Mosque in Brunei at Sunset

seankyh · 3rd June 2006

Masjid Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin

sail2horizon · 3rd June 2006

Wow!!

Nice shot. i like it but do you think if the bottom part in the reflection to be crop a bit? Seems like there's a bit much of space compared to the top.

Just a noob with my 0.02 cents

Cecil · 3rd June 2006

Very nice

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by sail2horizon

Wow!! Nice shot. i like it but do you think if the bottom part in the reflection to be crop a bit? Seems like there's a bit much of space compared to the top.

Just a noob with my 0.02 cents

Thanks for your thoughts and feedback. I did not want to cut the image dead in the center between the subject and its reflection. Wanted to at least stay as close to the rule of thirds as I possibly can.

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by Cecil

Very nice

Glad you like it! It was a nice sunset that day.

Ridicule · 4th June 2006

I like it! Did you stay on later to shoot when it was dark-- with the green illumination frm the lights?

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by Ridicule

I like it! Did you stay on later to shoot when it was dark-- with the green illumination frm the lights?

Unfortunately, no. Did not have my tripod with me anyway so would not have been able to get a good stable shot. As it is, I had to squeeze my camera past some railing to get this shot.

I personally do not like the toxic green too much anyway.

sail2horizon · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by seankyh

Thanks for your thoughts and feedback. I did not want to cut the image dead in the center between the subject and its reflection. Wanted to at least stay as close to the rule of thirds as I possibly can.

Thanks for the explanation and tips. It'll also helps me to learn along the way.

nottipiglet · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by sail2horizon

Wow!! Nice shot. i like it but do you think if the bottom part in the reflection to be crop a bit? Seems like there's a bit much of space compared to the top.

Just a noob with my 0.02 cents

The picture is nice as it is. No need to crop.

nottipiglet · 4th June 2006

Do you mind sharing the technical details... like what camera, what lens at what focal length, what exposure, etc... Just so that we can all learn?

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by nottipiglet

Do you mind sharing the technical details... like what camera, what lens at what focal length, what exposure, etc... Just so that we can all learn?

Sure, notttipiglet! (love the nick!)

D70, Nikkor 12-24mm taken at 17mm. f4, 1/13, handheld but rested it on some railings. B+W circular polarizer. Apeture prio + Matrix metering. ISO 200.

Post processing - rotate (original had slightly tilted horizon), minor levelling and some cropping. Applied Neat Image to remove noise. resized for web and then slight USM.

It was the circlar polarizer that did the trick. And of course the right time of day.

kenele · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by seankyh

Sure, notttipiglet! (love the nick!)

D70, Nikkor 12-24mm taken at 17mm. f4, 1/13, handheld but rested it on some railings. B+W circular polarizer. Apeture prio + Matrix metering. ISO 200.

Post processing - rotate (original had slightly tilted horizon), minor levelling and some cropping. Applied Neat Image to remove noise. resized for web and then slight USM.

It was the circlar polarizer that did the trick. And of course the right time of day.

Great shot!

Horsba85 · 4th June 2006

if i were given 2 words to describe it.. it would be "fantastically ethereal"
to me, the mosque somehow pops out like a 3D image
though i do not like the green lightings, the colour some how stands out

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by Horsba85

if i were given 2 words to describe it.. it would be "fantastically ethereal"
to me, the mosque somehow pops out like a 3D image
though i do not like the green lightings, the colour some how stands out

Thanks for your thoughts. As I said in the previous post, I felt that the toxic green really spoilt it for me. Tried PS-ing it a little but it just didn't look right. Maybe I should see if black and white works..

Originally Posted by kenele

Great shot!

Thank you kenele.

kentay · 4th June 2006

great photo but i would give either the mosque or the reflection more space.

looks almost dead centre to me

sigg · 4th June 2006

any picture of kampong ayer?

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by sigg

any picture of kampong ayer?

Did not have time to actually go in but here's a few that're taken close by..

seankyh · 4th June 2006

Originally Posted by kentay

great photo but i would give either the mosque or the reflection more space.

looks almost dead centre to me

Thanks. I agree with your view. Maybe I should rework the crop when I have more time. I don't like the dead center feeling myself.

sigg · 4th June 2006

Tks for sharing......

nottipiglet · 4th June 2006

Thanks for sharing the technical details. I think that's a very nice picture. There's no need to follow these 1/3 rules and all. Although I use the rules, they just help you along the way... but they are not cast in stone. Although more water may make the picture more grand, it is already nice and balanced as it is.

There are some pictures that do nothing to you when you see them... then you think about how to improve them with rules, etc... but I don't think anyone can deny the visual impact of this photo. I have seen many pictures that work, even when the subject is smack in the centre.

Sometimes, we work with what we have. For example, you won't be able to include more water if the water did not extend any further.... Only you would know, since you were there.

3rd June 2006	#1
seankyh Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 790	Mosque in Brunei at Sunset Masjid Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin

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sail2horizon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Posts: 71	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset Wow!! Nice shot. i like it but do you think if the bottom part in the reflection to be crop a bit? Seems like there's a bit much of space compared to the top. Just a noob with my 0.02 cents

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Cecil Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Eunos Posts: 449	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset Very nice

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Ridicule Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Posts: 80	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset I like it! Did you stay on later to shoot when it was dark-- with the green illumination frm the lights?

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nottipiglet Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 741	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset Do you mind sharing the technical details... like what camera, what lens at what focal length, what exposure, etc... Just so that we can all learn?

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Horsba85 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 292	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset if i were given 2 words to describe it.. it would be "fantastically ethereal" to me, the mosque somehow pops out like a 3D image though i do not like the green lightings, the colour some how stands out

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kentay Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 108	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset great photo but i would give either the mosque or the reflection more space. looks almost dead centre to me

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sigg Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 803	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset any picture of kampong ayer?

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sigg Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 803	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset Tks for sharing......

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nottipiglet Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 741	Re: Mosque in Brunei at Sunset Thanks for sharing the technical details. I think that's a very nice picture. There's no need to follow these 1/3 rules and all. Although I use the rules, they just help you along the way... but they are not cast in stone. Although more water may make the picture more grand, it is already nice and balanced as it is. There are some pictures that do nothing to you when you see them... then you think about how to improve them with rules, etc... but I don't think anyone can deny the visual impact of this photo. I have seen many pictures that work, even when the subject is smack in the centre. Sometimes, we work with what we have. For example, you won't be able to include more water if the water did not extend any further.... Only you would know, since you were there.