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Two large bio domes sit at the edge of Gardens By The Bay. They house the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. We visited both, with the Avatar themed Cloud Forest proving to be a huge multi levelled indoor forest with aerial walkways

Cloud Forest

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/400 sec at f/8, ISO 64

MBS Cloud

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/1000 sec at f/8, ISO 64

Cloud Dome

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/800 sec at f/8, ISO 64

Raffles Boulevard Spiral

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 1/50 sec at f/8, ISO 64

An interesting and very photogenic set of outdoor spiral stairs that can be found on Raffles Boulevard. Right near the Millenia Walk shopping centre

It was full sun when I first tried to photograph these (with minimal success due to the horrible shadowing and contrast). Luckily about 20 minutes later when we came out of the shopping centre it was quite cloudy. So I was able to take my shots again with much better light

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

We spent the morning wandering the grounds of the nearby Singapore Botanic Gardens and it’s National Orchid Garden

Singapore Orchids

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 220

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 94 mm, 1/100 sec at f/8, ISO 800

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 95 mm, 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 500

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 720

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 64

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 1400

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 2500

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 101 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5, ISO 1250

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 110 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 4500

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/5.6, ISO 450

Shangri-La View

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 14 mm, 3 sec at f/16, ISO 64

The sunrise view from our balcony at the Shangri-La

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Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 17.5 mm, 20 sec at f/11, ISO 64

In the heart of Singapore’s Chinatown district sits the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. This spectacular, elevated viewpoint overlooking the iconic Buddhist temple and museum complex is not immediately obvious

There are public flats on Banda Street which face the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. There’s an accessible staircase at the side which you can head up to a suitably high level. I tried the view from various levels all the way to the top (around 21 from memory). I liked the composition from here which was Level 9 @ 7:25PM

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.