Sunday, March 27, 2005

Boats and Singapore River

Along the Singapore, you will find bum-boats like these. They take one along the river by the water route.


The bum-boats driving along the Singapore River. Posted by Hello


Facing Boat Quay. Posted by Hello


Cavenagh Bridge Posted by Hello


Off it goes. Posted by Hello


Anderson Bridge. Under which the bum-boats would pass. Posted by Hello

Sunday, March 20, 2005

Beauty of the Night

These are photos taken along the Singapore River at night. Let me know which is your favourite.

If you know of techniques to take good and clear photos of night scenes, please share with me. Thanks in advance.


Fullerton Hotel and Anderson Bridge by the night. Posted by Hello


Reflections. Singapore River. Near Boat Quay. Posted by Hello


Fullerton Hotel.  Posted by Hello


Watching the boats go by on Cavenagh Bridge. Posted by Hello


Maybank. Taken from Cavenagh Bridge. Posted by Hello


Esplanade - Theatres by the Bay, taken on a smoky night. Posted by Hello


The Merlion, overlooking the mouth of the river. Posted by Hello


Splashes! Posted by Hello

Sunday, March 13, 2005

Nature and Labrador Park


Trees. At Labrador Park. Posted by Hello


View of Labrador Park and the sea from the aerial staircase. Posted by Hello


The aerial staircase of the Labrador Park. It gets one close to Nature. Posted by Hello


Close to Nature, taken at Labrador Jetty. Posted by Hello


View of Labrador Park from the Labrador Jetty. Posted by Hello


Enjoying the sea breeze at Labrador Park.  Posted by Hello


Labrador Jetty. Posted by Hello


The rocky beaches of Labrador Park. Labrador Park houses Singapore's last rocky beach cum reef. It is today designated as a nature reserve. Posted by Hello


View of the Labrador Jetty from the aerial staircase. Posted by Hello

The Underground Tunnel and Gun Emplacement


The entrance to one of the underground tunnels. Labrador Park. Posted by Hello


Ammunition. Inside the underground tunnel. Posted by Hello


The lighting room, inside the underground tunnel. Labrador Park.

This ligting room allowed for naked flames. It is here that the gunners would light up kerosene lamps before bringing the lamps to other parts of the underground tunnel.

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Ammunition, stored inside the underground tunnel. Posted by Hello


Filled Shell Store. Inside the underground tunnel. Posted by Hello


Shell Lift Area. Here, the shells are lifted up by a mechanical pulley system (called a hoist) from this underground room to the gun emplacement above it. Posted by Hello


Inside the underground tunnel. Posted by Hello


The gun emplacement. Labrador Park. Posted by Hello