On Top Of Things

Folks cleaning up the Esplanade in the thick of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The sky was originally just a distracting patch of white. This was replaced with colour in post.

Palm Sunday

A few of the dwindling number of coconut palms here by the Marina Bay. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was recorded on a 2006 four thirds sensor and underexposed by a stop to keep sky details. In raw conversion, shadows were pulled back up, highlights pulled down and ‘vibrance’ was increased. In post, cyans and blues were intensified for the sake of the sky.

Bay Ride At Sunset

 

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One of the few riders still working out at sunset. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

The light was failing fast and shutter speed was already down to only 1/125 second at ISO5000 for this shot. Thankfully, the moving rider was still sharp.

The Existing Bayfront

 

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The bayfront as it is now. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was captured with a stop of underexposure to keep sky details. In post, the sky was further darkened and contrast was then tweaked for the whole image.