Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Singapore Flyer

Check out here for more details of this upcoming attraction in Singapore. Its a gigantic observation wheel (big big brother of ferris wheel) which will provide a great view of Singapore's central business district, a view dominated by skyscrappers.

I was actually very close to the Flyer, and was able to have the following shots up close. Maybe the next time when I go past that area again, I might try to get a full view of the Flyer.

The capsules are currently being covered using tarpaulin to protect its surface from the elements before being unveiled to the public. Each capsule can seat up to 28 people and is air conditioned. Its a one of its kind observation wheel.

The Marina Bay area, viewed from ground level, would be very much different if viewed from the Flyer. This is just a part of the skyscrapers that fills the central business district.

A walk from the Flyer towards the Esplanade, I found this spot where I shot the iconic Merlion. Over exposed at some area, so I did some touch up. Luckily I shot in RAW and the highlights were not totally lost from compression.

Just couldn't resist to snap a photo of the full moon. I found out that due to the lower dynamic range of the camera, you can only opt to have either the moon or the nightscape properly exposed. Unless you tweak around with post processing softwares, hihi... This is what I have after a 100% crop of the image of the moon.

Still taking a lot of images which I am not very satisfied with, but I am happy with the many functions that can be manipulated in the DSLR. Well, like others would say, shoot more to learn more.

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