09Aug is Singapore’s birthday, and the city celebrates with a National Day Parade every year, climaxing with fireworks. Families will be hanging around Marina Bay area during every year’s rehearsals.
If you are there for photography, timing is everything. If you are there with family and friends to soak in the atmosphere, just relax, sit on the floor, get plenty of water, and simply enjoy your family time đ
We start this blog with some twinkle stars đ
At 6:42PM – Chinook slings the Singapore flag across Fullerton towards the parade
6:44PM – F16 Falcons soar across the bay in fan shape, followed immediately by three F15 eagles.
6:45PM – Cannon non stop 21 salutes. And we watch assault boat manoeuvre into battle position.
As the blue hour approaches..
More and more families gather to catch the actions.
From 7:47PM onwards, the fireworks rock the evening sky. It is very spectacular, but small kids might find it too loud.
Love all the firework reflections off Marina Bay Sand‘s glass walls.
Are you interested to know more about firework photography? You do not need to be a professional photographer or hold expensive glasses to get decent fireworks photos. (Daddy Andy is one good example)
–> more photos from our fanpage
–> Firework photography tips
–> previous Mobile column experience, when Leopard tanks roll pass Cityhall
More parade details and itinerary are available at official NDP home page.
You can also catch Fireworks from Bay East and Barrage. Bay East might be too far away as the fireworks end up smaller. But the reflections of GardensByTheBay and Flyer’s lightings off Marina waters should compensate for everything (make sure you steal a wide angle lens beforehand).
If NDP organisers happen to read this blog, this is the fourth year we did not get any NDP tickets đ
nice photos đ
well the odds for the tickets, feels worse than 4D or Toto. heh.
Yes XinYun, I need to prepare a beautiful appeal letter for organisers after 09Aug. 4 years without tickets is crazy. Even BTO is now easier than NDP tixs.
Hi Andy,
What beautiful, beautiful pictures! May I know from which point did you watch the show and take those pictures from? I’m still struggling to find the best spot to watch the show with the kids..
Thank you!
hi Lavvy, thanks for dropping by. Any spot between Merlion to Starbuck will be nice, you need to reach by 5:30PM or no more space.
Alternatively, camp across on the slopes of MBS. Kids can stay back and watch MBS’s laser show after the fireworks.
OMG! the fireworks are so beautiful! i love to see fireworks as it cheers me!
thanks for dropping by Camy đ
Glad the fireworks make your day.