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Blue-eared Kingfisher, Bird in Singapore Zoo.This was in 2013. Blue-eared Kingfisher, Bird in Singapore Zoo. News travel fast in Singapore especially when there is a very interesting and attractive bird sighting. The recent Blue-eared Kingfisher sighting at the zoo in Singapore was not an exception. You would see many photographers with long lenses aiming at the... Continue Reading →
Owl, Birds near Orchard Road Singapore at night. Orchard Road is well known for its birds such as Mynahs and Crows that gather and roost on trees along the shopping belt on Orchard Road at dusk. You may have seen pigeons along the road but have you heard or seen owls near Orchard Road Singapore at... Continue Reading →
2 day Travel Photography Workshop Singapore - Slow down, be still and grab the moments. We had a 2 day photography workshop in Singapore last weekend. After we nailed down the panning shots, everyone was eager to take the next challenge. Learning how to see and capture. The place was chaotic, busy but colorful. What... Continue Reading →
Photographing Fungi in Rainforest of Southeast Asia | PhotoTravelAsia We have encountered fungi in our lives either through our favorite cream of mushroom soup or the molds that grow on a piece of stale bread. Fungus is a simple fast-growing type of organisms such as mushroom and mold. While some fungi are edible, others can... Continue Reading →
Nature & Wildlife Photography Talk by Canon Singapore. Canon Singapore organized a free talk on Nature and Wildlife Photography on 15 June 2013. The registration was filled up in about 2 days when Canon Singapore announced it last month. SInce it was on the eve of Father's day, we weren't sure how many will show... Continue Reading →
I took a few images from the participant of the recent 3 Day Macro Photography Class in Singapore and processed the images in Adobe Lightroom 4. Notice how a slight and simple enhancement could make the big difference. Here is the image before editing on Adobe Lightroom 4. Here is the image of the jewelry... Continue Reading →
2 Day Macro Photography Class Singapore. "What is Macro Photography?" I asked the participants. The answers varied from " close-up", "details" and "magnification". Equipped with simple lenses, we ventured to discover the world of macro photography in Singapore. The world of macro photography is endless and stunning. What we don't see with our naked eyes could be... Continue Reading →
Lightshow this evening during the Singapore Night Festival at the Singapore National Museum at 7:30 pm. Multimedia show projected on the exterior of the Singapore National Museum. While most people used tripod. I had it handheld with stabilizer at 1/5 sec at ISO 1000 to 1250. The show will be on Aug 24,25 and Sep... Continue Reading →
Singapore celebrated the 47th National Day tonight. There were thousands of photographers at the waterfronts. I took these images from the Promontory @ Marina Bay this evening at the Young NTUC event. I arrived just around 4 pm where there were thousands of spectators already seated on the enclosed grass field waiting for the event.... Continue Reading →
3 day Macro photography workshop Singapore | Photo Travel Asia We had a great time sharing in the 3 day Macro photography workshop with lots pictures from the 2 field outings. In the tropical Singapore, we were never short of subjects to photograph for macro from plants, spiders, insects and more. Participants learned the tools and... Continue Reading →
2 Day short course in Photography workshop in Singapore Learn the basic photography techniques quickly and get a grip on the essentials in 3 day short course in Photography workshop in Singapore through Nature @ Work. In the 2 day Photography Workshop, course and class in Singapore with John Arifin, you won't be buried in the technical details. The... Continue Reading →
Learn Adobe Lightroom in Singapore How do you manage your thousands of images in your digital library today? How do you quickly sort out your images when you just come back from a photo trip? How do you optimize your digital workflow? If you are not using anything yet, you could consider Adobe Lightroom. I use... Continue Reading →
My Neighbourhood Gems! Singapore photography contest, seminar & network My Neighbourhood GEMS! Lifestyle Masters Series, A Photography journey organized on 14 April 2012 at Buona Vista Community Club by PMET Division@PA. There were more than 200 participants. The occasion was graced by Minister MG(NS) Chan Chun Sing, acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports... Continue Reading →
Apply Beyond Basic Travel Photography Class Singapore We conduct WS 201 workshop, Beyond Basic Travel Photography Class SIngapore on regular basis focusing in getting results from participants who have pockets of photography knowledge over time. The workshop lasts for 3 days conducted either on weekend or weekdays. Let our experience coach you on how to... Continue Reading →
My daughter left for school at 7:25 am. She messaged me "Daddy, there's a hornbill outside". i got the camera and dashed downstairs but the hornbill was not there. It was supposed to be just outside our apartment near the gate. Later, at about 8:05 am, I took my labrador for his usual morning walk.... Continue Reading →
To all friends and readers, Wishing you all a blessed new year. This is the first time we ushered the new year at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. It was a beautiful clear evening after all the rain that we had in the past few weeks. Marina Bay Sands was beaming with lasers and all kinds of... Continue Reading →
One Asia Festival Singapore The two day Photography event ended today on December 11,2011 at Suntec City Singapore. The prominent speakers from overseas were Steve McCurry, Michael Yamashita, Michael Freeman, Manuel Librodo & Gunther Deichmann. The speakers from Singapore were Bob Lee, Bjourn Olesen, Joseph Tan and John Arifin (myself). Asian Geographic printed the100 page... Continue Reading →
Singapore F1 Grand Prix Photography Course & Workshop I normally shoot only fast birds and wild animals deep in the tropical jungle of Asia. But The Singapore F1 Grand Prix was challenging as fast cars raced at night. The Singapore F1 Grand Prix event attracted about 240,000 spectators over the weekend in September 2010. Many of them... Continue Reading →
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