CHIJMES Cathedral at night HDR

by vanillaseven on Monday, January 25th 2010 in Places | 9 Comments

CHIJMES (pronounced “chimes”, Chinese: 赞美广场) from a Catholic convent known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) (圣婴女修院) and convent quarters known as Caldwell House (古德威尔屋).

The chapel, now a multi-purpose hall, is known as CHIJMES Hall (赞美礼堂), and Caldwell House, are national monuments now. The complex has been restored for commercial purposes like [...]

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Knocking on Heaven’s Door HDR

by vanillaseven on Thursday, January 14th 2010 in Places | 16 Comments

St Andrew Cathedral is the place when I was out hunting for photos with my buddy Obana.
I was squatting ready to take this picture while accidentally nudge one of the Tripod leg.
So this is the result, which in my opinion, slightly eerie…

And the second one, processed in full glory of HDR. I try to make [...]

Tags: 20mm f/1.4, architecture, church, grayscale, HDR, nikon d90, sigma lens, Singapore, St Andrew's Cathedral

St Paul’s Cathedral and Millennium Bridge

by sylviaspy on Monday, October 26th 2009 in Design, Places | 15 Comments

Took a walk along the Southbank and the subject of the day is St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge.
St Paul’s Cathedral, a busy and working church has got to be one of the most visited tourist attraction in London. However, many may not know that the current structure is the fourth version, built between 1675 [...]