Ten Years in the making, the doors of the National Gallery Singapore finally opened on 24 Nov 2015

The doors of the National Gallery Singapore finally open to the public. It consists of two buildings, joined together, the Supreme Court and the City Hall. 

From 24 November to 6 December, there were Art Carnival on the Padang, live performances and the Share the Hope Façade, Stunning display of light, sound and visuals, set against the backdrop of the newly transformed National Gallery Singapore and inspired by the art within its walls.

Free general admission for Singaporeans and PRs. 
For more information, please visit the National Gallery Singapore website. 
Enjoy the photos that I have taken on the last day ( 6 Dec 2015 ) of the two weeks opening celebration period. 

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Opening Ceremony fireworks for the 28th SEA Games 2015 Singapore (Video)

The excitement just landed in Singapore. One of the important regional sporting event took place in Singapore. The opening ceremony with the amazing fireworks was held at the new Singapore Sports Hub on the 5th June 2015.

Together with a group of my photographer friends, we waited eagerly for the fireworks to start it's first burst. Why was the first burst of firework important. Fireworks generate a lot of smoke. Smoke take time to disper. When you capture the first burst of fireworks, your photo will be literally smoke free. It will come to a time when you only see fireworks with smoke covering the sports hub and it's surrounding background. 

We did not arrive early ( about an hour early before the first burst of fireworks ), so we the last few people squeezed closely together with the other photographers at the far end of the Kallang river. A white tape stopped us from going further. But I was happy that I manage to get a good shot of the fireworks. 

I am not a landscape photographer so I do not regularly shoot landscape. I am an event, commercial and wedding photographer. In fact, I have never shot the sports hub from a distance. This was my first time. It looks good, I think I will shoot more of the sports hub in the eyes of a landscape photographer.

Back to SEA Games 2015. Do visit the website for more information on the schedule of the sports events. Join in the fun and I suppose a big sporting event celebration. 

https://www.seagames2015.com/

My video on the SEA Games 2015 fireworks

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Revisited TulipMania at the Gardens By The Bay

If you have read my earlier blog on TulipMania, I was there on the first day, The tulips have not fully bloom. This time, I brought my wife and mother-in-law along. It was on Good Friday. There was a huge crowd. Visitors were given  paper crown to wear. Both adults and children were wearing the crowns.

There was so much colours since all the plots of tulips were in full bloom. Enjoy the photos.

Tulipmania floral display is back with a magical theme of folklore, legends, fairy tales and nursery rhymes

Tulipmania Floral Display

The highly anticipated, annual Tulipmania display returns to Gardens by the Bay in March - this time amidst a colourful setting of magical fairy tales. In this third edition, visitors can look forward to an even wider selection of tulips at Tulipmania - over 40 varieties in a myriad of hues and forms! Look out for captivating blooms like the scarlet "Red Riding Hood", the “Purple Prince”, and the “Orange Princess” as they grace familiar fairy tale settings like Cinderella‘s carriage, Rapunzel’s tower, and the ginger bread house of Hansel and Gretel. There’s even a tulip named “Singapore”!

"Tulipmania" is the second of six chapters in Gardens by the Bay's storytelling journey in 2015. This enchanting series of floral displays for the year will draw visitors into the magical world of folklore, legends, fairy tales and nursery rhymes as told through the language of plants.

It starts from 20 Mar - 10 May 2015 9am to 9pm at the Flower Dome. Admission charges to the cooled conservatories apply. 

Do check out more information and promotions at this website. Tulipmania 2015