Saturday (20 Feb 2010) sunrise shoot - Changi Boardwalk

[B-setting]

To be honest, I worked on those photos for a few hours and then my photoshop crashed (first time ever) when I was trying to apply a filter effect without me saving a single one of them.

When I looked at the photos the 2nd time round, my PP flow was significantly different and I spent a total of half an hour or so across the 3 photos I posted. While we were talking shop, somebody spoke about how going back to a location 2nd time round almost always yields better pictures, I think the same goes for PP. Hopefully one day I will be proficient enough to not need a 2nd round

Oh and the next shoot, we need somewhere to discuss it... Tentatively it'll be Saturday evening for a sunset. Exactly where I'm still looking for suggestions, so far we have Lower Pierce Reservoir and the Singapore Flyer area.

here are a few options, including the one you have mentioned:

a) Lower Peirce Reservoir
b) Singapore Flyer
c) Kranji Reservoir
d) Sembawang Park
e) Tuas View
f) Upper Seletar Reservoir


;p

 

[kuantoh]

#3

This shot is a nice composition of the boardwalk and the lone tree. :thumbsup:

 

[sabee]

This shot is a nice composition of the boardwalk and the lone tree. :thumbsup:

Thanks kuantoh, unfortunately the credit is not mine, I saw a similar angle on Flickr and really liked it so I make sure this was one of the first shots I got :bsmilie:

a) Lower Peirce Reservoir
b) Singapore Flyer
c) Kranji Reservoir
d) Sembawang Park
e) Tuas View
f) Upper Seletar Reservoir

Thanks! I will look through them on Flickr and get back to you guys. If you have any place you are really keen to visit, let me know also

 

[Dylan1987]

here are a few options, including the one you have mentioned:

a) Lower Peirce Reservoir
b) Singapore Flyer
c) Kranji Reservoir
d) Sembawang Park
e) Tuas View
f) Upper Seletar Reservoir


;p

argh~! i have been missing all the outings
paper ending next tues... cant wait to carry my tripod out to do some shooting. haha...
my friend told me upper seletar is a good place for landscape, maybe u guys can check out that place

 

[B-setting]

argh~! i have been missing all the outings
paper ending next tues... cant wait to carry my tripod out to do some shooting. haha...
my friend told me upper seletar is a good place for landscape, maybe u guys can check out that place

how to get there dylan?

 

[Dylan1987]

how to get there dylan?

hmm... good qeustion. haha...

By Bus
Take the MRT to Ang Mo Kio Station (NS16) then board SBS bus 138.
By Car
Upper Seletar Reservoir Park is off Mandai Road.

got this info off http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_visitorsguide&task=naturereserves&id=52&Itemid=75

here's a sample pic i got off flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpleman/3447921090/

 

[MintChoco]

Sunset..

Labrador Park
Sentosa (need to know the spot)
West Coast Park
Chinese Gardens
Changi Boardwalk (the far end of it, will be better if we can take a bus to nearer Cranwell Rd and walk from there)
Punggol Beach
Marina Barrage
Singapore Flyer
Pinnacle@Duxton

These are the only ones I can confirm can get sunset (either partial of full), and can remember.

Sharing pics of Changi Boardwalk sunset (sorry for unrelated, I have few usable shots from the shoot heh)

 

[B-setting]

wow! i love the colours of this one! :thumbsup:

 

[sabee]

Did you go back there the same day? wow

 

[MintChoco]

Nah, I slept right through the sunset!

That one was taken just before CNY. There were some 'upgrading and reinforcement works' to the Kelong Walk section of the boardwalk. It's incredibly windy there, quite nice feeling the warm, salty air. My friend and I couldn't get further to the place where sunsets are supposedly the best because of the said upgrading. It should be completed by now, though.

 

[sabee]

Oh guys who went for the shoot... Don't forget to wipe down your gear, the salty air and water probably not too good for it Especially your tripod legs

 

[MintChoco]

My tripod starting to fail me already, one of the legs is stuck and refuses to deploy. Heh.

But I do a wipedown of my gear everytime i shoot, double if salty air, heh.

 

[B-setting]

My tripod starting to fail me already, one of the legs is stuck and refuses to deploy. Heh.

But I do a wipedown of my gear everytime i shoot, double if salty air, heh.

wipedown means just use freshwater dipped cloth to wipe?

or is it better to use fresh water to wash? :dunno:

 

[MintChoco]

I use wet tissue to wipe only, then use a dry cloth to dry it

 

[southundeep]

the purple patches are algae/cyanobacteria? Hope that's not oil stains brr.

think they are algae.

To be honest, I worked on those photos for a few hours and then my photoshop crashed (first time ever) when I was trying to apply a filter effect without me saving a single one of them.

sorry to hear about this. comes with the territory. no blue screen of death?

Is it just me or is that a pun I missed!

pun or not, changi point rocks some more...

 

[southundeep]

Hope to see you soon. in the meantime, study hard. cheers!

how to get there dylan?

 

[furcheng]

here are my contribution, sorry have been busy so no time to process ;p

#1

#2

#3 first attempt at HDR, don't think it works though

#4

 

[sabee]

Actually I think the HDR worked fairly well, the details are brought out very nicely without anything looking unnatural, just need touching up in photoshop to remove those halos

We're having a sunset shoot this saturday at Upper Seletar, if you're interested please drop me a PM Or SMS 91990523

 

[Dylan1987]

furcheng: nice photos you got. the HDR halo need to be edited like what sabee mention. i like #1

 

[southundeep]

furcheng: great capture on the #1 pic. hope to see you this saturday for a sunset shoot at Upper Seletar.