u can do 15 exposures blending...like that ur range also very wide ma.. =p

maybe im too new at those event..but i dont see the reason for using those filter there =x

try it urself..u'd learn faster this way

ok guys..heres my shot for today(19 may)...
do pardon me for the noob photoshop skill in making the 'fire'...didnt really spend much time to do it..hehehe..



other than fire..everything else is 'real'

50mm
F1.4
1/2500s
iso200

lighting:
F58(on top) : 1/36 28mm
2 very weak table lamp at the bottom shooting up
1 alu. foil board at the bottom to bounce of any light from F58


c&c r very welcomed.. =)

i get a stock photo of fire..and blend it with my lens cap..

btw..heres my 'upgraded' version...hopefully it bcomes better




edited : replaced with some minor adjuustment

This post has been edited by achew: May 19 2009, 01:48 PM

hardly...

ermm..actually..i nv "cut"/mask any part of the fire..it is as what it is from the photo =)

unless the price is about the same

50dollar cheaper than current price??if cheaper than the initially price of a300/a350..den its stil alot more exp than the current one...

camera can...but most imptly..u need a macro lens...

i would suggest u get a a300 if u like to do macro..coz usually the bugs r at those weird angle/position..which liveview would come very useful(i'd hav change to a700 if not bcoz of i need liveview for macro)

meanwhile..i suggest u do some read up on the basica photography stuff...no point to wait until u get ur camera n start shooting blindly...at least get the basic things like iso/exposure/shutterspeed/aperture/diff type of lenses/composition clear...



ps:i'd suggest u get a flash too if u intend to shoot macro alot...

This post has been edited by achew: May 19 2009, 03:58 PM

i'd suggest u get a flickr acc at www.flickr.com
upload ur photos there..and post the link with [img] tags here...

haha..come on dude..we r discussing abt photography..not which-photographer-is-more-handsome...why so worry..lol

anyway..most impt thing is to read up n shoot more*using wad u've learnt* ..

eh eh eh..don divert the topic...later kena warning by mod =p

if im really that handsome..i'd b showing my picture as my avatar instead of a silly looking monkey =p


@millenia3000
where have u been?can always add me in msn/flickr/facebook...

the "hand-fires" thingy was an 'accident'...coz i was telling my gf i wouldnt b slping early..need to surf net n hopefully get some 'inspiration' from the things i see..coz today whole day i've nothing to do...if i couldnt come out with 1 photo..i'd b extremely sad..lol...
so im surfing surfing..and suddently around 4am..i had this idea in my head..and i get up from my bed n to go my living room shoot immediately...took me about 50shots to get the right compo..keep dropping the lens cap onto my hands..lol..
den i start my PP until around 5~6am..finally finish everything...

but again..i've used up that idea..so today..back to the starting point..i have nothing to shoot =(


anyone laugh u for the model/brand u r using..thats simple too shallow....a photographer shd always b judged by his work..but not his camera...wearing a david beckham jersey doesnt mean that fella can bend it like beckham u know?if u r holding a D3X n giv crapping photo..thats sumthing u need to think about..

This post has been edited by achew: May 19 2009, 04:23 PM

heres the setup..

F58 mounted to a crappy tripod fires wirelessly on top of my palm..
power 1/36..24mm

2 table lamp(very weak) shoot from the bottom to lit up the bottom of my palm
1 aluminium foil reflector at the bottom(together with the lamp) to bounce off any available light from my F58

camera setting
F1.4
Shutter 1/2500(so that the surrounding is dark and my body wouldnt b captured)
iso200
built-in flash fires(just to trigger my F58)
self-timer 10sec (so that i know when i shd drop my lens cap)

This post has been edited by achew: May 19 2009, 04:33 PM

i don have remote control..and anyway..i don have extra hand to press the button either...1 hand is in the frame..another hand need to drop the lens cap..use my toes to press the button maybe?lol...anyway..10sec is easy enough la..no need shutter...but my problem was that..most of the time..the "alpha" logo wasnt facing the camera..or the flash nv hit it so its totally dark..or the position is too high/low to be my liking...


fire?was added in my PP...i couldnt possibly set my lens cap on fire..lol...

normal lens can giv u close up..but not macro...nowdays any lens that do 1:3~4 and the manufacturer would claim its macro capable...but a true macro lens is usually a prime lens which givs u 1:1 ratio...

its taken from a stock photo website.. stock.xchng

24 and 10months!! (omg..im old)

actually most of the time..we r only talking about flash/shutter speed/aperture/iso..which are the fundamental elements in photography..nothing pro or not pro...just that u hvn finish doing ur homework....and u expect to read something 'pro'..it has to b from bro albnok...LOL..

can if u have an adapter..



p/s:weee..new signature =p

dark aperture u mean???anyway i don think we shd depend on that for focusing..im sure u wouldnt want to shoot everything in F5 and above right..

i think manual lens is good/fun to play with if u have all the time in the world..slowly adjust..find the combi u wan...if u r shoot event/models...maybe it'd b a lil bit slow..just my personal opinions..nv really use m42 b4 tho..haha


ryzan76 bro..what is that??

This post has been edited by achew: May 19 2009, 07:12 PM

trying to replace the sky???
i would suggest u try to mask/erase carefully...pixel by pixel if possible...

i also find it a lil bit hard to shoot rainbow..usually the sky is very bright..and the surrounding would get under exposed..