NDP 2007 Preview Coverage

[USM]

I managed to attend the NDP 2007 preview. Every time when I attend such an event, my patriotic spirit is running high.

Looking at hundreds of spectators celebrating the birthday of the nation.



The Parade Square.



Contigents from the Singapore Scouts Association, PUB and NTUC.



Contigents from the army, NCDCC and Girl Guides Singapore.



Parade RSM - MWO Eric Chong Chee Yee.

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Sea of Reds.



Presidential Guard-of-Honour.



Guard-of-Honour contigents marching in.



The Nation Guardians.



Huge ballons.

[USM]

Guard-of-Honour from the Republic of Singapore Navy.



The music from Singapore Symphony Orchestra.



The 25-pounders guns stand-by at the bay.



Arrival of the President.



Look at the huge Singapore flag, escorted by the CH-47D Chinook and 4 Apache AH64 helicopters.

[USM]

Magnificent view of the fly-past of the state flag.



3 RSAF F-16 executing an afterburner flyover.



Next, 5 F-16 performing a stunting bomb burst.



25-pounders guns firing during the Presidential Parade Inspection.



The 21-guns salute from the Guard-of-Honour to the President and the Nation.

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The Color flags stand-by to march pass the President.



The Colors Party march past.



Guard-of-Honour from the 1st Commando Battalion march past.



Guard-of-Honour from the Republic of Singapore Navy march past.

[lkkang]

very nice...

[USM]

Performance by the Commandos demonstrating the vertical repelling skills.

They will repel down from the Benjamin Sheares Bridge.



Stand-by, forming the L-shape.



Go...........................



The 3-G Home Team.



Night fall sets in. Hundreds of Spectators switching on the neon lights, brightening the darkness sky.

[LOTUSfairy]

very nice...my sad 18-200 cannot even see/reach the commando butts.

[USM]

The Sea segment performed by the students from Clementi Primary School and Christ Church Secondary school.



What are those things?



A float transported to the parade ground by a military vessel.



Performance by the Singapore SOKA Association.



Color of the Bay.

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My favourite local artist - Kit Chan. She was singing the song "There's No Place I'd Rather Be".



Dusk sets in.



The Red Lions perfoming the night jump.



The Sky segment.



The grand finale - the Firework. I didn't get a good shot as it was very smoky.

[Ecclesiasm]

Really cantik!

[Outlook]

Good coverage. Let us see what happened inside which we missed that day. We were waiting outside for the fireworks that day. No ticket

[USM]

Originally Posted by LOTUSfairy very nice...my sad 18-200 cannot even see/reach the commando butts.

Even I am using 300mm is still not enough as I was standing right at the top. Simply too far.

Originally Posted by Ecclesiasm Really cantik!

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Outlook Good coverage. Let us see what happened inside which we missed that day. We were waiting outside for the fireworks that day. No ticket

You are welcome.

[evershine]

Very well covered and captured most of the critical moment beautifully. It would be good to have a few dramatic / different kind of shots - not easy though... So far no chance to cover NDP yet...

[xunjas]

woo bro, nice coverage of events.. =D

[aRcHeR]

Originally Posted by USM Presidential Guard-of-Honour.

erm... they are the presidential buglers.. not presidential GOHs.. presidential GOHs carry spears.

[kyo86sg]

er, are some tele pic soft? as i see abit soft leh...wat lens u using?

[USM]

Originally Posted by aRcHeR erm... they are the presidential buglers.. not presidential GOHs.. presidential GOHs carry spears.

I see. Thanks for highlighting.

[USM]

Originally Posted by kyo86sg er, are some tele pic soft? as i see abit soft leh...wat lens u using?

I won't be surprised because I was just too far away from the action.

[woojacky]

Sadly SG weather is very bad for taking fireworks. Because of the humidity the fireworks will have tons of smoke after the first blast.
But some photographers like to add a starburst filter when taking such shots too.
hmmm.