Sri Lanka part 1 - Colombo Streetshots

eikin · 3rd February 2005

Just came back from a field study in Sri Lanka, sharing some shots ...

1.

2.

3.

1,2,3 - Petteha is the busiest marketplace of Colombo, it is just next to the relatively new sea port (container port system totally revolutionarised the trading system of Colombo in last 15 years, bringing in greater volumes at higher speed)

4.

bus is the cheapest mode of transport and usually packed to the brim during peak hours, this is of course off peak hour, if not i would not be able to take a shot.

5.

despite their friendliness, the locals seem extremely quiet on the bus (in fact the bunch of us Singaporeans were so excited and rather noisy that we attracted quite abit of attention for a while ... think they were very curious with us taking the bus instead of the bajaj, the local 'taxi')

ortega · 3rd February 2005

Photoshop my friend, use it for image #1 and #2, I like #4 best, there is a sense of quite and deep thot. It might have been better if the shutter speed was slower to capture the movement of the road outside. Cheers

eikin · 3rd February 2005

6.

religious statues belonging to Sinhalese Buddhists and are found frequently along the streets ... the local Tamil Catholics also like to erect statues depicting stories from the Holy Bible

7.

Muslims (mainly of Arab and Malay descent) going to the morning prayers on Haj Holiday (Hari Raya Haji in Singapore)

8.

some slum settlement along the canal ... a rather common sight, especially around Slave Island (our main area of urban study ... so tons of record pictures from this place but almost nothing nice to share ... ooops)

9.

a Muslim eatery displaying the breakfast for the day

10.

a vendor frying peanuts with sand ... something like how we fry the chestnuts with small stones in Singapore

novello76 · 3rd February 2005

Thanks for sharing, although they seem underexposed on my screen..

eikin · 3rd February 2005

Originally Posted by ortega

Photoshop my friend, use it for image #1 and #2, I like #4 best, there is a sense of quite and deep thot. It might have been better if the shutter speed was slower to capture the movement of the road outside. Cheers

hehe, ok ok ... try my best ... taken on the bus through the dusty glass, let me test test ... cheers

eikin · 3rd February 2005

Originally Posted by novello76

Thanks for sharing, although they seem underexposed on my screen..

no problem! i think it's because i underexposed most of my shots ... will push up the curve abit here and there ... the lighting condition in Sri Lanka is strangely tricky, when the sun comes out everything just 'burst'

eikin · 3rd February 2005

Originally Posted by ortega

Photoshop my friend, use it for image #1 and #2, I like #4 best, there is a sense of quite and deep thot. It might have been better if the shutter speed was slower to capture the movement of the road outside. Cheers

hmmm ... tried to touch up a little on #1, but doesn't seem to improve much ... maybe you like to try your hands on them

can learn some tricks from you too

eikin · 3rd February 2005

11.

a town outside Colombo administrative region but within 'greater Colombo' ... many 'sub-towns' were created along major highways leading in and out of Colombo as the city gets more and more congested over the years.

12.

a vendor selling lottery tickets

13.

sunset along a street leading to the seaside ... activities within the main city dwindle significantly after sunset, with most shops closing after 7.30pm, except the restaurants and eateries.

eikin · 3rd February 2005

that's it for today, feel free to comment and post process some of the 'dustier' pics, but do show me how you all do it lah ... heehee

ortega · 3rd February 2005

You've got mail

Splutter · 3rd February 2005

I'm a sucker for silhouette shots, so I'll go for 6 and 7. Perhaps framing could be improved a little. Generally the pics are indeed slightly underexposed.

eikin · 3rd February 2005

hmmm ... got abit of time, post processed the first 2 pictures again, here's how they look ...

btw ortega must say you are very skillful, i was abit 'lost' with these 2 pictures (think too absorbed with the dusty glass), so PSed according to your take on them, nice job you did

thanks!

ortega · 3rd February 2005

I also like #6 and #13

eikin · 3rd February 2005

Originally Posted by ortega

I also like #6 and #13

#6 had quite a percentage of luck in it, the lighting was changing rapidly during sunrise and i was desperately trying to meter correctly so as not to blow the sky ... still abit underexposed overall ... but i like pictures that are slightly under anyway, personal preference, hehe

#13 was PSed, the original is way under to preserve the sky colours ... i have a take of this on film but the scanning isn't very good, the digital scan quite noisy, but can see that film has really very wide range

Tupi Guy · 3rd February 2005

Nice pictures

Like #6 #7 and #13

eikin · 3rd February 2005

Originally Posted by Tupi Guy

Nice pictures

Like #6 #7 and #13

thanks! hmmm ... haha, everyone goes for the sunrise and silhouette shots (sss?) but they are really quite under ... ortega did a very nice take on #7 , i'll try to approximate to his standards and post tonight ... ok, going school now, keep the comments coming, if can drop a few tips along the way as well ... will try to post the 2nd batch of pictures tonight also.

ortega · 3rd February 2005

I actually wanted to PS #13 but them I could not find anything to do!
So, well done!

