McDonald's Bukit Batok

 The interesting thing about McDonald's is that many of their branches have an individual look. More so than KFC, Burger King, or even Starbucks. This one has a kind of country resort feel to it.

• Nikon D7000, 35mm f1.8.
• At 35mm, f4.8, 1/90 seconds, ISO 100.
• Program exposure, center weighted metering, auto white balance.
• Picasa: Straighten, crop, auto contrast.

Changi Terminal 2, Departure Lounge

My favorite terminal (out of Terminals 1, 2, 3) because of the many cheap fast food restaurants there. Distinctive ceiling lights, which throw off the camera's light meter, so I had to use manual metering and check the LCD screen.

There's no need for the large Departures information board anymore since the information is on computer monitors all over the place, but I guess it looks good.

• Nikon D7000, 35mm f1.8.
• At 35mm, f2.8, 1/60 seconds, ISO 400.
• Manual exposure, center weighted metering, incandescent white balance.
• Picasa: Straighten, crop, auto contrast.

City Plaza

This is near Paya Lebar MRT station. The photo was actually taken from the station platform, which removes a lot of the street clutter that would make the photo look messy.

What you're seeing are the apartments (which look like government HDB) above the shopping centre, which is hidden by the trees. I'm a sucker for colorful buildings. Their website is http://www.cityplaza.com.sg/  

• Nikon D7000, 18-200mm f3.5-5.6.
• At 70mm, f8, 1/1000 seconds, ISO 100.
• Program exposure, center weighted metering, incandescent white balance.
• Picasa: Straighten, crop, auto contrast.

Humanism Talk at HackerSpace Singapore

Talk given by a member of the Humanist Society Singapore
(http://www.humanist.org.sg/) at HackerSpaceSG (http://hackerspace.sg/).

The Humanist Society is sort of an atheist group (though they might disagree with this characterization). This was a talk about death, given by a Medical student. 

HackerSpace is a loosely affiliated international group of hangouts for geeks (they might also disagree with this characterization). It's set up in the top floor of an old double-storey shophouse, along Bussorah Street, near Arab Street. The staircase is behind the white waist-high partition behind the speaker.  

• Nikon D80, Sigma 20mm f1.8.
• At 20mm, f5.6, 1/15 seconds, ISO 1600.
• Manual exposure, center weighted metering, incandescent white balance.
• Picasa: Neutral color picker, auto contrast.

Cheers 24-Hour Convenience Store

The local answer to 7-Eleven. It's owned by the NTUC (National Trade Unions Congress) FairPrice supermarket chain. Yes, a labor union owns a supermarket chain.

Looks about the same as 7-Eleven to me: snacks and drinks. 7-Eleven still has way more stores here. The Cheers website is http://www.cheersstore.com/

The guys on the right are entering the store. The ladies on the left are peeking through the window. I don't know why. On the far left is a McDonald's. 

• Nikon D7000, 35mm f1.8.
• At 35mm, f4, 1/30 seconds, ISO 400.
• Manual exposure, center weighted metering, auto white balance.
• Picasa: Crop, 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.

One Fullerton, Night

Business offices and restaurants, right next to the Merlion. Some of the restaurants offer alfresco dining overlooking Marina Bay. 

Marina Bay Sands is in the background, shining lasers into the night sky. Fullerton Hotel is behind the camera, Fullerton Bay Hotel is on the right.

Web page is http://thefullertonheritage.com/?page_id=207

• Nikon D7000, 35mm f1.8.
• At 35mm, f2, 1/30 seconds, ISO 800.
• Manual exposure, center weighted metering, incandescent white balance.
• Picasa: Auto contrast, straighten, shadow enhance (to darken the sky to hide the high ISO noise).