Saturday, June 19, 2004

Fountain fun

Sunny afternoons at the Bugis water fountain are great for photos, as many photographers know - I spotted no fewer than four other SLR users during yesterday's post-lunch snapping. Kids love to play in the water, and some even come prepared with swimwear! I'm surprised nobody's turned the fountain concept into a theme park yet. Free entry for families with kids, sell drinks and food, provide shower facilities - and charge a minimal entrance fee for photographers without accompanying children.

On to the photos!

boy starting to interrupt water stream
Wet catch
Did an auto-contrast adjustment in Photoshop before sizing down, as the original shot looked a little underexposed. Still does, actually.

three children reach out to touch a water stream
Reach out and spray someone
No adjustment made to the photo. Overhead sun tends to cast some harsh shadows but luckily there's some reflection from the wet floor below.

two kids dancing around in the spray from the fountain
Raindance
Used the auto-contrast adjustment on this shot too. The camera's average metering was fooled by the water spray, and underexposed the shot.

two children getting sprayed as one blocks a water jet
Once more, with feeling
Cropped away a stray hand on the left side of the scene, but otherwise left it alone. This is my favourite of the series.

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