Here, fishy, fishy!

philliptan · 25th March 2006

My first photo submitted for critique...

Sunset in Punggol

agentmonkey · 25th March 2006

ot abit :just curious man....is this the same place where the jetty to obs is? with only one bus service there..82?

+evenstar · 25th March 2006

i think it's the same place

wong1979 · 25th March 2006

Hi philip, pardon my criticism hor but I really feel nothing leh. The subject should be those people fishing right? Too small to be subject, hence become distraction I think. I also prefer silhouette vs underexposed fishermen. Today sunset is very nice, perhaps you should focus on the sunset rather than include them.

philliptan · 26th March 2006

Thanks for the C&C....

The focus is the sunset... but I felt it would be a quite boring pic without the anglers. I felt that they are not a distraction but adds to the picture.

Still, thank you for your viewpoint... I will keep it in mind.

solarii · 26th March 2006

I agree with phillip... just the plain sunset pic would be boring. Since there's nothing striking about the surroundings you need to find an element to serve as foreground interest.

You concept is strong but execution is lacking... composition needs improvement. Instead of a high view point you might want to consider going lower... silhouette a lone fisherman with the sunset behind him... shooting from a low angle up might work.

Just some suggestions. Generally high viewpoints are gd only if there's expansive n breath taking scenery to capture. If the landscape is plain no point going high to capture it. Look for interesting elements instead and attempt tighter crops.

dts_spawn · 26th March 2006

dunno if it's just me, the pic looks a bit soft.

solarii · 27th March 2006

Originally Posted by dts_spawn

dunno if it's just me, the pic looks a bit soft.

Can't really be helped. Phillip could have increased contrast (thereby creating an impression of crispness, ie sharpness) but that would cause clipping of the highlights.

USM wouldn't be of much help here (works via edge contrast) since its more the muted tones that's causing the "softness"

philliptan · 27th March 2006

Thanks for the comments, guys!

Will keep them in mind.

25th March 2006	#1
philliptan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,484	Here, fishy, fishy! My first photo submitted for critique... Sunset in Punggol

25th March 2006	#2
agentmonkey Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 494	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! ot abit :just curious man....is this the same place where the jetty to obs is? with only one bus service there..82?

25th March 2006	#3
+evenstar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,453	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! i think it's the same place __________________ the SEARCH FUNCTION is there for a reason. USE IT!

25th March 2006	#4
wong1979 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 540	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! Hi philip, pardon my criticism hor but I really feel nothing leh. The subject should be those people fishing right? Too small to be subject, hence become distraction I think. I also prefer silhouette vs underexposed fishermen. Today sunset is very nice, perhaps you should focus on the sunset rather than include them.

26th March 2006	#5
philliptan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,484	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! Thanks for the C&C.... The focus is the sunset... but I felt it would be a quite boring pic without the anglers. I felt that they are not a distraction but adds to the picture. Still, thank you for your viewpoint... I will keep it in mind.

26th March 2006	#6
solarii Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bt. Timah Posts: 1,375	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! I agree with phillip... just the plain sunset pic would be boring. Since there's nothing striking about the surroundings you need to find an element to serve as foreground interest. You concept is strong but execution is lacking... composition needs improvement. Instead of a high view point you might want to consider going lower... silhouette a lone fisherman with the sunset behind him... shooting from a low angle up might work. Just some suggestions. Generally high viewpoints are gd only if there's expansive n breath taking scenery to capture. If the landscape is plain no point going high to capture it. Look for interesting elements instead and attempt tighter crops.

26th March 2006	#7
dts_spawn Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 244	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! dunno if it's just me, the pic looks a bit soft.

27th March 2006	#9
philliptan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,484	Re: Here, fishy, fishy! Thanks for the comments, guys! Will keep them in mind.