Testing whatever little knowledge I have on photgraphy on the Canon 350D; recently inherited from a good Samaritan.

I would appreciate evaluation and pointers for improvement from viewers. Thank you.



Clouds on Fire



Ominous-looking clouds


Re-creating the resort feel.
Spoilt by TNB's overhead wires.



My favourite time of the day to take pictures. The last moments before the sun disappears from the horizon



Rays of Hope
Like the rays shining thru' the clouds. Signifies hope in the face of adversity


This post has been edited by ??!!: Mar 15 2007, 05:44 PM

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Nice shot ... the sky is setting angrily, strong colours and high contrast.

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Haaa ... which BHP is this?

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Dun look like clouds, like you shot the sky just as an alien ship about to enter our atmosphere

This post has been edited by ac98: Sep 26 2006, 02:34 PM

very beautiful mood colors... btw, may i know the time of the day when u shoot those photos?

re-creating the resort feel

besides tnb, the top left, bottom left n right.. get rid of those particles. would be much nicer

Thanks for the compliment. Some men were playing football with this setting sun. Altho' it wasn't really early, I just decided to sit on the grass and enjoy the scene.


Somewhere in M'sia



Yeah, it looks like a scene from the end of time!

Mostly between 1845 - 1915 hours

Yeah, saw that when i was uploading the pic; but too lazy to crop. Ok will do that .

This post has been edited by ??!!: Sep 26 2006, 03:03 PM

i can never get the sky to go that red near my house. When the perfect time arrives, the sun is already behind the hills. Otherwise the sun is still too high and the sky is still bright.

Getting the sky at whatever color, shape or look really depends on LUCK guys.

yeap, it's best the visit one place 365 days to get the right colors then to go to 365 diff places. of course u must make sure nothing's blocking the sun

The movement of the sun at dawn and dusk are really quick. And the hues can change tremendously in a split second. Perhaps that's why I find it both challenging and interesting. There's never a dull moment.

Sometimes missing the scene we wanted may not be a bad thing; like this picture. I didn't intend to take this view; but the glowing ball of fire had moved so fast when I re-set the camera. The sun was a huge ball of bright orange. But,it sank very quickly into the horizon and was covered by the trees. However,..I still like this picture...



It was like these dragons (picture below) had swallowed it for safe-keeping to return it to the sky the next dawn. ( Copied idea from Egyptian legend re the sun )

Actually, these figurines adorn the top of an alter in my neighbour's garden. Never noticed it but the lens kept shifting the focus to these 2 fellas as i was trying to catch the sun.So, I thought ...what the heck...just shoot it! Tapi, exposure I dunno how to get it right.

P/S This is my version of "Dragon in the Sky"..similar to what you have.




After cropping, the resort-feel seems to be lost.


This post has been edited by ??!!: Sep 26 2006, 03:54 PM

maybe no need crop...just replace maybe....since very small only....
hehe
PS....

this first pic here, seems like got dust in the top middle.

ahaha, don crop like. like what beehawk say, ps it out. use the healing brush. really a miracle worker

wow...sharp eyes....din really noticed got any dust there also.......
hehe

In the middle photo with the dragons, i think those are the oof leaves on a stalk.

Yes..those were some leaves in front of the dragons.

I thought Clemong was referring to the picture with the sun behind the trees.On close scrutiny there appears to be a spot of light grey at top middle of pix..Not sure tho', my mata seem blinded just looking at the bright orange scene.!

yea, d trees pic, not the dragon

nothing a little ps can't fix but need to clean the cmos too i think. how to do that?

nice shot ... keep them coming....

Belum belajar lagi PS.

Can use blower arh?..
I read somewhere, some ppl just use their mouth to blow!..It sounded harzardous!

Some more experiments:


After the rain

Aloe Vera



Canna



Wind-screen


Decorations Au Naturel--on fern.
Reminds me of X'mas tree deco.
Had problem focussing on the water droplets.Go nearer and it got all fuzzy. How to do it?



This post has been edited by ??!!: Sep 27 2006, 10:39 AM

the aloe vera looks yummy.....hehe
nice shots of water droplets........

How about manual focus? Otherwise too near for the lens to focus properly, must use PSS2IS supermacro liao (0cm).