Glimpses of Singapore Part 6

Statue of Singapore founder Stamford Raffles

As it was our last day in Singapore, we wanted to explore one of the last item on our, must see list, Asian Civilisations Museum. Museum was located just across the Singapore river where we were staying. Seeing the sun raising behind the Asian Civilisations Museum each morning from the gallery, where we have our … Read more

Glimpses of Singapore Part 4

Jurong Bird Park

Fourth day in Singapore we wanted to explore Jurong Bird park. Waking up early we headed to the terrace for the morning kopi. Our morning breakfast at 5footway.inn was always a gastronomic as well as visual treat. The sun peeking behind the cloudy sky gave me a wonderful capture of the Singapore river front which … Read more

Glimpses of Singapore Part 3

From Cable car - West Coast Highway

We had reserved third day in Singapore exclusively for shopping. Singapore is a great destination for shopping. Like all other days we had breakfast at our hostel 5footway.inn. The terrace which holds the breakfast is also a photo gallery. Gallery 76 is an unconventional photography gallery space dedicated to the art of visual storytelling. On … Read more

Glimpses of Singapore Part 1

Panorama of Boat Quay near Elgin Bridge

When my friend asked me to join his family for a vacation to Singapore, 4 months back, I agreed immediately. Our planning started immediately. We booked air tickets, planned for the accommodation. Domestic flight from Mangalore to Bangalore at that time was pretty expensive. So we dropped the idea for going via air and thought … Read more

Panorama with a Fish Eye Lens

Blended Panorama with a Fish Eye Lens

In my earlier blog on Panorama using 8mm Fisheye, I had explained how I was struggling to take panorama using the earlier version of Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC. Recently after selling that lens, I got a newer version of the same lens called – Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye CS II with detachable hood. … Read more

Panorama using 8mm Fisheye

Samyang 8mm fisheye on 5D Mark III

  [pano file=”pano1/pano.html”] I had purchased this great fish eye lens from Samyang few months back. Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC – Fish eye is great sharp lens. The lens is designed to be used with cameras having an APS-C sensor, and is exceptional value for such a lens in its class. This is … Read more