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Merlion
Merlion
andrewt


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Postcard III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon
Location: Merlion Park, Singapore
Date: Apr 4, 2009
Aperture: F14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 20sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Apr 4, 2009

Merlion , Singapore's tourism Icon. Born in 1964 and designed by Mr. Fraser Brunner for the Singapore Tourist Promotion board. Why a lion head with the body and tail of a fish ? The body and fish tail symbolizes that Singapore started as a fishing village and the Lion head represents Singapore.
"Singa"pore - Singa actually means Lion in the malay language.

Hope everyone likes this and I can maintain my 6 streak. Honestly I do not like it too much, looks too much like a post card, LOL!!

Andrew....4th April 2009


Statistics
Place: 5 out of 163
Avg (all users): 7.2874
Avg (commenters): 8.0435
Avg (participants): 7.0000
Avg (non-participants): 7.4505
Views since voting: 5612
Views during voting: 375
Votes: 174
Comments: 36
Favorites: 4 (view)


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04/18/2009 04:26:11 AM
A ten from me! Congratulations!
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04/14/2009 07:52:34 PM
Cool! Good job! Congrats on top 5!
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04/13/2009 10:09:59 AM
This is so amazing! I don't imagine there are many postcards of that city that are as good as this! Congratulations!

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04/13/2009 05:49:12 AM
Congrats on another top 5! .....Can you just quite down your amazing scores for a bit, otherwise I'll just have to resign from the h2h challenge....You do realise that your last 8 consecutive scores are better than my average, and your 9th equalled it exactly. Hahahahaha! BTW nice postcard! :)...Oh Yeah! I'm definately going to remember Merlion!
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04/13/2009 05:17:06 AM
Perfectly shot. No 1's 2's or 3's. Amazing. Congrats on your HM.
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04/13/2009 05:00:20 AM
Great shot Andrew! Thanks for sharing the meaning of the Merlion. Congrat's!
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04/13/2009 04:16:42 AM
Your last 4 scores are incredible. Keep it up!
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04/13/2009 02:54:54 AM
Great shot Andrew. Congrats on the HM.
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04/12/2009 11:47:28 PM
There are so many beauties in this challenge, this image is most definitely one of them. Congrats on the HM, Andrew. Great work.
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04/12/2009 09:35:05 PM
congrats on the HM!!
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04/12/2009 08:16:19 PM
Andrew, another amazing image! congrats on a great score and an HM in a really tough challenge.
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04/12/2009 08:05:48 PM
Andrew, knew this would be up there. Congrats on the HM!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/10/2009 07:09:43 AM
Excellent image, perfect pov
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04/09/2009 09:36:51 AM
Nice clear clen shot with the candy colored tones so loved here at DPC. The text has an odd distracting halo, the cloud just to the right of the statue is distracting and the crop seems just a bit too close to the statue's back. Never the less in guessing top ten.
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04/08/2009 09:46:16 AM
Beautiful
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04/07/2009 07:45:55 PM
I think I've actually bought that card...... :)
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04/07/2009 09:56:28 AM
Superb
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04/07/2009 07:17:40 AM
great shot, truly postcard style. had preferred a more asian-looking font
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04/07/2009 02:08:47 AM
Yepp - that's a postcard - sell it.
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04/06/2009 03:33:06 PM
Nicely done!
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04/06/2009 01:48:39 PM
Very well done. The spitting statue is really cool. Wish I was there.
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04/06/2009 01:31:23 PM
Nice focal point on the sculpture and the nicely illuminated skyline. Colors are nice. I think you could have eliminated the text on the bottom and put the text in the dead space in the upper right sky. IMO
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04/06/2009 12:33:08 PM
Fantastic! 10
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04/06/2009 10:56:48 AM
Beautiful!! This makes me want to visit and it's definitely a postcard I would buy. Beautiful exposure, so clear. Great job. One of the two 10's I gave out.
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04/06/2009 09:16:09 AM
Wonderful lighting. Excellent choice of scene for a postcard.
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04/06/2009 07:56:02 AM
Simply gorgeous with only minor flaws - gives a sense of being modern. Nicely framed and the font is a good selection. Well done.
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04/06/2009 06:49:08 AM
Great composition and point of view. Nice colors. I would have cloned out that small patch of clouds in front of the lion's face, which in my opinion is a bit distracting that helping the shot. The water from the fountain is well exposed too.
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04/06/2009 05:14:47 AM
I gave this a 9. The mist above the statue is a little distracting and I would have cloned it out but I still think a 9 is a good score for this.
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04/06/2009 03:56:05 AM
nicely done
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04/05/2009 10:31:20 PM
Brillant shot, well done
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04/05/2009 09:02:51 PM
excellent use of lighting :) challenge met (flawlessly)
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04/05/2009 09:02:03 PM
Beautiful DOF & composition. But the framing & text with too much contrast is really taking my eye away.
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04/05/2009 08:34:44 PM
whoaa this is beautiful!!
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04/05/2009 08:16:36 PM
very nice
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04/05/2009 08:10:58 PM
Has to be AndrewT :) great night shot and a really good postcard
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04/05/2009 08:08:32 PM
Looks JUST LIKE A POST CARD!!! Terrific.
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