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Domed City

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/30 sec at f/1.7, ISO 110

Singapore, the Marina Bay Sands and the Cloud Forest and Flower Domes on the left

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Super Trees

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/20 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100

A different view of the Supertree Grove to what you’d normally see (from on the ground)

I was keen on photographing the grove from the ground when the evening light show was on. Garden Rhapsody says it runs for about 15 minutes each night at 7:45PM and 8:45PM

Alas my family had booked dinner at the swish Gordon Ramsay joint for 8PM meaning I’d be unable to go down there for either time

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All Out To Sea

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/180 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

Our room in the Marina Bay Sands was on the 49th floor. Which is almost at the top of the building. The public viewing deck is on the 55th floor and the hotel guest only area with the infinity pool and surrounds is on the 57th floor

I booked a room up high on this side of the building so I’d get access to a wide open balcony. For a potentially once off trip to this location photography was on my mind 🙂

This 180˚ view (taken a few metres out from our room) approximates what we could see from our balcony. Taken about ten minutes before sunset (which sets behind us over the city)

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Verticies

iPhone 14 Pro 6.86mm f/1.78 @ 6.86 mm, 1/160 sec at f/1.8, ISO 64

One of the few – perhaps the only – image I’ve published taken on my mobile phone 🙂

The Singapore Apple store is a sight to see. It’s completely circular with a domed top and it sits out in the waters of Marina Bay. One of the ways to access the store is to come in via an underground tunnel from the shopping centre and then up this escalator into the middle of the store

Singapore from the MBS

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/320 sec at f/5.6, ISO 64 x 6 Frames

Gardens and Bay from MBS

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/250 sec at f/5.6, ISO 64 x 6 Frames

This is the view from the public viewing area (level 55) on the top of the Marina Bay Sands. The first looking on the city side around to the Singapore Flyer. The second is from the flyer looking out to sea and across Gardens by the Bay

From up here you can see the enormous number of container ships just out to see waiting to come into port. Alas you can also see the heavy haze on the horizon (even after taking some steps to dehaze the images in post)

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