Singapore fullerton hotel

Singapore fullerton hotel, a photo by gw.wang on Flickr.

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Technical Details
Camera Used: Nikon D7000
Lens Used: Tokina 11-16 f2.8
Software used for post processing: CS5
Techniques used: Digital blending with overlaying 2 raw file. One super long exposure to capture reflection and sky.One with -0.3ev to capture detail of the fullerton hotel.
Tripod: Sirui tripod used.
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As the christmas mood and countdown to the brand new 2012 holiday mood had slowly faded in many countries , but not Singapore .
Being a multi racial country , as the christmas and countdown pass , the chinese new year will be the next upcoming major holiday...
Chinatown will then be decorated with mainly red lighting due to auspicious reason , like what orchard had been decorated during christmas....
The highlight of the decoration in chinatown is the majestic dragon that stretch along the middle of the road !

I was the only crazy person taking photo around the area. The others are clubbers that are drunk and love birds hanging out around the area.


.:Taken from From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:.
About Chinatown

Singapore's Chinatown is an ethnic neighbourhood featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements and a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese population. Chinatown is located within the larger district of Outram.
As the largest ethnic group in Singapore is Chinese, Chinatown is considerably less of an enclave than it once was. (Note: The name Chinatown （唐人街） is usually used by non-Chinese Singaporeans whereas Chinese Singaporeans usually use the term Niu Che Shui （牛车水） as the term Chinatown （唐人街） usually refers to enclaves of Chinese people in regions where Chinese people are the minority ethnic group.) However, the district does retain significant historical and cultural significance. Large sections of it have been declared national heritage sites officially designated for conservation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

About Cavenagh Bridge
Formally known as the Edinburgh Bridge , it was the 3rd bridge built in Singapore on 1869 to commemorate the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh.
To honour the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements , Major General William Orfeur Cavenagh, it was then changed to Cavenagh Bridge.
It served as a connection between the north and south bank of Singapore river in the past to serve as a convience for the people.
For now , it connect from the side of Asian Civilisations Museum to the side of Fullerton Hotel.

About Esplanade bridge
The Esplanade Bridge is a 260 metre-long (850 ft.) road bridge that spans across the mouth of the Singapore River in Singapore with the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay on its northern abutment and the Merlion on the southern.[1] The 70 metre-wide (230 ft.) low-level concrete arched bridge has seven spans and supports two four-lane carriageways and walkways along both sides.
The bridge was built to provide faster vehicular access between Marina Centre and the financial district of Shenton Way.[1] Construction of the bridge began in early 1994 and was completed in March 1997.[1] The main contractor was Obayashi Corporation. The bridge then blocked views of the Merlion statue from the Marina Bay waterfront, raising a need for the original Merlion statue to be relocated from the back to the front of the bridge.

About Fullerton hotel
Named after Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the Straits Settlements, it was supposed to be a fort to defend the settlement against any naval attacks.
It then become the post office but it was redeveloped into a well known hotel in the modern days.

About Clark Quay River
Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor and Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1873 to 1875, who played a key role in positioning Singapore as the main port for the Malay states of Perak, Selangor and Sungei Ujong.
Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay, part of which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. Clarke Street, located next to Clarke Quay, was officially named in 1896, and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca. Similar to Clarke Quay, Clarke Street has since been converted into a pedestrian mall.
The Hoklos (Hokkien) refer to Clarke Street as gi hok kong si au, meaning "behind the new Gi Hok Kongsi" (house). The new Gi Hok Kongsi was near Carpenter Street. Another Chinese reference, which only refers to the Southern bank around Read Bridge area, was cha chun tau (柴船头), meaning "jetty for boats carrying firewood". Small tongkangs carrying firewood from Indonesia berthed at this jetty. The firewood trade was primarily a Teochew enterprise.


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