Happy 2010! Long waited for this post my friends! I just came back from Penang, yes… spent my New Year in Penang. These shots were taken with Pentax K-X on Christmas and before New Year in Singapore. We had a fun time hopping around the city with our Penang relatives.
Somehow, I still prefer the Christmas lights along Orchard in 2008. There were bigger and brighter decorations about the “Sweets Family” back then.
Colourful decorative lights along Orchard road last Christmas.
The giant Christmas tree standing at Raffles City.
I was also pretty lucky to win 3 tickets for the Singapore Flyer from a Christmas party! Or perhaps, Melissa was lucky. Who would expect to win 3 tickets instead of just a pair? A ticket costs S$29.50 for a 30 mins flight on the world’s largest observation wheel.
Up, up and away! Quite an awesome skyline view of the city area and the waterfront architecture. The blue illuminating dots are just floating balls on the water surface that reflected the blue light shine on them.
Singapore Flyer capsules.
Photo of Singapore Flyer taken with slow shutter speed.
It’s light doodling time! We were once Angels by the sea …
Singapore night skyline, with the world’s tallest ferris wheel – Singapore Flyer and the iconic Esplanade theatres by the bay.
Many say the Esplanade looks like durian or the eyes of a housefly!
The old Supreme Court facing the Padang.
A zoom in view of the old British colonial architecture.
The Cavenagh Bridge, the oldest and the only suspension bridge in Singapore. It leads you to the Fullerton Hotel.
The famous Fullerton Hotel. Can you see a faint view of the Singapore Flyer in the background?
Connaught Drive across the Singapore River.
I blogged about this attraction before in Aug 2008 – Merlion Park. Not much difference except you see the tall buildings of the Integrated Casino Resorts in the background that are still under construction. The project is slated to complete in April this year, maybe?
The skyline of Singapore city and the Merlion Park. It should look brighter if we increase in the Exposure Value.
Esplanade in the background. A faint view of the tall building is the 5-star luxury Swissotel the Stamford, one of the tallest hotels in Southeast Asia.
The iconic feature of Singapore – the Merlion, with a starburst!
Alright, the fifth photo with the Merlion, pretty “Merlion-obsessive” today.
That’s the Integrated Casino Resorts behind the Benjamin Sheares Bridge, the longest bridge in Singapore.
Clarke Quay at the Singapore River waterfront. I blogged about Clarke Quay before in 2008 too!
Riverside Point.
Reversed Bungy. One jump at S$45!
The Central mall.
The Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City, designed according to Feng Shui. At certain periods, when the giant fountain is turned off, visitors can walk towards the centre and around the smaller fountain for good luck. You would be surprised for the long queue at times! There is laser show at night and everyone can dedicate laser messages via the computer screen at the entrance of the fountain. I wanted to key in “Travelerfolio” in the message but we all wasted too much time giggling away while inputing the message and the connection timed out.
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Hope you have a great start of the year! I’ve more updates soon. See you again!
Following you through the night scene of Singapore.
I like the Merlion with the Esplanade as background and the last Photo !
very nice night shots Eunice. I suddenly miss Singapore and the flyer. About the photo with a figure of angel wings at your back, how did you do that?
btw….the photo was taken from my Hometown Eunice. thanks
Hi Eunice, lovely night shots of S’pore. I feel bad that I took some shots on the 26th in Orchard but have not even looked at them since I am busy posting my Sabah Rainforest stories hehe. I should get around posting them this week.
Love the Esplanade in the background with the Merlion pic.
Regards,
David
Malaysia Asia
Beautiful nightshots, I expect nothing less like these light display for a country like Singapore. I like the Pentax K-x! Seems like you’re doing great with it as well 😀
Hi Eunice, happy new year to you. Nice pictures. Just want to know what camera do you use? It’s simply awesome.
the night scene of singapore is always so gorgeous… full of colour 🙂 especially during the xmas season… was at the on the 28-29th Dec… just did a little tour with my cousin… and still the best place to go to look at the Christmas deco
Wow! Great night scene shots with your new Pentax! Last year Christmas light decoration of 2008 might be better but this year dslr photos definitely looked much cleaner and more attractive to me. I guess to you as well! Happy New Year!
beautiful lighting in S’pore…
by the way, how do you fine Penang?
@Bakeling: Luckily it wasn’t raining that night!
@pusang-kalye: Ha! U can search for “light doodling” and there will be some instructions…u need someone to use a light source to “draw” behind you, when your camera is fixed on a tripod and timed for a few sec before it snaps as the person “draws”.
Ur hometown is lovely!
@David: Looking forward to your SG photos!
@Ferdz: I’m still learning… 😀
@Charles: Happy New Year! It’s Pentax K-x
@Henry: Yes, it’s always Orchard for lot of Christmas decos.
@Cecil: Ha! Thanks! Still learning though…
The view from the singapore flyer looks amazing at night!!!