Beauty After the Storm, a photo from Bukit Panjang, West

Photographer's Note

A huge storm made a hit and run, and when i think it's safe to stick my head out of the window ...... whoa!!

Grabbed my cam, hands shaking, made a quick check of the settings, (you know, Murphy will leave the ISO at 3200, exposure compensation @ +2, blah blah blah), and quickly took about 10 shots before the light faded.

man !!

Cheers!

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AnaRita (1741) 2008-03-28 5:05

Olá Weichun!
That's a real beauty. An authentic painting! The different colors on the sky, the sun breaking, and the tones of the apartments...
Congratulations and thanks for sharing,
Ana

shaddy (8) 2008-03-28 5:05

amazing shot, sky looks very dreamatic and the colours are excellent !!

velocista (897) 2008-03-28 5:06

olá,
a great photo of this city! the sky is soberb and the colors show the calm after the storm! a good sense of depth and great sharpness allowing to see the details of the buildings! congratulations
pedro almeida

aadilj (18102) 2008-03-28 5:13

absolutely riveting and flush with such remarkable colours and textures. I love the way you have compsoed it. neat and so beautiful

joe666 (45) 2008-03-28 5:18

Great image with beautiful colours.Well done

However,I think i would have tilted the camera down slightly,losing a bit of the sky,only the uninteresting bit,but bringing more of the fg below the first block into shot.
You also have space on the left,but not the right.To combat this,i would either zoom slightly,or point the camera more to the right....or of course a slight crop.

Regards Joe.

mamcg (6913) 2008-03-28 5:25

Cheers, it is well done as I never been in Singapore after 2001 and beautiful scene, TFS.

avene (12675) 2008-03-28 5:35

"WHOA!" it is, love the fiery sky, looks like some deity had fun spilling water colours :) the strong line of the street is a great way to lead the eye into the photo, I like it a lot. I don't mind the gap between the buildings and the frame on the left, it nicely shows the colourful sky. excellent reaction to capture this scene, my compliments.

with kind regards,
Kristine

Morac (27725) 2008-03-28 5:41

Hello Weichun,
Superb environment according to storm.
The colors are beautiful and the composition well done.
Good end-of-day.
Regards

Marc

anes_lc (14968) 2008-03-28 9:14

wow...perfect quality ....is just like a painting :) i love the sky
thanks sharing
best regards,anes

atsouth (253) 2008-03-28 9:38

hi, amazing sky with varied tones,nice composition also.

mikele_pl (2400) 2008-03-28 10:22

Hi Weichun,
this picture is really beautiful. I like especially the amazing colours. POV and composition are good. It looks almost like a painting. It is always good to have a camera ready...
Thanks for sharing
Michal

Adrique (609) 2008-04-17 14:29

hmmm....nice effect! It´s almost impossible to see so many colours and objects in one sky view! It looks like one of those Jupiter storm shots. :-) Great composition and POV.

Btw, this is what the Singapore flat-house districts look like? I´ve been told they look like to ones in Slovakia (but much higher). I must say, the flat-houses also look a bit prettier...

Best regards,
Adrian

johannes68 (3469) 2008-04-28 13:42

This is really stunning - fantastic colours, and the contrast between the dynamic nature and those faceless buildings is even increasing te effect.
Regards, Johannes

Cpamoi (10391) 2008-05-13 13:21

Hi,
nice picture with excellent light!!

Raphaël

kobala (159) 2008-08-23 5:09

Hi

Classic. Right time, in right place, with right attitude and right skill.

with warm regards
Bala

Raddish72 (121) 2011-03-30 13:01 [Comment]

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No_One (4) 2013-09-08 4:31

Hi Weichun
Spectacular scene, I am really glad you got the camera in time to catch this extra special moment. The sky is almost biblical and the buildings are fantastic. Bravo on a most amazing scene.
All the best
Noel

MirMar (71) 2016-12-26 2:10

I love the contrast between the buildings, more or less alike, and the sky. TFS.