Red row? wah!!! VIP seats leh, that's where the VIPs and the MPS and Ministers will sit on the actual day loh...
Wows aside, to your question.
I'm involved in this year's NDP. Parade and ceremony will be on the ground right next to the gallery so get a telephoto lens for that. If not you will have lots of 'heads' in your pics with the smart contingents.
Get a super telephoto lens like 500mm if you can to capture this year's highlights, the Presidential Gun Salute team, who will perform the salute ceremony on Combat Engineers' combat platform on the water. Use fast shutter speeds to capture the fireballs from the barrel like the one in this link--->
http://fotologue.jp/shootingon/#/7502649/10184564
They will start firing after the National Anthem is being sung after the 'President' arrive so look out for them and get your camera ready.
For the fireworks, it will happen right after the National Anthem is being sang at night (or the second time throughout the whole show). Another hint when the fireworks is happening is when ALL the performers are starting to fill the stage.
But throughout the show after the parade & ceremony there will be small fireworks on the stage after each songs so can try capturing that as well.
For the lens to capture the fireworks I would also (like the rest) suggest an UWA like 10-22mm? That's what I used to capture this --->
http://fotologue.jp/shootingon/#/7502649/10213431
Happy Bday Singapore!!!
(p.s to adminstrators: I'm not asking for C&C on the links and pics I placed on this post so don't infract me for posting on wrong post/thread
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