Punggol North Racial Harmony Street Parade

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Organised by Punggol North CCMC, Punggol North Racial Harmony Street Parade proved to be one of the most successful
community event in the GRC. I was covering the event under Northern Lights Photography Club (operating under
Rivervale CC, Punggol North GRC) together with poohbear, ortega, evq.

many thanks to yqt and tupi guy for coming down to help as well :thumbsup:

also thanks to icarus for i was using his 12-24 the whole evening (trying out something new, haha) the wide angle
wasn't easy to control and i was prolly on 12mm all the time. but hey, just try man,
decided to do a 'Wide and Tight' series for a change, here it goes ...

The Parade starts around 6pm, but more than an hour before that residents from around started to gather along the
designated stretch of Punggol Field road.

A vintage automobile on display along the road before the Parade. The Parade is part of Punggol North GRC's series of
events celebrating our National Day. It is somewhat reminiscent of National Day holidays of the past, where floats and
performances go into the heartlands.

The welcoming party having little rehearsal before the arrival of the guest of honour.

 

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more preparation snippets.

The Parade's Guest of Honour arrives, welcomed by a colourful multi-racial fanfare.

The Hosting MP exchanging warm greetings with the Parade's participants.

 

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Minister of Defence, Teo Chee Hean, launching the Parade.

and the performance starts ...

Give me your hand!

A wushu display

'Harvest Dance' adapted from the African Zulu tribe

Samba anyone?

 

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and here comes the school band!

and a series of colour multi-racial dances

 

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Hiphop and cheerleading coming together ...

and since Racial Harmony is the theme of the Parade, here're more colourful dances ...

 

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The Finale is a dance item depicting the joyous atmosphere of weddings of different races.

starting with the Chinese wedding ...

here come the flower maiden distributing goodies to the kids.

 

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the classy European wedding.

and the spinning bride!

next comes the Sikh and Indian community.

 

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some energetic stunts from the Sikh representatives ...

and lastly the elegant Malay wedding ...

 

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and the vintage cars drive past after the performances ...

The Guest of Honour and the Hosting MP are next invited to launch a new bus service
(service 34, from Punggol to Changi Airport)

and a small token of appreciation from our little residents.

Minister Teo proceeding to greet the residents of Punggol North after the Parade.

That's the end of my coverage posting here. cheers.
equipment:
D70s
SB-15
Sigma 12-24

 

[Sjourn]

Great coverage...like the ratio you did on the pics, works very well:thumbsup:

 

[yangbeng]

just one comment...~ watch out for the flash...alot of the highlights are blown. but its a nice series never-the-less

 

[Wai]

what ISO?

not enough ambient for the last few, should boost the ISO up or open up the aperture

 

[Wai]

The Guest of Honour and the Hosting MP are next invited to launch a new bus service
(service 34, from Punggol to Changi Airport)

great, got direct bus to airport next time liao, no need to take train to go one big round or take bus to pasir ris then change train :thumbsup:

 

[Xandorous]

Nice! I enjoyed your pics!

 

[eikin]

thanks guys for the feedback

just one comment...~ watch out for the flash...alot of the highlights are blown. but its a nice series never-the-less

yah, i get what you mean. the flash power is not strong (SB-15 is a very very old flash) and a couple of times i'll have to sacrifice part of the pictures to expose the other parts correctly. it's really frustrating.

actually i should say the distance the flash cover is not wide and far enough, not enough power to light up wider areas

what ISO?

not enough ambient for the last few, should boost the ISO up or open up the aperture

yah, aperture already at 5.6. ISO wise, wanted to go up to 1600, but i don't like the noise at that level, think i stopped around 1200++, can't remember the number. but i did push up all the way to 1600 when the sun went down completely.

 

[sumball]

great, got direct bus to airport next time liao, no need to take train to go one big round or take bus to pasir ris then change train :thumbsup:

Bus svs 27 doesnt cover Punggol? :think: Anyway YQ, I find this cropping very funny as you were using the 12-24. Very unconfortable seeing the ppl at the both side. Like ET. Also, as mentioned, the flash...

 

[sehsuan]

the cropping aspect ratio feels odd to me.

 

[Wai]

Bus svs 27 doesnt cover Punggol? :think:

it is going to sengkang, unless i drop at TPE exit, cross the bridge and change bus 83 or go sengkang, take train to punggol, then take LRT.

when u are carrying big luggage, dun think u want to do that, that's why i usually take MRT to airport, minimal walking

 

[Wai]

the cropping aspect ratio feels odd to me.

the cropping reminds me of one of the series that Rueyloon took last time

anyway, it works for me except #4 #5, when the coverage is so wide until dunno which is the main subject.

also, the flash was uneven but can't help since he already push as much as he can...

a full frame body + fast ultra wide like 20mm/1.8 would be great ;p

 

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Bus svs 27 doesnt cover Punggol? :think: Anyway YQ, I find this cropping very funny as you were using the 12-24. Very unconfortable seeing the ppl at the both side. Like ET. Also, as mentioned, the flash...

the cropping aspect ratio feels odd to me.

haha, those distortions. i'm still quite ok with that. as for the cropping aspect ratio, i wanted it 3:1, originally wanted to try 2:1, but i want to exaggerate the movement more, so compressed the frame somemore.