View of the front entrance of the Esplanade.

View of the surrounding buildings from the rooftop terrace.

Dusk at Marina Bay. I only saved a small version of this because I'm ashamed of it... The buildings on the right are blur! I'm kicking myself for not being careful. So this means I have to go back to photograph this again! But blurriness aside, I really like the stitching in this picture! Because in the other panoramas, I had to warp them to get the final result. But not for this one! I just needed to crop it and it's done! So you can imagine my frustration when I found out it wasn't perfect...

Other photos I took:

This is the life!

Tanglin Rose Big Band!

Drummer!

Guitarist!

1/15s at 100mm

This was shot at 1/20s at 250mm. While it's not super clear, at least you can make out the dude's face! It's a pity my 450D can only go up to ISO1600, if not I could've used a faster shutter speed.

Alright, that's all! Stay tuned for more stuff in the coming weeks!

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I'm going back tonight for another round of panorama photography! I can't wait!!!

I really have to go back another day. Night photography is so fun!

So for yesterday's shoot I was experimenting with a photography technique that I call 'Custom bokeh'. Found a tutorial on the web that seemed simple enough, but produced cool results. This is what I made:

Basically, I made a fake lens hood for my camera, and cut the shape of the bokeh I wanted right in the middle. Coupled with a wide-aperture lens, like my 50mm f/1.8, this is what I got:

Cool right? Here's another example:

My favourite place in Singapore, bokeh-ed:

I just love the sheer simplicity and brilliance of this trick.

Of course, I didn't forget to take focused pictures:

And here's my other bokeh design, the Haha bokeh:

Everywhere I looked, I saw lights laughing at me. As the cars drove past, all I saw were 'Haha's from their headlights. I love it!

Some more photos of the exhibits:

Do visit my Facebook album for more photos!

And now for Photo of the Week #8!

Took this photo a few weeks ago, during a photography trip to the CBD. I like this photo because it captures the Maybank building from another angle, while managing to include the Maybank logo. When I'm free, I'll post more pictures from that trip.