What an experience!!

Have you ever seen a fireworks so close, just like falling on your face? I did.. it is so close.. and so loud..

I was at the national day preview.. not sitting in the audience at the floating stage.. but sitting at the merlion park there with my photographer friends.. we are there to shoot fireworks! yup.. I am learning photography from my new found friends.. who are expert in taking photos.. they have so many good equipment and lenses.. I have so much money to spend these yet.. maybe when I have started working and made enough money, I will buy a good DSLR camera.. a professional camera.. I like taking photos.. photos of scenery, photos of people, of anything interesting to me.. anything that can tell a story.. so I want to learn how to take good photos.. it is not so easy as it seems.. I must know what settings are needed to take photos of different lighting..

using a high iso to take photos of places that are dark.. and use low iso to take photos of fireworks.. and using a tripod is impt to minimize shaking that will result in blur photos..



The views from my position.. This is the photo of the future IR.. when the IR is completed, I will be there to take another photo.. and you will see the difference.. how the place progress..

I can't see the performance of the national day parade at the floating stage from where I was.. but I can see all the air display.. with helicopter and fighter planes zooming past over my head and the sea display with the speed boats.. and the large balloons.. when there is something coming, the ppl at the back will be cheering or wowing.. haha.. yah.. there were many ppl there watching.. and they also there as early as before 4pm..


See how pack the place is..
The F1 powerboat.. so fast and noisy.. haha..
The gigantic layang pulled along the bay..

The motor parachute flyers flying closer..
The parachuters dropping down..

The parachuters touching down before the audience..
The helicopters fly pass..

Here come the black knights.. Yeah!
Coming from the opposite..

The lovely heart shape..

The big cute lanterns..
The nice evening shot of the merlion and esplanade..

then there are the fireworks.. it is so near... so close like you can just reach out your hands and touch them.. so colourful and pretty.. this is the first time I see so many fireworks live.. every year I will be at home watching from tv screen and hear the sound of the real fireworks from my home.. but didn't see any of the sparks.. so while I busy clicking my camera.. I was sort of mesmerised by the beautiful fireworks.. so big.. and not scary at all.. but my photos never came up so nice as the fireworks are too close and too bright.. and I set 2 sec exposure which is too long.. so I off the exposure.. and get some better pics.. at least i learnt something..
The night view before the fireworks..

The following are some better photos of the fireworks.. still a lot of room of improvement..



So if you all want to experience the fireworks falling on your faces, just go to the merlion park at the next national day at marina bay and have a good view of the fireworks just above your heads.. It's falling sparks!