The lighting around this spot was rather dim. The Leica had to push up the ISO to 3200 to get a shutter speed of a mere 1/30 second. As a result, noise level in the shadows came up to some 20 odd. This was very conspicuous at actual size but seemed to look fine at this size.
This was captured against dark undergrowth and underexposed just 2/3 stop. Only a little further darkening in post to make the image.
This might be subtle but by capturing the scene with the camera held low, the viewer would apparently feel drawn into the world of the subjects. The Tamron lens used here flared when I shot into the light and I had to fix the affected area in post by darkening the mid-tones locally.
This was a quick snapshot and then I was running for cover as the rain became heavier. Taken via the screen from a low angle so that the ‘baby’ could be clear above the trees in the background.
Spotted this warrior head sculpture among Aloe plants in the conservatory here. The original capture had looked brighter than this despite having been given a 2-stop underexposure. My copy of the Leica Digilux 3 had been having this metering issue for a while now. But this exposure issue could be easily fixed in post as the image was recorded in raw.
This was taken with the camera held low and underexposed by a stop to keep foliage highlights.
This was shot over the painter’s shoulder to show a little impression of her subject in the background.
Taken with a smaller sensor Fujifilm bridge camera with generous depth-of-field, the surroundings in the original capture were rather overwhelming. So the image was converted to black and white with the surroundings toned down and darkened in post.
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Came across this at an external corner of a church in the central area some time in 2017. We went back again after their recent renovation intending to try a different angle of view but just couldn’t find the sculpture anymore. The whole sculpture was originally white against a white wall but I had thought it might’ve looked better if it were rendered sepia in post.
ALTA sculpture by Robert James Workshop UK in the Flower Dome here. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
A snapshot that was underexposed by a stop to keep highlights under a harsh sun. In post, some foliage behind the rider were ‘burned’ and darkened so that he could stand out better.
ALTA 14th century lead carving in the National Museum. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.
The shutter speed that I had got for this was a mere 0.4 second. There was visible camera shake as a result. Trying out the ‘auto shake reduction’ in post for the first time, this seemed to work and the improvement was tremendous.
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