Made a last minute decision to go down to NDP to see if I could take any photos. Had a terrible experience last year so was a little hesitant this time.
Luckily this time round, NUS had its Rag at Marina Bay, and they gave NUS students priority to enter [what irony]. Went in and found a good spot [or so I thought I did] just before they allowed the public to enter as well.
That's what happens when one has a lousy camera. While I was taking the previous photo the planes came out suddenly. Had no time to frame my shot properly.
Even though NUS students were given priority to enter, the best views had already been taken up by NUS enthusiast photographers. I stood behind them, thinking that was still not bad. I was so wrong. More on that later.
As night fell my camera and I began showing our inability to take night photos. Those taken using the camera's automatic mode came out underexposed, while those taken using its manual mode came out blur and grainy. I'm shouldering some responsibility because I can't keep my hands still for 2/3 of a second.
Fireworks, like the flying planes earlier on, look better when taken together with some other objects like buildings. But of course as everyone can see, my attempt to do so failed miserably. [This time my camera shall shoulder some responsibility because its lens are not wide enough]
I stood behind these two photographers because I thought they would bend down a little during the fireworks to take their photos, as can see their cameras were positioned lower than their heights, thus giving me my unobstructed views. As mentioned, I was wrong. They just stood upright and happily clicked away.
So in the end, most of my photos turned out as if they were a couple on a date. Wouldn't have been too upset if they were an actual couple.
At least they weren't so obvious in my favourite photo.
After NDP I hung around the Rag venue for a while watching them give out prizes, before going home.
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