Against our better judgement Christine and I decided to go 'photo hunting' in and around Singapore yesterday. It was an absolute stinker and before we even got down the road from our condo we were dripping in perspiration! Our first stop was Bugis to 'sus' out the scene at the famous Bugis Street Market. It took me a while to get the hang of it but eventually I was working like a pro, down on one knee, angling myself to get the right shot. Bugis was buzzing as always but I found that with my camera in hand I started to notice the smaller details instead of looking only at the handbags and clothes hanging in the stalls.
It truly is a sensory extravaganza and my favourite fresh watermelon juice stall made for some beautiful picture opportunities. I was a bit nervous about taking up close pictures of people face on as I wasn't sure whether folks would get a bit uptight about that....but as the day went on I got braver or perhaps just more sneaky!
From Bugis we made our way towards Little India where we took refuge in the air conditioning and popped up in Chinatown! This was where I really started to 'get my shoot on' and I am very pleased with the way some of my pics came out! I'm just loving our new camera and the picture quality - it really does make a big difference when you are using a sophisticated camera versus a little 'point and shoot' number. I'm learning slowly but I'm determined to get the hang of it and learn to use all the functions and settings etc.
Chinatown is possibly the most colourful district in Singapore and the restored shop house facades are my best! They are so pretty and the colours so bright that you can't help yourself taking the same picture every time you go down there. It was here that I started to get a bit braver and started taking pics of the people going about their daily tasks jobs and activities.
After about 3 hours of photo shooting Chris and I were bushed and in much need of a rest. We settled for an ice cold Tiger and some delicious sweet and sour prawns and noodles for lunch! What a treat :)
We did feel mildly guilty enjoying a beer at lunch time on a school day whilst both our husbands slaved away in the office allowing us to come up with and enjoy our desperate housewife excursions......The guilt didn't last that long however and we both agreed that if you're going to do something you should do it properly!
I must have shot over 300 photos yesterday in those 3 hours but I'm probably only going to keep about 30. These are some of my favourites and ones that I'll definitely include in our 'Memoirs from Singapore' coffee table book that I'm hoping to compile once we are home.
Such a fun day and I've decided that for the next 3 weeks my Sony camera is coming everywhere with me. I want to capture it all and take it back to JHB with me!
Go check out the rest of my photos on facebook - 'Shooting Singapore'
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