IR Outing #8.1/4 @ Kallang River - Kevdead

[kevdead]

Hi Guys! Here's mine! Only managed to take 2 shots. Did some basic pp for the both. And included enhanced and basic pp for IR.

Nothing great, just for discussion purposes.

#IR01 Basic IR pp w/ max method & ark's s-curve methol.


#IR01b Basic IR pp (w/ max's method from the sticky thread)


#IR02 Basic IR pp w/ max method & ark's s-curve methol.


#IR02 Basic IR pp (w/ max's method from the sticky thread)


So what can i do to improve? Which is better?

Once again, thanks francis and seniors for your patient to explain details to me and ark for lending me the filter.

[yilishengxian]

The colours from the 2nd set of pictures looks nicer IMO.

For the 1st set, I feel that the water and the buildings had abit too much cast. But, thats the problem I'm having with my pictures too.

[u2nofear]

all look sharp for me......

[kevdead]

Originally Posted by yilishengxian The colours from the 2nd set of pictures looks nicer IMO. For the 1st set, I feel that the water and the buildings had abit too much cast. But, thats the problem I'm having with my pictures too.

Yurh lorh, yurh lorh! Hmm... how to make the trees whiter? Always love the snow effect!

Ehh... i got serious sensor problem lerh!! At f.8, i can see darkspots man!!! PS the dark spot until arh!

[kevdead]

Originally Posted by u2nofear all look sharp for me......

Yeah.. But i find it abit to harsh! How to soften the image huh?

[yilishengxian]

Originally Posted by kevdead Yeah.. But i find it abit to harsh! How to soften the image huh?

I feel that the sharp images looks nice. Mine looks abit too soft though.

[ark19]

Hi Kevdead,
#1 is very good for a first try and in this weather
Alamak, S-curve is not my method lar.

[u2nofear]

Originally Posted by kevdead How to soften the image huh?

simple...exchange your camera with my

[kevdead]

Originally Posted by ark19 Hi Kevdead, #1 is very good for a first try and in this weather Alamak, S-curve is not my method lar.

I follow your guide lerh!! l0l. It's really useful? Anyway, which you prefer? The one with s-curve or without?

Originally Posted by u2nofear simple...exchange your camera with my

Actually i don't mind larh! As long as you take good care! Next outing we exchange lorh? For a few takes and trys?

[ark19]

I prefer S-curve one

[teerex]

Should say it's a very good first try. I find the pics with the added "S" curve better, with the contrast difference.

You can still get the trees a bit more white if you run the pic thru another round of H/S reducing the Red, Yellow and Magenta channels. But what you've achieved is good enough.

Hope you don't mind, I did some adjustments to your pic. Reduced H/S, to get the trees a little whiter and added USM.

[hweechwee]

Nice picts. I perfer the one w/ s-curve too. More contrast. Ur sharpness is good. If u wan soft, try ark's method. He has very nice soft effects though.

[eawtan]

IR01 is my preference.
I personally find teerex's version "too white" until details are blown ... sowhere in between would be perfect.

[kevdead]

Originally Posted by teerex Should say it's a very good first try. I find the pics with the added "S" curve better, with the contrast difference. You can still get the trees a bit more white if you run the pic thru another round of H/S reducing the Red, Yellow and Magenta channels. But what you've achieved is good enough. Hope you don't mind, I did some adjustments to your pic. Reduced H/S, to get the trees a little whiter and added USM.

Hi teerex,
Thanks for the tips. Ahhh... so that's how i get whiter tree! With the dreamy effect ark taught me... hmmm... guess after a few trys, i can get the effect i want. Heard alot abt you from the senior. Hope to see you next outing.

Thanks Hweechwee! Hopefully next outing more exercise than sitting at macdonald.

Thanks eawtan! I guessed because teerex had to work with the compressed version and the after pp pics that i posted here thus i think it's abit hard to control also.

[Qazwer]

The clouds remind me of the rain Nice pics, though.

IR01 works better for me.

[kevdead]

Originally Posted by Qazwer The clouds remind me of the rain Nice pics, though. IR01 works better for me.

Yeah!!! ARGH!!! Why like that????

Thanks man!

[teerex]

Originally Posted by kevdead Hi teerex, Thanks for the tips. Ahhh... so that's how i get whiter tree! With the dreamy effect ark taught me... hmmm... guess after a few trys, i can get the effect i want. Heard alot abt you from the senior. Hope to see you next outing.

I normally don't miss any of the outings, but it so happens that I was away last weekend. I'm back now, will definitely catch up with you guys and hope to meet all the new guys.

There are some posts saying that should redo that outing again. Want to shoot at that place again or somewhere else? Any suggestions.

Our Shifu, photoexpress should be back in Sg this weekend.

Ark and Francis, thanks for your efforts.

[ark19]

Thanks Bro,
but don't go back there lar, always bad weather one :P

[teerex]

Originally Posted by ark19 Thanks Bro, but don't go back there lar, always bad weather one :P

No leh Bro, most of the time I go there weather is good.

You din shower that morning is it?

Kevdead - borrrow your thread to show Ark that weather is usually good there.

[Qazwer]

I guess is the seasons. Anyway, we don't have much choice of seasons in Singapore - Rainy and sunny seasons.