My Noobie Portrait
C&C Please

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okay, our task today is to take the picture of the cable, creatively

today go to national monument take some picture... but fail miserably damn hard to take picture, need to improve my skill...

haha.. last time i didnt join u guys..

neway, here's my noob shot:

huhuhu C&C please location national monument and bird park


taken with A200 + kitlens 1870mm no flash(dun have  )

signither, changing batteries supposedly helps but I don't have time to change batteries during the action-packed parts LOL. Much faster to swap flashes (and the second flash helps as a wireless slave.)

$$$$ problem...haha..24-70 range too small haha..

yeah.. figured it would be in the range of f3.2 to f4... from my experience, f2.8 is hard to work with because some body/face features would be out of focus..

achew, that is correct - you get a wider angle of view with a bigger format e.g. full-frame, and so, you move closer to the subject, and depth of field becomes shallower.

I do feel my 50mm F1.4's limit of 45cm very obviously when using full-frame.

signither, if:

Matching distance, aperture, focal length BUT different angle of view
1) 50mm F1.4 on full-frame focused to 3 meters
2) 50mm F1.4 on APS-C focused to 3 meters

- bokeh is the same shape, it is not creamier or smoother just because it is on full-frame. If a lens has ugly bokeh on APS-C it will still have ugly bokeh on FF
- the depth of field is the same
- the angle of view is different

Matching aperture, focal length BUT different distance and angle of view
1) 50mm F1.4 on full-frame focused to 2 meters
2) 50mm F1.4 on APS-C focused to 3 meters

- the depth of field is different
- as a result, the bokeh is more apparent on 1)
- the magnification is the same; the object is the same size in the frame
- the background is more magnified on 2) due to different perspective and angle of view

achew, try filling the frame with the same object and shooting with both 16mm and 80mm ends of your Zeiss. Major difference!

Also try extending your palm and putting it next to your monitor. Then walk far away and do the same thing - your palm will appear much bigger than the monitor! This is all perspective.

if wedding using flash.. what aperture should i use for couple pose ar? so that both would be in focus and sharp. f4, f5.6? or f2.8 on my tammy 17-50?

may i know u use what lens? yeah.. nowadays i use 4-5.6 for people photos.. and f11 for wide angle day photos..

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Added on May 13, 2009, 2:19 am

hehe.. i did few close ups with f2.8 and it's okay.. like u said; if not zooming in and not very close.. if close prob for me.. the bride in focus and the groom is slightly out of focus or at least not sharp enough for me.

didnt see yet.. but price wise, i know it's cheaper but is it worth the price?

hhaa....got any burning smell? i did burn my hand when using flash...not the cobra though but its the pop up flash from my a200...it is certainly not a good experience..

is that for real?
F58 really burn clothes?

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Added on May 13, 2009, 1:55 pmHere are more of my noobie shots:
C&C Please!!

How should i shoot picture #5 to make it better??
i want to include the shadow as well
Thanks