i juz bought my partner (A570IS) 2 week ago...
this is my first camera...no money buy dslr...
but really like to take good photo...
i m very happy to see nice pic post by all of u...
i hope to become one of u all...
plz giv direction on photo capture n photo edit as well...
bad comments needed to improve myself...
thanx a lot...



All Photos Took On 15 April 07...Penang...
first time take my partner out of my house...hehe...
Ceiling Art...

Tall Buddha...

Guard of Buddha?...

"Milk Buddha"...famous in pray for study and exam...(glance bac...how to solve it?...)

Take a bowl...

After meal in Red Box...

Sun in the blue nite...(hahaha...spotlight...)

microphone...(a lot of noise...)

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Added on April 16, 2007, 10:42 pmAdd one more pic on 16 April 07
kindly giv some C n C...thanx...

When Digital meet Analog...


This post has been edited by alesshans: Jul 15 2007, 08:29 PM

good try!!!i like the celling art, milk buddha n take a bowl...mm...d microphone hardy recognized is microphone le!!hahahhah..kampateh!!!!hope to c more nice pictures from u!!!

ok - first thing is to NOT worry about using P&S camera.

many great shots are done on P&S cameras.

so anyway,

ceiling art could use some alignment. you can adjust the contrast and such to make it more vibrant.

as for shots of things behind glass, you have to be careful of your angle and lighting. in this case, it's pointless to shoot cos the lights reflect the background more than the subject.

keep trying.

can't stand the "Sun in the blue nite...(hahaha...spotlight...)" picture.... meant to be a joke?

thanx...thanx...


thanx for ur comments...i will keep trying...


Actually i shot the spotlight...but it seem like sun to me after review...sorry...i dun meant to play a prank...
i heard tat shot directly to the sun will hurt the camera len...if i shot the spotlight directly will it be ok?...
thanx wlcling for ur comment...i will correct my way in putting blur blur caption...

Not too bad for a start ... continue shooting

thanx...i will keep it up...

good try for first time shooting!!

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Added on April 23, 2007, 12:11 pmThanx...
All Sifusss...please give more C&C to recent picture...
Any improvement?...
More photos will be update...


Botanical Garden Penang- 21/04/2007

Tall Tree...

#1

Cactus...

#2,#3
#4

Flowers...

#5,#6

#7,#8,#9
#10

This post has been edited by alesshans: Apr 23 2007, 01:39 PM

the pictures on the latter post looks nicer. especially the last picture and the 3rd last picture.

i find the hanging orchid would be nicer if you can macro shot it so that the background is blurred.

alternatively, what you can do is instead of resizing the ENTIRE picture you can just crop the nice portion of the picture and frame it based on Rule of Third. then of course, you can do sharpen / contrast adjustment to make it nicer.

Thanx for ur comments...

More photos...

#20

Happy Family...
#21,#22
#23,#24
#25,#26
Love Shape...
#27

This post has been edited by alesshans: Apr 23 2007, 01:43 PM

ok another thing - since your pictures are pretty small. you can have 2 pictures per line. did you know that?

just put the IMG tagged codes 2 per line instead of 1 per line. just like in my gallery. lesser scrolling.

or you can pack it up as many as you want per line blablablabla. lesser scrolling.

btw i like the trail and the park bench.

gal pic out focus?

Oooo...thanx a lot...
great idea...

yaya...actually i never capture stranger b4...
tat time i never asked her parent permit to take the picture...i afraid will be scold...
i juz c she is cute then quick quick snap shot and lari...

and why do you have 2 accounts?

hehehe...cos i post a thread only can upload 10 pictures...when i wanna post a new thread...then the thread will continue combine with my previous...i dunno y oso...
so i cant upload more photos...n i create another account lor...
only 1 Acc allowed in lowyat?...

Yes, only 1 acc is allowed per user.

then wat sud i do to post more than 10 pic?...
my Acc will be deleted?...
wat sud i do now?...
can i deleted 2nd account and remain 1st now?...


This post has been edited by alesshans: Apr 23 2007, 02:28 PM

PM admin to remove the 2nd acc.

If you want to post more than 10 pics, post it up in another post as 1post is limited to 10 pics. Just check the option Do Not Merge With Previous Post and you're set

Ok...thanx nairud...
i apologize to u all...
its my mistake n careless...

looks plain to me.. these are the shots that u can simply take while walking around the neighborhood.. no offense mate, just a personal view..

actually i think its pretty good stuff for a start....

keep up the enthusiasm, alesshans!!

