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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Ann on June 20, 2018, 21:43:07
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During my short-cut between New York and London, I was very fortunate to be able to spend nearly a week in Singapore where a fellow professional photographer, who is lucky enough to live in that exciting country, most generously gave up her time to show me around.
The building construction which has taken place around Singapore's Marina Bay in recent years, and which has replaced a previous slew of run-down warehouse and dock-side structures, is simply stunning visually and is also extraordinarily advanced technologically.
A heavy downpour had soaked the pavements on this particular evening and provided wonderful reflections of the colourfully lit buildings and of the people who were enjoying their evening in this vibrant and popular area.
A Park besides the river
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The Jubillee Pedestrian Bridge crossing over to Fullerton Bay and the Business District:
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This glazed dome is part of the magnificent Esplanade Concert Centre:
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Across the Bay stand the hand-shaped Arts and Sciences Museum besides the triple-towered Marina Sands Bay Hotel with its giant Promenade Deck spanning the three supporting towers.
The Deck contains gardens and an infinity swimming pool. The Museum is lit internally (through the skylights in each finger), bears huge solar panels on its exterior surfaces, and also functions as a rainfall-collecting funnel.
Glass-roofed walkways connect the pavilions of the Conference Centres at the base of the towers.
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A very dramatic Laser display from the viewing deck takes place for about 15 minutes every evening and the floodlighting on the surrounding buildings changes colour as well.
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In the heart of the business district, stands the amusing Merlion Fountain. It depicts the legendary report of an Indian explorer who was sure that he had seen lions on the island of Singapore (Sing means "lion" in Sanskrit); coupled with legends of mermaids swimming in these waters.
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Further along the waterfront, this field of little fountains play with continuously changing shapes and colours.
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Stunning shots Ann! I love the ones of the fountains at the end, so unusual.
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So, you were in the very city right after the historical meeting had taken place!
I won't go into that any further, but I'd like to point out that the second image is just lovely and gorgeous! As you say, the reflection from the pavement enhances the abundance of the illumination nicely: it almost gives an HDR-like effect!
Thank you for sharing!
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beautifully framed and composed images and a fair smattering to give us a very good feel for the whole show/environment that evening.
Not unexpectedly, noise is very pronounced in these shooting circumstances. Noticed you used D5 and ISO 6400 from one sample. BTW , Mongo was curious how well the noise might clean up so tried it on one sample. It came up a treat !
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Tim:
I like those little fountains too! I see little human figures in the shapes of the water-jets.
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Akira:
These photographs were taken when I was in Singapore in 2016 but the recent political events reminded me that I had never got round to posting my pictures of that fascinating country.
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Mongo:
I am glad that you enjoyed the photographs.
You noticed correctly that these were all shot on a D5, hand-held and with high ISO.
Gaining the ability to shoot moving subjects under low lighting conditions with a hand-held camera is what makes using a D5 such an exciting experience.
Film grain and luminance noise have never concerned me. I prefer to leave Luminance Noise un-smoothed so that crisp detail is retained. That is why I don't use Noise-reduction settings or software because I don't like the way in which it smooshes definition and detail (even though I do have that software). Some of what appears to be Noise in the sky in these pictures is actually falling rain!
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Akira:
These photographs were taken when I was in Singapore in 2016 but the recent political events reminded me that I had never got round to posting my pictures of that fascinating country.
LOL! No matter when these images were taken, I enjoy them so much anyway. :)
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Ann, quite simply the best set of many night time photographs of Singapore that I have seen over the years. My daughter lived in Singapore for around five years, so I am very familiar with the scenes that you portray here. Thanks so much for sharing them with us.
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Mongo:
I am glad that you enjoyed the photographs.
You noticed correctly that these were all shot on a D5, hand-held and with high ISO.
Gaining the ability to shoot moving subjects under low lighting conditions with a hand-held camera is what makes using a D5 such an exciting experience.
Film grain and luminance noise have never concerned me. I prefer to leave Luminance Noise un-smoothed so that crisp detail is retained. That is why I don't use Noise-reduction settings or software because I don't like the way in which it smooshes definition and detail (even though I do have that software). Some of what appears to be Noise in the sky in these pictures is actually falling rain!
Thanks Ann. Interesting to know these were handheld - impressive ! Also very interested in what you have said about noise reduction. Mongo also turns of noise reduction and associated things on his cameras also and for the reason you have mentioned.
One quick question - would you feel the same about using noise reduction if there were (and Mongo is not saying there is) a noise reduction program/method that does not have the associated loss of detail or are you happy irrespective of any such program/method ??
