Hi there! I'm a beginner in dSLR. I don't have any particular preference in taking what type of picture as long as it pleasant my eyes. So, finally I was there holding up a dSLR and seek into the style of mine....All this while I have been waiting and waiting for this moment to have my own space to post up my shots...the reason here is almost identical with most of you out there...learning!!! So please do comment on my shots and I shall learn from that and hope to excel in one day...so please all sifus...it's my pleasure

1. KL Tower

2. The Brand Logo

3.The Time

4. On the street


This post has been edited by kenzio: Jan 13 2008, 12:47 PM

judging from your photos, except for the first one, your shutter speed must be about 1/100 and below. And that your hands has not gotten used to the weight of the camera.
Also, need to work on metering, and WB, and composition as well.
don't worry too much about what others say, just follow your instinct on taking photos. You do not become an artist by imitation. Create your own style and build up on it.

Thanks for your comment....and yes....it were all the first few test shots right after the camera purchased...hence still finding difficulties on handling it ....the w/b is one of my identified enemy in photography ...but will practise more...FYI, the last pic was taken using 28mm at f2.8 with the shutter speed 1/320

try tilt the kl tower's pic a bit to the left. a bit senget rite?

maybe a bit of touch up from photoshop might save the day..

Yeah....like the leaning tower of Pisa.... Actually facing some difficulties in holding the camera straight in portrait mode... Just got it a less than 2 hours..will surely practise and take note on this....thanks for your comment....

True that all the picture above haven't been thru any post processing except resizing it...will try to spend a little bit more time on PP next round...thanks

Congratulations to own new gadgets!! you are using F2.8? which lens?

Do share more pics!!

Thank you!!!

It's an old lens, a fixed lens of 28mm

Surely I'll try to post more so that more and more comments will come in and I shall learn from it

i not sure bout Sony, but u think there is an option to turn on the electronic guide line on ur VF right? turn it on and use it to judge 'straitness' of your compo, if your lens doesnot distort a lot, it will be pretty much handy in times such as shooting the tower.

lao eh
ah gua picture also you take ar

Thanks...but neither me know there's any option of that, but will try to find out more in the manual and try it out...

It just so happen that this guy pass by me and I'm not fast enough to take the front part of him...hence only the back part of him...actually he's not ah gua...i guess he looks like foreigner (not westerner or european) to me

SWEET you have a beercan! How much did you pay for it? How come you have a Minolta 28mm F2.8 you're new to this (assuming you had a film Minolta, you'd have your composition practice.)

There are no electronic guide lines, but notice the diagonal corner lines:



Those are lined up to divide the picture in thirds exactly. You can select those AF points by pressing on the keypad diagonally.

Yeah! Albert is my sifu.

Long time didn't touch on slr edy...need more practice to pick up any skills that I long forgotten.... And yeah the beercan is great....it's sharp...i got it in a bundle from a friend of mine....3 lens + 3 UV filters = RM1400 and that's the reason why i got the sony a mount so fast.

Thanks for your sharing info as well....will practice more and post more for judging!!

Yeah...I had read his blog and saw his shots....that's another supporting material for my decision on the dslr......it's great!!!


This post has been edited by kenzio: Jan 28 2007, 11:22 AM

How can I add watermark to my pic and also the black/white frame as well...??

Some updates on the photos taken 3 days ago at Putrajaya....

5)Putra Bridge taken from CBJ (respect the ori color)


6)Putra Bridge (photoshoped)


7)Putra Bridge (Strengthen the color with PS)


8)Putra Bridge (Soften version of #7)


Tell me which one you prefer most....

More of Putrajaya Shots....

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Thanks for viewing and comments are welcome most...

About the bridge, i prefer the 2nd last... Nice colour balance..

Thanks... I like it too.....

Wanted to share this...taken few hours ago...

13) The Moon

Not really sharp ... used your Tamron AF70-300mm?

ya very soft

Yeah....it's the Tamron.... already tried my best...will try to use the beercan and compare the result...

Anyway....thanks for your comment...

Tonight can't locate the moon... coz it's windy

I prefer 3rd one on the bridge...

i shot the moon too last night.....

This post has been edited by cityfish: Jan 30 2007, 12:20 AM

Another updated shots...it's KLCC....taken when I hav nothing to do around there..
14)Petronas Twin Tower


15)Another Twin Tower....(was trying the compo thingy)


16) The BSN building


17)In the park.....nothing else better to do, so try with some perspective shot and also tried out the bokeh-ness...


