As part of the alumni plans, a few alumni members began a 5km march to conduct reconnaissance of the route to a yet-unannounced outing. At 0830hrs yesterday, Alumni Photographers Xing Quan, Chee Howe and Jun Sen assembled at Dhoby Ghaut MRT to begin an exhaustive hike across historical Singapore, to cater for better planning and organization of an outing that is believed to be held after the mid-year examinations.
Quoting Alumni Photographer Xing Quan, "Just came back from a recce session... An exciting outing is coming up!" This event, planned solely by the Alumni during the hectic period of the mid-year exams, would serve as a refresher course for Club members after studying so hard for the mid-years. In addition, it allows for more opportunities for everyone to get outside and shoot for the August Exhibition.
As the photographers concluded an early discussion about the outing on the actual day, they proceeded to Fort Canning Park with maps, compasses and cameras on hand, identifying all potential opportunities for good photos as well as rest points along the way.
Besides Fort Canning Park, they visited the Registry of Marriages, the National Museum of Singapore, Central Fire Station and many more, proceeding down the memory lane of colonial Singapore. It is not confirmed which of these places will be included in the actual outing itself.
A 9-pound cannon in Fort Canning Park, one of the highlights of the recce.
According to Chee Howe, many issues were brought up during the recce, and some of them were even resolved. The rest of the photographers agree, saying that this was a very useful outing, and have benefited from it. For example, photographer Chee Howe learnt much about flash technologies and lens filters from the hike.
"Response from the Alumni and Club about this outing has been generally positive thus far. We'll be looking into ways to try combat the fatigue and the critical element of contingencies for the actual day. We look forward to the outing, and we hope to announce the details soon!", says a spokesman from the Alumni.
From left: Alumni Photographers Xing Quan and Chee Howe scouting out the interior of the National Museum of Singapore.
It was a sunny day and the weather had been merciless on the photographers, but spirits remain high as another outing approaches, except this time it is going to be longer, more focused and enjoyable.
The outing will happen on the 12-13th July, but is still currently under the development stages. Stay tuned for more announcements about this.
