My friendly neighbourhood cat

This series is a celebration of cats - even strays have their own charms....

Opening of Marina Barrage

Singapore's 15th reservoir was officially opened on 21 October 2008. What made this reservoir so special is the fact that it's source is from a river that flows through the heart of the city; a river that many years ago had been associated with filth. After many years of water management, public education and technology, it is finally made clean enough to be used as drinking water. The idea behind this reservoir originated from the man who had made what Singapore is today - Mr Lee Kuan Yew - a vision that took twenty years to materialise.

I visited the Water Icon the next day during the celebrations and managed to take a few photos. I was greeted by some performances at the entrance. There were also various stalls set up based on water theme. Further in was a water fountain and a play area for kids to enjoy the various water sprouts. In the reservoir proper, people were paddling the canoes. But alas, this activity was only available during the celebrations.

The Marina Barrage is a perfect place to take the photo of Singapore's skyline. This is especially so againist the setting sun, with its nice colours. I did not spend enough time there to experience the ligthings of the skyline at night; but from some photos taken by other photographers, the sight is breathtaking. I will definitely be there again for night photography.

Enjoy the following slideshow on scenes of the celebrations...

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Public Utility Board

Canon EOS 1000D test drive

Got myself a Canon EOS 1000D in August. Took some photos as a test drive and four are presented below. Critiques most welcome.

My Photographic Trail

Welcome to my humble gallery. I will attempt to present some of my photographic works as I advance along in my photographic trail. The greatest challenge in photography has always been in composition. To me, composition is very abstract. Despite certain 'rules' which are presented as a guide, strictly following these 'rules' will not produce good composition; instead it will failed miserably. And the same photo may be viewed as having good composition by half the viewer only to be criticised by an equal number of people. I guess it is precisely because of these abstractness that make photography such an interesting and absorbing hobby.

Getting feedback is the best way of learning and photography is no exception. Being something that is so abstract, the more feedback there is, the faster one will learn. Hence, critique are most welcome. To start My Photographic Trail, let me introduce my arsenal of cameras.......