The 2nd edition of Asia's First & only sustainable light art festival is BACK! Yeah! Time to practice night photography! A total of 7 hours worth of shooting on two separate nights... First trip was wif CK & her fren... There was a torrential rain in the afternoon. We were lucky to commence the photoshoot from the Merlion under good weather... Spent a gd 1 hr there to warm up & trying to avoid the crowd... The long exposure outcome was pretty gd! The colours really added a touch of vibrancy on our usual 'white' Merlion!
There's a total of 31 light installations around Marina Bay! We knew that it's quite tough to finish shooting in a single night... From the Merlion to the Promontory @ Marina Bay, the stretch was empty, unlike the first ''i Light'' ... It's quite a distance too! At the Promontory, we caught sight of the "Coral Garden'' ~ made up of transparent cocktail stirrers & draws attention to the neg impact of human practices on the world's coral reefs. We tried all sorts of angles & got some interesting ones! 
I like this Abstract!
At the Promontory open field, there's this multi-screen "After Light'' storybox (NZ) made out of containers... we had to squat at the field for a long time as we waited for all the screens to lit up wif the 'faces'! Btw, the music played was rather errie too! At this time, it's past 9pm & started to drizzle! Boy, my hp's weather forecast app was so accurate! We hang around there & strolled over to the Breeze Shelter... saw a booth which intro 'light painting' to visitors & offer to email their photos too! Then, stilt-walkers dressed wif multi-LED lights greeted us & posed for pics!
We walked past Marina Bay City Gallery & saw this installation "The Gate'' (China) where hundreds of laser beams frame a doorway to create the sense of a symbolic passage & a path to enlightenment. Many ppl were crowding outside & tot that could enter... There were moments of confusion as at 1 point, visitors were let in & the next moment were told that we couldn't enter! It's really hard to get a good shot here!
Next, I asked CK to experiment shooting the LED remote-controlled kites... It's super challenging as the kites were flying high & fast! After some trial & error, I managed to get a couple of interesting 'light trails' pics! It's artistic! The downside was... my arm was aching!
Light Trails
Sg's skyline in B&W ~ shot when i was lying on deck chair!
Colours I see ~ reflections of the deck chairs!
Then, as we strolled further down... we saw colourful deck chairs ~ ''Deck Journey" (Singapore). I love this installation most as i felt so relax when lying on it wif the breeze blowing gently! One can really sit back to enjoy the Marina Bay Waterfront view! The deck chairs were designed in such a way that it would lit up only when someone sit & lean back! I wish this is a permanent feature thou! :-)
Finally, we reached MBS & both of us had the same idea to capture the reflections on the AVALON architecture... This proved how long i had last visited MBS area, the LV flagship store & Avalon were the latest additions! We spent a long time shooting here & also ended our night at MBS... By the time we finished, it was 11.45pm! Hence, we all went to chase the last bus!
13 March 2012
I decided I gotta complete the whole event within days else i would keep feeling something incomplete... By chance, Wei was able to mit me last minute & I also wish to go shooting wif her for a gd long time! After a gd dinner at MOF, we headed to the Floating Platform...
Beneath the seating gallery were also some installations... we saw the "Urban Makyoh" (UK), where we could shine the torch onto the stencils to create designs on the wall. Wei spent a long time here shooting the stencils' reflective surface instead! Next, we watched the "Key Frames'' (France), where 20 stick-like figures come to life in a choreographed display of light & music... It's fun & humourous!
Juz as we managed to capture a few shots of the "Garden of Light" (Singapore), which is an animated projection on the Art Science Museum's petal shaped dome... The skies broke out in a heavy shower! We had to ran for shelter under the Helix bridge! This was certainly an unforgettable experience! Luckily, the rain stopped after awhile & we could continue shooting. We spent a long time testing the settings & waiting for the light display to come back on. We continued to shoot on the Helix bridge & i managed to discover a nice angle but gotta test my hand's stablity! A high ISO of 1600 helps :-)
Finally, when i set my tripod for a close-up shot of the Art Science Museum from ground level... the projection started again! Juz in time, I managed to capture a series of the light-show & I could feel the power of the sound effects! The thunderstorm sounds so real! We wrapped up our night's shoot by shooting the museum's signage & LV Flagship store... Now, I felt my project is completed!
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