The air in Singapore has been hazy since June 16. The thick smoke enveloping the city was caused by the burning forests in Indonesia. This is just great, while I'm trying to go out on a daily basis to practice shooting photographs, the smoky haze made it difficult to walk around the city.
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| The lonely garbage can |
Just how bad was the haze? Well, its so bad that it can creep inside the room with an aircon. There's no way to escape the smoke, it is present wherever you go.
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| Street view at noontime |
The degree of pollution is measured by the government through the National Environmental Agency, and the information is made available online through their website, http://www.nea.gov.sg/psi/. PSI or Pollutant Standards Index is used to measure the level of pollution, and a good PSI should be between 0 and 50.
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| at 321 PSI, air is hazardous |
While it makes it very difficult to breathe during these days, I noticed it gave an interesting effect to my photographs. The sky is more reddish-orange and nighttime shots made the street lights more dispersed.
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| at 8:30 in the morning |
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| Street lights looked like spotlights |
Aris, Daisy and I were supposed to meet, but we decided to reschedule the photowalk and wait until the air clears up a bit. For now, I shall be limiting the time I spend outdoors.
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