Only my brolly understands

richliow · 28th January 2008

does the caption help bring meaning to the pic?

ssping83 · 29th January 2008

my eyes were lost looking at the buildings rather than focus on the "brolly".. lol.. so the caption didn't realli work for me..

FrogLAH · 29th January 2008

The subject doesn't stand out. Maybe selectively color the person and brolly.

shadouphotography · 29th January 2008

The shot is very grainy and the subject is lost in the foreground. Took me a good few minutes to find the person and brolly. What ISO did you use to shoot this?

shahrecover · 29th January 2008

the buildings are dominating the compositions. no matter wat settings or editing u use won't help better the captions.

keep shooting!

lightbrush · 29th January 2008

I was distracted by the slanting building and trying to find a buidling with brolly roof

..sorry bro, don't work for me

richliow · 2nd February 2008

Originally Posted by lightbrush

I was distracted by the slanting building and trying to find a buidling with brolly roof ..sorry bro, don't work for me

yup thanks all,
noted the comments....
I knew its not a good shot right from the start....

anyway switch track a bit,
the graininess was meant to make the pic rustic.
Lets not focus on the composition anymore...
does the pic below look real enough to be old and worn?

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 2nd February 2008

wat brolly?

dun see any brolly...

tsjcsl · 3rd February 2008

Took sometime to find the brolly in the picture. Not obvious enough if that is your main intention.

JerrySH · 3rd February 2008

really took me some time to find the brolly and understand it. =\

night86mare · 3rd February 2008

Originally Posted by richliow

yup thanks all,
noted the comments....
I knew its not a good shot right from the start....

anyway switch track a bit,
the graininess was meant to make the pic rustic.
Lets not focus on the composition anymore...
does the pic below look real enough to be old and worn?

no. you need to blur it more before the grain, for an old photo look the focus seems too sharp on

and skip the funky ps stuff at the side, add yellow color maybe

mynameisjizeng · 3rd February 2008

hahaha took me awhile to find the brolly.
i understand the concept, but as what the others said here, maybe a little tidying up or PP will help.

denniskee · 3rd February 2008

Originally Posted by mynameisjizeng

hahaha took me awhile to find the brolly.

it took me a trip to dictionary.com to find the brolly.

flipfreak · 3rd February 2008

looking at the pic is like trying to find wally.

i feel that using PS to make the pic more interesting when the composition is weak doesn't work for me. sorry.

jamestan_33 · 3rd February 2008

When I finally found the brolly, the caption is appropriate. Maybe can help us by letting a little colour on the man with the brolly.

sin77 · 3rd February 2008

not only your subject is small and the brolly hard to detect, even the subject is blocked by the bridge railings.

FrogLAH · 4th February 2008

Just trying to see how it would looked if brolly was selectively colored. Not a good coloring job but that's not the point. Hope u don't mind me editting it.

Anfield · 10th February 2008

i like the graininess but the others are right, the brolly is hard to spot..

28th January 2008	#1
richliow Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 612	Only my brolly understands does the caption help bring meaning to the pic?

29th January 2008	#2
ssping83 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bishan Posts: 968	Re: Only my brolly understands my eyes were lost looking at the buildings rather than focus on the "brolly".. lol.. so the caption didn't realli work for me..

29th January 2008	#3
FrogLAH Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Khatib Posts: 221	Re: Only my brolly understands The subject doesn't stand out. Maybe selectively color the person and brolly.

29th January 2008	#4
shadouphotography Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 60	Re: Only my brolly understands The shot is very grainy and the subject is lost in the foreground. Took me a good few minutes to find the person and brolly. What ISO did you use to shoot this?

29th January 2008	#5
shahrecover Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: woodlands Posts: 245	Re: Only my brolly understands the buildings are dominating the compositions. no matter wat settings or editing u use won't help better the captions. keep shooting!

29th January 2008	#6
lightbrush Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 206	Re: Only my brolly understands I was distracted by the slanting building and trying to find a buidling with brolly roof ..sorry bro, don't work for me

2nd February 2008	#8
Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	Re: Only my brolly understands wat brolly? dun see any brolly... __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

3rd February 2008	#9
tsjcsl Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Simei Posts: 227	Re: Only my brolly understands Took sometime to find the brolly in the picture. Not obvious enough if that is your main intention.

3rd February 2008	#10
JerrySH Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 207	Re: Only my brolly understands really took me some time to find the brolly and understand it. =\ __________________ Canon 400D / Rebel XTi Gripped EFS 17-85mm / 50mm f/1.8 http://jerryyang.deviantart.com

3rd February 2008	#12
mynameisjizeng Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upper Bukit Timah Posts: 552	Re: Only my brolly understands hahaha took me awhile to find the brolly. i understand the concept, but as what the others said here, maybe a little tidying up or PP will help.

3rd February 2008	#14
flipfreak Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,368	Re: Only my brolly understands looking at the pic is like trying to find wally. i feel that using PS to make the pic more interesting when the composition is weak doesn't work for me. sorry. __________________ My Portfolio \| My Blog

3rd February 2008	#15
jamestan_33 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 83	Re: Only my brolly understands When I finally found the brolly, the caption is appropriate. Maybe can help us by letting a little colour on the man with the brolly.

3rd February 2008	#16
sin77 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 932	Re: Only my brolly understands not only your subject is small and the brolly hard to detect, even the subject is blocked by the bridge railings. __________________ Nikon D90, SB600, 18-200mm VRII, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8, 50mm f1.8, Lumix FZ18, Fujifilm F31fd.

4th February 2008	#17
FrogLAH Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Khatib Posts: 221	Re: Only my brolly understands Just trying to see how it would looked if brolly was selectively colored. Not a good coloring job but that's not the point. Hope u don't mind me editting it. Last edited by FrogLAH; 4th February 2008 at 12:20 AM.

10th February 2008	#18
Anfield Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East@Singapore Posts: 65	Re: Only my brolly understands i like the graininess but the others are right, the brolly is hard to spot..