New Kid On The Block

A Ferrari sporting new colours zipping around town on a great afternoon. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Artistry In Motion

A Lambo whizzing around town just before Covid descended on this island state with vengeance back in 2020. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Scarlet Flight

A Scarlet Macaw homing in on fruits in the local zoo. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Tracking could’ve been an issue with such a busy backdrop. So prefocussing was used for the shot.

Sailing The Bay

Folks enjoying a sailboat ride at sunset in the Marina Bay. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

This was captured against an intense setting sun with the exposure biased 1-2/3 stops darker. Shadows were then brightened up some 35 percent and contrast tweaked in post for this final image.

Trek Rider

A Trek rider working out in a local park. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

This was captured with the exposure biased darker by 2/3 stop to preserve highlights. Shadows were then brightened up in post with the background colours toned down and darkened a bit.

Hot Seats

Dragon boats basking in the sun on the far side of Marina Bay. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Across the bay from the touristy Gardens by the Bay was this favourite haunt of dragon boat paddlers comprising of not only locals but also expatriates. Taken in 2017 with the Lumix LC1.

Zippy Jaguar

Jaguar’s wonder electric I-Pace hitting 100km/h from standstill in 4.8 seconds. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

It would’ve been nice if the humble Sigma DP2M could catch this 100km/h (about 62 mph) dash but no, the motion blur here had to be created out of the actual background in post. The starting point of the zoom radial blur had need to be placed outside the frame, so the canvas size was increased by 130 percent to the right for this, after which the image was cropped back to its original size.

Following The Leader

Folks enjoying an afternoon ride by the river. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Some bright spots in the background around the riders’ heads were ‘burned’ away in post so that they might stand out better.

Deliver Us From Evil

An ambulance responding to an emergency in the heartland. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken at noon and the lighting was very good and so the shutter speed was a little too fast to produce any motion blur. It had to be added in post.

A Ferrari In The Grand Canyon

A Ferrari zipping around town here. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Well, not really … but the background did make me think of the canyon. Captured with the camera placed almost on the ground and tilted for that little extra drama.

Riding On Higher Ground

A happy ride alongside the Singapore River in happier times. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken before e-scooters were banned from the walking path here. Exposure was biased darker a tad to avoid overexposing the face especially when it occupied only a small area in the frame and set against a darker backdrop.

A Classic Lingers On

A Landrover Defender making an appearance in Chinatown on a fine afternoon. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The camera was held nearly on the ground for this shot. Shutter speed was too fast to create any meaningful motion blur so this had to be done in post.