967 by then President of Singapore Yusof Ishak, and was initially a two-week affair involving 24,000 students that year.
(Image no. 35……..Down the Memory Lane….Singapore in the Seventies)