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Where can I shoot the Milky Way in Singapore?
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Where can I shoot the Milky Way in Singapore?

You can photograph the Milky Way at any location in Singapore, only if you know how to do it. You can read my Milky Way tutorial or join one of my Singapore night photography tours/workshops if you want to fast-track your astrophotography skills. 28 Feb 2014 - Rising Milky Way galaxy and planet Venus in Singapore I've been asked this question too many times that I decided to create a post for it. Some of the locations are no longer accessible to the public. The above image is one such example. It was taken in the East of Singapore but the site is now under construction. The below images were taken near the same site and it's no longer accessible. It's such a pity because it's the only location I know of where I could see the Milky Way with my naked eye. 25 June 2014 - Taken from a very dark location in Singapore where we can see the Milky Way with our naked eye! 25 June 2014 - Rising Milky Way above the trees in Singapore. Even though we've lost a very good site but fre...
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Milky Way at Springleaf Nature Park
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Milky Way at Springleaf Nature Park

Springleaf Nature Park Milky Way on 11 June 2019 Opened to public on 1 November 2014, the 6-hectare Springleaf Nature Park serves as a natural habitat for over 80 species of birds and it is located around the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. I visited this park today at around 1.36am with the first quarter moon and clouds in sight. Seeing was poor and so, I lowered my expectations and treated it like a test shot. I've wanted my final image to show the Milky Way rising right above the tree, something like what I did at the Rocket Tower, but I couldn't make it happen because the entire sky turned cloudy shortly after. The sky was also pretty bright with the first quarter Moon at 50% illumination. So this session became more like a test to see if I can unveil the Milky Way that's obscured by haze clouds haha! Although the final image is not what I have envisaged but the outcome of this test is pretty encouraging and I will definitely head back to take a better shot with a bett...
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Rising Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore on 26 May 2019
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Rising Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore on 26 May 2019

26 May 2019 - Rising Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore It's been one to two years since I last shot a Milky Way in Singapore and I decided to visit East Coast Park on 26 May 2019, with a few participants who signed up for my newly launched night photography tour in Singapore, to try to capture it with my Huawei P30 Pro and you can read more about it here. I setup another camera and took this shot with a DSLR, using similar setup as I did in 2014 when I first shot a Milky Way in Singapore, to see if I can make a better image this time. And I'm glad that I am able to reveal the nebulae located in the Milky Way galaxy this time with an improved workflow, which is complex but it's definitely worth the time and effort. You can see the before and after image below. And here's my attempt back in 2014 at the same site. Rising Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore in 2014 If you would like to learn more, you can check out my private night photography tours in Singapore.
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Huawei P30 Pro Captured Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore on 26 May 2019
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Huawei P30 Pro Captured Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore on 26 May 2019

26 May 2019 - Huawei P30 Pro Captured Milky Way at East Coast Park Singapore After I managed to shoot the Milky Way at Sentosa for the first time successfully using my Huawei P30 Pro on 25 May, I was looking for another opportunity to make my second attempt and that opportunity came soon enough. I predicted the night sky was going to be clear on 26 May and I posted my prediction and my plan here. And here's how the sky looked like during sunset on 26 May. Cloudy. Sunset from my home. Taken with Huawei P30 Pro unedited. As the dusk settled, I checked my camera bag to make sure I'm all good before I headed out and here's what's in my camera bag in case you're interested. So I'm all good! I drove to East Coast Park as planned and I waited in glee for the night sky to clear and it did. The sky condition was better than the one at Sentosa but the light pollution at the location is getting worse with all the newly installed lights. Anyway I've got what I wanted and I left...
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How I Shoot Milky Way In Singapore With Huawei P30 Pro on 25 May 2019
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How I Shoot Milky Way In Singapore With Huawei P30 Pro on 25 May 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrZ5TcSDVUY&feature=youtu.be The moment I had been waiting for finally arrived exactly 49 days after I've got my Huawei P30 Pro. This is one of my final tests for it after I've shot the Milky Way handheld in Mersing, shot a Eta Aquarid meteor and a bunch of other images in Mount Bromo and most recently, a lightning shot from my balcony with P30 Pro. So what's the big deal about this test? Because photographing the Milky Way in Singapore with a DSLR was deemed impossible by many astrophotography veterans here 5 years ago and many commented that my images were photoshopped, not knowing that I can do a much better job at it if I wanted to. After Mothership shared my story on their facebook page, some commenters apparently didn't think it's possible to shoot the Milky Way in Singapore with Huawei P30 Pro. Challenge accepted :D It's not surprising why many people didn't think it's possible because Singapore is also named as the countr...
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