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Mongo:
I have often experimented with Noise Reduction tools but I have almost always found that they turn details to mush and so I usually avoid their use but, instead, tend to use quite heavy Masking so that my Sharpening only reaches sharply defined edges and does not affect the areas containing smooth tones.
Many of these night shots were shot at 12,800 ISO (and a couple of them at 25,600 ISO!) with my 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens wide-open and a shutter speed around 1/160 so it is quite surprising to me that the images have retained so much colour, DR and definition.
The triple-towers across the Bay are quite dimly lit and were shot under a misty rain-filled sky so the fact that the camera could record clear images is quite remarkable but the soggy atmosphere probably helped to enhance the laser display.
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Ann, these images are simply marvelous! 8)
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Wonderfully composed shots of this amazing city. Thank you for sharing, Ann, Master Photographer
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Fantastic images of a beautiful city.
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Thank you all for your incredibly kind comments about these pictures.
Hugh mentioned his familiarity with Singapore so the photographs which follow are probably of a place which he almost certainly knows well — the National Orchid Garden which is a section of Singapore's Botanic Gardens.
These splendid bronze Cranes stand guard near the entrance to the garden:
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Hundreds of yellow Oncidiums have been attached to a framework to make a glorious fragrant tunnel which leads into the garden.
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There are more than 2,000 species of orchids being grown in this garden and more than 3,000 cultivars. I recognised some species but I definitely can't name all of the ones which I photographed — but I will try.
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Dendrobium
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Dendrobium
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Dendrobium phaleonopsis
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Vanda
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Dendrobium
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Vanda (Singapore's national flower).
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Dendrobium
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Phaleonopsis
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Phaleonopsis
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Paphiopedilum
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Paphiopedilum
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Vanda
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Vanda
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you manage to create colorful graphical genious strikes from simple scenes like the following. You see the light and add geometry by experience and intuition!
just wow!
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All excellent images processed skillfully :). Thank you for showing.
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Excellent photos, unfortunately I can currently only view them on my iPhone.
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Frank, Fons and Anthony:
Thank you all so much for your very kind comments.
I hope the reason that Anthony is limited to looking at the photographs on his cell phone means that he is travelling and photographing in some fabulous place and does not mean that there he has suffered a catastrophic computer melt-down?
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+1 to the comments of the others - Ann you are spoiling us!
A visit to the National Orchid Garden and Singapore's Botanic Garden, which it is a part of, is simply "a must do" visit for those travelling to Singapore. Likewise the Jurong Bird Park.
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Hugh:
"Your Wish is my Command"!
Trees and a Tragedy
This grand four-faced clock stands near one of the entrances to Singapore's renowned Botanic Garden.
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Founded almost 160 years ago, the gardens cover some 64 beautifully maintained acres with spacious lawns, lakes and ponds, fascinating plantings, delightful sculptures and a Symphony Concerts stage nestled under the trees.
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Groups of different species of Palm, with fronds of varying shapes and colours, provide accent points and shade
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Hanging from the trees are orchids and ferns like this handsome group of Staghorn Ferns (Platycerium grande):
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I noticed several other unusual ferns in shady places under the trees such as this Bifurcated Hart's Tongue (Asplenium scolopendrium furcata) :
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The gardens are also home to some magnificent ancient trees which pre-date the creation of the gardens.
Some of the trees are listed "Heritage Trees". In order to qualify for Heritage Tree status, the tree needs to have a girth of more than five meters and to be of exceptional beauty or rarity.
Tembusu (Cyrtophyllum fragrans) is native to Southeast Asia. It flowers, profusely, twice a year with highly-scented white flowers and grows to more than 45 meters. Its timber is exceptionally hard, strong and resistant to rot and termites so Tembutsu trees have been harvested heavily for construction purposes and few really large ones have survived.
I believe that there were only six with Heritage status still growing in Singapore when I was there and this was the best known and most beloved of them all. It is featured on the reverse of the Singaporean $5 banknote.
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A massive fibrous-barked trunk supported this gorgeous 270-year-old tree. Until about three years ago a splendid low bough grew parallel with the ground from the sawn-off stump (which you can see on the side of the trunk). Enormous efforts were made over the years to provide an elaborate support system for this iconic branch but eventually it cracked and had to be removed.
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Otherwise the tree appeared to be in perfect health until, on a glorious sunny windless afternoon in February last year the Tembusu uprooted itself without warning and fell instantly to the ground.
The tragedy was not limited to the Tembusu: it claimed the life of a young mother and seriously injured her family and another man.
Following the tragedy, another "Heritage" Tembusa (which was growing near houses and a church) was felled last December because of safety concerns. So now there are only four Heritage Tembusus still growing in Singapore although many young trees are being planted.
