bro...muted part should be the background right?? coz the leaves are quite vibrant....

yes yes, the dynamic range is HUGE!

there are 2 condition from what i see...
1.) when he shot the picture the back ground is dark and there are lights emits in front of the leaves to make this huge dynamic range...
2.) but the truth is he edited this picture...the current condition is bright and he uses software to create the darken area...

i see.. is there any other way to recreate this in camera? with some help of some lucky-lighting of course

ya..with some help of the current lighting condition...but will hard to archive such natural color loh...

This post has been edited by neo_lam: Mar 15 2010, 11:57 PM

Bokeh of meatballs...


50mm 1.8
f/1.8
1/80s

tested some shots using AF but doest seem to be sharp...
how to get crisp sharp shots?? should i have used smaller aperture f/4??

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Added on March 16, 2010, 12:43 amthis is naisss

This post has been edited by mastering89: Mar 16 2010, 12:43 AM

for me i think it is underexposed...its some illusion to make you feel not sharp....

it is sharp... but because its f 1.8 , the dof only extends to the meatballs..its so shallow that the fork is blurred ...ahh.. imagine what f 1.4 woud do

stop down a little bit would help to solve the cat eye bokeh caused by optical vignetting...but well..that is if u dont like cat eye...lol

i wonder how true is this?

this applies to 3rd party too, as 3rd party copy blindly from the original design... lol



hence it is weird to actually hold nikon or canon's vgrip... it make ur hand has to hold at extra higher height, it makes it sooo unnatural to hold, try imagine and hold it...

This post has been edited by ieR: Mar 16 2010, 01:31 AM

oh...
dont poison me , saw some pics what 1.4 can do

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Added on March 16, 2010, 1:48 ami like cat's eye
but didnt know it was of optical vignetting...

planned to tryout shaped light bokehs
anyone know easy way to make many2 light sources , from 1 bulb to many light for bokeh (DIY)...
or i need to get the lampu kelip2 like at Raya or Xmas ??

This post has been edited by mastering89: Mar 16 2010, 01:55 AM

Sepetang Di Sawah @ Kuala Selangor Parit 3


C&C on my pictures...thanx...

This post has been edited by hazril: Mar 16 2010, 02:28 AM

yea..try open your aperture blades fully..and tilt your lens a little..see it from the side..and u'd see opening bcome cat eye shape..

and yea..i use those xmas lights to create multiple bokehs...if u wanna go cheaper..u can find lots of those transparent or semi transparent glass/cups..and use lights on them...u'll see reflection from here n there..u get bokehs for free ^^

OR..use a wrinkled aluminum foils..it gives u bokehs too

This post has been edited by achew: Mar 16 2010, 02:18 AM

Sepetang Di Sawah @ Kuala Selangor Parit 3 - Part 2



C&C on my pictures...thanx...

This post has been edited by hazril: Mar 16 2010, 02:28 AM

great bro...even a wrinkled aluminum foils can play with...!!

haha..i tried alot of stuff to create bokeh b4..those i mentioned r easier to find and can create quite a big amount of bokeh...


if ur parents like to plant flowers at home..maybe u can see whether they have those small ball-shaped semi-transparent jelly thingy(sorry i dont know the name)..lol..those r great too

jelly thing?? any functions to the flowers??

Bokeh-mon: The secrets revealed.

neo: those jellies are to retain water, so that the plant has enough water, but not to the point its drowning the roots causing them to rot.

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Added on March 16, 2010, 2:37 amGuys, found and tested out an awesome Expodisc replacement. Pringles lid... it fits nicely over the lens of my 28-70, which has a 77mm thread.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Mar 16 2010, 02:37 AM

great...our thread even involve into botanic now..lol