Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool

SilverSurfer66 · 1st February 2007

This is a evening shot of Clarke Quay area from the swimming pool area of Merchant Court hotel.
CnC please. Thank you.

Photo not edit yet.
Thank you for your kind comments and critic.

Jesmun18 · 1st February 2007

handshake....the photo looks blurr.

ganand01 · 1st February 2007

Very, very nice. Do not see any "handshake", can read name of hotel in the distance.

arantha · 2nd February 2007

looks quite nice, doesn't seem to look blur.

However, the subject of the photo is not clear. Is it the Novotel, the swimming pool, or the blue glowing letter at the left side?
Also, I think the two persons standing on the left side of the pool seems a little bit distracting.

Some cropping might make the picture looks nicer. Nice try though.

stupidbear · 2nd February 2007

is it my eyes or com ?

borisi · 2nd February 2007

confused on subject. is it the pool? or competitor's hotel? food? waiter? ?????

centurion_sg · 2nd February 2007

Originally Posted by Jesmun18

handshake....the photo looks blurr.

Doubt it's handshake, most likely the point of focus is farther off and thus the foreground objects are soft.

Seems more like a snapshot picture though the colors are pleasant.

zac08 · 2nd February 2007

Shot wide open @f3.5... DOF is too lil for a good scenery shot.

You gotta try shooting @f11 or f16 for such shots... But you'd need a tripod as they should be requiring a longer shutter speed...

Rashkae · 2nd February 2007

1. Sky has no texture. It's boring.
2. Your focal point is the Novotel hotel. The pool, trees, etc are all soft. Corner softness is very evident in the top-right
3. There is no point at all to having the 2 waiters there
4. Too cluttered. What's the theme or subject? What's supposed to be the main subject here?

It really looks more like a "for fun" snapshot a bored kid playing with his dad's cam would take.

SilverSurfer66 · 2nd February 2007

Originally Posted by zac08

Shot wide open @f3.5... DOF is too lil for a good scenery shot.

You gotta try shooting @f11 or f16 for such shots... But you'd need a tripod as they should be requiring a longer shutter speed...

Thanks for your kind comments. Indeed I must remember to have good DOF wen shootng scenery. This photo was taken while I was having dinner at the poolside restaurant. I had no tripod with me, so I shot handheld with my 18-200VR with VR on - hence compensated some for camera shake.

fisheye · 2nd February 2007

very well shot, great colors. I'd put this on a brochure if you ask me.

1st February 2007	#1
SilverSurfer66 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 143	Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool This is a evening shot of Clarke Quay area from the swimming pool area of Merchant Court hotel. CnC please. Thank you. Photo not edit yet. Thank you for your kind comments and critic. Last edited by SilverSurfer66; 1st February 2007 at 02:50 PM.

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Jesmun18 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 414	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool handshake....the photo looks blurr.

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ganand01 New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 23	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool Very, very nice. Do not see any "handshake", can read name of hotel in the distance.

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arantha Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 1 22 N, 103 48 E Posts: 64	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool looks quite nice, doesn't seem to look blur. However, the subject of the photo is not clear. Is it the Novotel, the swimming pool, or the blue glowing letter at the left side? Also, I think the two persons standing on the left side of the pool seems a little bit distracting. Some cropping might make the picture looks nicer. Nice try though. Last edited by arantha; 2nd February 2007 at 12:21 AM.

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stupidbear Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paya Lebar Posts: 370	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool is it my eyes or com ?

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borisi Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampines.Sg Posts: 126	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool confused on subject. is it the pool? or competitor's hotel? food? waiter? ?????

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zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,962	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool Shot wide open @f3.5... DOF is too lil for a good scenery shot. You gotta try shooting @f11 or f16 for such shots... But you'd need a tripod as they should be requiring a longer shutter speed...

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Rashkae Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,311	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool 1. Sky has no texture. It's boring. 2. Your focal point is the Novotel hotel. The pool, trees, etc are all soft. Corner softness is very evident in the top-right 3. There is no point at all to having the 2 waiters there 4. Too cluttered. What's the theme or subject? What's supposed to be the main subject here? It really looks more like a "for fun" snapshot a bored kid playing with his dad's cam would take.

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fisheye Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 464	Re: Evening view from Merchant Court hotel pool very well shot, great colors. I'd put this on a brochure if you ask me.