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Gardens Extravaganza Special Finale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It didn’t seem that long that the Gardens by the Bay first opened<\/a>, but time flies and it’s been five years! To celebrate their fifth anniversary, Gardens by the Bay organised a series of events, and one of them is the Gardens Extravaganza Special. The\u00a0multimedia show combining 3D projection mapping, fire\/pyrotechnics, acrobats and trapezes took place at the Supertree Grove at the Gardens by the Bay over the weekend of 3-4 June 2017.<\/p>\n

After reading about this as well as seeing photos from the media preview, I made a trip down to watch and shoot the event. Expectedly, it was very crowded by the time I got there, but I managed to find an acceptable spot to shoot from, which gave me a reasonably good view of the Supertrees.<\/p>\n

The show was done in partnership with local company, Hexogon Solution, which I remember also did one of the i Light video projections on the ArtScience Museum. They have also done video mapping for National Day Parades and SEA Games. Thirty-two high-lumen projectors were used for this.<\/p>\n

Garden of Light, an installation by Hexagon Solution for i Light 2012.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here are some photos of the show. In order to capture the many things that were going on, I used both my Fujifilm X-T1 and X-T2, with the latter mounted on a tripod to capture the wide shots. The lens used is a Zeiss Touit 12mm f\/2.8.<\/p>\n

Performers were shot on the X-T1 hand held, using the XC 50-230mm f\/4.5-6.7.<\/p>\n

Gardens Extravaganza Special<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A pair of trapezes hang from a cube suspended from the Supertree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A pair of trapezes hang from a cube suspended from the Supertree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Fire twirler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Bursts of fire emanate from the OCBC Skyway and around the Supertree Grove.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An aerial performer suspended from the Supertree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A aerial performer on a suspended ring beside one of the Supertrees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An aerial performer suspended on a ring from one of the Supertrees. In the background is the Singapore Flyer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Visitors take photos of the finale of the Gardens Extravaganza Special. The slightly long has caused the moving bubbles to form coloured streaks of light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have also managed to borrow a GoPro Hero 5 Black to record the whole performance in 4K. You can watch it below. Be sure to watch in full screen 4K!<\/p>\n