Inspired by the book "Paris Vertical", I decided to make a Singapore version. All are welcomed to chip in!

If you could, it would be great if you can make the ratio of your pics 1:5(even longer than the original series!), include a 32 pixel wide border, and size it to 464x2064 pixels in dimension so that we can have a sense of uniformity. Maybe we could post anew thread in the world sections when we have enough.:)

http://www.globecorner.com/t/t36/18455.php

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8765/supreme1xh.jpg

Of course we can't use "Singapore Vertical" as the title, thats copying! So I decided to use 103 degrees longitude, subtle reference to Singapore and the theme of the set.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3444/supremenew1ue.jpg

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2109/shophouse0sn.jpg

Has to be B&W ?
Singapore is rather colorful compared with Paris...
I mean no offense, your B&W pictures look great ;-)

are you going to publish it ???

Of course not!(to both questions:D)

Just wanted to add an extra dimension, instead of the very normal "R" sizes.:)

Another
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6693/library27dq.jpg

Btw, most of my things are b/w cos they are rather monotone, that day was terrible, the skies were washed white.:(

Vertical panos are great way to photograph buildings but you have to be careful about the composition. Its more than just photographing the things you would usually do in a different way. You have to choose your subjects carefully or else it will not work; and yes, not all buildings can be photographed vertically.

There's a book that has been around in Page One for a thousand years on vertical panos taken in New York. That's a great source of inspiration.

Vertical panos are great way to photographs but you have to be careful about the composition. Its more than just photograph the things you would usually do in a different way. You have to choose your subjects carefully or else it will not work; and yes, not all buildings can be photographed vertically.

There's a book that has been around in Page One for a thousand years on vertical panos taken in New York. That's a great source of inspiration.

That day I was walking around that OUB Centre, and I saw these two amazing photos of Chrysler and Fuller building hanging in some jewelry shop, they were beautiful!

Just wanted to initiate a thread for people to add to.:)

I myself too 9 panos, each consisting of 10 smaller photos, so my card was virtually full by the end of the day, hehe.

Honestly, among my 9, I only like the supreme court photo(1st one in this thread)

another addition
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8551/swissotel5kw.jpg

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8805/hdb1av.jpg
this took me the longest time to do, but the result is...:(

I like this one!:happy:
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/9928/6bat2fo.jpg

hrm... you know i have a bookbindersdesign photo album lying around doing nothing.. when you're done compiling could i use your 'book' for my album?

what's a bookbindersdesign photo album?

whatever you are talking about,...erm..okay:)

something like this, but grey, and with black paper inside :)

http://www.ordning-reda.com/ordning_new/imagebank/products/images/1030/162_clothRingbinder_full.jpg


its a very pretty photo album but its empty. i dont really have anything to fill it up with, but i thought your pictures would be quite pretty enough to match it :)

Oooooo... must let me see when you're done!:happy:

but the book looks very wide, how are you going to squeeze it in?

anyway, another one
http://img321.imageshack.us/img321/1589/vict9ni.jpg

Let me add a colour version. Republic Plaza :)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4996/republic9qf4xy.jpg

Thanks for adding something!:D

You have an OUB Version? :cheers:

unfortunately no. It's mostly hidden from my view. The best possible location is probably to take it from mid-level offices at ORQ ;)

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6361/dsc82711ft.jpg

any tips on how to take a vertical pano?

Hmm... use a tripod so it stiches well. That's all I can think of now.

btw, actually, a high resolution cam is good enough, so instead of making a pano, you just crop what you want from a wide angle shot.:D

I have no choice, my 4mp is not good enough to crop so much.

Nice pic hya! I like it!

Well, this is my last vertical pano, so its up to you now.:yes:
http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/3535/ocbcc9gk.jpg

Excellent work Cliff, these should be compiled into a tall vertical book like Skyscrapers by Judith Dupre..we need more books that focus on Singaporean skyscrapers.

Not a pano but the vertical effect is emphasised:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/swissvertical.jpg

Excellent work Cliff, these should be compiled into a tall vertical book like Skyscrapers by Judith Dupre..we need more books that focus on Singaporean skyscrapers.



I must admit, I do dream of creating a book with all the nice pics found here, along with all my other wild dreams that will never happen.:D

btw, I really like that angle!

Great pics everyone !
I'll try to contribute, got my Chinatown vertical pano already and a few ideas for other ones :-)

Thanks!

I want more books focussing on Singapore buildings...actually I think there has been an increase in recent years :yes:

If you are going to stich your shots together, remember to lock your exposure especially for scenes with different tonalities.

Okay, thanks, had that prob for the NLB one, where the top was okay while the bottom was under-exposed.:)

does it have to be a pano? can't i just crop a 5mp or higher resolution picture?

@cliff
i dont really see why i can't squeeze tall pictures into a wide book?

Okay, thanks, had that prob for the NLB one, where the top was okay while the bottom was under-exposed.:)

That's normal because the bottom part has lesser light penetration than the top.

What I was trying to get at is if you are shooting a scene with constant lighting condition but the subjects have various tones, then you should lock your exposure so that your camera doesn't get fooled by the darker subjects and vice versa. E.g ever notice why the sky colour differs in a set of stitched panorama?

That's normal because the bottom part has lesser light penetration than the top.

What I was trying to get at is if you are shooting a scene with constant lighting condition but the subjects have various tones, then you should lock your exposure so that your camera doesn't get fooled by the darker subjects and vice versa. E.g ever notice why the sky colour differs in a set of stitched panorama?

I remember my cam being able to do that, but I forgot, better check the manual. What about that spot metering thing? Does that help?

@heir, of course you can crop, but won't it turn out blur? Mine does.
anyways, if you squeeze long pics in a wide book, won't there be lots of space on the left and right?

Spot metering takes the reading from a particular spot of a scene, depending on where you point the camera. That doesn't solve the problem of inconsistent exposure.

Frankly, when doing panoramas, I would rather use a wide lens to cover everything I need and crop later or I'll just use an Xpan or 6x12 or 6x17 MF to do the job.

or I'll just use an Xpan or 6x12 or 6x17 MF to do the job.

Cool....
http://www.kgcphoto.com/Reviews_&_Tutorials/Xpan-Comparo.jpg
http://www.infocam.co.kr/T1-Hass/images/19-xpan-30kit.jpg
First time I heard of it:D

OUB - not the best side... still... it's OUB. :D

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6326/test231uv.jpg

OUB - not the best side... still... its beautiful.:D

shame on the little snip at the top. great pic still!Thanks!;)

here's one :D
http://img418.imageshack.us/img418/4990/uobsmall7ba.png
but how do u prevent the top of the building from being so much smaller than the bottom?

you need to find a viewpoint of the building (in full length preferably) not too near to it to prevent distortion. :yes:

All those pics above I took were at least 1km away from the subject.

@rark, thats really nice! I love that shot..the contrast is excellent! :okay:

@hya, thats one of my favourite angles of OUB :yes:

thanks rc :D

@Cliff

Remember this thread?

Perhaps, you can refresh it with new entries? :yes:

Oh.... thanks for reminding, hehe:D