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sathea · 17th February 2005

a poster i saw in orchard road underpass on the last day of 2004...

sathea · 22nd March 2005

CaeSiuM · 22nd March 2005

A messy shot.

ZeroDivine · 22nd March 2005

The picture doesn't tell 'alone'

sathea · 22nd March 2005

dennisc · 22nd March 2005

I see dead people..........

sathea · 22nd March 2005

sathea · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by dennisc

I see dead people..........

hmm... what else did you see?

wainism · 6th April 2005

sorry but then after looking at ur pics the only feeling i get is

Zenten · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by wainism

sorry but then after looking at ur pics the only feeling i get is

Another John Clang in the making .......

sathea · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by Zenten

Another John Clang in the making .......

what makes you say so?

Zenten · 6th April 2005

digipat2003 · 6th April 2005

nice try

but somehow i

just my thoughts

The_Cheat · 6th April 2005

I really like the way you'd managed to capture the essence of movement in your shots. Unlike other works I'd seen so far, the movement is not just a blurish image of a passer-by, but a fluid-looking lines that move like the blobs in lava lamp. Nice!

Having said that however, your pictures are really messy, especially for the first 3 pictures. For pic 1, the person who's sitting in the poster is not really seen, and it take some effort for the viewer to piece him back together with the late of information as blocked by the movement. So, even though the person does indeed seems to look alone, especially with indifferent passerby moving pass, the message is lost, if not diminish, after going through the process of filling in what's not there in the first place. The lack of information is also seen in pic 2 and 3, where the mature individual, in each of the two picture, do not immediately capture and reveal this feeling of "alone".

So, the problem here is that even if other people do finally get what you're trying to express, is the impact as strong as what you'd in mind? Just imagine, happiness could be portrayed either as a smiling face or a joyful dance, but would the impact of each reflect the same level of happiness?

I like pic 4, for the tonality of the picture and the subject could immediately come across with the theme "alone". Still, that picture is far from perfect, for the decernable shoes is plain distracting. The green colour cart on the right hand top corner, together with the end of the wall, are also elements that distracted me tremendously. More importantly, however, I'm rather disturbed by your usage of the large bare foreground, in a landscape format of the picture. A plain foreground may work in this picture if it's in a portrait format, but it just seems strange in the landscape format. I can't put any reason to why you do that however...

sathea · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by The_Cheat

Having said that however, your pictures are really messy, especially for the first 3 pictures. For pic 1, the person who's sitting in the poster is not really seen, and it take some effort for the viewer to piece him back together with the late of information as blocked by the movement. So, even though the person does indeed seems to look alone, especially with indifferent passerby moving pass, the message is lost, if not diminish, after going through the process of filling in what's not there in the first place. The lack of information is also seen in pic 2 and 3, where the mature individual, in each of the two picture, do not immediately capture and reveal this feeling of "alone".

So, the problem here is that even if other people do finally get what you're trying to express, is the impact as strong as what you'd in mind? Just imagine, happiness could be portrayed either as a smiling face or a joyful dance, but would the impact of each reflect the same level of happiness?

thanks, it's supposed to be messy to make viewers look for them in the crowd.
the feeling of being alone is felt when the world just walk past you without even noticing you in the midst of the crowd. They are rarely discerned from the population, even if people do know of their existence, what can they do? will they do anything to make a difference in their lives?

no, the impact of each will be different in those 2 cases you mentioned, it's just a different state of happiness. even though, the impact for my photos is not as strong as what i feel it should be in other people's eyes, as long as there is an impact and i get my message across, i'm satisfied already.

Originally Posted by The_Cheat

I like pic 4, for the tonality of the picture and the subject could immediately come across with the theme "alone". Still, that picture is far from perfect, for the decernable shoes is plain distracting. The green colour cart on the right hand top corner, together with the end of the wall, are also elements that distracted me tremendously. More importantly, however, I'm rather disturbed by your usage of the large bare foreground, in a landscape format of the picture. A plain foreground may work in this picture if it's in a portrait format, but it just seems strange in the landscape format. I can't put any reason to why you do that however...

i can only say that a photo is never perfect. i'm just trying to improve everyday. the shoes are meant to be there, i wanted it to be there as a form of distraction to show the crowd moving across.
hmm... large bare foreground... i'll leave that for others to comment.

The_Cheat · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by sathea

hmm... large bare foreground... i'll leave that for others to comment.

Best of luck in waiting for a comment here...

LazerLordz · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by sathea

a poster i saw in orchard road underpass on the last day of 2004...

I like the way the swirls actually enhance the anti-drug poster, expounding the idea that drug consumption sucks the addict in, and even his sense of seeing the world gets warped by the drug's effect on his neural receptors...The dying lights and the withering of a vibrant world through the dulling of the mind.That is shown by the way your cream and your black get sucked into the center of the scene.

Title it "Sinkhole"

Ben1223 · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by sathea

3.

Title aside I like this. I dig what you were trying to do.

Edit: And it's not about motion blur.

SniperD · 6th April 2005

Originally Posted by sathea

4.

Ohhh.. I love this one..... very very nice

fusen · 7th April 2005

hey......how come i meet u here?! the world really small........ha ha.....
hmm.....regarding your series, i like the 4th, it is the best for this series, good enough....good job.!

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The_Cheat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,263	I really like the way you'd managed to capture the essence of movement in your shots. Unlike other works I'd seen so far, the movement is not just a blurish image of a passer-by, but a fluid-looking lines that move like the blobs in lava lamp. Nice! Having said that however, your pictures are really messy, especially for the first 3 pictures. For pic 1, the person who's sitting in the poster is not really seen, and it take some effort for the viewer to piece him back together with the late of information as blocked by the movement. So, even though the person does indeed seems to look alone, especially with indifferent passerby moving pass, the message is lost, if not diminish, after going through the process of filling in what's not there in the first place. The lack of information is also seen in pic 2 and 3, where the mature individual, in each of the two picture, do not immediately capture and reveal this feeling of "alone". So, the problem here is that even if other people do finally get what you're trying to express, is the impact as strong as what you'd in mind? Just imagine, happiness could be portrayed either as a smiling face or a joyful dance, but would the impact of each reflect the same level of happiness? I like pic 4, for the tonality of the picture and the subject could immediately come across with the theme "alone". Still, that picture is far from perfect, for the decernable shoes is plain distracting. The green colour cart on the right hand top corner, together with the end of the wall, are also elements that distracted me tremendously. More importantly, however, I'm rather disturbed by your usage of the large bare foreground, in a landscape format of the picture. A plain foreground may work in this picture if it's in a portrait format, but it just seems strange in the landscape format. I can't put any reason to why you do that however... __________________ Send me a PM if you need me to comment on a picture or a series.

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fusen New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: out there Posts: 26	hey......how come i meet u here?! the world really small........ha ha..... hmm.....regarding your series, i like the 4th, it is the best for this series, good enough....good job.!