View from Brewerks

[fabianaino]

My take on the color of Clark Quay =)
It was just after a drizzle and I was finishing my beer at Brewerks with a friend. =)
It was good beer, good company and good scenery. =)

Photographed using a 50mm @ f8, 4 secs, untouched except resizing.

[helmiz]

Nice colours, sharp picture. The power of D700, WOW.

[Nitroxgear]

I must agree..its a very sharp shot and great colours. Love this capture I also like the reflection of blue from the puddles on the ground

[Taurean]

It is a pity that the water puddles on the floor don't not show the reflection completely. else might have make the shot works better. Including half a lamp post doesn't add to the photo either. Find that the photo also lacks of a something to anchor it / to capture the viewer attention.

[ssping83]

good sharpness and exposure..

but i must say that this is compositionally a pretty weak picture as pointed out by taurean..

on top of the oddly cropped lamppost.. the buildings in the background are oddly cropped off as well.. with no distinct anchor / lead-in in the picture..

[fabianaino]

not being conceited or anything but I think the what anchors the viewers would be the colors of the picture itself; the sharpness of both the foreground and the background.

By default, colors is already an element in itself.

The attraction starts with the vibrant reds on the building followed by the attention falling back on the foreground. unlikely that one's attention was captivated first by the greens on the left.

Orderliness was created using the opposite waterfront which runs parallel to the width of the picture.

of cos the stillness of the water could be calmer to get a more mirror like reflection of the buildings, the walkways could be flooded with more water again to reflect the bluish shleter over the other side ... but that was not the purpose..

I think the first words which comes to mind for this picture would be "colors" and "Night photography".
Elements remote here would be rules of the third, barrier, framing, paranomic, leading lines or angle view point.

Don't get too caught up with basics. =)

[geeteethree]

Can't exactly say the colours are fantastic either.
Only the blue from the shades.
Nothing is fantastic in this picture
The light pole on the right is a distraction.
One thing i find good about this picture are the lines.

[fabianaino]

Thanks abt the comments on the lines ... though it didn't work for me. =)

[espion]

uncomposed, thats the word for it ... or just a snapshot

i supposed u just left the cam on the table and snap ...

there are many interesting elements that could be better exploited, but the laziness shows ... perhaps too many beers

and even as it is, it can be better presented with some cropping, eg cropping the top to show just the blue - giving a somewhat abstract feel - and cropping off the bottom, revealing and echoing the blue in the water, and so framing the scene with the blue lights ... and then there are other possibilities

i think u may be carried away by the technical and forgot about photography

once again, i say, uncomposed ...

[xeno84ph]

Originally Posted by fabianaino not being conceited or anything but I think the what anchors the viewers would be the colors of the picture itself; the sharpness of both the foreground and the background. By default, colors is already an element in itself. The attraction starts with the vibrant reds on the building followed by the attention falling back on the foreground. unlikely that one's attention was captivated first by the greens on the left. Orderliness was created using the opposite waterfront which runs parallel to the width of the picture. of cos the stillness of the water could be calmer to get a more mirror like reflection of the buildings, the walkways could be flooded with more water again to reflect the bluish shleter over the other side ... but that was not the purpose.. I think the first words which comes to mind for this picture would be "colors" and "Night photography". Elements remote here would be rules of the third, barrier, framing, paranomic, leading lines or angle view point. Don't get too caught up with basics. =)

wah.. chim... love the way u analyse a snapshot.

[Taurean]

Originally Posted by fabianaino not being conceited or anything but I think the what anchors the viewers would be the colors of the picture itself; the sharpness of both the foreground and the background. By default, colors is already an element in itself. The attraction starts with the vibrant reds on the building followed by the attention falling back on the foreground. unlikely that one's attention was captivated first by the greens on the left. Orderliness was created using the opposite waterfront which runs parallel to the width of the picture. of cos the stillness of the water could be calmer to get a more mirror like reflection of the buildings, the walkways could be flooded with more water again to reflect the bluish shleter over the other side ... but that was not the purpose.. I think the first words which comes to mind for this picture would be "colors" and "Night photography". Elements remote here would be rules of the third, barrier, framing, paranomic, leading lines or angle view point. Don't get too caught up with basics. =)

Thanks for giving an insight on the photograph. Well, the photograph is certainly a color photograph, but I'm not sure if they work the way you describe them - perhaps you are the only one who sees it that way - food for thought. The photograph is well exposed. That is about all.

