Fishermen at Changi Point

These boats are delivering fish and crabs to the waiting pickup trucks at the top of the wall. A rope is used to haul a net basket up the wall. I'm guessing that these are delivery boats, not used to do the actual fishing. Note that all the boats have a license plate.

This is right next to the Changi Point Ferry Terminal (many people still use the old name: Changi Jetty). 

• Nikon D7000, 18-105mm f3.5-5.6
• At 62mm, f5.6, ISO 100, 1/500 seconds
• Program exposure, center-weighted meter, auto white balance
• Picasa: Crop, auto contrast

Exposure is easy. Lots of light, even brightness across the scene. Set everything to auto.

Window Cleaners, Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

This is outside the "The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands" ( http://www.marinabaysands.com/Singapore-Shopping/ ), the long and low shopping arcade in front of the iconic hotel. The casino is here, not in the hotel. Half of the arcade is covered with a curved glass roof. These guys were spot-cleaning, and moved off after spraying and scrubbing a few panels, not doing a wash of the whole area. Keeping it clean must be a full-time job.

It's not so clear in this small version of the photo, but the blue safety harnesses that they are wearing are clipped to the rail, with two separate ropes. The two gray diagonal poles that stick out at the top are long-handled brushes, not a safety guard. You can also see the high-pressure hydraulic hoses that power the thing, hanging out near the joints, if you're interested in that kind of thing.

• D7000, 18-105mm f3.5-5.6
• At 92mm, f8, ISO 100, 1/125 seconds
• Aperture Priority, center-weighted metering, auto white balance
• Picasa: Crop, auto contrast, fill light

I'm using aperture-priority more now, instead of Program, with the 18-105mm because with a maximum aperture of f3.5, it's not as easy to accidentally force over-exposure with a aperture that is too large for the shutter speed to handle. With the long 105mm reach, you also need to control depth-of-field more as depth-of-field is less at longer focal lengths.

Man Trimming Tree With Chainsaw, in Cherry Picker

Classic Singapore follow-the-rules safety: hearing protector, helmet, visor, safety cable anchoring the chainsaw to the bucket. I'm guessing that the chest strap ties him to the bucket too. He should be wearing a denim or leather jacket, and leather gloves, but it's hot here.

Tree is by the roadside. I think he was lopping off branches before they got too weak and fell on to the road and caused a traffic hazard.

• Nikon D7000, 18-200mm f3.5-5.6.
• At 65mm, f5.6, 1/125 seconds, ISO 400.
• Aperture priority (I can live with f5.6, program mode was giving smaller apertures and sacrificing shutter speed), center weighted metering, auto white balance.
• Picasa: Auto contrast. No cropping in the editor: no need to crop the photo later if you're using a zoom. Shot through a bus window, lots of flare (milky white glare over everything), which cleaned up well with the auto contrast.