Xmas light up - Singapore

Last week, the streets of Singapore were lighted up for Xmas. It seems thought that some savings were made as I thought that the decorations were less impressive that the previous years. It might be because Marina Bay was lighted up for the first time and budget had to be streched a little.

Explosion of Lights - Singapore

D700 24mm ISO200 f/16 1/8

If you walk into the large Christmas tree in front of the new Ion building, look up, a surprise awaits you.

Lady Reindeer - Singapore

D700 50mm ISO200 f/2 1/15 handheld

An easy shot. I could not resist to post it though.

The Floating Xmas Trees - Singapore

D700 50mm ISO200 f/2 1/60

When I saw these floating Xmas trees within the modern metal and glass structure of Wheelock Place on Orchard Road, Singapore, I could not resist taking the shot.

The Spirit of Xmas in Singapore - Lights on Scotts Road

D700 70-300mm @ 70 ISO200 f/16 1/2

An evening trip was organized to try to catch a little of the spirit of Christmas in Singapore.

After some testing, it appeared that a white balance set at 4'500k gave relatively pleasant colors. The car trailing lights could have been lengthen by extending the shutter time. This would however have been at the expense of having a few sharper vehicles and passer-byes on the frame.