[ssping83]

Originally Posted by fabianaino not being conceited or anything but I think the what anchors the viewers would be the colors of the picture itself; the sharpness of both the foreground and the background. By default, colors is already an element in itself. The attraction starts with the vibrant reds on the building followed by the attention falling back on the foreground. unlikely that one's attention was captivated first by the greens on the left. Orderliness was created using the opposite waterfront which runs parallel to the width of the picture. of cos the stillness of the water could be calmer to get a more mirror like reflection of the buildings, the walkways could be flooded with more water again to reflect the bluish shleter over the other side ... but that was not the purpose.. I think the first words which comes to mind for this picture would be "colors" and "Night photography". Elements remote here would be rules of the third, barrier, framing, paranomic, leading lines or angle view point. Don't get too caught up with basics. =)

not being overly critical but there's nothing fantastic about the picture except the sharpness and colour (colour as in the accurate reproduction of colour.. possibly a result of your superb d700.. not as in the overall colour palette of the picture).. i for one was more amused by the discussion that ensued.. and your explanation.. rather than the picture itself..

true.. colours is a point of attraction in a picture i agree.. but i see no harmony in the use of colours here.. it just looks well.. haphazard..

as for being too caught up with the basics.. i'd have to "critically" say:

"get your basics right before you start saying things like 'dun get caught up with basics' "..

[fabianaino]

Let's not be feisty abt the basics part ya. Just dun get too caught up with it I mentioned. Everyone is free to agree and differ. =) Let's sit down for a drink someday. =)
I agreed ... it's well exposed.

[y0ngcheng]

Wow, very SHARP! ..and the colors are kinda vibrant too.
But are you looking into ways to improve your composition of this photo through critics? Because I find your way of framing the lamp post a lil weird thou. Is it intentional that you cropped it? Why crop it? Why not just include or dont include the lamp post at all? Just some questions running in my head, bro

Anyway, if you're just posting this photo up for us to review the D700 picture quality, yes the quality from that monster is really nice! Appreciated it! Time to save up!!

[fabianaino]

actually any camera can render the colors like my photo above. It's a matter of how fast u can churn out the photos. A 10K camera system in this way can help churn out nice pictures faster.
Just like a faster PC can churn out the same quality work as a slow PC.

We are all learning and seems like you have lotsa questions in your mind. Let me see if I can get myself a D80 and a kit lens. Let's go shooting in Little india one of these days. Just for fun ya. Maybe I will have something to learn from you.=)

Me with D80 and kit lens. You bring what ever you want, Then let's shoot basic. =)

My number 98574175 =)

Fabian =)

[grumpy]

wow!
nice camera and nice snap.

[subxero]

wow.. love this sharp image

[fresh angle]

My honest comment about this pic is a normal picture with no compostional thought in mind but nice vibrant colour. Perhaps maybe the known factor was taken with D700, so comes the WOW factor comment.

Thanks for sharing

[sprintist]

Originally Posted by fabianaino not being conceited or anything but I think the what anchors the viewers would be the colors of the picture itself; the sharpness of both the foreground and the background. By default, colors is already an element in itself. The attraction starts with the vibrant reds on the building followed by the attention falling back on the foreground. unlikely that one's attention was captivated first by the greens on the left. Orderliness was created using the opposite waterfront which runs parallel to the width of the picture. of cos the stillness of the water could be calmer to get a more mirror like reflection of the buildings, the walkways could be flooded with more water again to reflect the bluish shleter over the other side ... but that was not the purpose.. I think the first words which comes to mind for this picture would be "colors" and "Night photography". Elements remote here would be rules of the third, barrier, framing, paranomic, leading lines or angle view point. Don't get too caught up with basics. =)

i find it hard to swallow why you're preaching what is so much more abstract than the basics of composition etc

if colours are the main objective i would have suggested a blur shot of purely bokeh of colours. why go so hard explaining the opposite waterfront runs parallel to width la etc aren't they more profound then basics

[night86mare]

one of the placards in my gym says that for the treadmill, to avoid falling off (because it's easier than you think), please set the speed such that you can walk before you run.

sure, the photograph has these going for it:
1) some parts are well exposed
2) it is sharp, like any photograph taken using a 50mm and a dslr using long exposure should be.

but it has all these working against it:

1) disembodied floating lights in the background at the top
2) a foreground and a background that doesn't seem to have much connection, let alone synergy
3) for something supposed to be parallel, it is slanted. not here not there - make up your mind, and do corrections if necessary!
4) note that in such conditions, even a longer exposure will *not* give you a complete or nice reflection because of the nature of the water condition right now
5) very cheeky lamppost peeking in from the right, therefore happily spoiling the picture - easily cropped out
6) puddles - to include or to exclude? make up your mind, the reflections are not complete, i would either position myself to give a complete reflection, or to leave them out altogether
7) i would not choose this white balance, it has a dominant cast, and let's not begin about your defense of "color composition"

btw, i am not sure why you are inviting people to shootouts, it reminds me of the wild wild west movies.. where people used to challenge each other to gunfights. something to think about.


cheers!