Overall for this series....I think it's a bit under....don't know how others feel...

i thought is my CRT problem

I always cheated by the 2.5" lcd.....

LCD is always show brighter image
try set the screen brightness to the minimest in the camera

thank you thank you.... i didn't really notice this until i post to the internet...coz even my monitor also keep on cheating me....

Haiz...didn't post up for some time....here are some updates on my recent shots... Hope these will delight you always and am trying to improve in posting series of shot....so this is the CNY 07 series....hope you like it...

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more....

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and more....

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more to go...
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I thinks that's it for this series.....hope you enjoy it and C & C are always welcome....

Seems like no one feel free to drop by.... sien jor.......

maybe because CNY not yet come ma ;p

this shoot very very fimiliar la..
like saw it somewhere before..

Spring wind also can feel liao wor.....

got meh....

This whole week I have nothing to shoot at (even last week also don't have) ......so since still not having CNY feel or mood yet....I did try out with my Gundams with different approaches...

Gundam Collections

1)3.2secs @ F20


2)Try out the B & W (4secs @ F20)


3)1/10sec @ F4


4)1/2sec @ F8


5)1/2sec @ F10


This post has been edited by kenzio: Feb 10 2007, 12:13 AM

here's another set of Gundam Series.....

6)1/20sec @ F4


7)1/20sec @ F4


Thanks for viewing and hope you enjoy it...

wow, PG strike, love it.

pg strike? not the iwsp strike? watch out for your dof and some pics are under. bg also abit dull

Noted and thanks...noticed that it's not easy to take a basic pic....lots of small corner need to take care of though

The dull background was due to not having a better background to take in my house..... ....what do you suggest in this case?? please help to point point some tips....

I thought PG is the skygrasper...??

a smaller aperture might help. try to add half or one stop towards to exposure as well.nothing much u can do about the bg except buy color paper and stick it on the wall?

Two solid colored manila cardboards would do. I have one that is orange and another which is blue. Both have white on the other side, so you get 3 colors.

You can get away with the built-in flash of the Sony A100, when taken in default landscape orientation, which little shadows.

Alternatively, you could take it out to the garden and zoom in at 210mm F4.

How about this one.....

Taken at 2.5secs @ F20...

I just try this out in my garden.....and thought of this shot...



Just done a little level in PP...others are untouch....

aiya never do lining and do paint job also

no time for that and also a bit lazy.....hihihi

Hi, i have yet to buy my own DSLR camera, but i did do a lot of paints in the past. So i dare not to comment on your photographs. But i think what you're doing is really good. I meant that your photos show that you're experimenting some shoots. I do think that the one where u focus on Gundam's head is the best one. Keep up the good work.. while i try to save more money on my first DSLR camera Hehehe

So I guess you love arts (since you do lots of paints which average people won't like to touch it). If it's true in this case, you should be able to comment on photos taken by anyone here because to me, it's straight...photography is a piece of art too..
Yeah...I'm still noob here and need different exposures to improve on my skills ...anyway..thanks for your visit and really hope that you did enjoy yourself.... will try more different attempts and post it here and hope you'll come back here and drop some notes... you need to work hard too....buy!buy! buy!....it's waiting for you in that shop....

kenzio: Are you using an LCD monitor? Most of the Gundams look underexposed on my CRT (calibrated using the nVidia control panel.) Do adjust the levels so that the Gundam has more near-whites.

Cool background for the garden shot!

O yea....i'm using LCD monitor and I do also noticed that all the pics looks ok to me in here but when I'm back to my offfice (CRT)....it's really under I'm still finding a way to calibrate it as I'm using ATI catalyst....

lowered ur LCD brightness then
or process ur pic one stop over

kenzio, try to use fill-in flash or change your metering to centre weighted or spot , might help with the under-exposure issues.

seriously the background a bit dull..try to put at least black cardboard or something next time before shoot.

and for those gundam..it is better to do the lining even if you are lazy. it make your gundam looks much more better..and somemore yours one is PG wo..

alright....if I really can't find a way of calibrating my LCD...I'll take the easy steps anyway thanks bro..

Noted and thanks...will try it out

Seriously.....I can't find any in my house in the middle of the night however, will get myself be well prepared before all this model kits shooting....

ya...agreed...lining is very important in order to give more impact on those kits especially the PG wan....

i like this pic:



but if can put some smoke coming out from the gun even nicer!!

Bump with a series of fishing boat at Endau, the border between Kuala Rompin and Endau.

