Woke up at 3.45am this morning and after chatting with a few tweeples who are just turning in from a night out in town, Christel suggested to go to Changi Boardwalk. This is where the iPhone is the best companion for travelers and photographers. I whipped out the iPhone while still in bed and launch PhotoBuddy to figure out what the magic hour is and found out that I still had some time as dawn will start at around 6.42am and sunrise at 7.05am.

I then whipped out the iPad with some complains from my bones, creaking all the way to stretch across the bed to grab the iPad. Launched LightTrac and figure what are the best position of the sunlight and where I have the best angle with the seaside and the sun rise. Figured that Pasir Ris Park or Somwhere in Changi and that's where Christel jumped in. Twitter is like my constant pulse on things.

Finally after googling Changi Boardwalk and getting some rough idea where it is, I stumbled out of bed got dressed and headed out at 5.30am. Armed with the GPS, and driving around a little near changi village, I finally found where the boardwalk is, thanks to a tip from Nicole who was also out to capture the sunset near Punggol, I found the entrance to it. The parking was sparse but since it is in the god forsaken hour in the morning, I guess people won't mind where I park.

I whipped out the iPad again to figure the best angle to capture the sunset with the help of LightTrac App to ensure that no obstacle was in the way. A 2 hour shot resulted into pictures below. The pictures was loaded from my Canon 5D Mark 2. The sunrise photo was captured at 6.46am Aperture 4.0, EV +1, ISO 100, Exposure 6" edited using FilterStorm on the iPad. Really love that app. Will cover it in a review on the app on the tech blog later.

The second photo was taken at 7.20am Aperture 11, EV +1, ISO 100, Exposure 1/4. I thought it would look softer in black and white. Really happy with the shots although it was a little cloudy and the sun did not even show up. Now to get some breaky. Hope I get an even better shot next weekend.