hello everyone:)
i want to ask something.. how to take night photo with the moon and the background together?.. i mean to make the moon looks clear, and details.. not too overexposed.


check spoiler for image..


i used ISO 100, small aperture and long exposure.. i hope otai here can teach me D
currently, im using d5100 + 18-105mm lens..

thanks

This post has been edited by fiqz4ce: Jan 31 2013, 04:04 AM

u cant get the details of the moon if u use long exposure. whether using high iso or edit in photoshop by combining two pics

oh i see.. still need to do some photoshop.. thank you!!

icic... hmm, i am thinking of getting it, but i got the 50mm 1.8G, just that sometimes i find the bokeh is too much, and the depth of field is too shallow..

if too shallow, just use smaller aperture la.. aduyai

yeah but doesn't seem to make much difference, unless i seriously step it down! i like my photo to have a bit of clear background like those kit lens "quality"... how is the depth of field of the 60mm when you shoot portrait?

for safety, use f/4 and smaller if u wanna whole body sharp. even on wide angle i usually use f/5.6 for group photo

sample 60mm macro:


This post has been edited by razuryza: Jan 31 2013, 07:47 AM

Super GT test track day today didn't know about this earlier haih... the machines were fly in from Japan! Or at least the Calsonic Impul GT-R is there

i got to agree on this. seeing how the APS-C sensors are being used in mirrorless system and how they are getting better and better, it's almost no point in getting a huge APS-C sensor DSLR camera anymore. i might be wrong though...

plus, sales have been bad. the market is a bit too saturated. (look at the sales of d600)

so i guess they wont do a d400 (whatever the model name is going to be) but rather a replacement for the d7000. what i mean is they wont do a APS-C D4...

If you shoot close-up, the Depth of Field will be more shallow. So, if you shoot closeup, you need to have use even smaller aperture.
Another factor is focal length, the longer focal length, you get more shallow Depth of Field.

When you shoot with Kit Lens, the background more clear because you're using wider angle.

shoot the pic
pp add in the moon

waa waa waa waa

go to work dont curi tulang here

thanks for the tip!

Hi Nikon-nikon sifus

I've recently just purchased a SB700 to play around with.. so far I've only been using it indoors..
I was wondering whether you guys could give a little bit of comments on how you use your speedlights when outdoors in the dark where there is nothing to deflect the flash lights?

Thanks in advance for the advices

umm...SB700 comes with bounce card and also a diffuser dome...

But using the bounce card or diffuser dome pointing the flash upwards in day light --> waste of power >_<

notice he asked 'outdoors in the dark'...

either way, we're no longer living in the 80s.
rechargeable batts are cheap

This post has been edited by Everdying: Jan 31 2013, 06:58 PM

Require even more power than day light... unless you plan to kill day light ambient with your SB700 pointed upwards lol.

Thanks for the reply man
So are you suggesting the use of the bounce card and diffuser and pointing upwards?

Sorry for the noob question but I'm really not familiar with this haha