A 4 day adventure in Singapore (15 - 19 Dec'11)

So for the year end holidays, we decided to bring the kids to Singapore. I go there almost monthly but the kids don't, so it's an adventure for them. To cover all possibilities, I brought along all the big bruisers in my lens line-up: Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L II, Canon EF 50mm f1.2 and the Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM. I didn't actually carry more than 2 of them out though since I also brought along my Canon Speedlite 580EX II.

We stayed in a hotel with a breathtaking view:

Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8L II USM | 30 sec, f/13, ISO 100

One of the purpose of bringing my 70-200mm is for the trip to the zoo to capture the animals, which for obvious reasons, tend to require a long zoom to get a decent picture of.

 
Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM | 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100

I also snuck in some 'street' shots whenever I could :)

 
Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM | 1/800 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100

It's also a chance for my wife to relax and not think about office work for awhile.

 
Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 50mm F1.2L USM | 1/400 sec, f/1.2, ISO 100

Mostly though, it was about letting the kids let loose. Activities like jumping on the bed is a strict no-no in our home.

 
Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 50mm F1.2L USM | 1/1600 sec, f/1.4, ISO 2000

 
Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 50mm F1.2L USM | 1/1600 sec, f/1.4, ISO 2000

The weather thankfully held out (it's the monsoon season) and I was grateful we could cram quite a bit of activities in 4 days. This is my favorite image in the whole trip. Composition-wise it's not so good. It also happens to be slightly blurred. In the end though, the moment was perfect.

 
Canon EOS 60D + Canon EF 50mm F1.2L USM | 1/800 sec, f/1.2, ISO 100

The 3 lenses all performed flawlessly and although they make a heavy 3 lens kit, I think this will be my definitive travel kit from now on. The Speedlite still baffles me as I find the learning curve for flash photography quite challenging. Gotta just read up and shoot more with it I guess.

> Full set of pictures on Flickr