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Boat Quay


Boat Quay
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Copyright: Andrew Ooi (andrewooi) Silver Note Writer [C: 4 W: 0 N: 30] (167)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-20
Categories: Daily Life
Exposure: f/10.0, 30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-20 7:38
Viewed: 550
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is Boat Quay, Singapore. I am originally from Malaysia, but this is now the place i work and i live in. It is a fantastic place.

Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank.

It was the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore, handling three quarters of all shipping business during the 1860s. Because the south bank of the river here resembles the belly of a carp, which according to Chinese belief is where wealth and prosperity lay, many shophouses were built, crowded into the area.

Though serving aquatic trade is no longer Boat Quay's primary role, the shophouses on it have been carefully conserved and now house various bars, pubs and restaurants. Therefore Boat Quay's social-economic role in the city has shifted away from that of trade and maritime commerce, and now leans towards more of a role accommodated for tourism and aesthetics for the commercial zone of which encloses the Singapore River. It is the soft front to the composolitian banking and financial sectors lying immediately behind it.

Boat Quay is also the name of the road along the quay, which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall.

This shot is a result of consolidation of inputs from fellow TE members, from my previous postings of Melbourne night scenes. I used a higher aperture this time, F10 in this case to give the Sigma higher clarity, as well as longer exposure time to blur the river.

The lines on the left are actually caused by sightseeing boats passing through.

I welcome any inputs to further improve my skills.

Post production: correcting for distortion and cropping.

Thank you for your inputs and have a nice week ahead!
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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 141 W: 24 N: 68] (757)
  • [2008-04-20 8:05]

Hi Andrew,
Beautiful scenery. Excellent colours, good light and very good reflections.

Hi Andrew,
The first thing that stands out in this photograph are the colourful reflections on the dark water. The compostition of the photo is fantastic and I particularly like how the green colours and the moon are to the left while the buildings and the red colours are on the right of the photo. Very good shot.
Elizabeth

damn Andrew!!
i hate moon.....

here, without it, the compo would have been just great!!!
bravo

is it moon or UFO ?
the view is good, fine exposure, just the moon looks not really nice
regards
jo

Hello Andrew!
Wonderful night picture and great colours, light, reflection, clarity and perspective!
Best regards!
Lili

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