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Photographer’s Note

The town's landmark Merlion at a rainy day.

from Wikipedia:
The Merlion (simplified Chinese: 鱼尾狮; pinyin: Yúwěishī; Malay: Harimau-Laut; Tamil: கடல்சிங்கம்) is an imaginary creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Its name combines "mer" meaning the sea and "lion". The fish body comes from Singapore's ancient name back when it was a fishing village — Temasek — meaning "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name — Singapura — meaning "lion city" or "kota singa" in Sanskrit and Malay.

The symbol was designed by Mr Fraser Brunner, a member of the Souvenir Committee and curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium, for the logo of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in use from 26 March 1964 to 1997. The Merlion continues to be its trademark symbol since 20 July 1966. Although the STB changed their logo in 1997, the STB Act continues to protect the Merlion symbol. Approval must be received from STB before it can be used. The Merlion appears frequently in STB-approved souvenirs.

Exposure Time: 1/125
F-Stop: f/11.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 200/1 mm

Photo65Net, bakes888, snunney, cfreire, gunbud, jafadabret, dip, Philippe, pierrefonds, ribeiroantonio, mikolaj_kawa, Cretense, bobocortis, UlfE, alvaraalto, lrw1966, Dyerco, jaywalker, Jakab has marked this note useful

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Photo65Net (43096) 2009-05-08 2:56

Hello Achim,
Nice use of the lion sculpture.
It is an interesting one,
Have a nice day,
JB.

bakes888 (18353) 2009-05-08 3:19

Hi Achim. Nice catch. Well chosen POV to show the size and set the statue in the surroundings. I love all the umbrellas in the FG, good colour and repetition. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

snunney (35476) 2009-05-08 4:09

Hello Achim,
A good capture of this symbol of Singapore. I like the presence of the umbrellas, which contribute to the mood of the scene. Very good sharpness.

cfreire (11667) 2009-05-08 5:50

Hi Achim
Very nice composition with good pov and framing. these colored umbrellas gave a good attractive for the capture. Excellent definition. Well done. Regards, Consuelo

gunbud (28163) 2009-05-08 6:00

Hi Achim,
Excellent daily life capture of this impressive lion/fish.
It seems the pedestirians are well prepared for the spray with thier umbrellas.
Wonderful details and lush green colors to this lovely tropical image.
Regards, Tom

Tobias__Ortmann (2591) 2009-05-08 8:45

Hi achim,
singapore muss interessant anzuschauen sein
will das aufjeden fall auch mal sehen
dein Bild gefällt mir trotz schlechten Lichts ganz gut.
Lg Toba

jafadabret (40325) 2009-05-08 10:24

Bonjour Achim.
C'est amusant de voir ce lion marin cracher de l'eau alors que les gens se protègent sous leur parapluie.
Excellent !
Jacques

dip (12850) 2009-05-08 11:59

Hallo Achim,
schöne Aufnahme,gut belichtet trotz des Regenwetters,
auch die Schärfe ist sehr gut,man kann die viele interessanten Details gut erkennen,
Grüße,
Dimitris.

Philippe (11787) 2009-05-08 12:12

Hi, Achim. The Merlion stands out against the palm trees in the background. The passers-by on the bridge give the scale and their umbrellas add touches of colour in the foreground.
Have a nice evening,
Philippe

Miha2ou7 (4955) 2009-05-08 12:54

Hey Achim,

A famous site indeed. And nicely captured. I like all the little details and .. well stuff in the background, as well as the good focus on the subject.

Best regards.

pierrefonds (26659) 2009-05-08 16:26

Hi achim,

The curve of the bridge is an asset to the composition. The presence of the people has an effect of scale. The point of view is showing the details and colors of the Merlion. The light is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Graal (58732) 2009-05-08 23:52

Hi Achim,
unusual fountain, amazing sculpture of lion. Good reportage and presentation from a far country. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

wolf38 (13085) 2009-05-09 0:29

Hallo Achim. Ein wundervolles Bild. Es enthält viele Informationen. Irgendwie gehört es noch in die Kategorie Humor. Sehr schön. viele Grüßer, Wolfgang.

anto95 (1820) 2009-05-09 7:44

Hi Achim,
Very good POV and amazing details.
Antonello

ribeiroantonio (21975) 2009-05-10 22:06

It is always beautiful the lion of Singapore, even on a rainy day and with the high chair of the background. I like the excellent sharpness on the lion and the colourful umbrelas. Well done.
Antonio

mikolaj_kawa (31287) 2009-05-11 0:47

Hello Achim! Dangerous Merlion. Wonderful umbrellas. Nice light and colours. Good take. Good luck!

Cretense (57010) 2009-05-11 2:38

Hello Achim!

Beautiful daily life scene and beautiful architecture photo! One of the most impressive fountains I have seen! Great that the people are holding umbrellas, as if the were trying to avoid getting wet from the lion! Congratulations!

Hercules

lousat (16116) 2009-05-11 8:21

Hi Achim,this fountain is very very funny! The perfect point of view to show perfectly this unusual and strange lion-fish...thanks to show us this beauty of Singapore,have a nice day,LUCIANO

bobocortis (14144) 2009-05-11 9:35

Hello Achim.
Nice snapshot of daily life in Singapore.
The lion dominates the scenery and seems to send its rain on the colorful umbrellas.
Best regards.
Bobo.

UlfE (9180) 2009-05-11 11:23

Hi Achim,

Speldid capture where the spitting lionfish seems to make the pedestrian really need their umbrellans. TFS and have a nice evening!

Cheers,

Ulf

alvaraalto (5303) 2009-05-11 12:55

Hi Achim,

Good information with this attractive and interesting image.
Here it is positive that it was a rainy day, for all that umbrella’s are a nice element in the picture.

Groet Rob

lrw1966 (1632) 2009-05-12 9:20

Achim, Hi:

Amazing Architiecture and Daily Life, excellent notes, as well. Very nicely done.

Thanks
Larry

Dyerco (9304) 2009-05-12 20:20

Hi Achim
There is a lot going on in this image. Luckily the statue is light in colour and it draws the eye immediately. Well done.
Phil

jaywalker (12308) 2009-05-14 10:28

Hi Achim, A great photo & I love the lion head fountain, the people add some nice scale & although the light looks a little bland it dose not ruin the shot, well composed & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Jakab (3498) 2009-05-28 6:19

Hallo Achim,
ungefähr so habe ich mir Singapur vorgestellt: dicht bebaut, rege und ungewöhnlich. Mir gefällt die Belichtung, im Streulicht des regnerischen Wetters sind die Kontraste so mild, dass man alle Details erkennen kann.
Viele Grüße
Laszlo