Neon City

Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 @ f/8.0, originally uploaded by benny ng.

One nice thing about cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo and Taipei is that there are many pockets of bright lights at night which makes it fun for night photography.

Looking at what's happening at Orchard Road and Clarke Quay, I think Singapore is slowly moving towards that direction. But it's so darned crowed during the festive season to get any good pictures!

Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 @ f/8.0

Lazy Saturday evening....

Lazy Saturday evening...., originally uploaded by benny ng.

..with no spectacular sunset.

Sunsets in our part of the world is so short! And if there are thick clouds, you can forget about it.

I always enjoy sunrise and sunsets in temperate climates. Being in countries on a higher lattitude, the duration of these beautiful moments are also much longer than the 15 minutes we get over here. I will always remember trying to wait for the sunset in Scotland during July 1996 at the Loch Ness. We started at 6pm and left at 12.30am when we ran out of food and water. And it was still bright and the sun was far from reaching the horizon.

All's not lost, we do get a good 12 to 13 hours of daylight year round. Great for outdoor fun.

Cheers,

So we went to Changi again...

The roll from the Voigtlander Bessa R4A is finally developed. No spectacular sunset from the Changi trip. On well....

Anyway, here's a few shots from the lazy afternoon..







The overall feel of the camera is good, and the rangefinder coupled viewfinder at 21mm is certainly convenient. I think on a bright, sunny day, this combo will be great for a street shoot.

Anyway, ended up at Charlie's for Western Dinner. Yum Yum!



Cheers,