SPCA
I admit. I've never been to SPCA. Today was my first.
I always picture SPCA as a big, dilapidated enclosure, housing all kinds of abandoned pets in situ. Contrary to my beliefs, SPCA is actually quite small, and the compound residing those abandoned pets is considerably well-maintained; with regular paint jobs done up by volunteers. However, each individual animals there will have to make do with the fetid stench emanating from their enclosures and also the 'less-than-abundant' living space allocated to them before they get adopted. Sometimes, i sympathize with them for the state they're in, but i guess they should be feeling blessed - for they're being provided and cared for in their new found home.
One of the many wall paintings done up by volunteers
Epitome for innocence
Look at her eyes
He can't get to his playmate on the other side of the cage
I'll be good
Please adopt me
shooting car, chasing sun
On new year's eve, Alan and I set off at around 5.30am, reaching Seletar dam just in time to do some setting up and catch the sunrise. At first, we wanted to stop put at Upper Seletar Reservoir. However upon reaching there, we realized that the reservoir was facing west (not an ideal spot for shooting his car against the sunrise). Due to the sudden change in plan and our rush for time, we settled for Seletar dam instead.
The sun rose 20mins before the forecasted timing at 7.07am.
After the sky transformed into a pale and hazy shade of grey, we knew that the end of our mini-photoshoot was here. Alot of shots were either full or partially underexposed /overexposed. It was harder to shoot in low lighting conditions than i thought. To make things worse, the short-lived sun rise was a ticking 'time bomb' on its own and the fast but gradual change in light also got into my nerves. With my limited knowledge in photography and the time constraint (hard to experiment with the shuttle speeds/apertures) imposed by the earth's rotation, it made me appreciate the essence of photography even more.
