Hi,
took an unplaned trip down to Changi Boardwalk 2 days ago with my family
was a very cloudy day around 6pm,idea was just to relax and enjoy some quality time with family.. as i was gazing out to the see i saw this image where the sea was quite calm but not to say still the view was nice..looking towards the horizon at the housing estate i can imagine people coming home after a tough day at work..kinda very relaxing then my eye caught the warning buoy and suddenly i felt quite gloomy..it dawned on me that admist the calm there can be some unpleasant things waiting to happen...this is the best how i can describe what went through my mind at the momment sorry if its long winded..:embrass:
now the shooting...
since it was a very cloudy day..exposure was kinda difficult
no drama in the clouds
no reflections in the water
no sunrays,sunburst.....tried a few exposure and WB combination all un satisfying..
so decided to bracket some shots and blend/HDR them to the kinda mood that i got when gazing out at the sea...
this is what i came up with.....
all C&C are welcome to help me improve...
thanks and regards
some comments...
1)i tried to straighten the horizon but by straightening the horizon the buoy and rocks look awkwardly slanted so decided on straightening the buoy
2)the noise/grain is deliberate wanted the old gloomy sureal look(what you guys think of it?)
took an unplaned trip down to Changi Boardwalk 2 days ago with my family
was a very cloudy day around 6pm,idea was just to relax and enjoy some quality time with family.. as i was gazing out to the see i saw this image where the sea was quite calm but not to say still the view was nice..looking towards the horizon at the housing estate i can imagine people coming home after a tough day at work..kinda very relaxing then my eye caught the warning buoy and suddenly i felt quite gloomy..it dawned on me that admist the calm there can be some unpleasant things waiting to happen...this is the best how i can describe what went through my mind at the momment sorry if its long winded..:embrass:
now the shooting...
since it was a very cloudy day..exposure was kinda difficult
no drama in the clouds
no reflections in the water
no sunrays,sunburst.....tried a few exposure and WB combination all un satisfying..
so decided to bracket some shots and blend/HDR them to the kinda mood that i got when gazing out at the sea...
this is what i came up with.....
all C&C are welcome to help me improve...
thanks and regards
some comments...
1)i tried to straighten the horizon but by straightening the horizon the buoy and rocks look awkwardly slanted so decided on straightening the buoy
2)the noise/grain is deliberate wanted the old gloomy sureal look(what you guys think of it?)