SPLOSH! A day at the Children's Garden, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore

We were going down to the newly opened Children's Garden at The Gardens by the Bay, looking for a new water play area for the kids. It was a really hot afternoon, and we just finished our lunch. So Jo and Erin had a great time cooling off in the huge water park area, with loads of 'rain' splashing down and literally bucket loads of water splashing down every few minutes. There were many kids screaming with joy over there. I'll remember to bring along my own 'wet gear' the next time I'm there.

I would highly recommend anyone with kids to bring them down here for an hour of fun!
There's also a great sand play area with 3 long slides and a tree house and swinging bridges for kids from 6-12 to explore.

Here's my favorite shot of the day.
Joseph was having a lot of fun waiting for the water buckets to fill up and then splash down on him.

SPLOSH!

Erin @ One Fullerton.
Just upgraded myself with a new Olympus E-P5 Silver with a 17mm f1.8!
Suddenly received a Google+ notice that my storage space is being almost used up...mmm... maybe i need to use a different blogging service instead?

Anyway, i'm still experimenting with my new toy. I like the colors from the new 17mm too. Sharp enough for most occasions, i think. And it still gives out nice bokeh, even though it is wide angle.

Joseph's Evil Eye

_8180017, a photo by Choo Wing Yee on Flickr.

Joseph was giving me the Evil Eye for taking pictures non-stop with my then 'new toy'.

Erin with Minion

Erin with Minion, a photo by Choo Wing Yee on Flickr.

This was one of the first few pictures of Erin I took when i first bought my E-PL6 in mid-August. That is when i first experienced the imagery possible with m4/3 format... wow! photographic life was about to change forever. I never imagined something so small and compact could deliver images that was as good as my Canon 60D with 50mm glass...

Curtain Games with Erin

Curtain Games 1. Olympus E-PL6, 45mm F1.8

Curtain Games 2 Olympus E-PL6, 45mm F1.8

Curtain Games 13 Olympus E-PL6, 45mm F1.8

I was testing out my new toy, aka E-PL6, and decided to take pictures of my daughter, Erin. It's a real challenge to take any child even with a DSLR, and i was struggling to get the focus to lock on the correct place... not all of them locked onto the eyes, as Erin kept moving as she was having a great time laughing and playing hide and seek with me behind the curtains.

Boxing Day Party 2013

Fire Engines! Olympus E-PL6, 45mm F1.8.

Joseph had a great time today playing at our neighbor's house party. It's always fun to be playing someone else's toys, right? This is my favorite picture of the day, and the first photo I'm putting up on this blog. Kids grow up real fast, and we need to catch those moments forever.

It's been 4 months since i moved from a Canon DSLR system to Olympus Micro Four Thirds, and I'm enjoying (almost) every moment of it. It's great to be able to carry a much smaller camera, very quiet, and take great pictures without anyone noticing. It makes taking such moments more fun and I can fade into the background without intimidating anyone with a BIG camera.

Since there are loads of sites out there with camera reviews, which i totally enjoy reading, i will just focus on putting up my pictures and talking about how i am learning my new Olympus gear!