Shots in the City: Dempsey Area
Images, like poems, complement each other; one brings out meaning in the other with the help of context. I hope it's the same for the photographs I have taken. The following images are shots from my own little exploration around certain places, and in this case it's the region around my church. Somehow it didn't feel like I was in Singapore. It was surreal, quiet, and completely out of character for a country that promotes itself as a lively city state.
This particular trip began at St George's Church Tanglin, an unassuming brick building located along Minden Road, where I attend church. Outside, the Singapore flag flies high. The date is August 9th, National Day, and it's about 4 in the afternoon.
Not far off, a place to sit and contemplate, part of a development project establishing Tanglin Village.
A few minutes walk brings me and a friend to an unused chapel. A board by the door states that the place is under camera surveillance, but we walked around anyway. This is the facade of the chapel from the road.
This is the interior of the chapel itself, empty save for dust and leaves, and whatever else is blown in by the wind. It's intriguing to think that this place once held pews and people, used for worship and bible study.
A little stone platform with a broken setting. I think it must have been a font once, in memory of a boy called John Bath, if you take a look at the inscription.
The silhouette of an old fashioned streetlamp, a little worse for the wear, but still in working order.
This area was left pretty much abandoned, with a few of the old buildings still left, while the rest (which were probably the old army barracks used by the Brits in colonial times) were turned into restaurants and cafes and even a gallery. This particular hut probably housed the telephone switchboards, and you can see a whole mass of wires and stuff inside.
A couple of fallen palm leaves in the rather interesting shape of a cross.
A large spider, which is probably spans the width of your palm.
Finally to close this post, a picture of something that wasn't taken on location, but in school on a rainy day. I'm not really sure why I posted it myself, but it was an attempt at capturing motion.
Clarence T, this is for you! You asked for photos, you get photos. I hope they live up to your expectations. ;) Enjoy.
This particular trip began at St George's Church Tanglin, an unassuming brick building located along Minden Road, where I attend church. Outside, the Singapore flag flies high. The date is August 9th, National Day, and it's about 4 in the afternoon.
Not far off, a place to sit and contemplate, part of a development project establishing Tanglin Village.
A few minutes walk brings me and a friend to an unused chapel. A board by the door states that the place is under camera surveillance, but we walked around anyway. This is the facade of the chapel from the road.
This is the interior of the chapel itself, empty save for dust and leaves, and whatever else is blown in by the wind. It's intriguing to think that this place once held pews and people, used for worship and bible study.
A little stone platform with a broken setting. I think it must have been a font once, in memory of a boy called John Bath, if you take a look at the inscription.
The silhouette of an old fashioned streetlamp, a little worse for the wear, but still in working order.
This area was left pretty much abandoned, with a few of the old buildings still left, while the rest (which were probably the old army barracks used by the Brits in colonial times) were turned into restaurants and cafes and even a gallery. This particular hut probably housed the telephone switchboards, and you can see a whole mass of wires and stuff inside.
A couple of fallen palm leaves in the rather interesting shape of a cross.
A large spider, which is probably spans the width of your palm.
Finally to close this post, a picture of something that wasn't taken on location, but in school on a rainy day. I'm not really sure why I posted it myself, but it was an attempt at capturing motion.
Clarence T, this is for you! You asked for photos, you get photos. I hope they live up to your expectations. ;) Enjoy.
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