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This post has been edited by kenzio: Feb 25 2007, 05:13 PM

more...

That's all for this series...thanks for viewing and more coming up next....

Hi Kenzio,

Nice pics with your @100. Just got myself a Sony A100 too and started taking some shots. Hope they can get as nice as yours.

kysham.

This post has been edited by kysham: Feb 26 2007, 03:57 PM

sure you can or maybe better....but anyhow...whether it's nice or not...it's all very subjectives.....try to post some of your shots for sharing purposes.

Thanks for words of encouragement kenzio. Did open up a thread to post my shots but no response yet So can I tumpang your post ah?

All these shots were taken with the Sony A100 & SAL1870 kit lens.


A Bug in My House. The bug appeared to be shedding a clear liquid... and I don't think it is pee!
Shot taken Handheld.


Artistic Wood Carving. This exhibit was shot at the ShangriLa Beach Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.


Reception Area, ShangriLa Beach Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Hope to get some comments & suggestions from sifus. Thanks.

p/s: Kenzio, please let me know if you wish me not to post my photos in your thread. Don't mean to interfere.

Thanks.

Sham.

No problem...you're most welcome...as long as it's not spam..hehehe I'll suggest you to post more in your own thread....until everyone here noticed it and find it interesting....

Here is another set of photos....it is Lanjut Beach at Kuala Rompin, Pahang...

1. The Horn entrance....


2. Chalet...


This post has been edited by kenzio: Feb 27 2007, 02:59 PM

Kenzio, thanks. Good suggestion. Will try to post more. Any comments on my 3 shots above? Sifus of the forum?

Weather in KK here for the last few days had been pretty crap - a lot of raining & cloudy days.

Sham.

This post has been edited by kysham: Feb 27 2007, 02:57 PM

The weather here neither was good.....but hope these photos can shine up everywhere...

3. The path to the beach....


4. Peace of mind....

Lanjut Beach series look like blur blur dei...
Donno is my eye problem / LCD problem...

anyway, ur Fishing Village experience nice la...
I wish i can have opportunity to shoot this type of pics...

more...
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6. still not ready for a ride....

I also forgotten where i focus...it was a sunny day...hardly to see the result unless stay under the shade which i seldom did....

i like this
and where is Lanjut Beach?

Thanks...it's in Kuala Rompin, Pahang....1 1/2 hours drive south from Kuantan.

7. Another side of view....


8.Silence under the shade....

I love shot no:4. It is very calming and your title was at a right place. Almost looks like an advertisement photo for some resort to me. Great job.

Sham.

last batch of lanjut beach series....
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Thanks for viewing....hope you enjoy it.....

I went to the mango's farm during my Kuala Rompin trip.....

1. It's not the season yet......


2. Some other visible fruits....(FUO SHOU GUO)


3. A wider view of the farm...


4. and these are what I got back with....as a compensation.....

Hehehe... kenzio looking for mango... but got bananas instead.

Sham.

hmmm.. it seems like a nice place to shoot landscape. hmmmm

indeed....

Coming up next.....

The water lily very nice!!! Post more!!! waiting for ....

Busy this few days....hardly hav time to process the photos....so it's the "time" that I'm waiting....

Now here are the flower series taken at FGS Dong Zen, Jenjarom.....

1) Having shaky hands under low light condition....


2) Same to this...not that sharp...but personally like the feel...

kenzio, the shots are blurred. you didn't have breakfast izzit?

i can only imagine how spectacular 2# will be if the lily was in sharp focus. good composition and lighting, just a shame that the main subject was a bit blurred. maybe you should crop the top off a bit more though, the blurred flower at the top right hand corner is a tad distracting lor...

just my 2 sen.

sham.

Actually it was in the evening liao...can't really help it cause a lot of ppl at that place during that time....so hav to quick quick take a snap and go.... btw...i'm holding the beercan, and i'm suppose to be at some distance from the subject and zoom in...hence a real steady hand is needed which i don't hav right now...

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3) The twins


4) Some repeating shot


This post has been edited by kenzio: Mar 7 2007, 11:47 PM

3) The Twins is great. Love it. The centre of both flowers are bright (and that is where your focus is on right?). Not so for 4) though, the centre of the flower is in shadows. I think I have to spend some more time in my local temple here in KK to see if I can capture some shots like this.

sham.

Yeah...can see lots of shadow in #4.....wrong angle under the sunny day...

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:06 amsome orchid shots....

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This post has been edited by kenzio: Mar 8 2007, 12:07 AM