Saturday, February 20, 2010

Photos: i-City@Shah Alam, Forest of Lights

Ah, on the evening that I went to i-City with my other half, it was after some heavy rain. I was also there after 9 pm in the evening and that’s quite late for photography opportunities as there are just too many people.  Due to the wet and kinda muddy patches on the ground, it is hard to setup a tripod for proper pictures and furthermore with the number of people moving around, it would be difficult to find a spot that’s not obstructed by people.

You are advised to arrive before dark and setup your tripod and camera settings prior to the crowd showing up (usually after their evening meal).  This would be before 7:15 in the evening.  For a good feel of the place and with the ability to take photographs with tripod mounted longer shutter speeds, visit this flickr photo site.

Unfortunately for me, I had to do my handheld and in the dark, had to use large apertures.  As such, the pictures here are generally close-ups using a 50mm f1.8 lens.

A close-up of the plastic material used for the leaves of the trees.

An almost impossible clear view (too many people around) of the peacock which is probably the most popular piece on display for snapshots.

A left-over white Christmas tree from their Christmas theme decorations.

One of my favourite shots, a hello from a purple “flower” to another …

Pine trees!

Another shot of some yellow “flowers”.

Hope you like it … you can view a few more at this site.

7 comments:

kuanhoong said...

great snaps!

lechua said...

aah so u did go in the end... nice! so will u be submitting for the competition too? it's still open?

Ian Tan said...

I think the competition is over, not sure but not submitting.

Melissa said...

Hi Ian, we managed i-City's events and recently i-City just launched a new competition called i-City: It's Always On Photography and Videography Challenge. We would like to you to join the competition and invite you for i-City's upcoming events. It would be great if I could have your email address to forward to you the details. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Hi,
May i know what camera and lens are you using ?
thx.

Anonymous said...

Hi,
May i know what camera and lens are you using ?
thx.

Ian Tan said...

Hi Anonymous Person,

Used a Sony A200 with my 50mm lens.