Maldives

[seankyh]

Wah so many interesting shots in this part of the forum recently. Here are some of mine. Just came back from Maldives. All shots taken with Nikon 12-24mm + Circular Polarizer.

#1 Chio bu



#2



#3 Ultimate Dining Experience

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#4 Welcome to my Backyard



#5 Around the Neighbourhood



#6 Pool Volleyball

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#7 Sunset



#8 Sunset 2



#9 Sunset 3

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#10 Sunset 4


#11 Fun Sunset Shot



#12

[zoossh]

crystal sharp!!! i like esp the first pic, not becos of the girl, but becos of the sharpness of the picture, and the girl stands out becos of the correct exposure on her. i dunno if there are flash or there are pp, but the darker-exposed sky makes her stands out.

and of cos someone's got a fetish of his feet....

[toomz]

looks like you must have had a really great time pal.
btw where were u staying and how much does it cost in all?
have to start saving pocket $ to get myself there at least once for sure.

[seankyh]

Originally Posted by zoossh crystal sharp!!! i like esp the first pic, not becos of the girl, but becos of the sharpness of the picture, and the girl stands out becos of the correct exposure on her. i dunno if there are flash or there are pp, but the darker-exposed sky makes her stands out. and of cos someone's got a fetish of his feet....

Thanks..That was a lucky shot. I was sitting on the deck chair when she came by. So just shoot from the hip as they say. No flash used. The sun was in the right position and the hour was still pretty early. PSed a bit only (minor levelling and cropping + some USM). The darkness at the top is because of the circular polarizer I bought for the trip. Love the effect it has on the sky.

As for foot fetish... yeah. I like feet..

[seankyh]

Originally Posted by toomz looks like you must have had a really great time pal. btw where were u staying and how much does it cost in all? have to start saving pocket $ to get myself there at least once for sure.

Was staying at Club Med Kani. Check out the prices at www.clubmed.com.sg.
Had some air miles expiring so used those for me and my wife. Really had a great time there. The diving was excellent. Food was not too bad either. And the company was great. Made me wish I was single again ..

[toomz]

Originally Posted by seankyh Was staying at Club Med Kani. Check out the prices at www.clubmed.com.sg. Had some air miles expiring so used those for me and my wife. Really had a great time there. The diving was excellent. Food was not too bad either. And the company was great. Made me wish I was single again ..

ah club med of cos shiok

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by seankyh Thanks..That was a lucky shot. I was sitting on the deck chair when she came by. So just shoot from the hip as they say. No flash used. The sun was in the right position and the hour was still pretty early. PSed a bit only (minor levelling and cropping + some USM). The darkness at the top is because of the circular polarizer I bought for the trip. Love the effect it has on the sky. As for foot fetish... yeah. I like feet..

what is USM?

[seankyh]

Originally Posted by zoossh what is USM?

Unsharp Mask - a Photoshop process for image sharpening. Don't ask me why its called 'unsharp'

[ernest_ted]

lovely photos...

[Cheesecake]

beautiful!!!! cost alot of $$ to get there?

[Koelsch]

OMG the place is so darn godlike unbelievable!

[festard]

Originally Posted by seankyh #4 Welcome to my Backyard

really beautiful place....
#4 my favourite..
thanks for sharing the wonderful pics!!

[animian2002]

Originally Posted by seankyh Was staying at Club Med Kani. Check out the prices at www.clubmed.com.sg. Had some air miles expiring so used those for me and my wife. Really had a great time there. The diving was excellent. Food was not too bad either. And the company was great. Made me wish I was single again ..

Nice... make me wanting to go there myself too.

Since you mentiond that the diving is excellent too, did you take any underwater pictures ?

[paxluv]

These are all completely BEAUTIFUL! My favorite it the Ultimate Dining Expirience. I love the light on the glasses and the attention it draws to the background. I really want to go there now! Excellent job!

[zha]

Very nice and sharp holiday-by-the beach series.

You mentioned using CPL. Nikon's?

Oh, no sunrise shots? Still in bed I guess

[wheels]

This is an excellent place! The water is crystal clean!
Great photos you brought back. It does great justice to Maldives.

[seankyh]

Originally Posted by ernest_ted lovely photos...

Thanks ernest_ted. You should go there sometime.

Originally Posted by Cheesecake beautiful!!!! cost alot of $$ to get there?

Thanks cheesecake! For me and my wife, it cost us less than the 70-200mm VR!! met KRW there. Just kidding

Originally Posted by Koelsch OMG the place is so darn godlike unbelievable!

Hope you are inspired to go to Maldives!!

Originally Posted by Festard really beautiful place.... #4 my favourite.. thanks for sharing the wonderful pics!!

Thanks! That was a scene from the lagoon suite. We upgraded on our last night there. If you want to see more, you can check out the rest at http://www.pbase.com/seankyh/sights

Originally Posted by Animian2002 Nice... make me wanting to go there myself too. Since you mentiond that the diving is excellent too, did you take any underwater pictures ?

Go Go Go!! Don't think twice! Unfortunately, no underwater pics as my underwater camera is out of action. Could not get it serviced in time. But this is the first time the mantas have eluded me. Usually when I dive in Maldives, guarantee can see mantas one.

Originally Posted by paxluv These are all completely BEAUTIFUL! My favorite it the Ultimate Dining Expirience. I love the light on the glasses and the attention it draws to the background. I really want to go there now! Excellent job!

Thanks paxluv. That is the fine dining area and needs extra $$ to eat there. We didn't of course as the food provided was already pretty good. But they were nice enough to let me take pictures.

Originally Posted by zha Very nice and sharp holiday-by-the beach series. You mentioned using CPL. Nikon's? Oh, no sunrise shots? Still in bed I guess

Thanks. The CPL is B&W. Could not afford the Nikon one which on hindsight regret a bit because the B&W causes vignetting when I mount it over my Nikon NC.
Got up on my last day for sunrise but it wasn't fantastic. Too cloudy.

Originally Posted by wheels This is an excellent place! The water is crystal clean! Great photos you brought back. It does great justice to Maldives.

Thanks. Hope you get to go there again soon! The water is really like a swimming pool and extremely clean. But visibility during the dive was so so. This is probably due to the time of the year. But the corals were


Thanks everyone!! More shots at http://www.pbase.com/seankyh/sights
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Sean.