The Rail Mall - Railway Track, 2nd

Sharing some macro photos taken at The Rail Mall railway track. Today is a weekday so there is not much joggers along the track. Still the weather is dry, no rain and very windy. Seems like this is another bad month for macro shooting. Hopefully next month will have some rain and not so windy.

BTW, the first few shots were taken by "Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS" lens. Great for landscape and scenery photography.

Location: The Rail Mall - Railway Track
Country: Singapore
Date/Time: 26/02/2015, 08.30am - 12.00pm

Public Transport:
Bus: 67, 75, 170, 171, 178, 184 & 961
Walk: Refer to the map for direction.
Map: See the map for direction (the last image of this album)

Equipment:
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens : Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Extension Tube: Kenko 36mm + 20mm
Tele Converter: Kenko C-AF 2X Teleplus Pro 300
Flash: Canon Speedlite 270EX II x 2
Flash Bracket: FotoPro DMM-903
Diffuser: Yes
Tripod: Monopod Velbon Ultra Stick L50

Camera Settings:
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 100mm + 36mm + 20mm + 2X Tele
Aperture: F/8, F/11, F/13, F/14
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Metering Mode: Centerweighted-Average
White Balance (manual): 5200K
Save in Format: RAW (CR2)
Converted Format: RAW (DNG)
Post Process: Lightroom v5.7

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I have to place the pictures in Flickr as my Google blog storage is already full. Sorry for the inconvenient.

The pictures can be found here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/72157651092975535/

You can also visit my main album page here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/

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Rifle Range Trail, 1st

Sharing some macro photos taken at Rifle Range Trail. This place is not accessible by public transport. We suppose to complete the trail but the weather doesn't allow us. So half way through, we have to turn back as the sky getting dark. The trail is not easy to walk as it is an uphill route. The ground is very irregular and slippery. The area are quite dark as it is covered by tall trees. Surprisingly, alot of joggers jogging at the trail. There are also alot of gigantic ants all over the ground. Those joggers just stepped onto the ants. We try our best to avoid them. Well, it is really a tiring trip. Maybe we'll come back again to complete the trail to see the wetland right at the end.

Location: Rifle Range Trail
Country: Singapore
Date/Time: 15/11/2014, 08.00am - 11.30am

Public Transport:
Not accessible
Map: No

Equipment:
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens : Tamron SP AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD (IF) Macro 1:1
Extension Tube: No
Flash: Built-in Pop flash with Rogue Safari Pop-up Flash Booster
Flash Bracket: No
Diffuser: Self-made
Tripod: Hand-held

Camera Settings:
ISO: 200 - 2000
Focal Length: 180mm
Aperture: F/11, F/16, F/18
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Metering Mode: Centerweighted-Average
White Balance (manual): 4400K - 5300K
Save in Format: RAW (CR2)
Converted Format: RAW (DNG)
Post Process: Adobe Camera RAW v8.7

Click on the picture to enlarge.

I have to place the pictures in Flickr as my Google blog storage is already full. Sorry for the inconvenient.

The picture can be found here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/72157650830876905/

You can also visit my main album page here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/

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The Rail Mall - Railway Track, 1st

Sharing some macro photos taken at The Rail Mall railway track. The old railway track is linked from Tanjong Pagar railway station all the way to Woodland railway station. The Rail Mall track is situated at Bukit Timah. You can see the Bukit Timah railway bridge along the track. We can only cover a short distance because we have to hunt for bugs on both sides of the track. There are alot of joggers along the track especially during weekends. Is really an interesting place. Do watch out your time as you may be tempted by moving on endlessly.

Location: The Rail Mall - Railway Track
Country: Singapore
Date/Time: 13/12/2014, 07.45am - 11.00am

Public Transport:
Bus: 67, 75, 170, 171, 178, 184 & 961
Walk: Refer to the map for direction.
Map: See the map for direction (the last image of this album)

Equipment:
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens : Tamron SP AF 180mm F/3.5 Di LD (IF) Macro 1:1
Extension Tube: No
Flash: Built-in Pop flash with Rogue Safari Pop-up Flash Booster
Flash Bracket: No
Diffuser: Self-made
Tripod: Monopod

Camera Settings:
ISO: 160 - 640
Focal Length: 180mm
Aperture: F/11, F/14
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Metering Mode: Centerweighted-Average
White Balance (manual): 4300 - 5100K
Save in Format: RAW (CR2)
Converted Format: RAW (DNG)
Post Process: Adobe Camera RAW v8.7

Click on the picture to enlarge.

I have to place the pictures in Flickr as my Google blog storage is already full. Sorry for the inconvenient.

The picture can be found here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/72157648499716933/

You can also visit my main album page here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/

Thanks for watching. Any comments are welcome.

Tampines ECO Park, 1st

Sharing some macro photos taken at Tampines ECO Park. The weather is dry and windy. Having strong wind for the whole morning so we decided to end early.

Location: Tampines ECO Park
Country: Singapore
Date/Time: 13/02/2015, 08.20am - 11.50am

Public Transport:
MRT: East West Line alight at Tampines station
Walk: Follow the MRT overhead track towards Pasir Ris station. When you reach SunPlaza Park, watch out for spiders and caterpillar along the bushes under the MRT track. Refer to the map for direction.
Map: See the map for direction (the last image of this album)

Equipment:
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens : Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Extension Tube: Kenko 36mm
Flash: Canon Speedlite 270EX II x 2
Flash Bracket: FotoPro DMM-903
Diffuser: Yes
Tripod: Monopod Velbon Ultra Stick L50


Camera Settings:
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 100mm + 36mm (ET)
Aperture: F/11, F/16, F/18
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Metering Mode: Centerweighted-Average
White Balance (manual): 5100K
Save in Format: RAW (CR2)
Converted Format: RAW (DNG)
Post Process: Lightroom v5.7

Click on the picture to enlarge.

I have to place the pictures in Flickr as my Google blog storage is already full. Sorry for the inconvenient.

The picture can be found here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/72157650400413720/

You can also visit my main album page here https://www.flickr.com/photos/almacro/sets/

Thanks for watching. Any comments are welcome.