Following last weekend's failed attempt to capture the fireworks from Sheares Bridge... I decided to head to Promontory @ Marina to practice again. For this evening's shoot, i arranged to mit wif CK & Josephine... It's my 1st time meeting Jo & upon strolling to the Promontory area, tons of photography enthusiasts had already lined up their tripods! After scouring the stretch, i managed to find a space which probably can accomodate 2 tripods. Hence, Jo & I set up our tripods first....
When the National Day rehearsal commenced at 6.30pm, we saw the 'Red Lions' free-falling from the Super Puma Helicopters... it's really hard to shoot despite using a zoom lens! Then, there were a few more rounds of the helicopters flying & dropping naval divers into the water on the opposite side. At around 7pm, CK came to join us & luckily managed to squeeze a space for her tripod. CK was nice enuf to buy some snacks & drinks for us too!
Past 7pm, the helicopters carrying the Singapore flag flew past... followed by the fighter jets zooming across the skies. Then, we heard loud booms from the cannons firing ~ i dun have bionic eyes to see wat's happening across the water... My zoom lens came in handy & i could shoot pics of the cannons lining up at the waterfront. After the action-packed segment, we were unable to view the performance at the floating platform... So, we simply chit-chat to pass time & did some test shots.
Finally at 8.10pm, the much awaited fireworks segment began... I randomly clicked my shutter release, while enjoying the fireworks display. The surrounding buildings also had some bursts of fireworks. It's challening to shoot fireworks as the timing need to be right & also due to the intensive fireworks, the later part tend to be smokey. But overrall, tonite's fireworks was good as there's sufficient wind to disperse most of the smoke.
A total waiting time of 2.5hrs was not too bad, thou abit tiring standing so long... thereafter, CK & I adjoined to Lau Pa Sat hawker centre for dinner & chit-chat. It's a well-spent evening!
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