BTW #7 was not a simple adjustment of tone or curves, had to do some d&b to get the right tone, so good luck!

eikin · 3rd February 2005

here's #7 post processed

very complicated work on this piece ... ortega i think the lighting and colours you did seems more natural

ortega · 4th February 2005

Originally Posted by eikin

here's #7 post processed

very complicated work on this piece ... ortega i think the lighting and colours you did seems more natural

so why don't you use the one that I did for you?

eikin · 4th February 2005

Originally Posted by ortega

so why don't you use the one that I did for you?

haha, waiting for you to post mah,

anyway here's ortega's take ...

just wondering, you worked on duplicate layers for this? very complicated leh

i still can't get the effect

3rd February 2005	#3
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	6. religious statues belonging to Sinhalese Buddhists and are found frequently along the streets ... the local Tamil Catholics also like to erect statues depicting stories from the Holy Bible 7. Muslims (mainly of Arab and Malay descent) going to the morning prayers on Haj Holiday (Hari Raya Haji in Singapore) 8. some slum settlement along the canal ... a rather common sight, especially around Slave Island (our main area of urban study ... so tons of record pictures from this place but almost nothing nice to share ... ooops) 9. a Muslim eatery displaying the breakfast for the day 10. a vendor frying peanuts with sand ... something like how we fry the chestnuts with small stones in Singapore __________________ APAD Last edited by eikin; 3rd February 2005 at 12:48 AM.

3rd February 2005	#8
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	11. a town outside Colombo administrative region but within 'greater Colombo' ... many 'sub-towns' were created along major highways leading in and out of Colombo as the city gets more and more congested over the years. 12. a vendor selling lottery tickets 13. sunset along a street leading to the seaside ... activities within the main city dwindle significantly after sunset, with most shops closing after 7.30pm, except the restaurants and eateries. __________________ APAD

3rd February 2005	#9
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	that's it for today, feel free to comment and post process some of the 'dustier' pics, but do show me how you all do it lah ... heehee __________________ APAD

3rd February 2005	#10
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	You've got mail __________________ The Law

3rd February 2005	#12
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	hmmm ... got abit of time, post processed the first 2 pictures again, here's how they look ... btw ortega must say you are very skillful, i was abit 'lost' with these 2 pictures (think too absorbed with the dusty glass), so PSed according to your take on them, nice job you did thanks! __________________ APAD

3rd February 2005	#1
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	Sri Lanka part 1 - Colombo Streetshots Just came back from a field study in Sri Lanka, sharing some shots ... 1. 2. 3. 1,2,3 - Petteha is the busiest marketplace of Colombo, it is just next to the relatively new sea port (container port system totally revolutionarised the trading system of Colombo in last 15 years, bringing in greater volumes at higher speed) 4. bus is the cheapest mode of transport and usually packed to the brim during peak hours, this is of course off peak hour, if not i would not be able to take a shot. 5. despite their friendliness, the locals seem extremely quiet on the bus (in fact the bunch of us Singaporeans were so excited and rather noisy that we attracted quite abit of attention for a while ... think they were very curious with us taking the bus instead of the bajaj, the local 'taxi') __________________ APAD Last edited by eikin; 3rd February 2005 at 12:51 AM.

3rd February 2005	#4
novello76 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,497	Thanks for sharing, although they seem underexposed on my screen..

3rd February 2005	#11
Splutter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Gim Boon Tai Posts: 2,819	I'm a sucker for silhouette shots, so I'll go for 6 and 7. Perhaps framing could be improved a little. Generally the pics are indeed slightly underexposed.

3rd February 2005	#13
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	I also like #6 and #13 __________________ The Law

3rd February 2005	#15
Tupi Guy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,335	Nice pictures Like #6 #7 and #13 __________________ Dreams at Photoaid! Contact me, pls!

3rd February 2005	#18
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	here's #7 post processed very complicated work on this piece ... ortega i think the lighting and colours you did seems more natural __________________ APAD