eel said:
Nice series. Particularly like #5 and #8. Nice colours and the mood is well captured. The feeling is that the series might have benefitted from a greater variety of pix - especially a shot of the Uncle. Right now it seems to consist of close-ups and ultra-wides and little in between.
hi eel, thanks for the comments.. i agree with you on that point.. i felt the same way too.. when i was preparing the pictures for this post i was unsure at first which subforum to post in cos i had quite a mix of photos from this trip.. ie, abstracts, people, landscapes.. in the end i realised i had more abstracts so decided to have a focus on that here.. maybe next time i can come up with a better compromise/mix !
dominator said:
Somehow feels that the color and contrast are not enough.
#1, #3, #4 seems either not sharp or OOF imo.
Anyway good for you, able to enjoy the local kelong.
i guess the sky wasnt too good that day as well.. it rained throughout most of the trip! but i will watch that and remember your comments..
catchlights said:
isn't this is a floating fish farm?
Kelong is for catching fishes.
catchlights, thanks for pointing that out. i think that if you want to be technical about the term kelong = for catching fish,.. the uncle does catch squid, shrimp etc here. he has a purpose built net and haul/pulley system. btw, this used to function as a fish farm , but now that has ceased. this is mainly a living quarters/shelter and the men here mostly take boat trips out to catch fish, bring back their nets ..
maxmax said:
For #9, are you shooting from a window or outdoor?
Saw water droplets on the picture, is your camera all wet?
i was shooting with the camera, standing inside the shelter, the rain and wind were really wild...kelong was shaking too..
yes that is water droplets on the lens filter..
mercurial_streak said:
where is this kelong found? near seletar airbase there?
this is found in the johor strait.. there are quite a few kelongs along this stretch.. we got to here from pasir ris beach but the kelong was quite far away...
thank you for having taken the time to comment.. really appreciate that and will keep in mind your pointers..