Botanic Gardens (I know, it's me again)

[night86mare]

Hi guys,

Decided to abuse the fair weather while it lasts, skally later start raining again then siannnn.

Here goes nothing, all C&C welcome, please.

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[night86mare]

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Sorry if you were looking for gazebo shots, all of mine came out not nice, so I dumped all of them.

Thanks for viewing!

[Dennis]

I like #7 but don't like the colour.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Dennis I like #7 but don't like the colour.

Hehe, you always don't like the colour. =(

I know I use very weird colours sometimes though, hehehe.

Would it look better with blue tones?

[Dennis]

Not usd to colours like these.
Mmm not sure about blue leh but purple looks funny.
Maybe sepia toned would be good.

Originally Posted by night86mare Hehe, you always don't like the colour. =( I know I use very weird colours sometimes though, hehehe. Would it look better with blue tones?

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Dennis Not usd to colours like these. Mmm not sure about blue leh but purple looks funny. Maybe sepia toned would be good.

=D

Yeah, my colours very different hor.

Hrm, I'll go work on it later and post if can, I think sepia may work. Thanks for the suggestion!

[night86mare]

K, done.

Looks better to me indeed, hrm.

[vortex]

yeah i also feel your colours are way too funky....not that i can't accept anything new or out of this world....to me, it's more about a 'feeling'.... and i couldnt feel it.

composition wise...i feel it's not strong enough as well.

#5 is fine compared to the rest. maybe if u stand further back or use a wide angle it would be even better.

if you wanna try funky colours..maybe go for something more pastel.

ok thats all i have to say for today...my attempt at more 'constructive comments'

[night86mare]

Hahaha, ya, I think I might be going overboard with the out-of-this-world feel indeed. =D

Yeah, I know the composition is not so good, I think no feel that day. =D

Pastel? Meaning less jarring or.. strong? Mmm, will keep that in mind. Thanks for viewing and the constructive comments! Hope it wasn't too -cough cough- snapshot-like for you, hehe.

[vortex]

Originally Posted by night86mare Hahaha, ya, I think I might be going overboard with the out-of-this-world feel indeed. =D Yeah, I know the composition is not so good, I think no feel that day. =D Pastel? Meaning less jarring or.. strong? Mmm, will keep that in mind. Thanks for viewing and the constructive comments! Hope it wasn't too -cough cough- snapshot-like for you, hehe.

anything faster than 1 sec could be considered a snapshot then

here's a link to the very reason why i'm shooting IR today. was inspired by her IR photos.

U can check out her gallery of 'soft colours' IR photos here

[night86mare]

Thanks for the link!

Ahhh, I get what you mean. Very "heavenly" feel. Will try that, shooting Haw Par Villa on Wed if all goes well. =D

Must be a phase I'm going through, I was looking at my photos and I realise the colours getting more and more loud. =D

[vortex]

Originally Posted by night86mare Thanks for the link! Ahhh, I get what you mean. Very "heavenly" feel. Will try that, shooting Haw Par Villa on Wed if all goes well. =D Must be a phase I'm going through, I was looking at my photos and I realise the colours getting more and more loud. =D

Art is subjective...one man's meat is another man's poison.

As long as you feel it's right...do it.

[Dennis]

Correct, that should be the spirit.
Just shoot whatever you like and think is nice to yourself, no need to justify to others.

Originally Posted by vortex Art is subjective...one man's meat is another man's poison. As long as you feel it's right...do it.

[night86mare]

Mmmkay, thanks for the words of wisdom guys.

On the side, I have a question, Hoya R72 is one solid piece right.
The side of my filter which is on the INSIDE when I screw it onto my camera's tube..
Not the OUTSIDE (which makes it even more weird)..
Seems to have these funny dots. It's definitely not on the surface, but I can't seem to remove them. Then getting more and more.

Won't affect anything right? Any idea what it is? Thanks.

[Nisa]

I like your #4 and # 6.

Love the colors in your #6, but could have done with the top left side corner... is that a shadow?

#4 could have done a tighter frame... maybe do without the bottom part of the statue and then stop right at where the swing ends? or maybe even go closer.


#8 nice pink quite cute

[gangeslim]

not all your work is my cuppa tea
then again i drink coffee =P
but i do enjoy and appreciate your efforts!!
well done nigh86tmare bro =)

[gangeslim]

Originally Posted by vortex anything faster than 1 sec could be considered a snapshot then here's a link to the very reason why i'm shooting IR today. was inspired by her IR photos. U can check out her gallery of 'soft colours' IR photos here

sorry to OT
but the word of the week appears again!

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Nisa I like your #4 and # 6. Love the colors in your #6, but could have done with the top left side corner... is that a shadow? #4 could have done a tighter frame... maybe do without the bottom part of the statue and then stop right at where the swing ends? or maybe even go closer. #8 nice pink quite cute

Yeah, it's a shadow. =D

Hehe, #4 was massively cropped, because got a lot of distracting elements. So if crop anymore I think image quality will degrade into nothingness. It's actually a little pixellated already, if you look at the large version. =D

Thanks for the comments! Will definitely be going back in the near future, I think I only covered 1/4 of the gardens. Very nice place.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by gangeslim not all your work is my cuppa tea then again i drink coffee =P but i do enjoy and appreciate your efforts!! well done nigh86tmare bro =)

Hehe, thanks for the support dude. =)