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After a very very very long absence on Flickr, I have decided to start posting again! Hope that there are still people following me here! And I am glad to start with a recent shot from Singapore. It was shot from the Sky Park on top of Marina Bay Sands, during the NPD (National Parade Day) fireworks rehearsal. There are fireworks rehearsal every Saturday, what a great attention for the photographers community! :-) Regarding Flickr, it all started in Singapore 9 years ago when started to post here, and at that time I would have never ever thought that photography would eventually became a full time job!

Sunset View from Marina Bay Sands - SkyPark Singapore

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Shot from the Marina Bay Sands Skypark

I was standing in the bar Level 57 in Marina Bay Sands. Normally it is difficult to use your tripod there. I went the night before having a few drinks to see where I could place my tripod. That evening was crowded. I asked a nice lady if it was possible to reserve my spot for the day after, nope, bad luck. 10min later she came back to me. Where would you like to be? I showed ther the corner. The day after, I arrived at 18h, I saw they had closed a third of the bar, specially for me. Woohoow, I guess my bad luck turned into a phenomenal luck. I immediately phoned a friend, to come and join me. He was astonished we had that much space.

This image was created with: Haida 150mm filterholder Haida CPOL / Haida 3 stops ND / Haida 3 stops Soft Grad

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I was standing in the bar Level 57 in Marina Bay Sands. Normally it is difficult to use your tripod there. I went the night before having a few drinks to see where I could place my tripod. That evening was crowded. I asked a nice lady if it was possible to reserve my spot for the day after, nope, bad luck. 10min later she came back to me. Where would you like to be? I showed ther the corner. The day after, I arrived at 18h, I saw they had closed a third of the bar, specially for me. Woohoow, I guess my bad luck turned into a phenomenal luck. I immediately phoned a friend, to come and join me. He was astonished we had that much space.

This image was created with: Haida 150mm filterholder Haida CPOL / Haida 3 stops ND

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Panorama View from Marina Bay Sands - SkyPark Singapore

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The Skypark on top of the Marina Bay Sands hotel has definitely one of the best views on Singapore.

Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay, Singapore

It is always difficult to capture a city when facing the direction of the sunset all in one exposure. The exposure difference makes it impossible not to use the neutral density graduated filter and with building jutting out all over the place, placement of the filter becomes a problem too. Hence to make the best out of the situation, I placed my neutral density soft graduated filter at an angle and wiggle it about during the exposure . This beautiful sunset and fairly calm water only lasted for less than one minute. I count myself fortunate to be able to witness and capture the moment.

Best viewed large: www.flickr.com/photos/jcheaphotography/7620508024/sizes/h...

1 exp shot, LEE 0.6 Graduated Neutral Density filter (Soft), B+W circular polarizer filter (used to achieve a longer shutter speed) and edited in Photoshop!

Comments and constructive criticisms are appreciated!!

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Enjoy the LARGE view, simply press L!

Taken around the new ArtScience Museum in Singapore Marina Bay. Thanks to Belinda for showing me around and taking me to the best vantage points!

This is a 'small' 2 shot panorama, each shot digitally blended with 4 exposures.

** Singapore Set | Digital Blending Set | Night Photography Set | Panorama Set**

Another old 'forgotten' shot from my Singapore trip last year. I must admit that it is a bit difficult to visually 'digest' this image! :)

Taken at the Museum of Art & Science in Singapore.

** Singapore Set | Digital Blending Set | Night Photography Set**

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Sunset View from Marina Bay Sands - SkyPark Singapore

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Enjoy the LARGE view, simply press L!

Nice to be back on Flickr after quite a long break! I am back from a business trip to Singapore, but fortunately I had time to meet lots of flickr/facebook friends and shoot some amazing cityscapes.

I will start with this one, shot from the Marina Bay Sands Skypark.

Tripods are not allowed up there, therefore I used a Gorillapod which was very handy indeed, and I was quite nicely surprised with the results.

Nikon D300 + Nikkor Fisheye 10.5mm f/2.8, 7 exposures Digital Blending.

Wish you all a Happy Easter!

** Singapore Set | Digital Blending Set | Night Photography Set**

National Day rehearsals Marina Bay Sands Arts and Science museum Marina Bay, Singapore

The final installment of my Marina Bay fireworks trilogy :) After one crazy month of firework hunting, my personal "mini" assignment has come to an end. I think I have captured enough fireworks to last me for a sometime. Even though tomorrow is the actual National Day, I will be 3898km away, spending time with family in Perth. For photographers who are still having difficulty finding the right shuttle speed and aperture to get good fireworks shot at the Marina Bay area, I would recommend an aperture of F13 to F16 (varies between lens, I use a Canon EF 24-105mm F4.0/L lens) and a shuttle speed between 4 to 6 seconds (depending on how intense is the fireworks). A sturdy tripod and a remote release cable are essential too if not the fireworks would be squiggly. I personally like to take a exposure of the overall scene during blue hour (capture more details in the buildings, especially the darker portions) then edit the fireworks into my final shot. However, this requires patience during the editing process as it could take hours to incorporate the fireworks into the shot realistically. I am aware that some SOOC Photographers (Purist) would be screaming "Photoshop cheat!" at this point but I feel that I am merely providing a rendition of the scene, something that I envisioned and it may or may not be an accurate account of the event. Even during the days of film, photographers are able to clone elements into the negative in darkroom. Therefore I hope that the viewer would enjoy my humble interpretation of this firework extravaganza!.

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3 exp pano + 3 exp fireworks, LEE's 0.9 GND (Soft) and edited in Photoshop CS5! Comments and constructive criticisms are appreciated!