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Photo AlbumNational Museum of SingaporeFeb 27, '08 11:08 PM
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National Museum of Singapore
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pewthian wrote on Feb 27
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teohjo wrote on Feb 28
Nice framing with leaves n dramatic sky..
pewthian wrote on Feb 28
Thanks Joshua. =D
pewthian wrote on Feb 28
One question Joshua: You can actually accept the slanted horizon? I know many can't because of the preconceived notion that the horizon has to be taken horizontally. I know many wedding photographers actually *love* to use slanted horizon - I think you have one photo in your album which shows exactly this - maybe that's why you take slanted horizon easily. Do enlighten on this matter. =D
teohjo wrote on Feb 28
yes.. i accept that.. as long as it looks within the comfy level at viewer's eye.. but i got my own humble opinion.. To me it quite over slanted if by looking to the muzeum.. the leaves is ok, but not the muzeum... maybe u too emphasize the leaves framing.. if can lit the muzeum brigther a bit will be nice too.. but this is just my own liking.. just share share, u dont mind right..
pewthian wrote on Feb 28, edited on Feb 28
teohjo said
yes.. i accept that.. as long as it looks within the comfy level at viewer's eye.. but i got my own humble opinion.. To me it quite over slanted if by looking to the muzeum.. the leaves is ok, but not the muzeum... maybe u too emphasize the leaves framing.. if can lit the muzeum brigther a bit will be nice too.. but this is just my own liking.. just share share, u dont mind right..
Thanks for the frank opinion, Joshua. Actually, I was in a dilemma while post-processing the photo. The building is obviously back-lighted and shouldn't be that "bright" theoretically unless it is lighted from the front (fill) - which it wasn't. It has in fact already been brightened - to a level which doesn't make it seem too artificial IMO. And brightened too much, there would be two contending visual focuses in the photo: the sky vs the building. I am currently apparently trying to focus the eyes of the viewer more on the sky and making the building take a secondary role. And that's part of the reason, I think, why I have unconsciously "neglected" the slanted horizon thing which seems to hit so many people at first glance of the photo.
teohjo wrote on Feb 28
oh ok... keep it up man.. u got very good skill...
pewthian wrote on Feb 28
teohjo said
oh ok... keep it up man.. u got very good skill...
Thanks bro.
pewthian wrote on Feb 28
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Yup. This is an HDR image. More here.
pewthian wrote on Mar 4, edited on Mar 4
Here's a 5 x 4 cropped version. I've deleted the previous image because I found that I've accidentally uploaded the wrong file in which the building was not properly processed. Apology to those who have commented on the previous image, sorry I couldn't retain the comments while having the image deleted.
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