This was the second time I attempted fireworks photography. The first attempt was at my father's resort during new year back in 2009; it was a clumsy impromptu attempt.
This time around, I attempted to capture the fireworks in Singapore National Day rehearsal. This year is especially special as it marks the 50th year of Singapore's independence. The fireworks on the actual day (9th August 2015) will be twice of last year's.
I came prepared with a tripod and black card. Unfortunately the black card didn't help much as there were too much light reflections - I should have used black foam instead, and I didn't have a cable release to use the bulb mode with.
So I arrived at slightly after 5 p.m. in One Fullerton, but the place was already swarmed with people ready to take photos of the fireworks like I wanted to. I had no choice but to walk further down nearer to the hotel, unfortunately the sight was blocked by a structure - the Fullerton Pavillion.
The celebration started with a parachute performance, but dang... I didn't bring any telephoto lens to capture the photos. Then there were fly pasts by many fighter planes, chinook and apache helicopters, carrier planes. I had the 16mm F1.4 fixed on my X-T1, how I wished I had a second body with tele-lens!!
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| A fly past tribute to Lee Kuan Yew who passed away earlier this year - He is the founding father of Singapore and quite possibly a most important, if not the greatest leader in South East Asia |
