It’s A Sunny Day

Rhododendron macgregoriae blooming in a shady corner of the Cloud Forest. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Shaving Brush

Pseudobombax elipticum or Shaving Brush Tree flowering in the conservatory. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The tree can apparently grow up to 18 metres (about 60 feet) but this flower was on one barely 1 metre tall.

Unassuming Heroes

Fungi quietly going about their nutrient and carbon cycling duties in the gardens. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

I had wanted to capture more of the underside of the fungi so the screen, and unfortunately a fixed one, was used here. Thankfully, I managed to come away with this image even though the screen was an aging dim one.

Garden Living

One of many common scenes on this island of Singapore. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The sky was just a patch of white despite the exposure having been biased 1-1/3 stops darker. So highlights were pulled back in post to see a little of the rain clouds that were actually there.

The Scarlet Host

Begonia fuchsioides playing host to spider mites in the Cloud Forest. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken against a shady backdrop with the exposure biased 1-1/3 stops darker.

Carbon Addicts

Red fungi sprouting up in a neighbourhood park after the rain. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Research had estimated that fungi could possibly be absorbing over a third of the carbon emission from burning fossil fuels. That’s apparently how hungry that fungi have been for carbon. This is news to me.

As a slow lens was used here, the more generous depth-of-field had made plant litter beneath the fungi a distracting mass. This was toned down and darkened in post. Overall yellows and greens were also de-saturated a bit.

Let Sleeping Leopards Lie

A leopard curling up for warmth and safety in the local zoo. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This corner here was a little dark and the shutter speed at ISO200 and f/4 was a mere 1/20 second. Thankfully, the image came out with just a tiny bit of camera shake at actual size and looking fine at this size.

Swan Lake In The Gardens

Fuchsia Ballerinas lining the sides of the Flower Field. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Colour Basics

A colourful entrance at One Fullerton in the city. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Beneath The Bunyan Tree

A migrant worker catching up with folks back home during a lunch break. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Roses And Grapes

Medinilla magnifica or Rose Grapes dangling in the light in the Cloud Forest. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was captured against the light and so the exposure had need to be biased brighter for the colours of the flowers and leaves to be more visible. However, it was only a conservative 1/3 stop brighter lest this copy of the lens should flare. Shadows and highlights were then brightened up in post.

A Common Resident

A Brown-throated Sunbird looking startled by the shutter noise. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was a 40 percent crop of the original capture. The busy background had been toned down and darkened a bit in post.