30 March 2014 – Rise of the Milky Way in East Coast Park (ECP)
Elusive Milky Way Galaxy captured in East Coast Park, Singapore on 30 March 2014. The light pollution near the horizon was caused by the city lights and anchored vessels. Drag the slider below to see just how bright the sky was before the Milky Way was unveiled using my custom Photoshop actions. I've also done a timelapse at this scene.
I have been asked several times on the locations to shoot Milky Way in Singapore and the answer is really anywhere is possible. Contrary to popular belief, shooting Milky Way is not technically impossible in Singapore anymore and I have chose to shoot the Milky Way at a popular location this time round to show that it's technically possible. Like all my other Milky Way images taken in Singapore, the datasets are acquired locally and you can play with the slider above to see the before and after. It may seem impossible and challenging to amateur photographers and those who are new to astrophotography but a truly experienced astrophotographer will ...
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