Singapore Blooms at the Esplanade

thoa_rs · 21st November 2003

The great show was otherwise marred by the horrible weather this entire week, was thinking of revisiting, but I doubt the weather will get any better. However, I tried to make the most out of the overcast conditions.

melnjes · 22nd November 2003

I like your second pic. I also took a look at your gallery and was especially taken with your Ixus V2 gallery - nice pics with just a simple PnS camera!

moos blues · 23rd November 2003

bleahz....

ok lar nice lar nice lar...

i shant call u by ur nickname...

eh no car pics ar?

moos blues · 23rd November 2003

forgot to say..

OI. . . i want the sun flower one.... why no have.. tis me fav...

fine i shall stop acting cute then.

ming76 · 23rd November 2003

side track a bit....went to take a look at your online gallery, u got very nice gallery... those u took with canon ixus or powershot... very nice colours...

is it orginal? or did u PS it?

can share what setings u use to take those photos?

thoa_rs · 23rd November 2003

Originally Posted by ming76

side track a bit....went to take a look at your online gallery, u got very nice gallery... those u took with canon ixus or powershot... very nice colours...
is it orginal? or did u PS it?
can share what setings u use to take those photos?

Thanks, of course PS has to be done to a certain degree on all pics. But basically just getting the colour and contrast right and the usual USM.

I just basically turned the Ixus to vivid mode and cloudy WB for most of the shots.

ming76 · 23rd November 2003

Originally Posted by thoa_rs

But basically just getting the colour and contrast right and the usual USM.
I just basically turned the Ixus to vivid mode and cloudy WB for most of the shots.

Thanks for sharing. I jusy got my Canon G5, will try the settings and see the results.

btw, whats USM?

Zerstorer · 23rd November 2003

Good use of composition to make the most out of the situation. My favourite is the 2nd pic. However, did you try using artificial light(flash) to improve on the situation? One trick you could have tried would be to step down to f16 or f22 and then use flash with a 1/4000 or more shutter speed to eliminate the background and ambient light.(since its so dull anyway).

Also, you can consider using levels to give the images more punch but leave them in their natural colour.

thoa_rs · 23rd November 2003

Originally Posted by Zerstorer

Good use of composition to make the most out of the situation. My favourite is the 2nd pic. However, did you try using artificial light(flash) to improve on the situation? One trick you could have tried would be to step down to f16 or f22 and then use flash with a 1/4000 or more shutter speed to eliminate the background and ambient light.(since its so dull anyway).

Also, you can consider using levels to give the images more punch but leave them in their natural colour.

Thanks, the 2nd pic is my favourite too. I used a fill in flash for all of the pics. I've tried adjusting levels to completely darken out the background for some of the pics, but I still prefer the original 'dirty green' feel. Thanks for the advice!

thoa_rs · 23rd November 2003

Originally Posted by ming76

Thanks for sharing. I jusy got my Canon G5, will try the settings and see the results.

btw, whats USM?

USM stands for unsharp mask. Despite the confusing name, its a sharpening tool in photoshop.

21st November 2003	#1
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23rd November 2003	#3
moos blues Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pasir ris Posts: 681	bleahz. . . bleahz.... ok lar nice lar nice lar... i shant call u by ur nickname... eh no car pics ar?

22nd November 2003	#2
melnjes Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,128	I like your second pic. I also took a look at your gallery and was especially taken with your Ixus V2 gallery - nice pics with just a simple PnS camera!

23rd November 2003	#5
ming76 Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 99	side track a bit....went to take a look at your online gallery, u got very nice gallery... those u took with canon ixus or powershot... very nice colours... is it orginal? or did u PS it? can share what setings u use to take those photos?

23rd November 2003	#8
Zerstorer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,610	Good use of composition to make the most out of the situation. My favourite is the 2nd pic. However, did you try using artificial light(flash) to improve on the situation? One trick you could have tried would be to step down to f16 or f22 and then use flash with a 1/4000 or more shutter speed to eliminate the background and ambient light.(since its so dull anyway). Also, you can consider using levels to give the images more punch but leave them in their natural colour.