What a DRAG !

lunas · 20th May 2007

This photo is taken at the beach shore of Lim Chu Kang.
The man is dragging a basket of with his might.

cjl · 20th May 2007

Originally Posted by lunas

This photo is taken at the beach shore of Lim Chu Kang.
The man is dragging a basket of with his might.

V good capture i must say. V seldom we see how the fishes on our plates come from....

blueayz · 20th May 2007

I like the pp done on the colours and saturation, if any. But I think the background is slightly distracting.

I prefer this pic of yours with maybe a tighter crop so that the face and skin texture could be more clearly seen. Think it would really give impact to the pic.

Mine sharing what kind of pp treatment you did for both photos?

tribal.snake · 20th May 2007

good colors and composition

lunas · 21st May 2007

Originally Posted by blueayz

I like the pp done on the colours and saturation, if any. But I think the background is slightly distracting.

I prefer this pic of yours with maybe a tighter crop so that the face and skin texture could be more clearly seen. Think it would really give impact to the pic.

Mine sharing what kind of pp treatment you did for both photos?

Hi blueayz, I adjusted the curve into an S and sharpen the picture.

Thank you for your comment.

matrixneo · 21st May 2007

Originally Posted by blueayz

I like the pp done on the colours and saturation, if any. But I think the background is slightly distracting.

I prefer this pic of yours with maybe a tighter crop so that the face and skin texture could be more clearly seen. Think it would really give impact to the pic.

Mine sharing what kind of pp treatment you did for both photos?

although i dun see anything wrong with the bg coz it shows what the place is actually for...but your crop also creates a better focus. Duno, to me, the facial expression on his face (with all his wrinkles) may have been a good head shot....

ps: for a moment i thot this thread is abt shooting agua (drag)

Yatlapball · 22nd May 2007

Is that the old man's real skin tone? You might have overdone the saturation a wee bit...

jmmtn4aj · 22nd May 2007

A little too saturated for me, and this is coming from someone who likes his saturation

sprintist · 23rd May 2007

was flashed used? seems abit harsh if not to others is saturated. I like the picture alot too which shows the expression and strain in the muscles.. =)

Zac03 · 23rd May 2007

love the composition. how often can u get pics like these. i always have problems getting people to imagine that im nt there taking the pics, cos they'd get all uncomfortable when i ask them ( i always think its polite to do so)

saturation a little over done though i feel. that man (foreground) looks like he just had a fake tan!

lunas · 23rd May 2007

Hi Everyone,

Really appreciate that you have drop by to leave your comments. Thank You.

Yes, I did fire the Flash to expose the man on the foreground (main subject). In fact I did not increase the saturation. This man is really very Tan.

I have adjusted the curve and sharpen the image.

Have a great Evening ahead

Yong Xin

espion · 23rd May 2007

Some space to the left for the man to drag into will enhance the pic.

the skin texture is akin to something called the Dragan effect - very contrasty and very textured - wont work on all types of skin - but looks great in this instance; perhaps it is just natural: the man's face is very contrasty and vety textured after years working at sea.

The other thing is the sky - the clouds are rather flat. This is due to the flattening out of the S-curve in the highlights. Some blending and masking will help this, if you know how to do it, or maybe a more complex but very precise curve than an S may also work. Maybe the next flickr meetup can tell you how to do that.

lunas · 26th May 2007

Originally Posted by espion

Some space to the left for the man to drag into will enhance the pic.

the skin texture is akin to something called the Dragan effect - very contrasty and very textured - wont work on all types of skin - but looks great in this instance; perhaps it is just natural: the man's face is very contrasty and vety textured after years working at sea.

The other thing is the sky - the clouds are rather flat. This is due to the flattening out of the S-curve in the highlights. Some blending and masking will help this, if you know how to do it, or maybe a more complex but very precise curve than an S may also work. Maybe the next flickr meetup can tell you how to do that.

Hi Espion, thank you for the tips. This is especially helpful. Hope to see you at the Flickr meet up and learn more from you

20th May 2007	#1
lunas Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,569	What a DRAG ! This photo is taken at the beach shore of Lim Chu Kang. The man is dragging a basket of with his might. __________________ Nikon & Fujifilm - Havin' the Best of both World - my flickr!

20th May 2007	#3
blueayz Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eastnorth Posts: 628	Re: What a DRAG ! I like the pp done on the colours and saturation, if any. But I think the background is slightly distracting. I prefer this pic of yours with maybe a tighter crop so that the face and skin texture could be more clearly seen. Think it would really give impact to the pic. Mine sharing what kind of pp treatment you did for both photos?

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tribal.snake Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: west side! Posts: 686	Re: What a DRAG ! good colors and composition

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jmmtn4aj Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 996	Re: What a DRAG ! A little too saturated for me, and this is coming from someone who likes his saturation __________________ Zenfolio

23rd May 2007	#9
sprintist Member/Tangshooter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore, western area Posts: 5,148	Re: What a DRAG ! was flashed used? seems abit harsh if not to others is saturated. I like the picture alot too which shows the expression and strain in the muscles.. =)

23rd May 2007	#10
Zac03 New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 43	Re: What a DRAG ! love the composition. how often can u get pics like these. i always have problems getting people to imagine that im nt there taking the pics, cos they'd get all uncomfortable when i ask them ( i always think its polite to do so) saturation a little over done though i feel. that man (foreground) looks like he just had a fake tan!

23rd May 2007	#11
lunas Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,569	Re: What a DRAG ! Hi Everyone, Really appreciate that you have drop by to leave your comments. Thank You. Yes, I did fire the Flash to expose the man on the foreground (main subject). In fact I did not increase the saturation. This man is really very Tan. I have adjusted the curve and sharpen the image. Have a great Evening ahead Yong Xin __________________ Nikon & Fujifilm - Havin' the Best of both World - my flickr!

23rd May 2007	#12
espion Deregistered Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,533	Re: What a DRAG ! Some space to the left for the man to drag into will enhance the pic. the skin texture is akin to something called the Dragan effect - very contrasty and very textured - wont work on all types of skin - but looks great in this instance; perhaps it is just natural: the man's face is very contrasty and vety textured after years working at sea. The other thing is the sky - the clouds are rather flat. This is due to the flattening out of the S-curve in the highlights. Some blending and masking will help this, if you know how to do it, or maybe a more complex but very precise curve than an S may also work. Maybe the next flickr meetup can tell you how to do that.