Oriental Pearl TV Tower

TigerOyster · 22nd August 2008

Hi guys. This is my very first night shot. As it is really a typical place of interest shot with not much of a storyline, i am not sure if i have posted in the correct section. However, i am still looking for C&C interms of composition and exposure, or other nitty gritty details a noob like me missed out.

23mm, ISO100, F18, 15sec

J-Chan · 22nd August 2008

EDIT: seems that you have figured it out..

anyway, its quite a well executed shot.. might want to come earlier to get more colours and details in the skies, the twlight hours just after sunset..

TigerOyster · 22nd August 2008

thanks, just figured it out but u were faster

denniskee · 23rd August 2008

1) i feel very uncomfortable with the tower slanting, if its a photo of a bunch of skyscrapers like our cbd, than the keystoning effect is still acceptable.

2) may i suggest to crop the 2 sides, especially the right, crop until near the start of the blue light trail.

3) like others had mentioned, shoot during magic hours.

4) it gives me a feeling that its floating water, never been there. maybe can include abit of land in the foreground?

TigerOyster · 23rd August 2008

J-Chan. Thanks for the tip. I haven't actually thought about going early for the details on the sky. now that you have mentioned and i can sort of visualise, I should have done so.

Denniskee. This is actually the equivalent of the Singapore CBD shot. May i know what caused the slanting of the building? Is it the wide angle it was taken? I also think that the slanting of the buildings does not add to the aesthetics but i do not know how to overcome it. As for foreground, it is all water and the first thing that will hit the photo after the water will be railings.

denniskee · 23rd August 2008

yes it is equ of our cbd, but it looks "empty" if you compare photos of our cbd taken from say esplanade park. so the slanting on the tower becomes very visible.

keystoning effect is when you shoot tall buildings from ground level, so you point the camera upwards. the base looks wider and it taper inwards as it goes up. doesnt matter if it is wide angle or normal lens.

1) can use the function found in photoshop cs2/3, fellow cser night68mare had taken great effort to do a write up on how to do it in cs2
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358469

2) use a perspective lens ie PC lens or Shift lens or Tilt/Shift lens. use the shift function. but make sure you set to manual mode and set the exposure accordingly before shifting the lens.

TigerOyster · 23rd August 2008

Thanks Denniskee! Just tried it on CS2 and it looks better now

22nd August 2008	#1
TigerOyster Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 166	Oriental Pearl TV Tower Hi guys. This is my very first night shot. As it is really a typical place of interest shot with not much of a storyline, i am not sure if i have posted in the correct section. However, i am still looking for C&C interms of composition and exposure, or other nitty gritty details a noob like me missed out. 23mm, ISO100, F18, 15sec Last edited by TigerOyster; 22nd August 2008 at 10:59 PM.

22nd August 2008	#2
J-Chan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hougang Posts: 1,594	Re: Oriental Pearl TV Tower EDIT: seems that you have figured it out.. anyway, its quite a well executed shot.. might want to come earlier to get more colours and details in the skies, the twlight hours just after sunset.. __________________ My Flickr Last edited by J-Chan; 22nd August 2008 at 11:03 PM.

22nd August 2008	#3
TigerOyster Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 166	Re: Oriental Pearl TV Tower thanks, just figured it out but u were faster

23rd August 2008	#4
denniskee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: bukit batok Posts: 4,210	Re: Oriental Pearl TV Tower 1) i feel very uncomfortable with the tower slanting, if its a photo of a bunch of skyscrapers like our cbd, than the keystoning effect is still acceptable. 2) may i suggest to crop the 2 sides, especially the right, crop until near the start of the blue light trail. 3) like others had mentioned, shoot during magic hours. 4) it gives me a feeling that its floating water, never been there. maybe can include abit of land in the foreground? __________________ photography makes one sees things from all angles.

23rd August 2008	#5
TigerOyster Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 166	Re: Oriental Pearl TV Tower J-Chan. Thanks for the tip. I haven't actually thought about going early for the details on the sky. now that you have mentioned and i can sort of visualise, I should have done so. Denniskee. This is actually the equivalent of the Singapore CBD shot. May i know what caused the slanting of the building? Is it the wide angle it was taken? I also think that the slanting of the buildings does not add to the aesthetics but i do not know how to overcome it. As for foreground, it is all water and the first thing that will hit the photo after the water will be railings.

23rd August 2008	#6
denniskee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: bukit batok Posts: 4,210	Re: Oriental Pearl TV Tower yes it is equ of our cbd, but it looks "empty" if you compare photos of our cbd taken from say esplanade park. so the slanting on the tower becomes very visible. keystoning effect is when you shoot tall buildings from ground level, so you point the camera upwards. the base looks wider and it taper inwards as it goes up. doesnt matter if it is wide angle or normal lens. 1) can use the function found in photoshop cs2/3, fellow cser night68mare had taken great effort to do a write up on how to do it in cs2 http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358469 2) use a perspective lens ie PC lens or Shift lens or Tilt/Shift lens. use the shift function. but make sure you set to manual mode and set the exposure accordingly before shifting the lens. __________________ photography makes one sees things from all angles. Last edited by denniskee; 23rd August 2008 at 11:11 PM.

23rd August 2008	#7
TigerOyster Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 166	Re: Oriental Pearl TV Tower Thanks Denniskee! Just tried it on CS2 and it looks better now