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Turning 50: Part 6 – 50 Is the Time to Rethink about Life Going Ahead
Getting close to 50, I sometimes wonder about various things like meaning of life, purpose of life, what I’m living for, why we have to work 😅, all of which I have no profound answer. I guess I’m in a midlife crisis! In fact, when coming to this middle age, everything becomes rather stagnant and …
Un-inspirational 😅 Photography Quotes: Part 2 – Your Photo Gallery Is …
“Your Photo Gallery Is Only as Good as Your Weakest Image.” — LASTLIGHTS.NET Somewhere online, I saw someone saying along this line, and I couldn’t agree more (although this statement might sound a bit harsh 😅). In the past, my website had a page called Top 50 Photo Gallery, but in retrospect, the quality wasn’t …
Photo of the Month (April 2023)
Photo of the Month (April 2023) Photographed on 4 April 2023 at Helix Bridge (Singapore). April’s POTM comes from my bogey spot where I previously tried many times with no satisfactory result (especially in portrait orientation). My previous attempts had no or very subtle reflections, but finally I’ve got something I’m happy with. 😀 I’m …
Tulipmania at Gardens by the Bay (Singapore)
This is my rare flower photo taken inside Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, which is also my favourite local spot to shoot long exposure photography at blue hour. By the way, this photo was shot with Olympus PEN E-PL10 using M.Zuiko 45mm (f/1.8) lens. Whenever I shoot cityscapes at blue hour, I’m …
Myth of “Blogging is a Marathon, Not a Sprint”
You’ve probably heard about a quote that says, “Blogging is a marathon, not a sprint”. I understand this as saying that it takes time to grow a blog, which is quite true. Differences Between Marathon and Blogging That said, marathon and blogging are fundamentally different. In the real marathon, you either reach the finish line …
Turning 50: Part 5 – In the End, It’s People That Matter
My observation is that when a cool kid/adult is eating alone, people think “he/she chose to be alone”, but when an uncool kid/adult is eating alone, people think “he/she was left alone”. 😅 Well, this perception isn’t always right, because I’m an uncool adult who often chooses to be alone. Being a strongly introverted person, …
Making of a Photograph: Part 9 – Singapore Skyline with Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
This photo of Singapore Skyline with Buddha Tooth Relic Temple was photographed during the week leading up to Chinese New Year in January 2022. I shot it from a corridor of an HDB (public housing) flat located behind the temple, which is quite a popular photography spot among local photography enthusiasts and even tourists. In …
Un-inspirational 😅 Photography Quotes: Part 1 – Photography Is All About …
“Photography Is All about Self-satisfaction, so Even If People Say It’s a Very Nice Photo, I Can’t Be Satisfied If I Don’t Think So.” — LASTLIGHTS.NET This is always the case with me. For this website, I won’t post any photo that I’m not fully convinced with, but for social media, I set the bar …
Photo of the Month (March 2023)
Photo of the Month (March 2023) Photographed on 28 March 2023 at Esplanade (Singapore). I skipped POTM for February, as there wasn’t any good photo to share. 😅 I previously shot from this spot many times, but my first time trying to include the whole CBD skyline (as I’ve always excluded those few buildings on …
Turning 50: Part 4 – Life Begins at Retirement
Whenever I came across a phrase, “Life begins at retirement”, I always felt it’s too late. Indeed, it’s quite late for your life to start at 60 or 70, but in reality, it is probably what it is for ordinary people like myself, considering how little free time I have in my everyday life, all …