A general attempt in monochrome photography, overlooking the Bugis district. I felt that this picture reminded me more of Fuyuki City in Shana or that forgotten city in Fate/Stay Night.
As the year 2008 drew near, I decided to post up some pictures I gathered from my previous escapades in photography. Most of them are pretty average/decent, but I prefer sharing what I have to you guys so that I can analyze the comments I may/may not receive.
Singapore Paradox A paradoxical view of the infamous skyline of Singapore: four symbolic or historic landmarks overshadowed by the tall capitalist towers that signify the success of Singapore. Arab Street Theme Park When I contemplate its position amidst the tall HDB flats and taller-than-4-storey buildings, the Sultan Mosque and the surrounding area felt like a theme park: a largely symbolic gesture of heritage protection. It’s like how the menacing “normal” tall buildings look down on the “dwarves” that is the Arab Street houses. Big Building, Small Building: Dual Subliminality Two stories are being told here: The gothic, tall office building overlooking the entire Bugis area. The other: a lone budget hotel looks on the giant. Of noted importance: the disappearance of a certain balloon. The Bugis Skyline & Beyond Singapore has height restrictions on skyscrapers due to airspace considerations. So you can see, the buildings beyond the Bugis district are generally uniform in height. Ironically, it’s beautiful. The Kallang The view of the Indoor Stadium as well as the National Stadium. When will the government tore down the stadium as planned? “An abandoned house?” I assume this was a part of the Raffles Design Institute campus, but a quick check on the Internet puzzled me: it’s an abandoned building? (Protip: use the SLA Street Map Directory service and search for “112 Beach Road.”) The Tower of Or-shaw-nc Nothing of note here. It’s a hint of the place where I got the landscape pictures from. So now I’m going off the landscape trail, and capture the street sights of Singapore I managed to catch. Prata Plaster — its a perplexing dish: it’s so simple to make. Just put egg on top of the prata while cooking. Yet, the dish is nowhere to be listed in any of the Indian food stalls in Singapore: is there a taboo I’m not supposed to say? The Christmas Tripwire I took this picture when I was stopping by Raffles City Shopping Centre. It was one of their pre-Christmas events to drum up the customers to spend more time… shopping. I enjoyed the performance however. Bokeh of Doom I seemed to be obsessed with bokeh. Gotta learn more photo techniques. Pretty Neon Ladies This was taken at Marina Centre, looking at Suntec Convention Centre. Long exposure + camera shake = psychodelic whoa! I see ladies everywhere! XD (This was taken by accident, and I totally realized how artistic this can be.) Well, that’s all for today, folks. I should’ve posted the following picture before Christmas, but oh well, they’re cute. That’d be my parting shot for this post. Happy new year ahead! (Will post another photo-intensive post in the new year.) (Very late Christmas gentlemen.) 
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First of all, good effort in climbing those buildings to capture a birds-eye view. However, to highlight the vast/cramped dwellings, a panoramic stitch of 3 shots upwards can work wonders. (I’ve yet to try it out. Only using panoramic crop for now)
My style is usually minimalist like the Shaw Tower pic, since it accentuates the building’s grandeur.
I’m a bokeh addict too, but be wary of its usage. It works best for macro and portraits.
And yeah, sometimes the accident shots are the best shots. Funny how it works especially if you’ve been trying hard all day to nail that perfect shot.
Off-topic, I love prata plaster too, but I only make it at home with instant prata. You gotta special order it outside.
A parting note, shoot more, post more, learn more. We all have to start somewhere. (You just have to compare my earlier works in my “An Evening With…” series to see how I’ve progressed with practice. The shame!)
Salam Muharam!