Sunscaping

[divingnemo]

#33

Meltdown​

(on hindsight think i didn't give enough justice to the scene with my foreground composition pointers anyone?)

 

[night86mare]

(on hindsight think i didn't give enough justice to the scene with my foreground composition pointers anyone?)

space is the main issue when handling foreground compositions.

you have to make sure that the balance is there , that nothing is too top heavy, right heavy, bottom heavy, etc. if most of your elements are clustered to one side, that CAN be ok, but you have balance it out with the background - say, a beautiful cloud is on the top left, and most of your foreground elements are on the right, that would still be fine.

here just looking at the composition alone (though i do not like the exposure), there is far too much empty space on the left. that background is sweet, so to keep it the way it is here, i would move right, while turning the lens to point at the scene. this will have 2 effects while keeping your bg roughly constant: it will fill in the space on the left, while potentially providing enough separation for that cluster of rocks that are blending together on the right.

 

[soonhong]

great series overall......:thumbsup:

 

[antares2063]

wow nice pics ...(sorry to OT) do u drive to these ulu places? or do u take a cab?

 

[divingnemo]

space is the main issue when handling foreground compositions.

you have to make sure that the balance is there , that nothing is too top heavy, right heavy, bottom heavy, etc. if most of your elements are clustered to one side, that CAN be ok, but you have balance it out with the background - say, a beautiful cloud is on the top left, and most of your foreground elements are on the right, that would still be fine.

here just looking at the composition alone (though i do not like the exposure), there is far too much empty space on the left. that background is sweet, so to keep it the way it is here, i would move right, while turning the lens to point at the scene. this will have 2 effects while keeping your bg roughly constant: it will fill in the space on the left, while potentially providing enough separation for that cluster of rocks that are blending together on the right.

i see.. i did think about shifting more to the right while turning the lens to keep the bg intact, but i was worried that the position of the rocks would not 'lead in' into the horizon if i did so. but i guess balance is a problematic issue here, that empty left hand side is glaring. will go back to try it out again and yes, i agree that the blending is not optimal here, exposure is abit off.

im beginning to appreciate those dusk shots of the punggol rocks that you folks have captured much more.. it is extremely difficult to make sense of a jumble of rocks for proper composition, and to compose it properly while rushing before the golden minutes come to an end is another challenge. exciting stuff lol.

thanks so much for ur input and advice again nm

great series overall......

thanks soonhong for ur kind words

wow nice pics ...(sorry to OT) do u drive to these ulu places? or do u take a cab?

lol, mostly for the ulu places (like punggol & sembawang end) i drive in. if u need any help for the location of these places dont hesitate to ask

 

[Override2Zion]

I like #3 for the mood and #8 for being a clean shot.

 

[divingnemo]

I like #3 for the mood and #8 for being a clean shot.

glad they worked for u, thanks for dropping by

 

[divingnemo]

went to macritchie to catch the sunset today..
had trouble framing the floating platforms properly and then i figured i'd just do the 'direct' approach.

#34

Take the Leap​

 

[divingnemo]

#35

Quiescence​

have a great weekend folks

 

[divingnemo]

#36

Where the Light is​

 

[night86mare]

is that leftmost rock..... glowing?

 

[divingnemo]

is that leftmost rock..... glowing?

lol crap, must have overdid the shadow/highlighting and dodging. arghhh :sweat:

thanks for pointing that out!

 

[night86mare]

lol crap, must have overdid the shadow/highlighting and dogding. arghhh :sweat:

thanks for pointing that out!

ahahaha.. relax.

if redoing is too jialat, just layer duplicate, clone over, then erase to reveal the rock, that should remove the halo and look fine large if you do it nicely.

 

[divingnemo]

ahahaha.. relax.

if redoing is too jialat, just layer duplicate, clone over, then erase to reveal the rock, that should remove the halo and look fine large if you do it nicely.

wah many kum xia for teaching me this method. thought i had to redo everything again :bsmilie: attempted the edit alr, hope it works for u this time

 

[night86mare]

wah many kum xia for teaching me this method. thought i had to redo everything again :bsmilie: attempted the edit alr, hope it works for u this time

looks better, but there is still a slight halo, to the bottom left of the rock it is quite visible.

composition wise, i'm not really a fan. i can see the attempt at a leading line but it is not quite obvious enough, personally i would crop the bottom off for this one to make this even more panoramic.

on second look, there is also haloing on one of the rocks on the right!

 

[divingnemo]

looks better, but there is still a slight halo, to the bottom left of the rock it is quite visible.

composition wise, i'm not really a fan. i can see the attempt at a leading line but it is not quite obvious enough, personally i would crop the bottom off for this one to make this even more panoramic.

on second look, there is also haloing on one of the rocks on the right!

thanks for the tips on composition i'd agree that the leading line isn't prominent enough.. would like to rework on this one. personally i included the bottom portion because i like the way the waters were clear enough that day to reveal the bottom rocks. but it just doesnt add up to the composition i guess. i was also thinking that i should have moved more to the right and up onto the rocks for a more compelling sense of the rocks' leading line.

and i had a difficult time trying to erase the halo on the other rocks lol. pp skills not there yet! i did some light burning of the halo on the leftmost rock, and abit on the right rocks. dunno if its better :dunno:

anyhow, thanks again for dropping by

cheers,
marc

 

[soulFLY]

went to macritchie to catch the sunset today..
had trouble framing the floating platforms properly and then i figured i'd just do the 'direct' approach.

#34

Take the Leap​

Excellent perspective and strong square crop!

Well done Marc!

 

[LifeInMacro]

#4

The Catch​

Great catch for them, great catch for you too! cool.

The horizon's a wee tilted and there're some barrel distortion making the guys look bloated.

 

[divingnemo]

Excellent perspective and strong square crop!

Well done Marc!

thanks Thomas! glad the square works for u

Great catch for them, great catch for you too! cool.

The horizon's a wee tilted and there're some barrel distortion making the guys look bloated.

yeah this was shot wide at 18mm with kit lens i think, resulting in the barrel distortion. theres some exposure issues too, will try to correct it soon.. thanks for the critique! and for dropping by

 

[divingnemo]

#37

Sticks​