Prayer

NE clicks clicks · 13th November 2007

Took this pic. while on a walkabout around Chinatown.
Testing how much I can achieve out of just a single lens

I was fascinated by the frame within a frame composition I come across.
Also seeing the the devotee posture mirrors that of the roof shape , I grab this shot.

Personally I think i should have use a lower angle to capture the apex of the roof.
Maybe the colour saturation need a little bit of a boost.
Perhaps I should crop a little more of the portion of the shot to keep it tighter

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tkbonz · 13th November 2007

First thing that caught my eye...FLASH. I don't see why you should use the flash, the shadows casted on the interior is pretty distracting and unnatural.

Framing is not so good, you should step back and capture more of the entrance.

For me, when is see this picture, my eyes were wandering about the picture looking for a focus or an idea but ended on the shadows casted by the flash.

Regards,
TK

m3lv1nh0 · 13th November 2007

yup.. the flash spolits it..

If shooting in Raw, you can adjust your exposure as well as fill flash in Lightroom which might help in this case.

pplneedthelord · 13th November 2007

my thought.
when i first saw the tittle Prayer i was expecting the person praying much closer to the camera to fill at least most of the area of the picture. for this picture the person is a little too small.

yes and since you snapped the shot in day time a flash wasn't needed. there should be enough light for a good shutter speed.

tribal.snake · 13th November 2007

apart from the flash, the pic feels oof

NE clicks clicks · 14th November 2007

Now that all of you have pointed out the shadow creation by the flash, certainly, the more I look at it the more distracting it is.
For the point of focus, indeed the person praying is too small in the frame... as I was trying to capture the door framing. Will definitely pop by to give it another try with the advices in mind.
Thanks to all of you.

NE clicks clicks · 14th November 2007

Originally Posted by tribal.snake

apart from the flash, the pic feels oof

Yah, I feel it seems to be oof too. But couldn't figure out why

tribal.snake · 14th November 2007

feels like camera shake.

Raied · 15th November 2007

bad shot i think. 1stly the flash just kill's the picture. then next its slanted. then ur subject (i ASSUME is the guy praying, since ur title is prayer) is non-descript

catchlights · 15th November 2007

the shot doesn't work,
#1, the frame itself getting more attention, red and bright.
#2, the subject too small.

anyway, framing is to draw viewer's attention to the main subject, and does not need to be go round four sides, for this example, if you place the subject in between two pillars as framing, it will still works.

hope this help.

13th November 2007	#3
m3lv1nh0 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Serangoon North Posts: 2,041	Re: Prayer yup.. the flash spolits it.. If shooting in Raw, you can adjust your exposure as well as fill flash in Lightroom which might help in this case. __________________ Weddings . Blog . Facebook

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pplneedthelord Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: serangoon Posts: 1,578	Re: Prayer my thought. when i first saw the tittle Prayer i was expecting the person praying much closer to the camera to fill at least most of the area of the picture. for this picture the person is a little too small. yes and since you snapped the shot in day time a flash wasn't needed. there should be enough light for a good shutter speed.

13th November 2007	#5
tribal.snake Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: west side! Posts: 685	Re: Prayer apart from the flash, the pic feels oof

14th November 2007	#6
NE clicks clicks Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 492	Re: Prayer Now that all of you have pointed out the shadow creation by the flash, certainly, the more I look at it the more distracting it is. For the point of focus, indeed the person praying is too small in the frame... as I was trying to capture the door framing. Will definitely pop by to give it another try with the advices in mind. Thanks to all of you.

14th November 2007	#8
tribal.snake Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: west side! Posts: 685	Re: Prayer feels like camera shake.

13th November 2007	#1
NE clicks clicks Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 492	Prayer Took this pic. while on a walkabout around Chinatown. Testing how much I can achieve out of just a single lens I was fascinated by the frame within a frame composition I come across. Also seeing the the devotee posture mirrors that of the roof shape , I grab this shot. Personally I think i should have use a lower angle to capture the apex of the roof. Maybe the colour saturation need a little bit of a boost. Perhaps I should crop a little more of the portion of the shot to keep it tighter [IMG][/IMG]

13th November 2007	#2
tkbonz Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jurong West Posts: 876	Re: Prayer First thing that caught my eye...FLASH. I don't see why you should use the flash, the shadows casted on the interior is pretty distracting and unnatural. Framing is not so good, you should step back and capture more of the entrance. For me, when is see this picture, my eyes were wandering about the picture looking for a focus or an idea but ended on the shadows casted by the flash. Regards, TK __________________ Dun blame the camera...blame the one behind the viewfinder :bsmilie: My Flickr..pls leave comments!

15th November 2007	#9
Raied Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clementi Posts: 320	Re: Prayer bad shot i think. 1stly the flash just kill's the picture. then next its slanted. then ur subject (i ASSUME is the guy praying, since ur title is prayer) is non-descript

15th November 2007	#10
catchlights Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Punggol Posts: 10,776	Re: Prayer the shot doesn't work, #1, the frame itself getting more attention, red and bright. #2, the subject too small. anyway, framing is to draw viewer's attention to the main subject, and does not need to be go round four sides, for this example, if you place the subject in between two pillars as framing, it will still works. hope this help. __________________ Shoot to Live, Live to Shoot www.foto-u.com \| www.benjaminloo.com \| email