10 April 2014 – Rising Milky Way at Marina Bay Sands Singapore
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort, developed by Las Vegas Sands, fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. This is probably one of my most challenging wide-field astrophotography attempts till date. All thanks to the extreme light pollution (in Central Business District of Singapore), uneven illumination & color, high humidity & thin haze, vignetting, dynamic range & light intensity and anything you can think of that would make such imagery impossible here.
It all began when one of my followers, Visakan Veerasamy, asked if it's possible to capture the Milky Way galaxy at one of the Singapore landmarks, after I've posted a Milky Way image that was captured at East Coast Park. And I thought to myself, "Why not?" So I accepted the challenge and visited Marina Barrage the next day, which I've also managed to capture the Milky Way galaxy there. While I was about to leave Marina Barrage, I thought to myself again, "Why not give it a try near MBS area...
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