neo, u edited the post right? the 1st photo has nicer bokeh..

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Added on March 15, 2010, 11:04 pmhahhaahha f/2 of coz can la.. even kitlens 3.5 also considerably good d...

now this is wayyyyyyyy better than the earlier example...

M9 small but fierce...

neo, yea was refering to the image as a whole... the muted colors are what i want to achieve in my photos, but its very hard. any pointers?

yes yes, the dynamic range is HUGE!

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

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 am

this is naisss 

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

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

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.

braindead: thanks, but i find that pic lack of something. can't really point out what is it, hoping you guys could lend a hand.

Declare one lah!

i just got my dslr yesterday and here is my newbie shot.



C & C are welcome.

Sony Alpha 330 with 18-55mm kit lens.

Just come for the talk la, 1 hours only, and its free

so how to keep track on how many pictures have we took?

someone said shutter count also counting the lifetime of a camera...was it true?

wow... 1 000 000?? one million? O_o u sure?

filename is reseted everytime i moved all the picture inside to my pc.