Taken on vacation trips
The 3rd Ngee Ann Photographic Exhibition will be held from 23 March to 8 April this year. I have taken part in the two previous Ngee Ann exhibitions in 2005 and 2006. For this year’s entry, I intend to submit a series of pictures taken from my Mount Bromo trip last year.
The above is one of the pictures that I am submitting. This was taken at the Savana area in the Tenggar Caldera. I like the way the trees were dramatically lit at sunrise.
The weather in Italy during our honeymoon trip was generally wet and gloomy, which made photography difficult. Arriving at Siena in wet weather, I caught this tourist seeking shelter in a small little enclave on this street. I thought the almost monochromatic surroundings help to make her stand out in the picture. No doubt, the bright blue of her suitcase helped here! I have again tried using the Orton Process on this one. I like the very subtle enhancement the process gave to the final shot. For a comparison, take a look at the original here.
I was looking forward to my visit to Venice during my honeymoon since I have read about and seen the wonderful pictures others have gotten on their trip. Alas, my visit to Venice was much of a disappointment photographically speaking. We arrived late at 3pm only for the sun to set soon by 4.30pm. The weather was generally gloomy and after being bundled onto our gondola ride, there wasn’t any thing much to take apart from tourist snapshots. The above is one shot taken from our gondola ride that I managed to partially salvage using the Orton Process which I learnt about from James Jordan’s photoblog. The effect is not so much pronounced here compared to the fullsize original shot though.