taking albnok as an example, his POV being the shot is pastel-like... which i didnt think of it that way before. end of the day, its all point of view my friend

thanks albert

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Added on August 11, 2010, 3:37 amoh, fyi, i am most particular about white balancing in my shots. plus, it was shot in cRAW, you think the 'auto' function WB doesnt fix it straight away? like i said, i appreciate your effort though. please, do comment more, its merely a way for improvement.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 03:42 AM

well, it actually works the same way aperture works, just that this is not automated. you will need to shift the lever to the aperture size you want.

thanks, but that pic wasnt strobed.. i was utilizing ambient light from the plasma tv beside her and overhead tungstens on the ceiling as lighting.

haha, thanks bro... i prefer not to have models shown in vivid and high in contrast, it doesnt give a flattering image.

hahahahahaha.. thanks CJ...

slamat posa! ^^

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 10:43 AM

wokies.. got that.. awesomeee

mine? O_o

even with iso800, you can safely print till A3 size..

mastering, what's with f/22 and above? you'll be hitting the diffraction limit, your images will become even softer.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 01:04 PM

eddiev6, try pm kul_mo0

cantek lah mo0...

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This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 04:08 PM

digiworld, what lens are you using now? i'm assuming its the most basic one, should be the kit lens 18-55 or 18-70. in this case, get the flash 1st, with an external flash, you will open up new horizons to what you are able to shoot in low light even with a kit lens. something which you have never been able to do before this, even with a pop up flash.

after which, the 50mm prime could come into play, where you will learn how to compose with your legs, now you dont have to use the flash for some of the low light shots, but should you need it, you already have a flash ready (and hopefully by then, you should know how to properly utilize the flash).

now that you have been familiar with the flash and a prime and know what are their limitations, you can now introduce in the 17-50 f/2.8 for more versatility AND low light handling. having a wide aperture doesnt mean you can now go out and shoot into the night and leave your flash at home. flash complements the wide aperture.

hope this helps

a very good example of user not being able to fully utilize their gear and thus convinces that they should get better gear

what lens are you using? 55-300?

you're using a mini Carl Zeiss? awesome.

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Added on August 11, 2010, 5:11 pmgreat snooting...

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 05:12 PM

e-jump, hmmm... i find it quite different, shooting figurines compared to actual human. then again, i guess its a matter of how you make your light source being small enough to fit for the figurine.


cjlai... please please tell me its STF's better half.. (whatever lens that may be)

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 05:25 PM

aiyaaaaaaaaaaa....... thought u have it... if got, then thought ask u to bring along when COD that time

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Added on August 11, 2010, 5:32 pmcoz you keep complaining the lens not giving you the images that you hoping for ma, and say wan upgrade this lens la, that lens la.. i pun shake head.. so, mastering that one is proof enough that you can actually achieve the 'sharpness' that you are looking for. you just need to find/work harder to make it really happen. then when you share the image out here, we can at least either help u improve more if you find difficulties, or your pic could actually inspire other ppl here to shoot better pics with the technique that you used, instead of saying that your own lens is not sharp, when you have yet to really push the limits of the lens.

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 05:40 PM

the thing i find about STF online is that, the pics posted are majority still shots... flowers, still life, slow moving bugs... but these are not up my alley... probably the closest one also being used for portraits.. thats about it.. its a very specialized lens i have to say... and a very expensive one at that

coz its a MF lens

betul jugak...wonder how will the streaks at the back look like if using STF for panning.. sure kao kao one..

This post has been edited by lwliam: Aug 11 2010, 06:00 PM

you could have used your tele lens and that would have gotten you a much closer shot of the bluebottle fly instead of using only a 55mm end which is still considerably wide.