The falling tree also flattened some of the Palms which grew nearby but this fine Chinese Fan Palm (Livistona) was spared.
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Ann, now I am thoroughly spoilt! ;D
Not that I mind at all - the trees and the delicate greens portrayed in your beautifully executed images are a lovely and most welcome contrast to our cold damp blue grey winters day here in Melbourne.
Sad story about the heritage trees and those killed/injured.
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Strange Sprouting
Some most unusual trees have sprouted in the 250 acres of gardens which have been created in Singapore’s Marina Bay between the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and the Docks.
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Known as Supertrees, but with no botanical name, they are host to myriad orchids, bromeliads, ferns and climbing vines as they soar to heights of between twenty and fifty meters above the surrounding natural trees.
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Their trunks were built from concrete with an overlying skin of steel mesh with pockets in which thousands of little plants are growing;
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while flowering vines are gradually climbing over the twigs around the funnels at the top.
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The eighteen Supertrees serve other purposes too: they act as funnels to collect rain-water; they support photo-voltaic cells and they act as venting shafts for the stunning gardens which have been created inside the two colossal glass-covered conservatories (the Cloud Forest and the Flower Dome) that have been built next to the trees. Plant-waste from the conservatories is burnt in a furnace which generates further electricity for the pumps and lighting in the conservatories.
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The Supertrees provide additional shade for garden visitors by day and at night they glow in soft pastel colours. There is an aerial walk-way connection between some of them and a café sits at the top of one of them.
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Ann, thank you for all these wonderful photographs. In posting #14 you didn't label some of the pictures. Going down in order, the first unlabeled shot is a dendrobium, then the yellow one with the twisted petals is a different type of dendrobium, then the one you labeled phalaenopsis is a dendrobium (named dendrobium phalaenopsis), then a yellow vanda, then two different types of dendrobium, then you correctly identify the Singapore national flower, then after the phalaenopsis and cyprepedium (or paphiopedium) flowers, the bright pink one you identified as a miltonia is another vanda, and the last one is also a vanda. Most of these flowers are probably hybrids, which can make it difficult to pick what they are.
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Beautiful images, they bring back memories from the time I was fortunate to spend in Singapore
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Netr:
Thank you so much for doing what I was really hoping that someone here would be able to do — identify those orchids for me.
Although I love that family, and try to grow a few in my own small greenhouse, I have very little experience with them.
I am re-labelling the photographs with the correct names.
I think that I have noticed a distinguishing feature in Vandas? They seem to have little protruding forked tongues?
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Those gardens and the Supertrees are indeed most interesting! As one who has never been to Singapore, and is not likely to do so, I thank you for the wonderful armchair tour. :)
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Flower Dome:
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The Flower Dome is one of two giant glass structures that were constructed like eggshells with all of their supporting framework on the exterior so that the colossal temperature-controlled interiors are entirely free from interior columns.
(This interior definitely screamed out for my Fisheye).
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When I was there, they had mounted a Lilytopia extravaganza and the space was filled with more than 7,000 flowering bulbs of Lilies and some other Lily-like flowers. The scene, and especially the scent, was truly wonderful.
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As soon as a plant faded, new replacements were being brought in (by the trolley load!) by the gardeners.
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The sub-theme was a retrograde tribute to the Beatles, music and the 1960s so old cars, busses and bicycles had been turned into plant-holders.
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While plant growing and species preservation are extremely scholarly and serious pursuits in these gardens, there are numerous sculptures and delightful touches of humour and fun everywhere.
“Ants”: This section of a large piece of old tree-trunk covered with giant stainless steel ants was created by Eng Siak Loy and stands close to the entrance.
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The attractive Balinese carved wooden crocodile bench is nearby, surrounded by ancient fossilized tree trunks.
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Peeping out between the plants is the very amusing “Nitpicking” sculpture, created from Driftwood by James Doran-Webb. A number of his pieces are dispersed throughout the gardens.
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The Flower Dome is maintained at about 70° F with a fairly dry atmosphere and some very large trees have been brought here from all over the World including some massive Columbian Wine Palms (Jubeaea chilensis).
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The Australian collection included this Queensland Bottle Tree (Brachychiton rupestris), and some Kangaroo Paw flowers and Xerochrysum Everlasting Daisies from Western Australia.
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Maintenance of these structures must be enormously expensive and this roof-mounted equipment provides safe support for the window-cleaning crews. All of the glass was certainly spotlessly clean.
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Ann, thank you for the further pictorial report! It is amazing to know how the artists in Singapore are inspired by the richness the nature provides.
The sub-theme was a retrograde tribute to the Beatles, music and the 1960s so old cars, busses and bicycycles had been turned into plant-holders.
