IMHO, and using a common cliche, imitation (or thereabouts) is the sincerest form of flattery. By that, I mean that if I see a nice composition, I wouldn't shy away from recreating it, and if possible, put my own touch to it. Therefore I don't see espn's shots as being cliche'd (there's that word again), but nicely done.
But that's veering away from the intent of this thread, which is to whack espn's creativity ... :devil:
Just kidding ... :angel:
Constructive comments (to be taken with a pinch of salt, of course) :
Pic 1 : Nice composition, what I'd probably do is to put a warmer tone to it, either through PS or wait for a golden sunset.
Pic 2 : Nice composition again, but there's a bit of grain, perhaps from the long exposure. I think this scene needs a cleaner black background, so perhaps a noise filter here would be useful.
Pic 3 : If the durian is the focal point of interest, I'd try to mask away the Ritz Carlton. If the lot of buildings is the target, then I'd spread them out a bit. The exposure's very nice, only that the composition's a bit too busy for my taste.
Pic 4 : I like the concept, but I feel there's a bit too much empty space. Perhaps cropping it to a panoramic format may work better.
But no matter what, the images are enjoyable to view ... definitely not boring or cliche'd, in my opinion.
And thanks for posting the shooting data, now those of us thus inclined can COPY COPY COPY !!! :bsmilie:
