Timeless Takes

Photography - Flora, Fauna, Nature and Some (Safe for Work)

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Happy Cuppa

Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

A Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) happily drinking on a Fiddlewood in the Japanese Garden even though that's not its host plant.

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A Fish Stunner

The lantern-shaped fruits of a Sea Poison Tree in the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

In some of its native region, fishermen apparently extract poison from these to stun and catch fishes.

In order to utilize the digital 800mm crop of the camera, this had to be captured in jpeg. The image was then cropped to compose in post.

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A Fish Stunner

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Starburst

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Starburst Bush (Clerodendrum quadriloculare) flowering in the Jurong Lake Gardens.

This was taken against dark undergrowth with the exposure biased 2-1/3 stops darker.

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Candy Tops

Antirrhinum majus or Snapdragon ‘Candy Tops’ bringing vibrant colours to the conservatory. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

As this was taken against the light, exposure was biased a stop brighter so that the flowers won’t come out as silhouettes.

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Candy Tops

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Loving One Another

Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Nyasa lovebirds, also known as Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae), enjoying each other's company in their cage in the Winged Sanctuary.

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Count Raggi's Paradise

Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Count Raggi's Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) in its dark cage in the Bird Paradise here.

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A Blue Classic

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Vanda Somsri 'Blue Classic' flowering en-masse in the Cloud Forest.

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Soaring On Wings As Eagles

An immatured sea eagle learning the ropes from its parent on the Marina South coast. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This image didn’t need to be cropped in post as the eagles including a third one were flying quite low at the time.

The given shutter speed of 1/500 second – I was then in Aperture Priority mode – was apparently not fast enough. A little motion blur could be seen at actual size but that wasn’t obvious here at this size.

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Soaring On Wings As Eagles

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A Kid’s Feast

A Cotton Stainer bug nymph (Dysdercus cingulatus) raiding a cotton boll for its seeds in the Meadow. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

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A Kid’s Feast

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In The Eye Of The Storm

The Singapore Flyer preparing to meet the incoming storm over the Marina Bay. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was a quick grab as we made a hasty retreat for cover. The exposure was biased 2-1/3 stops darker for this one and as there was practically nothing colourful in the scene, the image was converted to black and white in post.

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In The Eye Of The Storm

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A Happy Day

Plumeria rubra looking happy with the warm climate here even after a passing shower. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

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A Happy Day

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Broken Bowl Flowers

Japanese Anemones (Eriocapitella hupehensis) blooming profusely in a shady part of the conservatory. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

Apparently, that is the name of the Japanese Anemone in Chinese.

This was taken against a shady corner with the exposure biased 2 stops darker.

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Broken Bowl Flowers

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Cavendishia In The Clouds

One of the few out of about 100 Cavendishia species sprouting in the Cloud Forest. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

This was taken against shady undergrowth with the exposure biased 1-1/3 stops darker to preserve flower highlights.

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Cavendishia In The Clouds

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Salt and Light of the World

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

A medieval church in the heart of London in autumn.

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A Bee's Staple

Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This that looks like a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) trying to get to the nectar of these Spanish Bluebells in Wanstead in early spring.

The camera was held low and on level with the bee for the shot which somehow helped with subject isolation and also provide a more immersive view.

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An Extraordinary Moment

Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

A Hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) in the local zoo staring down the barrel of the lens.

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Thorns And Thistles

A Fouquieria diguetii or commonly known as Adam’s Tree spreading its thorny branches in the Succulent Garden. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken against the light and given a conservative 2/3 stop underexposure at the time of capture. The image was then exposed to the right in post.

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Thorns And Thistles