Landscape Pictures
This shot of the Changi Beach Boardwalk by the evening twilight was taken when I visited the place in June earlier this year…
The skies were initially dull and colourless being a gloomy day. I was lucky when the colours of the sun broke through just right before sunset, lighting up the wispy clouds and at the same time, providing a nice, warm and orange glow in contrast to the silhouette of the boardwalk.
A trip up to McCaigs Tower in Oban, Scotland, (during my July trip) saw an unexpected find of a brilliant rainbow over the Oban Bay. As the rainbow changed in intensity with the ever-changing lighting, I kept snapping away and bracketing exposures in the hope of capturing the rainbow at the correct intensity and exposure.
The result you see here is a combination of exposure, as well as post-processing with CaptureONE SLR Rebel Edition and further gradient-masked level adjustment in Photoshop to bring out the dramatic and brilliant colours of the rainbow. I like the juxtaposition of the different land areas from near to far as well as the dark and forbiding-looking mountains in the distance. This gives a sense of depth and perspective to the overall composition of the shot.
Arriving at Cromarty during my visit to Scotland last month, I came across this view of a white house contrasting strongly with the interesting shades of green created by the trees and shrubs. The mid-day sunlight lit the house just right, making it stand out from its lush background.