Yes, that's the "Flower Power" in the true sense of the word! :D
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> Netr: Thank you so much for doing what I was really hoping that someone here would be able to do — identify those orchids for me.
Ann, Thank you for these beautiful pictures.
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I hope the reason that Anthony is limited to looking at the photographs on his cell phone means that he is travelling and photographing in some fabulous place and does not mean that there he has suffered a catastrophic computer melt-down?
Indeed, some photos from Sicily to follow shortly.
Unfortunately my iPhone has suffered some sort of melt down, so a trip to the Genius Bar has been booked.
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A beautiful series of images from a beautiful city, Ann. Thank you for sharing them, I have enjoyed them :)
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Carl, Akira, Netr and Jakov:
Thank you all for your kind and most encouraging remarks.
Anthony:
I was certain that you would be somewhere exciting!
I am much looking forward to seeing the results of your Sicilian adventure.
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My cameras have always seemed to lead me into some truly beautiful, fascinating and exciting places: Singapore is certainly all of those things.
The problem is that I frequently take photographs because the subject was beautiful or fascinating and I then am filled with a burning desire to learn everything that I can about that object so that my reading and researching ends-up absorbing more of my time than the taking and editing of the photographs.
Singapore’s Flower Dome, the neighbouring Cloud Forest and the Supertrees and especially the engineering and design-work which went into these structures were no exceptions.
Cloud Forest:
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This biome was constructed to be an environment for the plants which are to be found growing at high altitudes on tropical mountains. The temperature is maintained in the mid 20°C during daytime and lower at night but humidity is very high and is maintained by mist-emitting jets and the waterfalls flowing from the 100-foot plant-encrusted mountain.
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Maintaining those temperatures in tropical sunshine (just a few degrees from the equator) and under glass; requires considerable skills in architectural, engineering, and environmental design.
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Numerous flowering plants and Tree Ferns surround hidden glades and more waterfalls.
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An escalator inside the mountain takes you to the Lost Garden on the summit.
This pond (supplied by pumps from the base of the falls) at the top is the source for the waterfalls.
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Here they are growing orchids and bog plants including a grand collection of Carnivorous plants (Venus Fly Traps, Sundew, Sarracenia, Nepenthes and Heliamphora) which particularly intrigue and delight children.
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Around the pond are several sculptures including some Totems from Papua and boats from East Timor.
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Various exhibitions which have been installed inside the mountain such as this collection of stalagmites and mineral crystals. (These examples were all rescued from destruction prior to mining operations in different parts of the world.)
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Little portholes provide peepholes through the plants growing outside.
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You can explore the mountain more fully from the cantilevered walkways and enjoy the views of the surrounding gardens of the Singapore River and Marina Bay . . .
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until the hidden water jets spring to life and fill the dome with mist.
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Grant Associates (the landscape architecture firm) headed the team which created these gardens on reclaimed land at the mouth of the Singapore River).
The team included Wilkinson Eyre—architects; Atelier Ten—environmental design consultants; Atelier One—structural engineers); Land Design Studio — museum and visitor centre designers; and Thomas Matthews — communication designers) and the following Links show how they constructed these buildings and have controlled, conserved, and recycled water and energy resources to bring their amazingly courageous and pioneering concept to fruition.
http://grant-associates.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/ga_resized/SNG233_N823a-carousel.jpg
http://www.solaripedia.com/13/416/6653/gardens_by_the_bay_cloud_forest.html
https://www.atelierten.com/articles/in-depth-gardens-by-the-bay/
http://grant-associates.uk.com/
http://www.wilkinsoneyre.com/projects/cooled-conservatories-gardens-by-the-bay
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Ann, you make me want to visit this botanical park! The carnivorous plants are amazing.
Is the distortion of these fisheye images unadjusted? Or, do you adjust the amount of de-fishing to your taste according to each image?
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You would love Singapore and these amazing gardens — and they are not that far away from you either!
Never mind the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon: these Singaporean gardens have to be among the Wonders of the Modern World.
Concerning Mr. Fish:
I do adjust the amount of distortion individually and after the fact to best suit the image and tell the story.
I was also using my 24-70 mm in the Cloud Forest and I manually adjust distortion for that lens too.
I find thatPs and ACR's Lens Adjustments/Auto is much too strong and it also affects resolution perceptibly.
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Concerning Mr. Fish:
I do adjust the amount of distortion individually and after the fact to best suit the image and tell the story.
I was also using my 24-70 mm in the Cloud Forest and I manually adjust distortion for that lens too.
I find thatPs and ACR's Lens Adjustments/Auto is much too strong and it also affects resolution perceptibly.
Thank you for the explanation and the tip. Your use of the fisheye is a good food for thought!