// LHR - SIN // 10 days in Asia-lite //
#16
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#17
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Great shots. The DOF on the animals (bird and lizard, especially) suggests a lens with some serious reach, like the 300/4L or the 400/5.6L or the equivalent in Nikon or some other glass. As well as some serious full frame cropping power, am I right? You obviously know to dial the ISO down for the nocturnal tripod shots. Your technical skill is as good as your eye.
Your PP on the clouds is an interesting choice; it makes them look like smoke, like from a nuclear test or something. Not necessarily a good documentary effect, but a reasonable artistic one, the merit of which depends of course on the genre you're going for. After all, you're the artist and you can do whatever you want. I know you didn't ask for C&C but the "Skygardens" pic looks like it has a little too much luminance for my eye, almost HDR-like (and not in a good way). But it's a taste thing, I readily admit.
Overall, fantastic work. "Central Business District" is a solid winner, as are "crushing sugarcane", "sky trees", "anyone for duck?", "bells", "Louis Vitton," and each and every one of your animal shots.
It's very clear that you know what you're doing. Thanks for sharing.
Your PP on the clouds is an interesting choice; it makes them look like smoke, like from a nuclear test or something. Not necessarily a good documentary effect, but a reasonable artistic one, the merit of which depends of course on the genre you're going for. After all, you're the artist and you can do whatever you want. I know you didn't ask for C&C but the "Skygardens" pic looks like it has a little too much luminance for my eye, almost HDR-like (and not in a good way). But it's a taste thing, I readily admit.
Overall, fantastic work. "Central Business District" is a solid winner, as are "crushing sugarcane", "sky trees", "anyone for duck?", "bells", "Louis Vitton," and each and every one of your animal shots.
It's very clear that you know what you're doing. Thanks for sharing.
Last edited by prolixindec; Jun 30, 2014 at 9:56 pm
#18
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Fantastic photos, the ones of the animals are awesome, loved the photos of night time SIN and the pic taken at the infinity pool, looks really scary, how does it feel being in the pool! Thanks for sharing, and obviously you certainly did not open those books to do any work, and why should you this was a break away from swatting and just enjoying yourself.^
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: UK
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For this trip I used:
Camera Bodies: Canon 7D / Canon 5DII
Camera Lenses: 10-20, 50, 70-200 f/2.8, 500 f/4
I found this four lens set-up worked for me, I deliberately left lenses covering the middle of the range at home as I felt I would either be shooting wide, or 100mm+.
I always carry a little compact (Canon S100) with me too, for when having a big camera isn't socially acceptable (many of the rooftop bars, being taken out to dinner, nightclubs etc).
Fantastic photos, the ones of the animals are awesome, loved the photos of night time SIN and the pic taken at the infinity pool, looks really scary, how does it feel being in the pool! Thanks for sharing, and obviously you certainly did not open those books to do any work, and why should you this was a break away from swatting and just enjoying yourself.^
The infinity pool was excellent in design / to look at, but very busy. If you are the sort of person that likes to swim lengths in the pool, you need to get up early otherwise it is like an obstacle course.
Here is a poor quality compact snap I took so you can see what I mean. It's very long but narrow.
Let's not even talk about how little studying was done enjoy myself I did!
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Great shots. The DOF on the animals (bird and lizard, especially) suggests a lens with some serious reach, like the 300/4L or the 400/5.6L or the equivalent in Nikon or some other glass. As well as some serious full frame cropping power, am I right? You obviously know to dial the ISO down for the nocturnal tripod shots. Your technical skill is as good as your eye.
Your PP on the clouds is an interesting choice; it makes them look like smoke, like from a nuclear test or something. Not necessarily a good documentary effect, but a reasonable artistic one, the merit of which depends of course on the genre you're going for. After all, you're the artist and you can do whatever you want. I know you didn't ask for C&C but the "Skygardens" pic looks like it has a little too much luminance for my eye, almost HDR-like (and not in a good way). But it's a taste thing, I readily admit.
Overall, fantastic work. "Central Business District" is a solid winner, as are "crushing sugarcane", "sky trees", "anyone for duck?", "bells", "Louis Vitton," and each and every one of your animal shots.
It's very clear that you know what you're doing. Thanks for sharing.
Your PP on the clouds is an interesting choice; it makes them look like smoke, like from a nuclear test or something. Not necessarily a good documentary effect, but a reasonable artistic one, the merit of which depends of course on the genre you're going for. After all, you're the artist and you can do whatever you want. I know you didn't ask for C&C but the "Skygardens" pic looks like it has a little too much luminance for my eye, almost HDR-like (and not in a good way). But it's a taste thing, I readily admit.
Overall, fantastic work. "Central Business District" is a solid winner, as are "crushing sugarcane", "sky trees", "anyone for duck?", "bells", "Louis Vitton," and each and every one of your animal shots.
It's very clear that you know what you're doing. Thanks for sharing.
Your PP on the clouds is an interesting choice; it makes them look like smoke, like from a nuclear test or something. Not necessarily a good documentary effect, but a reasonable artistic one, the merit of which depends of course on the genre you're going for. After all, you're the artist and you can do whatever you want.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/22948920-post641.html
The photo in question is a single 30 second exposure with the luminance / saturation reduced from the original! It really is a bright over-saturated scene in real life!
Please find below the original on the right, and the edited version (ripped back from the thread for consistency) on the left to show you what I mean. Despite bracketing my shots above and below 0 to give me more choice when editing at home, I stay away from actually stacking them for HDR, as I also am not a fan of that genre of processing.
Again, thank you for the compliments, comments and for taking the time to post!
#25
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: UK
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Thank you for the kind comments dante30 and isaifan.
Thanks DanielW, it definitely offered far more photo oppurtunities than anywhere else I've visited.
To be honest, I could have managed fourteen days easily. The staff at the hotel seemed surprised (as were other people we met) that we were staying longer than three days. I will definitely revisit the city soon as I feel I missed quite a few bits (Pulau Ubin, the aquariam, the flyer, ferrying over to nearby Indonesian and Malaysian islands etc).
To be honest, I could have managed fourteen days easily. The staff at the hotel seemed surprised (as were other people we met) that we were staying longer than three days. I will definitely revisit the city soon as I feel I missed quite a few bits (Pulau Ubin, the aquariam, the flyer, ferrying over to nearby Indonesian and Malaysian islands etc).
#30
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