[kuantoh] Changi Beach Low Tide 02-01-2010

[redname]

Thanks! The skies were pretty blue that day and no additional PP was done to this shot. The colors of the waters were as natural as it gets, which may be due to the long exposure and also may be partly due to the color cast of ND filters. Would like to hear what other CSers would say :think:

oh ok, thanks. i dnt really use filters, so tht's y i nvr had such nice colors.

wld really wanna see such colors one day

 

[kuantoh]

it is possibly a combination of both - long exposures do give you saturated colors. anyone who has used nd400 or nd110 would probably attest to that. but at such extremes even if the filter is neutral, you get some form of ir/uv contamination. i'm not sure which one, i think it is ir.. so you tend to warm the image up a wee bit if you use the "correct wb".. and if you leave it to auto, then it depends on the camera lor.

as for whether nd filter is neutral, not very important i guess, color can always be adjusted.

i like #2 the most here, nice textures in the foreground. i am wondering if you really needed to use gnd (you did, right?) here though. the reflections are brighter than the sky. as a general rule of thumb, unless there is exceptional lighting, equal brightness or darker reflections are expected from landscapes..

i do not share the common sentiment about #3 though, the rocks blending with the horizon (which could have been resolved with a higher perspective to separate them), the 50-50 which doesn't quite seem to work, you need exceptional sky + exceptional foreground to do such.. either that or exceptional mood so that one can overlook the centred horizon.. none of which really applies here. there is also a slight magenta cast on the rocks which can be easily corrected.

same for the coral shot (#4). you might consider a 6x7 , 7x6 or square crop here.. i visualised it, i think the use of space in such a crop is far more efficient.

i do like #5 actually, there is a weird appeal about it.

as for #6, #7 and #1, i have to be honest that the composition just doesn't click for me.

Quite a nice bit of info here. Taken note on the color casts on the rocks. As for #3, I did use a GND8 as the skies were pretty bright at 1815hrs. Possibly could have waited later for this shot but the tide was rising at 1900hrs. So took it while the textures are still revealed.

As for IR/UV contamination, I thought it might be the otherwise case coz everytime i did my long exposures, the entire scene will turn slightly towards the bluish side. From what lkkang told me and some online sources, ND filters on film is far more superior than digital sensors when doing long exposures in term of color contrast and "retention". Better quality color filters would definitely be preferred I guessed.

hahaha
ya three of us miss the sunset...
when i rush to the another end,the sun is gone ;(

Haha... always another time bro. Go go go!

a fruitful outing with some nice shots.

Thanks!

pls call me for the upcoming one.

Still looking at the weather and tides this coming weeks. We can have good low tide but if the weather is bad, got to wait for another chance too. Will PM u if there is another outing.

oh ok, thanks. i dnt really use filters, so tht's y i nvr had such nice colors.

wld really wanna see such colors one day

Sure bro. :thumbsup:

 

[jungsangchoe]

thanks.

 

[schn00ki3-cak3]

Gr8 shots u have here..
Mind if I tagged along??
PM me for the next shoot.. I'm interested..
Thanks..

 

[night86mare]

As for IR/UV contamination, I thought it might be the otherwise case coz everytime i did my long exposures, the entire scene will turn slightly towards the bluish side. From what lkkang told me and some online sources, ND filters on film is far more superior than digital sensors when doing long exposures in term of color contrast and "retention". Better quality color filters would definitely be preferred I guessed.

hrm, i don't know, i read it somewhere, maybe i remembered wrong.

but anyways, the nd110 definitely warms up images, along with nd400 from hoya.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/longexposure/discuss/72157603981307646/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/longerexposure/discuss/72157622074372652/

that might be due to filter not being truely neutral though. as for yours, maybe it tends to go towards the cooler side..

 

[kuantoh]

Gr8 shots u have here..
Mind if I tagged along??
PM me for the next shoot.. I'm interested..
Thanks..

Might be targetting end Jan with extreme low tide again. Cheers!

hrm, i don't know, i read it somewhere, maybe i remembered wrong.

but anyways, the nd110 definitely warms up images, along with nd400 from hoya.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/longexposure/discuss/72157603981307646/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/longerexposure/discuss/72157622074372652/

that might be due to filter not being truely neutral though. as for yours, maybe it tends to go towards the cooler side..

Definitely not that neutral especially with lower end filters. haha... anyway will be playing with nd110 next week once i get it.