Water Lily

sathea · 7th July 2005

A flower I took recently near Suntec City with my toy camera.
I did a little post processing, wonder if people here like it.

AReality · 7th July 2005

What u want comments on? The post processing or the photo itself?

Rev · 7th July 2005

Crop it =) Crop the left edge & top edge of the pic. Crop the outer lying lily pads.
By doing that, cropped objects have less of a presence & draws attention back to the flower.

It's the same technique with portraiture...crop the head, blur ears & neck to make the eyes, mouth & nose more prominent.

eikin · 7th July 2005

i think the post processing gave the picture a rather 'fresh' look, quite pleasing IMHO. but i'll prefer a long crop. if you don't mind i did an example here, will remove upon request:

the idea is to place the flower in the centre horizontal line and give it some space on the right while reducing some 'non-contributing' space on the left.

zaren · 7th July 2005

i tend to agree with rev's suggestion to crop the top and left of the pic. i would place the centre of the flower at the bottom right third of the photo. the colours are deep and rich, with excellent detail in the water drops as well. definitely a good effort from a toy camera!

nemesis32 · 8th July 2005

Definitely should crop the left and top... too much black on the left.

Interested to see the original (if still available) to see how much PP has affected the shot.

sathea · 11th July 2005

Originally Posted by AReality

What u want comments on? The post processing or the photo itself?

anything.
both the post processing and photo if you have anything to comment, so that i can improve further.

Pablo · 11th July 2005

I like it as it is.

Nice result.

khairi · 12th July 2005

lacked the rules of thirds that's y needed to crop...

sulhan · 12th July 2005

Originally Posted by sathea

A flower I took recently near Suntec City with my toy camera.
I did a little post processing, wonder if people here like it.

Hah.....as is or little crop of the black area on the left (1/2 a cm)
will do for me...

rgds,
sulhan

ccube78 · 13th July 2005

Great pic! The colours are rich, it's really great post-processing here.

Not much complaints. Perhaps the bottom left dark area can be cropped off, but it's still good as it is.

The_Cheat · 19th July 2005

I would leave the picture as it is. Cropping to fulfil the 1/3 rule isn't essential, since the colour profile of the flower is contrasty enough to attract the attention. Nice job on the post-processing.

One thing that nags me though... the flower seems unnatural, with the far side showing more texture than the near side, or rather, the flower is neither uniformly flat (as in a bird-eye view flat), or textured enough to stand out.

Witness · 19th July 2005

nah the tight crop is unnecessary IMHO.... gives the suffocating feeling....y do tt...i like it the way it is too...

ellery · 19th July 2005

What are your trying to show here ? There is no really dominat object to hang an eye ball on. There is much promise here youhave to decide what story you are telling. Its a very good capture and post processing you need to make hard decision on what is the story. I like this shot.

ziedrich · 19th July 2005

i think the composition looks good the way it is. plenty of space and relevant background, context, leading to the flower (or wadever crap, as long as it feels good instinctively right??!?!?!!)

think the colour is too saturated, i believe it should be more subtle for the poignant theme to be brought out

my humble opinions!

7th July 2005	#1
sathea Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,329	Water Lily A flower I took recently near Suntec City with my toy camera. I did a little post processing, wonder if people here like it. __________________ www.yaohui.sg

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AReality Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,397	What u want comments on? The post processing or the photo itself? __________________ . The Visual Journalist

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eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	i think the post processing gave the picture a rather 'fresh' look, quite pleasing IMHO. but i'll prefer a long crop. if you don't mind i did an example here, will remove upon request: the idea is to place the flower in the centre horizontal line and give it some space on the right while reducing some 'non-contributing' space on the left. __________________ APAD

11th July 2005	#8
Pablo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Blue/Green Planet Posts: 1,855	I like it as it is. Nice result. __________________ Time, is an effortless construction :)

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khairi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: yishun Posts: 2,469	lacked the rules of thirds that's y needed to crop... __________________ blog: inbloomphotos.wordpress.com

7th July 2005	#3
Rev Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 913	Crop it =) Crop the left edge & top edge of the pic. Crop the outer lying lily pads. By doing that, cropped objects have less of a presence & draws attention back to the flower. It's the same technique with portraiture...crop the head, blur ears & neck to make the eyes, mouth & nose more prominent.

7th July 2005	#5
zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,738	i tend to agree with rev's suggestion to crop the top and left of the pic. i would place the centre of the flower at the bottom right third of the photo. the colours are deep and rich, with excellent detail in the water drops as well. definitely a good effort from a toy camera!

8th July 2005	#6
nemesis32 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,481	Definitely should crop the left and top... too much black on the left. Interested to see the original (if still available) to see how much PP has affected the shot.

13th July 2005	#11
ccube78 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 84	Great pic! The colours are rich, it's really great post-processing here. Not much complaints. Perhaps the bottom left dark area can be cropped off, but it's still good as it is. __________________ http://changcaiphotography.blogspot.com

19th July 2005	#12
The_Cheat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,263	I would leave the picture as it is. Cropping to fulfil the 1/3 rule isn't essential, since the colour profile of the flower is contrasty enough to attract the attention. Nice job on the post-processing. One thing that nags me though... the flower seems unnatural, with the far side showing more texture than the near side, or rather, the flower is neither uniformly flat (as in a bird-eye view flat), or textured enough to stand out. __________________ Send me a PM if you need me to comment on a picture or a series.

19th July 2005	#13
Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	nah the tight crop is unnecessary IMHO.... gives the suffocating feeling....y do tt...i like it the way it is too... __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

19th July 2005	#14
ellery Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 785	What are your trying to show here ? There is no really dominat object to hang an eye ball on. There is much promise here youhave to decide what story you are telling. Its a very good capture and post processing you need to make hard decision on what is the story. I like this shot.

19th July 2005	#15
ziedrich Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 294	i think the composition looks good the way it is. plenty of space and relevant background, context, leading to the flower (or wadever crap, as long as it feels good instinctively right??!?!?!!) think the colour is too saturated, i believe it should be more subtle for the poignant theme to be brought out my humble opinions! __________________ rainmuse.com rainmuse.com/fs