Sunrise Photo Shoot: Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

Posted 03/02/2020

This weekend I did a recce sunrise Photo Shoot to capture Singapore in the beautiful dawn light from several different vantage points around Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands. It was a beautiful morning. The light was fabulous and the sky was a beautiful deep blue.

It’s a fairly easy walk from Marina Barrage to Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands, particularly early morning when it’s cooler. I started at Marina Barrage, then strolled through the gardens, photographing the iconic architecture of Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay Sands and the Singapore Flyer as I went. I then passed through Marina Bay Sands where I captured some interesting shots of the interior architecture, and finished up in front of the Art Science museum where my shoot buddy, Quaratulain, very kindly treated me to a well-deserved cappucino and a delicious pastry at Da Paolo’s.

Here are a few of my favourite photos from the morning…

Singapore Marina Barrage Photograph — This was my first shot of the day, taken at Marina Barrage. The sky was still a deep blue colour

Singapore Photography by Karen Lucas — This photo was taken from the barrage. There are lots of great photo spots along here and along the Gardens by the Bay East waterfront. I found the floating barrier in the foreground a bit distracting, so I removed it in Photoshop.

Gardens by the Bay Flower Dome Karen Lucas Photography — I love the striking architecture of the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay and it looked amazing in the dawn light. I took some photos with the light behind me and then I decided to turn around and shoot towards the sun, which also gave me some very interesting photos.

Singapore by Karen Lucas Photography — As I moved through Gardens by the Bay there were lots of great photo opportunities

Marina Bay Sands Photography by Karen Lucas Singapore — The Interior of Marina Bay is also great to photograph, particularly from the overhead pedestrian walkway that passes through from Gardens by the Bay

Singapore Architecture by Karen Lucas Photography — I finished my photo shoot in front of Marina Bay Sands and the Art Science Museum.

If you’d like to learn how to take photos like these, come join me for a fun, creative Sunrise Photo Walk at Marina Barrage and Gardens by the Bay this coming Friday.

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