Sea-Weary

Sea-Weary
This was taken back in April at Changi Jetty in Singapore. When I captured the shot, my thoughts were on how beat-up the boat looked. However, I was not too happy with the effect I achieved in post-processing — the feeling of weariness somehow did not managed to be conveyed. Recently, I have been experimenting with a Photoshop action I found on the net called Urban Acid. I think the filter pretty much helped me to achieve the original vision I had in my mind when I took the shot.

Orange Fizz

Orange Fizz
The idea for this came from a photography magazine I read sometime back. Having a bit of spare time today on a public holiday (and with no where to go due to the recent spate of rainy weather in Singapore), I set this scene up in my balcony using a glass of sparkling water, a slice of orange as well as some blue construction paper. The final saturation and contrast has been boosted up by a fair bit to get the punchy results I wanted.