080109 – Kevin
Wind Struck: Clothes hung by campers on Pasir Ris beach were beaten with strong winds brought forth by the Northeast Monsoon. Temperatures range from a low of 24 to a high of 29 degrees celsius in this period.
Photographer’s Notes: The campers shied away at the first sight of me, probably thinking I’m some NEA officer waiting to pounce on their misdemeanors. But their pegged up clothes caught my attention, giving a sense of human presence even if the campers continued to be holed up in their pitched dome. The strong winds blew my rigidly waxed hair into a shapeless mess, just like the assortment of clothes flapping non-stop on the string.
the sky looks great, the winds are strong. i like the aesthetic of the photo. i feel it would be a bonus to have an actual human inside, just to give a sense of distance in terms of the vastness of the sea and sky. might add more depth and layers to the photo.
adelineong
January 8, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Agree. I think the human if placed properly could show the vastness of nature.
But I like the way the clothes are positioned. You showed motion without actually having motion.
alexteh
January 8, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The layering for me kicks in with the color already, of course a sense of scale and depth would be nice.
The irregular slope of the green grass does upset the general horizontal lines.
jameslim84
January 8, 2009 at 5:29 pm
I would expect strong winds at the beach whether it is monsoon or not. If the point is to show monsoon, then I don’t think this picture is the best one. Especially when the sky is rather blue
Sam Kang Li
January 8, 2009 at 5:31 pm