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Postby Hlop on Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:03 pm

Hi!

Another one from Singapore, Sentosa Island. 1/640, f/7.1, 24mm

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Postby mudder on Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:13 pm

G'day Mic,

This seems so foreboding, sort of over-powering, great subject on a great angle... Maybe try a bit more levels/contrast/curves in the sky to make it a bit more threatening with stronger clouds and this would look wicked...

Smidge tight above the head, isn't cropped at all?
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Postby MCWB on Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:13 pm

Nice Mikhail!! Lends itself perfectly to B&W that one, well done! :) A slight hint of blown highlights around the middle bit detracts slightly, but that's nitpicking.
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Postby WadeM on Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:27 pm

I love it the way it is!

You have an absolute black and an absolute white.

Amazingly sharp for f/71.

The angles you tried to get work very well for me (where it starts in the bottom left etc).

The shading/shadow being cast are also amazing!

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Postby robboh on Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:42 pm

AWESOME shot. This really appeals to me. Reminds me of a knight in a chess set for some reason.
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Postby Catcha on Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:47 pm

Nice shot, good angle and the B/W give it a good contrast to it
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Postby yeocsa on Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:33 pm

It's Merlion. Nice Creative composition.
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:47 pm

Mikhail you have a very creative eye and produced a very powerful shot :D
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:19 am

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Strong image with lots of impact. Nicely handled. Good use of the image space. Shape/form/tones and texture all exploited to the max. Previous comment on darker sky could have some merit.
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Postby Hlop on Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:25 am

Thanks everyone!

It's not easy to make sky darker because there are some clouds obscuring it. Image is cropped but very slightly

Arthur, thank you, I've corrected the subject :)
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