Thanx diwant n wlcling...
i will try to improve my shot...

good luck.. and be patience. Spend more time on the street and think what u want to shoot and what u want the picture to be like.. then u'll be thinking about composition automatically...

thanx...
i hav to learn how to compose...
i think photographer like a chef...
chef know the amount of each mix...photographer know the amount of light...
chef have to calculate time...photographer have to choose correct time...
how chef create a dish is how we compose a picture...

got quite a few difference
- chef decide ingredients and has his own time to create a dish and decorate it.

photographers on the other hand depend on what you're shooting.

some photography, you have all the time in your hands to compose.
some you have to plan WHEN to be around (like waking up 6am to go to a nearby park)
then there's luck issue (reach the park, no sunlight. rain, clouds)
then for stuff like event photography, you need to anticipate possible upcoming events blablablabla

09 May 2007
Plz C&C...
Thanx...


Sunset

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#2


#3


#4


#5


Long Exposure

#6 Ghost Rider


#7

niiiiiiccceee. i like the sunset shots. i like the colors of the moment.

no samples that were done using portrait ah? cos if you done it in portrait, you could even capture from the beauty of the sky down to the wonder of the waves.

as for the street shots, i'm glad to see you're trying out something (that i've not yet tried myself) and you're getting there.

the first street shot is blur, i suppose you're hand-holding it. use a tripod because your shutter speed is slower at this point.

and when using tripod, sometimes it could wobble shake too when you press the shoot button and release. so what i usually do is use a timer, so i focus then shoot. then leave it there and hold still the tripod if i have too.

also be careful of other light sources and play around with the white-balance setting to see if you can achieve better result.

good job!!!

aiya...i din try portrait shot ler...great idea...i was trying to take photo tat sun at the middle and ignore tat mountain on the left...i sud think of some portrait shot...

the first street shot i use a "motor pod"- use my motorbike's head as support but not so sturdy lor...tats y shake a bit...

ya...i oso use timer when using tripod...becos when release the shoot button will shake the camera...

i will try differnet white balance to compare result next time...about light source i not so sensitive and dunno how to control... ...any tips...hehe...

thank u very much goldfies...

oiks fellow biker!!!

i hope your engine is off when you're using it.


ok. see ah the last picture, that street lamp was pretty close and shines into the picture. i don't know if you intended the effect. what you can do is make your own hood or use something to block it.

ya...the engine is off...

Oooo...got it...thanx...

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Added on May 20, 2007, 2:22 am19 May 2007
Eyes On Malaysia

Plz C&C...
thanx...

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5- Standing Tall


This post has been edited by alesshans: May 20 2007, 02:22 AM

first picture is nice...

thanx...
new picture upload...


Lightning...

dang. i don't have lightning to snap!!

edited : just remember not suppose to spam - so yeah, i like it. so lucky you manage to get the shot and exposure and all seems right.

This post has been edited by goldfries: May 22 2007, 11:00 PM

The lightning picture sharpening seems to be a bit too much.

i wait and take burst shot ...my gf tell me to take picture when she saw lightning...juz lucky only...

Oooo...thanx for comment ...



will upload some photos soon...juz back from redang island...

i love the eye of malaysia pics...it look like a rollercoster ride... cool!

nah. they're totally different.

a photographer can take a pic out of a chef, but a chef can't make a dish out of a photographer (literally)

so point being, a photographer rox more. lol

Greetings fellow PnSer! The lightning picture is nice. Were you like standing outside your house waiting for it to come?

thanx...

hahaha... ...i wanna be good in photography and cooking too...

PnSer...
no lar...its outside my window...i was using tripod...juz burst shot nia...coz lightning is too fast...cant capture it when i c it...


This post has been edited by alesshans: May 27 2007, 12:52 AM

Redang Island Trip...Please give some comments...Thanx...
Will upload some underwater pictures soon...

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#8


#9


#10

your compositions are really not bad at all
just some is over crop, good composition nevertheless!!!

oh yeah i like the timing for that dive.

now a few things about your shots

1. try to crop using proper ratios. 6x4 or 4x6, or for me i go by 4x3 or 3x4 ratio.

2. try to the horizon go as close to a horizontal line as possible. pictures #3 and #4 need that.

thanx aichiban and goldfries...i was using Dicapac and got blod during my shot...so i juz crop the blod as much as possible... ...
aiks...big mistake...i sud bring a small cloth during snorkeling...blod spoilt many pics ady...
thousand thanks on ur tips...


