{"id":4,"date":"2010-06-27T23:30:21","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T15:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/?p=4"},"modified":"2011-03-21T14:09:32","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T06:09:32","slug":"marina-bay-sands-skypark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ckphoto.net\/blog\/2010\/06\/marina-bay-sands-skypark","title":{"rendered":"Marina Bay Sands Skypark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Went up the Marina Bay Sands \u00a0Skypark<\/a>, hoping to catch some shots during the magic hour. However, I did not expect a long and slow queue which took more than 20 minutes due to printer failure at 3 out of the 4 counters. To top that off, I was told my Manfrotto 190B tripod was “too big” and had to check it in at the bell counter, so wasted quite a lot of time. By the time I got up there, it’s already too dark. Had to make to with what I have.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the security person said that there might be strong winds up there which could topple the tripod and hurt someone. This sounds ludicrous as we all know that a heavier\/bigger tripod = more stable.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, I also had my GorillaPod<\/a> and my trusty Panasonic Lumix LX3<\/a> to take some shots. The DSLR without a tripod is practically useless up there for night shots.<\/p>\n

So for those going up there, take note of the following:-
\n1. No “big” tripods. They didn’t officially say how big, but Manfrotto 190B is considered “too big”. Those with the 4-section tripods might fare better, or maybe I am just unlucky to be random checked.<\/p>\n

2. Officially, the rules say “No professional photography\/video equipment allowed”. Again, no one know what’s “professional”. Is a smallish Leica M9 considered professional?<\/p>\n

3. It’s dark, very dark up there. Be really careful when climbing the stairs to get up to the upper platform. Bring along a small torchlight.<\/p>\n

4. Except for a small section at the tip of the skypark which is covered by glass, the rest of it are basically unblocked save for 3-4 horizontal steel cables. You can easily shoot through them as the vertical spacing is quite wide.<\/p>\n

Enough rambling, here’s the shots. I’ll probably go up there again to get better shots.<\/p>\n

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Finally, 2 shots of the Marina Bay Sands taken before I went up the Skypark.<\/p>\n

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