= Stefan's Weekly Singapore City/Landscapes II =

[tecnica]

such still water, very nice.

 

[Photofly]

Awe inspiring
Looking forward every week.
Thanks for sharing Stefan.

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Awe inspiring
Looking forward every week.
Thanks for sharing Stefan.

such still water, very nice.

Thanks for dropping by and your support, guys!! Much appreciated!!

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

And now, time for the monthly quota!! =)

1. Everyday with Water & Sky

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

2. Everyday with Steel & Glass

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

3. Sembawang's Passing

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

4. Sembawang's Passing: If The Trees Could Talk

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

5. Seascape Galore

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

I had plans not to post interior shots as a monthly roundup as they're generally not my kind of photography... But what the heck. =) Enjoy!

6. Inside Madness I: National Museum of Singapore (Bonus Gallery)

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Last set from Changi Airport...

7. Inside Madness II: Changi Airport (Bonus Gallery)

 

[wowworldwow]

Impressive work .thk for sharing yr work. Bring out sing scape into beautiful landscape.

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Impressive work .thk for sharing yr work. Bring out sing scape into beautiful landscape.

Thank you for visiting and I'm glad you really liked them!!

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

#134

The Cold Island
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2 Image HDR/DRI using Lee Big Stopper. Marina Bay Sands Promenade, Singapore.

Have't took any photos since my very short disappearance. But I woke up this morning with this image in my head. Can't get it out of my head unless I shoot it. Probably from all the local news I've been reading lately, the colour tones and the pretty much flat contrast in this picture, this is my current impression about the country I live in.

UPDATE: I received feedbacks that some witnessed "a rainbow of mild pink and green" over the sky. I will issue a colour fix ASAP and test the image on multiple monitors before uploading, to ensure the non-existence of this hue of mild pink and green on average LCD monitors. However the issue isn't present on calibrated high-end LCD and LED monitors and on the retina display of the 3rd gen iPad. Many thanks for letting me know about this!

 

[andysim65]

#134

The Cold Island


2 Image HDR/DRI using Lee Big Stopper. Marina Bay Sands Promenade, Singapore.

Have't took any photos since my very short disappearance. But I woke up this morning with this image in my head. Can't get it out of my head unless I shoot it. Probably from all the local news I've been reading lately, the colour tones and the pretty much flat contrast in this picture, this is my current impression about the country I live in.

UPDATE: I received feedbacks that some witnessed "a rainbow of mild pink and green" over the sky. I will issue a colour fix ASAP and test the image on multiple monitors before uploading, to ensure the non-existence of this hue of mild pink and green on average LCD monitors. However the issue isn't present on calibrated high-end LCD and LED monitors and on the retina display of the 3rd gen iPad. Many thanks for letting me know about this!

I really really like this picture a lot , still have not got hold a Big Stopper , what a waste. Can't take similar picture like this one.thanks for sharing.

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

Thanks Andy Sim, you can also shoot this without the Big Stopper or any filter, and achieve the same results. The only trade off is lack of smoothed water effects but will still work as good. All you need to do is overexpose your image.

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

#135

Across The Golden Bridge

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2 Image HDR/DRI 3 Image Panorama to relief left side spatial tightness using GND 0.9 soft. Kallang River, Singapore.

A friend of mine recommended me this area to check out as I'm looking out for still waters these days. Not sure if this is the area but it seems like it.

In fact, I went there on three different occasions but didn't find the right light and angle that best illustrates the concept I was trying to convey my impression about this area. I admired the Benjamin Shears bridge at this hour, and the vastness of this place. I then realise the sunrise and the lack of clouds October 25th skies gave, so I tried this out.

I'm not sure why I included the 3 miniature rocks as means of foreground distraction but it represents us (myself in this case) being there - This place being so vast, that we're so small. To stand being philosophically small, allows us to admire this wonderful place.

 

[andysim65]

Thanks Andy Sim, you can also shoot this without the Big Stopper or any filter, and achieve the same results. The only trade off is lack of smoothed water effects but will still work as good. All you need to do is overexpose your image.

Thanks for the advise , but I love the smooth water effect , that why need the big stopper, but no stock, thinking of using 2 nd9 filter stack maybe can get that effect, worry about color cast problem.

 

[SomeFormOFhuman]

There won't be colour casts if you use Lee filters to stack them. The quality of resin in the 0.6 hard and glass used in the ND 0.9 is pretty awesome. I suggest ND 0.9 and GND 0.6 hard to achieve 5 stops total + f16 stop. The GND 0.6 hard will be great for two uses: you can use the top darkened part in conjunction with the ND 0.9 to be stacked onto your filter holder to achieve 5 stops as mentioned. Also the 0.6 hard will come in handy for beach shots with flat horizons and helps give higher tonality of the sky. Beaches like Punggol, Changi, Sembawang and Labrador Park can take advantage of a hard GND. And if you have a soft GND 0.9, that'll great to stack with GND 0.6 hard.

 

[andysim65]

There won't be colour casts if you use Lee filters to stack them. The quality of resin in the 0.6 hard and glass used in the ND 0.9 is pretty awesome. I suggest ND 0.9 and GND 0.6 hard to achieve 5 stops total + f16 stop. The GND 0.6 hard will be great for two uses: you can use the top darkened part in conjunction with the ND 0.9 to be stacked onto your filter holder to achieve 5 stops as mentioned. Also the 0.6 hard will come in handy for beach shots with flat horizons and helps give higher tonality of the sky. Beaches like Punggol, Changi, Sembawang and Labrador Park can take advantage of a hard GND. And if you have a soft GND 0.9, that'll great to stack with GND 0.6 hard.

Thanks very much for info , you can be one of clubsnap landscape photography Mentor , great experience , will try the technique you just mention
. Thanks again

 

[tecnica]

#135 is great.

IMO the 3 rocks fulfilled the purpose of being foreground subjects(not distractions), thus making the bottom half of the photo less empty but not overcrowded to the point of being distracting.

anyway, i would prefer more illumination from the million dollar condos. hmm, was wondering where did all the occupants go to~?