Okay, I finally did it!! Well, Tanglin is still within Orchard...... I still can't get myself to go to Orchard road to get the shots of the Christmas lights. But on Christmas eve I brought the kids to Tanglin Mall for their annual snow avalanche. More like soap really..... But they do have the best "snow" show in Singapore.
Anticipating a big crowd, I went with no tripod, my D750 and Tokina 16-28mm F2.8 and Nikkor 20mm F1.8. The Tokina 16-28mm F2.8 was usable in the beginning when the "snow" started spawning. But as I can't attach a filter onto the lens, I had to change to the Nikkor 20mm F/1.8. At first I thought of bringing a tripod along to lose some of the crowd in the photos but I decided not to, and it proved quite a right decision.
We arrived early at about one and a half hour before the snow show starts. I spent some time taking test photos while waiting for the blue hour to arrive. So we went around the mall, had dinner and the kids played around in kiddy rides. It was a nostalgic visit for me. The first time I came to Singapore when I was 12, I stayed in Traders Hotel (now it's Jen Hotel Tanglin) which was right next to the mall. Even when I attended English courses at the British Council I sometimes went to the mall for meals.
Before the show started the area was already packed with crowds waiting in anticipation. I managed to went around and snapped some photos of the decorations, the mall and the crowd.
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| The main decoration right outside the mall - D750 + Tokina 16-28mm F2.8 |
