Capsize at Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2004!

crazypaladin · 22nd June 2004

ExxonMobil Recreational Club Dragon Boat finishes the race in number 2 position but it started to wobble and slowly turning over

The boat capsized and threw the rowers into the sea and struggles generally follows...

The rescue boat came and picked up the drenched and pulled the dragon boat into safety shores...

Above are some of my takes of the event...

Enjoy.

kelster · 22nd June 2004

heh...sorry...but the distortions doesn't work for me leh...

Darren · 23rd June 2004

Originally Posted by kelster

heh...sorry...but the distortions doesn't work for me leh...

Yeah, the dizzying distortion almost made me capsize and fall off my chair.

An otherwise worthy series of photos and narration which is kind of spoilt by the wavy distortion.

LiOnElLiN · 23rd June 2004

help me... im feeling sea sick

UY79 · 23rd June 2004

khairi · 23rd June 2004

you could have had a good reportage here if not for your film-like roll-like wave-like distortion.

clive · 23rd June 2004

the distortion is ok

ordinaryless · 23rd June 2004

i think the distortion is ok..quite nice..something new and refreshing

khairi · 23rd June 2004

i agree abt the distortion part...but not abt pict viewability...the distortion doesnt help.

sehsuan · 23rd June 2004

can hardly see the photos that carry the content at all.

Witness · 23rd June 2004

i like the film thiney....but a little less distorted would perform wonders..

Yezrah · 23rd June 2004

Nice try! I don't mind the distortion so long can see what is happening.

CoExist · 23rd June 2004

bleah.. *puke*

seasick... yes is refreshing.. too curvy liaoz can lessen it?? oh n sehsuan.. is dex from the cycling thingy... he cycled with his seat post spoilt something like that...

sehsuan · 23rd June 2004

CoExist: that's him alright. did you mention me to him, or he mentioned me to you?

obviousdude · 24th June 2004

.
interesting idea, considering that it's a water themed series.

but like everyone else, the images makes me feel nauseous..

you'll have to decide on whether it works based on the effect it has on viewers.

Originally Posted by Darren

Yeah, the dizzying distortion almost made me capsize and fall off my chair.

i couldn't have put it better myself.

jOhO · 24th June 2004

Originally Posted by Darren

Yeah, the dizzying distortion almost made me capsize and fall off my chair.

An otherwise worthy series of photos and narration which is kind of spoilt by the wavy distortion.

MAUAHAHAHAHAahahahahha

i almost fell off my chair too... except i'm lying on my bed.

paladin: anyway how u do the effect?

Vynara · 24th June 2004

i personally like the idea of the distoration... it kinda reflects the choppy waves of the water during the event itself

but the way the distoration was done didn't bring out the best of the pictures...

crazypaladin · 24th June 2004

Thanks for the mixed comments. I was trying to bring out the flip-over with the wavy film-strip way of story-telling. Guess it does not work for lots of people.

crazypaladin · 24th June 2004

Anyway, I hope you guys also like the highlight photos from the same event which I started a new thread here:

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=80666

22nd June 2004	#1
crazypaladin Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Central Posts: 748	Capsize at Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2004! ExxonMobil Recreational Club Dragon Boat finishes the race in number 2 position but it started to wobble and slowly turning over The boat capsized and threw the rowers into the sea and struggles generally follows... The rescue boat came and picked up the drenched and pulled the dragon boat into safety shores... Above are some of my takes of the event... Enjoy. Last edited by crazypaladin; 22nd June 2004 at 11:41 PM.

23rd June 2004	#11
Witness Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: www.maverickatwork.com Posts: 6,768	i like the film thiney....but a little less distorted would perform wonders.. __________________ w maverick.photography b maverick.blogging

24th June 2004	#18
crazypaladin Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Central Posts: 748	Thanks for the mixed comments. I was trying to bring out the flip-over with the wavy film-strip way of story-telling. Guess it does not work for lots of people. Last edited by crazypaladin; 24th June 2004 at 08:55 PM.

22nd June 2004	#2
kelster Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Everywhere where e sun shines Posts: 1,078	heh...sorry...but the distortions doesn't work for me leh...

23rd June 2004	#4
LiOnElLiN Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 813	help me... im feeling sea sick

23rd June 2004	#5
UY79 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedok Posts: 995

23rd June 2004	#6
khairi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: yishun Posts: 2,469	you could have had a good reportage here if not for your film-like roll-like wave-like distortion.

23rd June 2004	#7
clive Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,573	the distortion is ok

23rd June 2004	#8
ordinaryless Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: East - West - East Posts: 885	i think the distortion is ok..quite nice..something new and refreshing

23rd June 2004	#10
sehsuan Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,674	can hardly see the photos that carry the content at all.

23rd June 2004	#12
Yezrah Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sembawang Posts: 300	Nice try! I don't mind the distortion so long can see what is happening.

23rd June 2004	#13
CoExist Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 158	bleah.. puke seasick... yes is refreshing.. too curvy liaoz can lessen it?? oh n sehsuan.. is dex from the cycling thingy... he cycled with his seat post spoilt something like that...

24th June 2004	#17
Vynara Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore, Holland Village Posts: 87	i personally like the idea of the distoration... it kinda reflects the choppy waves of the water during the event itself but the way the distoration was done didn't bring out the best of the pictures...