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« on: February 10, 2011, 08:52:49 AM »
Max,
Singapore is great just a few things to remember:
1. Photographing installations isn't allowed, therefore if you are photographing ships alongside you have to be careful (especially tankers).
2. Photographing anything military will likely result in your camera being confiscated or if you are lucky the memory card being seized.
3. There is a harbour cruise that leaves from Marina South that sometimes goes around a bit of the anchorage before it gets to Kusu Island - again re-iterate what others have said that it is a great vantage point but don't forget to take water and a good hat - there are shelters on the island but unless you are there during the festival not much else!
4. One or two of the launch operators at Marina South will take photographers around the anchorage (you need to have your passport with you as you go through Customs) you will need to ask each one - it can be quite expensive if you ae by yourself (around $100/hr).
5. You can walk along the East Coast Beaches and get shots of the smaller vessels anchored closer to shore but unfortunately these tend to block out the bigger ships further out.
6. The cable car between Sentosa Island and Mount Faber passes directly over the Singapore Cruise Terminal (at the moment they are building a new cruise centre at Marina Bay South). Great birds-eye views of any passenger vessels.
7. Last visit I found myself at McDonalds at West Coast Park and discovered that if I walked through the park I was close enough to photograph container ships entering Pasir Panjang (not a lot of movements but interesting none the less).
Richard.
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