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Samsung Galaxy S5
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1/400 sec
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Focal Length
35mm
ISO
200

Supertree Grove view of OCBC Skyway

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@astontan
The sensational late afternoon sunrays emerging through the clouds bring this iconic place in Singapore to life!

Plan

Overview

Skill level

Easy
Accessbility
Public Location

Hours

05:00-02:00

Fee

Free

Pack

  • Wide-angle lens (35mm)

How to get there

N1° 16' 55.4232"E103° 51' 51.2964"
This location is within the Supertree Grove area of the Gardens by the Bay in the Marina Bay Sands’ integrated resort. It can be easily access via the overhead bridge (Lions Bridge) located at Marina Bay Sands Hotel or the underground linkway via Bayfront MRT Station. To get to this specific spot, enter the Gardens by the Bay via the overhead bridge from the Marina Bay Sands, follow signs to the Supertree Grove and take Lift “C” or stairs down to the area. Walk to the sheltered area just behind the Supertrees, turn around, angle-up and you should have a great view to photograph the OCBC Skyway / treetop walk. By MRT: - Closest MRT Station: Bayfront (Downtown Line and Circle Line) - Take exit “B” underground linkway towards Gardens by the Bay - Look for Supertree Grove signs

Tips

When to go

Best season

All months

Best time

Late afternoon
All months of the year are suitable to photograph the Treetop Walk in the Gardens by the Bay.
A visit in the late afternoon (16:00 - 18:00) will allow you to photograph the sun peering through the clouds, although the sky is absolutely brilliant during sunset.

Field tips

Using a wide-angle lens (35mm) gives you an optimum field of vision of the canopies, allowing you to capture the treetop walk from end to end. It also blends the backdrop of the Marina Bay Financial District, which in my opinion makes the photo stand out so much more with its silhouette aesthetic.
Get low! Similarly with the wide-angle lens, it allows you to capture more, but most importantly, gives a different perspective of the location. All too often this place is captured top down through drones or at eye level, so stooping down - be it crouching or lying down - changes the perspective and really brings in the sky and sun auras!
Framing with trees gives a natural composition and leads the viewer's eyes to the center and most aesthetic component of the image: the people! The treetop walkers are the biggest game changer in the photo, and by using the Supertrees as a natural frame, the perspective is enhanced and emphasizes the subjects.

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Blue Hour

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Sunrise

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Golden Hour

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Sunset

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