Ord Bridge and River Cruise Boat, Night

This is between Clarke Quay and Boat Quay. You can see the pink roofs of Clarke Quay in the background.

A bridge alone doesn't look all that interesting. Luckily there are lots of cruise boats on the river at night. Just wait for one to turn up.

• Nikon V1, 18.5mm f1.8
• At 18.5mm, f1.8, ISO 800, 1/20 seconds
• Program exposure, automatic ISO maximum 800, matrix metering, automatic white balance
• Picasa: Straighten, crop, auto contrast, fill light

This is amazing low light performance from the little V1 camera. The 18.5mm f1.8 lens really makes it sing. Considering its small size and high performance, I would not hesitate to use it as my vacation camera. If only I had time to take a vacation.

Increasing fill light (mid tones) using Picasa, brightens up the green side of the boat, makes it pop. This is true for many night shots - boost the mid tones. It gives you a pseudo-HDR effect, without the trouble of HDR.

River Cruise Boats Under Ord Bridge

Ord Bridge is at one end of Clarke Quay. It's an old bridge, built in 1886. Solid industrial design.

This was near noon on a Saturday afternoon. Peak river cruise time is in the evening, so these boats were taking a break. It looks like a lot of boats, but if you count them, there are only four. They do make a pretty pattern. 

• Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f3.5-5.6
• At 105mm, f11, ISO 100, 1/180 seconds
• Aperture priority, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
• Picasa: Straighten, crop, auto contrast, fill light

Set f11 to get sufficient depth of field to get all the boats in focus. Lots of light. Not often that I get to use ISO 100.

Two Boats Under Clemenceau Bridge

I've seen these boats running in the evening, with one or two passengers. Simple, cool, slightly retro look. I'm guessing that these are private charter boats, from a hotel or something.

It's the double image of the twin boats that make this photo work. A single boat would be less interesting. Nice earth tones, with the orange floats adding just the right dash of color.  

Clemenceau Bridge is between Clarke Quay and Robertson Quay.

• Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f3.5-5.6
• At 30mm, f8, ISO 400, 1/60 seconds
• Aperture priority, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
• Picasa: Auto contrast

Technically, this is a simple shot. Relatively even lighting, so the camera's auto exposure works well. Set f8 to get enough depth of field so that all of the boats are in focus.  

Racing Boat Crew, Singapore River

Looks like a training session for the oarsmen. Under Elgin Bridge, next to the New Parliament House. Happened to be in the area, was lucky to get this shot.

It's the glow of the setting sun that makes the photo work. The photo was taken at 6:15pm. A few minutes later the sun was blocked by the surrounding buildings and subsequent photos were bland.

• Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f3.5-5.6
• At 105mm, f8, ISO 400, 1/180 seconds
• Aperture priority, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
• Picasa: Crop, auto contrast, fill light.

Underside of Esplanade Bridge

I don't know what caused the streaks on the concrete. Makes it look like natural rock, not industrial concrete. It's not sunlight reflecting off the water, because it doesn't move. 

I was quite pleased with this photo, thinking that most people wouldn't have noticed such a simple but beautiful image. Then I saw a friend who had just started in photography, take the exact same shot.

• Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f3.5-5.6
• At 105mm, f11, ISO 400, 1/30 seconds
• Aperture priority, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
• Picasa: Straighten, crop, auto contrast

Zoomed all the way in to collapse the pillars together. Set f11 for depth of field.

Crawford Street Bridge Over Rochor River

Can't find the name of this bridge. It's unusually wide, so wide that park benches have been built on it. Aside from that, it's quite a standard design, similar to a few other bridges in Singapore.

Buildings in the background are the Citylights condominium. Small patch of red at the bottom center is an SBS public bus. 

• Nikon D7000, 35mm f1.8.
• At 35mm, f5.6, 1/125 seconds, ISO 100.
• Program exposure, center weighted metering, automatic white balance.
• Picasa: Auto contrast.

Pedestrian Bridge

Standard pedestrian bridge. Thousands of these things all over the island. There's usually one every two or three hundred meters, over major roads and highways. Quite a lot effort is put into them: flowers, ivy.

• Nikon D7000, 35mm f1.8.
• At 35mm, f4, 1/750 seconds, ISO 100.
• Aperture priority, center weighted metering, incandescent white balance.
• Picasa: Crop, auto contrast.

Henderson Waves Bridge, Night

This is a large pedestrian bridge that connects Telok Blangah Hill Park and Mount Faber. It's the curved structure on the right that gives the bridge its distinctive look, and name. It's a shade for the seats built into the side of the bridge. You can see the road below, through the gaps between the wooden planks, so don't look down if you're afraid of heights. This is the tallest pedestrian bridge in Singapore, 36 meters (over 100 feet).

The photo was taken near the Telok Blangah Hill Park end. The bridge is quite long and most of it is behind the camera.

The National Parks website has more information at
http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/popup/hendersons.html

• Nikon D80, 18-200mm f3.5-5.6.
• At 18mm, f3.5, 1/4 seconds, ISO 800.
• Manual exposure, center weighted metering, automatic white balance.
• Picasa: No editing.