Various landscape photos

[wildcat]

Taken on a hazy cloud, so had to work around and make something out of it.

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[wildcat]

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[wildcat]

#31 - B&W attempt

#32 - I'm sure someone has taken this Merlion before :embrass:

Thanks for viewing. C&C welcomed.

 

[sabee]

There's a little tilt or barrel distortion on most of the shots which might look better if fixed. Or if you don't want to do anything in post process, maybe a hotshoe leveler will help.

 

[wildcat]

There's a little tilt or barrel distortion on most of the shots which might look better if fixed. Or if you don't want to do anything in post process, maybe a hotshoe leveler will help.

Okay thanks. Need to read up more on barrel distortion (one reason I prefer my older Panasonic UWA, which makes me lazy by doing it auto). As for tilt, my tripod has those bubble-in-water thingies inbuilt, but wondering if it will help since I normally tilt my cam angle up/down and with a sideways shot? I might borrow one and try anyway - thanks for suggestion!

For #26, I left it unlevelled on purpose, but the rest are supposed to be levelled.

 

[sabee]

Okay thanks. Need to read up more on barrel distortion (one reason I prefer my older Panasonic UWA, which makes me lazy by doing it auto). As for tilt, my tripod has those bubble-in-water thingies inbuilt, but wondering if it will help since I normally tilt my cam angle up/down and with a sideways shot? I might borrow one and try anyway - thanks for suggestion!

For #26, I left it unlevelled on purpose, but the rest are supposed to be levelled.

Yeah don't think those on tripods are much good. You can get one for a couple of dollars for the hot shoe and never ever deal with any tilt on a horizon again (unless intended like your #26)

 

[Dylan1987]

nice series wildcat

i like the idea of "forcing yourself to use 50mm lens", pushing your creative juices out~!

 

[wildcat]

nice series wildcat

i like the idea of "forcing yourself to use 50mm lens", pushing your creative juices out~!

Thanks

Some photos from yesterday's otherwise boring sunless shoot

#33 - 10mm f11 312s

#34 - 10mm f11 292s

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[wildcat]

Sembawang Park shoot

 

[night86mare]

There's a little tilt or barrel distortion on most of the shots which might look better if fixed. Or if you don't want to do anything in post process, maybe a hotshoe leveler will help.

i think you mean keystone effect, or vertical perspective distortion.

barrel distortion is only very visible when everything is taken with a level, then can tell for sure, i guess. or unless you are using one horrible lens with crazy distortion. :bsmilie:

 

[wildcat]

i think you mean keystone effect, or vertical perspective distortion.

barrel distortion is only very visible when everything is taken with a level, then can tell for sure, i guess. or unless you are using one horrible lens with crazy distortion. :bsmilie:

And I'm still too lazy to try to correct those :bsmilie:

 

[Numnumball]

Sembawang Park shoot

Nice, sunrise or sunset bro?

 

[wildcat]

Nice, sunrise or sunset bro?

All sunrise. I don't think I've really gone for any sunset shots before unless with my gf

This was an IR in late afternoon... with her. haha.
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[r00ki3]

This was an IR in late afternoon... with her. haha.
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go Hortpark nver jio! :bsmilie:

 

[wildcat]

go Hortpark nver jio! :bsmilie:

Sorry bro. Next time I bring you along as third party lamp post. Haha.

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[pinholecam]

Nice, sunrise or sunset bro?

Can only be sun rise for Sembawang park.


Wildcat, nice capture, I've kinda given up on this place actually, as I can't find a point of interest along the beach and its a PITA to cycle there in the morning , but looking at your shots I might revisit some time.

 

[wildcat]

Wildcat, nice capture, I've kinda given up on this place actually, as I can't find a point of interest along the beach and its a PITA to cycle there in the morning , but looking at your shots I might revisit some time.

Err... haha. Thanks. You mean like between the cloud, the ship, the dry land/building and the erm, rubbish lies the sun?

I also don't know what to do with this photo but since all the elements are there (albeit each individually ordinary looking), I was hoping I could get away with it :embrass: *sheepish look*

 

[wildcat]

Marina Barrage
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Vivocity
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[Kit]

The levellers on the tripod are almost useless unless you can achieve an absolute flat plane by just adjusting the legs, which is a total waste of time because you could have done it so much faster and better by adjusting the tripod head. For that matter, levellers installed on parts of the tripod head which doesn't move are just as useless. Hence, the hotshoe leveller is the only choice you've got if you want an accurate feedback. But do yourself a favour and get a good one like the Manfrotto 2-axis leveller. You pay about $40 for it but save yourself the trouble dealing with the $10 leaky ones.

I believe you are using a ballhead? If levelling things up is critical and you don't mind spending a little, try to get at lease a 3-way pan head for more precise controls. There are of course, various gear heads to consider too if you want to take it further.

 

[wildcat]

OK thanks! Yep, I think I heard about the leaky ones from you first hand, back at the Esplanade shoot a while back.

Yep, using a ballhead, that came with the cheapo Benro entry level tripod I am using. It does come with a leveller on the head... I must spend more time using it first ;p ... at the moment still using agaration method, aligning horizon with lines from camera viewfinder and if that fails badly (which happens most of the time) then PP will try to align :cry: