Of Stamps...Of Churches...

Rain truncated day again....!

Day of some Philatelic appreciation as well. Singapore Philatelic Museum - unassuming as it may look - provides a sneak peak in to this idyllic history of stamps.

Coronation of the Queen,National Day of Singapore as well as 1st anniversary of Singapore all encapsulated on stamps!!

Low light meant - Compensation. Most of the pics at f/5.6 and ISO 400(to avoid grainy feel as well).













Armenian Church is a stunner! The gray back ground and f/7.1 and ISO-400 makes the white colour stand out.












The entrance was a tough nut to crack. F/4.5,ISO-400 and 1/200 second Exposure Time.











And Santa is around the corner indeed.....

Fort Canning and MICA...

Rain tormented day meant curtailed photography session. Anyways - first stop was Fort Canning Park in the heart of Singapore entrapped between Clarke Quay and City Hall.

Rose by any other name....a bit of exposure compensation at ISO-400 and F/5.6.Notice the rain drops on the flower.












More flowers - thie blue one shot without an exposure compensation looked lovely on this dark day.











More interesting pictures - Notice the insect aiding pollination inside the flower. The Snail ofcourse was lazing around. The exposure was increased a few notches to capture the snail.










Finally - the beautiful MICA(Ministry of Information Communications and the Arts) building at Clarke Quay. Yes that building with beautiful windows. I promised to return to this building on a cleared day and with a greater zoom.

The Land of Orchids...

Incarcerated in the heart of Singapore, close to the busy Orchard Road, splendour and magic conjure themselves as the environment enlivens itself with a species of flower which showers sanguine blessings – Orchids. The National Orchid Garden – part of the Singapore Botanical Gardens – rustles in the heart of this Country – Uniquely Singapore!


Orchids - beautiful subject - White hue in this flower meant Exposure compensation to avoid underexposure(verified with Histogram)

The garden boasts variety of orchids - hybrids,VIP orchids( dedicated to famous personalities visting the place), fragrant varieties etc.






Two more varieties Golden Shower and White Fairy



Lovely Colours -A bit of exposure compensation - Shot in Manual Mode.









More yummy colours - Compensated a bit with white balance - made it warmer and compensated exposure to enable a symmetric histogram.









And dragon flies..well they love me...all of them pose for me..

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

An experience amongst the Mangroves indeed.

Tucked away and trapped between Singapore and Malaysia a truly otherworldy experience...




A dragon fly shot at Aperture Priority F/5.6 1/80 Sec ISO- 200 WB - Cloudy




Amazing colour contrast. A red insect finding it way through burnt forest land.
Aperture Priority F/5.6 1/25 Sec ISO-400 WB- Auto







And yes this buddy of mine, I was chasing through the forest, the Malayan Water Monitor





And some experiments with White Balance. Adding a bit of Orange hue actually cancelled out the bluish hue in the first pic

Shutter Speed Personified!

The magic that shutter speed can conjure...(A visit to Esplanade and Merlion..)


The streaks that you observe...are boats plying in Singapore River..


Check the jet stream out of the Merlion in this pic...and compare it to...


....the jet stream in this pic....Shutter Speed at work


Shutter speed can make nights..out of perfectly normal evenings!!

Depth of field - Revisited!

Some more pics..and the experiment continues.

These were shot at a garden in Lakeside,Singapore.



Notice the dew on the flowers..these were shot pretty early in the morning before the Singapore Sun soaks out all the moisture!!


Leaves do indeed stand up to the beauty of flowers!

Depth of Field! - My experiments!

I tried my bit by varying the aperture and hence affecting the depth of field. The results are apparent!!

I do not remember the settings but I think F5.6 to F12 was probably the change. The depth of focus has clearly changed...

Check the images out -

The Minars...

My Dubai Sojourn at the Blue Villa. The Minars refulgent at night.....

Rohit....here is the pic u asked for :)