In The Galleries

Folks taking in the sights in the Peranakan Museum. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The folks in the original capture were actually in total darkness. Brightening up the area raised ugly noise in the shadows that was removed somewhat lazily by darkening the affected area with the burning tool.

A Cannon That Bites

A nineteen-century Malay cannon in the local museum. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

This corner here was lit with only a spotlight. So at ISO 800, the shutter speed that could be had was a mere 1/4 second. We won’t usually go beyond ISO 800 for this one-inch sensor camera. The image came out sharp however, even when viewed at 100 percent.

Nineteenth Century Artefact

A 19th century carriage used in the Peranakan ceremony of Tedun. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This carriage was apparently used to mark the first year of a child in the Chinese Peranakan tradition. Lighting around this spot in the museum was pretty dim. At ISO 6400, the shutter speed that I could get was a mere 1/30 second.

Helluva Piece

 

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A historian’s marvel in the National Museum. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

I was figuring the best way to photograph this artefact when this gentleman appeared and bent over to study it right across from me. Lighting here was very dim. Even though the aperture was set to f/2.8, the Fujifilm XS1 had need to push up the ISO to 2500 to give me a shutter speed of a mere 1/60 second. Coming out of a 2/3-inch sensor, the image was rather noisy but usable at this VGA size.