Thirty minutes at the pier

I’ve been facing a struggle lately, that I frequently went to bed late and struggle to wake up the next day. It’s especially difficult on working days where my shift starts early and I have to wake up hours before sunrise.

I knew I had to fix my body clock. I tried resetting it last weekend, so on Saturday morning, I decided to drop by Marina South Pier to spend some time photographing. End up, I woke up close to sunrise, already failing my mission. Nonetheless I still got up, prepared myself to leave home.

I’m usually a bus person, I’d rather take long bus rides to a place. Because I was already late, I had to take the train. It’s been a long while since I board the train, and as expected, I stood throughout the whole journey. It was nice though, people watching in the train. Saw some scenes I thought were nice to photograph, but I didn’t because I couldn’t find the courage to intrude someone else’s boundary at close proximity.

I arrived at the pier around 930am. The people working there asked me if I was heading for the small islands around Singapore. That sparked an idea for next time. So, I got myself some breakfast, a chicken pau and a hotdog, and sat down somewhere I could get a wide view of the pier.

First I thought, I can’t photograph here, because I saw a sign that says no photography and videography. Funnily the pier was like an immigration centre. Although I’ve been here once, I don’t remember the place as it is.

I looked around somemore, and I saw a sign on the lift that said there’s a rooftop garden. After finishing my breakfast, I head upstairs to see what’s up. There I could see an unobstructed view of the ocean. A beautiful sight, despite the harsh sunlight shining down on me.

I took out my X-T5, paired it with the 27mm and went around the small rooftop garden to take some pictures. After a while, I switched to the 50mm to get a closer view.

I only get to spend half an hour taking pictures and after reviewing what I’ve got, I ended up with 27 good photos, although some pictures were different variations of the same subject. I wished I had more time to photograph that day, but had to go home shortly after because I had errands to run and a friend was visiting in the late afternoon. It was what it was. More importantly, at least I got out of the house instead of lazing around.

Till then,
Amirah