People's Park Market ... eve of renovation

[eikin]

today is the last day People's Park Market operates before closing down for a major renovation, passed by the place and decided to take a few record shots ...

packing up ...

1.

2 stalls clearing up for the renovation to come


2.

silence fell as the lady boss watches her husband taking down the signboard


3.

an old customer having a chat with the stallholder over the coming renovation




last minute shopping and eating ...

4.



5.

[eikin]

6.

cleaning up before leaving ... a little lost



7.

serving till the last customer leaves



and 2 pictures in colour ...



8.

feel nice just sitting around, no need for reasons



9.

some close, some open ... some just go on

[ortega]

Originally Posted by eikin today is the last day People's Park Market operates before closing down for a major renovation, passed by the place and decided to take a few record shots ... packing up ... 1.

I like this the best, is this full frame?
Would be better if the reflections in the water was there.
You have improved over the weekend.
Catchlights must start charging now.

[betazone]

photo #1 is nice, can be better with more of the water reflection.

[eikin]

Originally Posted by ortega I like this the best, is this full frame? Would be better if the reflections in the water was there. You have improved over the weekend. Catchlights must start charging now.

nope, that's not the full frame, that's cropped and bumped up a little on the curve ... the full frame one with original curve would be this ...

10.


#1 (cropped from #10) is posted more as a documentary picture, #10 was shot with the reflection in mind at low angle ... shot just beside the elevated walkway of OG where it was flooded to 2 inch deep ... i couldn't find a good angle for this shot, guess i was feeling tired to stay focussed

my favourite was #9 though for the content, the closed shop inside and the newly opened shop outside (represented by the coloured banners) and the elderly collecting cardboards ... not easy to see on a reduced size, will be much clearer on an 8R and above print

haha, yah lor, i think catchlights can start charging for bringing along understudy liao, it's a rare learning experience for photogs who never venture into the grounds of live wedding shoot.

Originally Posted by betazone photo #1 is nice, can be better with more of the water reflection.

thanks betazone, i was feeling too tired and unfocussed to find a better reflection to make the picture more meaningful, felt this reflection did not contribute much to the feeling actually so decided to crop it off ...

[bwilly]

1st shot is veri good..
nice framing.

[eikin]

Originally Posted by bwilly 1st shot is veri good.. nice framing.

thanks bwilly!

2 more shots to share from yesterday ...

11.



12.



for #11 i was waiting for the lady to look up at me, too bad that never happen ... #12 was somewhat difficult to get an exposure i like, eventually settled with this

[sehsuan]

hmm. didn't know the place is undergoing renovation. thanks for updating swakoos like me

[knoxknocks]

I like #1 best

[Hommie]

[sunkist]

I think they are great. They serve as a history text bk for us

[khnglh]

Were you there yesterday at 6pm ++ ? I think i spotted you walking around with a black camera... was that you ? BTW what camera did you use for the above shots... ?

[eikin]

Originally Posted by sehsuan hmm. didn't know the place is undergoing renovation. thanks for updating swakoos like me

no problem, was near the area, so decided to go down to do some documentation after finishing some work ... the renovation received not much media attention except for the coverage on last Sunday's Lianhe Zaobao

Originally Posted by knoxknocks I like #1 best

thanks heard you got great pictures from SLCC class, must show someday

Originally Posted by Hommie x 5

wah, thanks, still long way to go compared to the masters around here, hehe

Originally Posted by sunkist I think they are great. They serve as a history text bk for us

thanks! glad you like the series , i was actually quite surprised that not many photogs went down to shoot the place last evening, this place holds so much memories for so many Singaporeans ... i guess everyone's busy

Originally Posted by khnglh Were you there yesterday at 6pm ++ ? I think i spotted you walking around with a black camera... was that you ? BTW what camera did you use for the above shots... ?

haha, going by the time and description i think you spotted me ... actually i only spotted 2 photogs, one caucasian using a prosumer camera (and his flash kept going off ... haha, that's why attracted my attention) and another near the dessert stall with an slr or dslr (too dim to figure out what model) the shots here were all shot with nikon's coolpix 4500 using M mode. cheers!

[zaren]

Originally Posted by eikin thanks bwilly! 2 more shots to share from yesterday ... 11. for #11 i was waiting for the lady to look up at me, too bad that never happen ...

#11.....deliciously wicked shot..... actually, the fact that the woman din look up at u is prolly a bonus, then it looks more convincing that her head is on sale

[eikin]

Originally Posted by zaren #11.....deliciously wicked shot..... actually, the fact that the woman din look up at u is prolly a bonus, then it looks more convincing that her head is on sale

... that's very true ... actually i was wishing for the 'OMG!' look if she sees me taking a picture of her, like caught in the act (but more likely she pretend never see and shy away) ... hmmm, i'm beginning to like the picture more after your explanation, you are truly a street shoot expert

[RuthBaby]

wow.. i like the first photo.....


very well captured....

oh no.... tt means i cannot have my yong tau hu and pork dumplings animore

[josho]

Nice capture of shot at the People's Park!

Like the no1 best as well.

[eikin]

Originally Posted by RuthBaby wow.. i like the first photo..... very well captured.... oh no.... tt means i cannot have my yong tau hu and pork dumplings animore

thanks! haha, at least you tasted them before, i never tried before lor, the queue was so long that day, didn't have time to wait left immediately after shooting ...

Originally Posted by josho Nice capture of shot at the People's Park! Like the no1 best as well.

thanks, glad you like it, seems like most people prefer #1, it's not my favourite shot though ... maybe because i knew there was a better angle to this, just that i was too tired and lazy to go into the flooded courtyard ... sigh

[Witness]

Originally Posted by eikin 5.

this is very photojournalistic...

for the series...

[eikin]

Originally Posted by Witness this is very photojournalistic... for the series...

thanks! it's actually a pity that the angle was not wide enough ... that's how i feel about this shot, wanted to get the complete signboard and background activity into the picture actually ... i felt i wasn't experienced enough when i took this, i was distracted by the constant movement of people (not forgetting the lady in the foreground kept shying away! )

best way to take this is to go in, bring up the camera at the right spot and frame in an instant, snap and go away, rather than wasting time shifting around ... i still need to brush up street shooting techniques