A Little Copen World

A Little Copen World
A gleaming Daihatsu Copen all dressed up for the occasion outside a pub in town. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The original capture was somehow a little hazy so ‘auto haze removal’ was applied in post to fix that which seemed to have the effect of darkening the mid-tones. Highlights were also pushed up a bit to enhance the gleaming effect.

Olé!

Olé!
A Lamborghini Tecnica getting a little sun in the city while its owner eats nearby. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Whites could easily clip in the sun so the exposure was biased 2 stops darker for this capture. Greens and yellows were toned down a bit in post as the shrubs were getting too much attention. And then the ground was separately darkened a little as it was rather bright because of the sun.

A Pale Beauty

A Pale Beauty
Rhexia mariana or Pale Meadow Beauty growing well here in the botanic gardens. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This might look like it should’ve been with the exposure biased 2 stops darker. But the original capture was much brighter than this. The light meter in my copy of the camera seemed to have been acting up lately.

Celosia In The Tropics

Celosia In The Tropics
Celosia making a splash on Sentosa Island earlier this year. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken against a shady backdrop with the exposure biased 2 stops darker. Dark and mid-tones were further darkened in post and the whole image then brightened to near clipping point after that.

Beauty And The Beasts

Beauty And The Beasts
Fiery ‘dragons’ drawing attention on Sentosa Island. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Despite having underexposed by 2 stops, this image had still come out brighter than this. In post, the areas beside the ‘dragons’ and visitor were darkened locally and then the whole image exposed to the right.

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