Night Shoots of Singapore

ovc17m · 11th November 2006

Have been into amateur photography for about 2 years, decided to post some of my photos into here for comments.

Hope to pick up more knowledge and skills in photography, and most important, to earn my own DSLR!

AxeLa · 11th November 2006

like this shot.....wat cam u using??

PointBlue · 12th November 2006

I believe its an Ixus 500.

AxeLa · 12th November 2006

Originally Posted by PointBlue

I believe its an Ixus 500.

Yup just ck with opanda....thks!

ovc17m · 12th November 2006

Thanks for your comments and replies.

Ya, it's an IXUS 500 I'm using. How do you know that??

AxeLa · 12th November 2006

Originally Posted by ovc17m

Thanks for your comments and replies. Ya, it's an IXUS 500 I'm using. How do you know that??

Use software chk....

eikin · 15th November 2006

pic 1

picture is divided into 3 areas (bridge, skyline and empty sky) with none being able to hold viewer's attention due to the lack of a subject of focus.

also, for usual night city skyine shots, can consider photographing before the sky darkens completely to capture some colours/details in the sky to add interest

pic 2

image is soft. horizon is slanted unnecessary. colours and contrast need some improvement as they seem dull now.

pic 3

very soft. framing is awkward. the scene looks incomplete (not wide enough to tell the environment, not close enough to examine the details)

pic 4

very soft. a wider frame would be more interesting.

i am guessing that the softness in the pictures is due to unstable support for long shutter takes.

and reminder, please post 1 picture/1 series a week to allow for more indepth critiques from viewers. if series is intended, the pictures should be related (i.e. the series work as a single piece of work and should be viewed as such)

night86mare · 15th November 2006

I noticed you used f/2.8 for photo one.. I think a smaller aperture (larger fstop) with longer exposure (you used 1 second for this one).. Would be nicer! =)

At least the lampposts would be more attractive - giving you that starburst effect.

Composition wise, it's superb in my book though. =)

jeremyspk · 16th November 2006

Download the photo, then right click the file, properties and then under summary click advance.
Can see lots of stuffs there such as focal length, aperture, shutter speed, etc.

#1 is nice. Me like it lots

#2 is a little underexp. There's a significant canting (as you can see from the horizon.)
#3 doesn't say much imho.
#4 gives a little dark and misty feeling. Lower portion is underexp (btw, how to solve that?)

ovc17m · 18th November 2006

Hi eikin,

Thanks for your c&c and rules about the forum! Very informative and i believe it will help me a lot in my future shootings.

Thanks to all others for your c&c!

aq12345 · 19th November 2006

Originally Posted by AxeLa

Use software chk....

what software is it?

AxeLa · 19th November 2006

Originally Posted by aq12345

what software is it?

Opanda?

jeremyspk · 20th November 2006

Hi Ovc17m,
I believe your picture quality is being limited by your equipment.
However, just some things you can do.

1) Does your cam have APERTURE PRIORITY? (meaning, Av mode)
Shoot @ smaller aperture such as F5.6 or F8 for more Depth of Field else your pictures will look too soft. Recently shoot some sunsets with F8, works well~

2) Use tripod.
If you have a tripod, use it to reduce handshake since you'll be shooting at low shutter speed.
If don't have, please don't buy. Save $$ for your DSLR.
I believe digicams have their limits, this is one of them

12th November 2006	#5
ovc17m Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 107	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore Thanks for your comments and replies. Ya, it's an IXUS 500 I'm using. How do you know that??

15th November 2006	#7
eikin Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 東京 Tokyo Posts: 10,920	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore pic 1 picture is divided into 3 areas (bridge, skyline and empty sky) with none being able to hold viewer's attention due to the lack of a subject of focus. also, for usual night city skyine shots, can consider photographing before the sky darkens completely to capture some colours/details in the sky to add interest pic 2 image is soft. horizon is slanted unnecessary. colours and contrast need some improvement as they seem dull now. pic 3 very soft. framing is awkward. the scene looks incomplete (not wide enough to tell the environment, not close enough to examine the details) pic 4 very soft. a wider frame would be more interesting. i am guessing that the softness in the pictures is due to unstable support for long shutter takes. and reminder, please post 1 picture/1 series a week to allow for more indepth critiques from viewers. if series is intended, the pictures should be related (i.e. the series work as a single piece of work and should be viewed as such) __________________ APAD Last edited by eikin; 15th November 2006 at 08:55 PM.

15th November 2006	#8
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,357	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore I noticed you used f/2.8 for photo one.. I think a smaller aperture (larger fstop) with longer exposure (you used 1 second for this one).. Would be nicer! =) At least the lampposts would be more attractive - giving you that starburst effect. Composition wise, it's superb in my book though. =)

16th November 2006	#9
jeremyspk Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: JURONG WEST Posts: 116	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore Download the photo, then right click the file, properties and then under summary click advance. Can see lots of stuffs there such as focal length, aperture, shutter speed, etc. #1 is nice. Me like it lots #2 is a little underexp. There's a significant canting (as you can see from the horizon.) #3 doesn't say much imho. #4 gives a little dark and misty feeling. Lower portion is underexp (btw, how to solve that?)

18th November 2006	#10
ovc17m Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 107	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore Hi eikin, Thanks for your c&c and rules about the forum! Very informative and i believe it will help me a lot in my future shootings. Thanks to all others for your c&c!

11th November 2006	#1
ovc17m Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 107	Night Shoots of Singapore Have been into amateur photography for about 2 years, decided to post some of my photos into here for comments. Hope to pick up more knowledge and skills in photography, and most important, to earn my own DSLR! Last edited by eikin; 15th November 2006 at 08:30 PM. Reason: images' URL replaced with UBBCode

11th November 2006	#2
AxeLa Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jalan Mulia @ SG Posts: 3,673	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore like this shot.....wat cam u using?? __________________ D700\|24~120mm VR\|AF VR 80~400mm ED \|SB900\|50mm F1.8\|CD 2X2\|GF 1\|FL-360\|FastPack 350\|Flash Extender

12th November 2006	#3
PointBlue Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 198	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore I believe its an Ixus 500.

20th November 2006	#13
jeremyspk Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: JURONG WEST Posts: 116	Re: Night Shoots of Singapore Hi Ovc17m, I believe your picture quality is being limited by your equipment. However, just some things you can do. 1) Does your cam have APERTURE PRIORITY? (meaning, Av mode) Shoot @ smaller aperture such as F5.6 or F8 for more Depth of Field else your pictures will look too soft. Recently shoot some sunsets with F8, works well~ 2) Use tripod. If you have a tripod, use it to reduce handshake since you'll be shooting at low shutter speed. If don't have, please don't buy. Save $$ for your DSLR. I believe digicams have their limits, this is one of them