1/60 is ok, but do increase ISO to 800 minimum if lighting is very dim..and + EV a bit..

i kinda like the composition.. but it would be better if the beach pictures were taken at the 'golden hour', sunrise or sunset.. it'll be more dramatic and meaningful....keep searching..

Well, to claim that your 'D40 has reached its limitations' after that event is a little bit naive to say the least. And already thinking of upgrading to a mid-range DSLR 'in the future' is a good target, but i think it is a bit too soon for you..

Unless shooting dancing models in the night is your bread and butter, than I believe your D40 just reached it's starting point, not it's peak. You have to shoot more things with it..

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This post has been edited by diwant: May 7 2007, 08:22 PM

Well, it seems that u've set your foundation very clear already.. happy shooting and keep posting..

P/s: Pls dun say 'I want to improve', and then disappear after 3 weeks.. joking mate

hahha... semangat photography. that's what we want..!

that sounds better... But if i were to choose, i think i am now The Aperturians, since i'm already possesses a prime lens

im waiting for ur chatuchak market pics bro...

well composition wise, not bad but still can improve.. i saw a lot of repeated subjects throughout the temples, so why not try various angles to make it look like some kind of abstract patterns instead of normal eye-level shots?

in this kind of place, it's good to look for patterns to make the subject more interesting...

well composition wise, not bad but still can improve.. i saw a lot of repeated subjects throughout the temples, so why not try various angles to make it look like some kind of abstract patterns instead of normal eye-level shots?

in this kind of place, it's good to look for patterns to make the subject more interesting...

ur night shots are good, well exposed, and nice compo..

yeah i believe so.. but why play around with Manual mode in the first place? issit becoz the D40 built-in motor thing??

Your pictures were ruined quite bad it seems.. wait to the next roadshow.. hehe

When i PC fair fren? i'm looking forward to it also.. these past 2 weeks shot wedding only, dun hv time for landscape or experimental shots...

50mm f1.8 is a GREAT value for money lens.. if u use it to its full, the value is more than the price i would say.. becoz the 50mm f1.8 is not AF-S, so the D40 cant auto focus becoz D40 does not hv built-in motor to auto focus non AF-S lens.. correct me if im wrong.. (im a Canon user )

yeah.. but i think with an external flash will not bring harsh lighting to the face, if u know how to use it properly.. if still want to use 50mm f1.8, then better dont take full body, just from waist upward is ok.. focus on their eyes, not body... hehe

all were using 50mm? Well, i can say ur skill and technique has improved from the last sets.. good job..

i would say composition is the biggest thing u need to improve in this series... try to 'read' the landscape and imagine how to make the place look interesting... this one is not technical, but more to the artistic value of a photo.. so if u ask me how, then i can;t answer u..

but some tips may help:
1. #9, the silhouette jetty does not stand out because it got mixed with the trees at the back, so it looks like half dark, half bright.. make the silhouetted lines simpler..
2. #4, if the old phone is the focal point, just focus on the phone, not the surrounding.
3. #6, i would rather shoot some 200m - 300m away from the 'apek', and use a telephoto lens to include as many column as i could, so it will look like some kind of pattern and maybe let them to look like 'isolated'...

hope this helps...

im planning to go there as well some time... maybe can do a small outing then.. i missed PD beach landscape..

...and when is that???

r u sure travis abt this info? i would love to attend.

travis, if it starts at 5pm, then i may be going there ard 6pm after shoot a wedding that day... we cn hv a chat over there..

Definitely i'll come..