Christmas Lighting 2014 - Jurong Point

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Welcome to Jurong Point~

Jurong Point has impressive Christmas tree. I love the spiral lights that wraps around the tree. Toys soldiers guard the tree while citizens party around the tree.

I like the big Christmas wreath that hangs from the celling inside the shopping centre. On it sat a lazy teddy bear with gift boxes. Finally, Uniqulo (One of my most patronized stalls) has moved into Jurong Point.

It's just a few days more to Christmas. Have you made your plans yet? What shall I do for Christmas? Oh well~ I'm been caught the "LAZY" disease from the bear. Enjoy folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - AMK Hub

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! It's getting candylicious around the vicinity of AMK.

AMK Hub is giving a sweet Christmas to its visitor. The mall has turned into a "Candyland". Cup cakes, tea pots and lollipops are the decorations used around and inside the mall.

This is a prefect situation for the bokeh light effects shot I'm trying to master. With only a 35mm prime lens I need to get real close to my subjects (lollipops) which I could. And of course, there's got to be small light sources (Christmas lighting) behind my subject. I'm satisfied with the results that I got!

More candies to be shown. Even Captain America can't resist the temptation of sweets. "Time for some candy crushing~" =)

Lastly, a picture of the tea pot. It seems like the light for the tea is broken! Oh mine~ Mad hatter would be really mad if he finds out about this!

Ok! My imagination is getting out of hand!
Enjoy the photos folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - CentrePoint

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

CentrePoint has the theme of Christmas in Paris. A smaller version of the Eiffel Tower is located right at the exterior of the mall. Going peach, gold, yellow contrasting against the white and black is a great combination!

The surrounding pathways are decorated with colourful flowers and cute plushies. This attracted quite a number of visitors and shutterbugs (like myself). There's also a tiny dome filled with flowers where visitors queued orderly for a photo to be taken against it.

Isn't it great that "Paris" has came to Singapore?
Enjoy the photos folks ;)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Orchard Central

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

In my opinion, Orchard Central has the best decorations in Town area. It creates a bright pink Christmas featuring fairy tales!

Just stepping in the pathway towards Orchard Central, I was taken by the design. A tall Christmas tree stood on top of an underpass where visitors take photos from inside it.

I love the whole feel that gels up the atmosphere. The sparking pink stars, the pink and golden ornaments decorated entrances. This definitely brings up the mood!

Ponies, tree of life, these are the ingredients use to portray a magical Christmas. Here's my 2nd attempt to make bokeh light balls.

Enjoy the photos folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Orchard Gateway

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

Orchard Gateway has the simplest design I've seen so far. An LED panel with the word "merry christmas" is placed on top of a scaffolding surrounded by the mall's icon, human figures.

I did more of editing to this picture. I brought up the highlights so that the words are brighter. Darken the shadows greatly to create the silhouette of the walking crowd. Enjoy folks!

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - 313 Somerset

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

313somerset uses purple for its Christmas decoration to match its logo. A toy soldier welcomes you into a simple cabin. A beautiful Christmas tree stands on top of it. This cabin is actually a shop that sells Christmas items.

Right behind the cabin, along the stretch of bars, the plants are decorated with purple ornaments and bright magenta lights. The pathway is having some construction going on. Thus, it is a little squeezy.

Enjoy the photos folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Mandarin Gallery

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

Mandarin Gallery, the stretch between 313 and Takashimaya is lighted up with electric red and electric blue resembling some kind of futuristic planet (without aliens). The pillars and walk ways are decorated with a huge bunch of golden ribbons and blinking led stars.

As you see "humans" are stopping by and getting a picture with this "defensive weapon system". Haha! Anyways, it does look pretty cool and has its own kind of style!

Enjoy the photos folks!

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Takashimaya

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

I always have trouble finding the Christmas tree at Takashimaya. This tree stands 3 floors high. It is decorated with red, white gift boxes and gold ornaments.

Here's the close up of the decorations. A lot of visitors are queuing to take photos with this Christmas tree. Enjoy folks!

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Orchard Ion

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

At Orchard Ion, a tall Christmas tree stands at the same sweet spot. When I was there, it was drizzling and visitors weren't allowed into the tree. Therefore, I stood around trying to capture a shot.

Each shot, I try to capture the shopping centre's name if not, it's prime features with the Christmas decoration used. For Ion, the luxury shops with the bright and large LCDs are its main features.

Ion uses white and red for its Christmas decoration. Candy canes, ornaments and snowman plushies are hang on the tree topped with a bright red star.

Enjoy the photos folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Scotts Square

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

Scotts Square produces the "Scottish" effect (When I see the word Scotts, green and red came to my mind). Huge gift boxes are presented at the entrances of Scotts Square.

Proceeding a little forward, you will reach the Christmas tree - The classic kind having red, green ornaments and gift boxes. The tree is warmly lighted up by little yellow lights.

Finally, found a suitable subject to try out my Bokeh shot. I had only a 35mm prime lens and I need to get pretty close to the subject with the background a distance away.

I'm not sure if I did it right. The effect seems a little off! Maybe its too bright in there and this shot is taken through the glass railings. Enjoy the photos folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Tangs

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

Tangs is feeling artistic this year! It's main attraction is a 'reflective' golden tree with lots of 'jewels' in different shapes, sizes and colors hang on top of it. This creates an ultimate blink blink sensation and a good bokeh subject.

While I was heading towards the next location, this car parked at the Singapore Marriott Hotel caught all the passer by's eyes. The car is neon orange and heavily but beautifully modified. I'm not a car person but here are the pics!

Enjoy folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Orchard Paragon

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

Paragon features a warm Christmas having the exterior of the building and its Christmas tree lighted up with yellow lights. The theme they used revolves around the combination of red, golden and white.

The golden and almost "arrogant" deer portraits class and elegance signifying the posh of Orchard Paragon. I love the curvy lines created by the circular ornaments.

Enjoy the photos folks =)

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Christmas Lighting 2014 - Grand Park Hotel

A blink of an eye and Christmas is coming! Orchard road is magically lit up to welcome the festive season.

Below is the Christmas lighting of Grand Park Hotel. A Christmas tree stands tall in front of the building. It is decorated with the traditional ornaments and lit by soft blue lights. Enjoy the photos folks!

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