This post has been edited by alesshans: May 27 2007, 09:30 PM

Underwater pictures...
Hard to take picture using dicapac...
Problem:
1- Always shot the frame of the waterproof casing
2- Cant view the LCD (glance)
3- Cant view the viewfinder (u will c the dicapac lens head)



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#18


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#20

walauweh...ur underwater pics make me remember my last trip to Tioman...

most of the pics not sharp but i think you are the only photog here has this kind of pics in LYN...congrates!

the blue tones are so breath taking... great job bro!

thanx...i found hard to snap underwater...i was switch off the flash initially becoz i think tat might scared the fish...but after review in resort...too blur...so i switch on the flash for entire photo...when going deeper...the photo will become more blur...
nid some tips for capturing underwater pics...

thanx...

old cinema...wat a wasteland...

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#2


#3

Nice underwater pics there.....btw where is this old cinema? U turn the sky dark....creative ha...

interesting processing on number 2 of the wasteland, but why is there a band of magenta on top?

For your underwater pictures you have too much space between you and your subject and thats bad. When using flash underwater more water between you and your subject cause backscatter like picture no. 14. In redang try to take macro shots on the nudibranches(slug things) and practice to shoot on the fishes eye(nemo best) .


Also as your go deeper in the sea you lose alot of red in the pictures so when your PP add red than the picture would look much more better..thats a reason why the blue is so strong

Btw, you going in July for the photo shoot out n seminar?

I took the attached photo in redang using resort camera .(click for clearer view)

This post has been edited by Kenshin-Spirit: Jun 2 2007, 12:29 AM


Attached thumbnail(s)

Check out the following website, it has some great under water shots. And he's only using A40 and now A95.

http://www.redang.org/gallery1.htm

For you redang trip, I like the action you captured in the first pic. However, the blue colour in pic 1 & 2 are too overwhelming. Even the boat also turns blue colour. Just doesn't look right.

Pic 3 appeals to me coz you caught the person diving at the right time. Nice!

This is the first time I come across underwater pics in LYN. Although the pictures are blur, but it's something different and really got my attention.

I like your 2nd and 3rd pic of the old cinema... When I saw the 3rd pic I felt a tinge of sadness. It's so contrasting as it says "today" when you know, it's already in the past. You did bring out the mood of how the era of big cinemas is long gone. And that we can only look back and reminisce the times we used to frequent these places. I'm sure you know how I feel if you've been to these cinemas before.

This post has been edited by Aurora Boreali: Jun 1 2007, 11:40 PM

thanx...the cinema is located in Jenjarom...i accidentally saw it therefore i stop there and take some picture..


thanx...
great eyesight...i cant c it till u mentioned...thanx...tats my error...
1st time do photoshop by refering magazine tutorial...
still nid to learn more...

thanx for comment...i was confused in flash on or off...haiz...hope tat i got another chance...and i will take off my life jacket...wahahaha...nid to expert in swiming and diving 1st...
btw...can u provide more info regardin the photo shoot out n seminar?...


wao...tats great...unbelievable...


thanx for comments...
i have been to these cinemas before...but tats now become memories...memories of me and my family...long time din go to watch movie with family liao...since no more old cinema in penang (except Odeon tat show hindi movie)...

wah that 2nd and 3rd pic of wasteland...like movie style.
Good shots!

2007 Digital Underwater Shootout

Date: 12th to 15th July, 2007

Hurry Register today ! Limited spaces only
Brush up on your photography skills with our resident photographer A.B.LEE

* Handy tips
* Workshop
* Competition

Call Diver's Den too reserve your spot. Their in PJ along Jalan University.

You went snorkeling is it? Sure la cant take photo properly if your life jacket is on. Your buoyancy must be really good also for a good photograph.

This post has been edited by Kenshin-Spirit: Jun 2 2007, 03:54 PM

Ooo...i went for snorkelin only lar...i not a good swimmer...beginner nia...and i m using Dicapac...maximum 5 meter only...will float on the water surface ler...
thanx anyway...

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Added on June 2, 2007, 9:45 pmthanx...


This post has been edited by alesshans: Jun 15 2007, 12:09 PM

Royal Selangor Pewter...

Fingerprints...


Elephants...


Miniature model...


Pewter...


Croc staple...


Gorgeous chess set...


Furious face wine stopper...



Thanx...

need better cropping for the finger print one
if can make it like a box, then very good liao
but now also quite good

thanx for comments...

Some photo taken in Melaka...

tricycle...




artesian well...


the red houses...