This post has been edited by CompMac: Nov 24 2007, 08:39 PM

cool pictures. what's your tool?

My tools are written in the siggy. Minus the FL-50 and diffuser as I haven't bought them when I took those pictures.

Thanks for the comment.

u totally changed my thoughts. i thought that only dslrs can do better pictures like that but pns cameras oso can..

ahh. just because DSLR that doesn't make it better. in capable hands, it gives you more room to play with the image you want out of it but that doesn't mean Prosumers / Compacts can't get good images.

the Olympus C-750UZ is a great camera. for YEARS i wanted to get it, end up i got my Fuji S7000 - which is still a great camera itself.

I never doubt a Olympus compact ... I used to use a Olympus 5050Z with a Metz external flash.

NIce macro .... Gah yao !!!

Nice!

1 question, how do you get such a consistent lighting on the subject on macro shot? Macro Ring Flash?

I've always tried taking macro pictures but my cam will end up obstructing the lighting of the subject?

The pictures above are taken in broad daylight. No flash. You need to adjust your angle to get the best lighting for your picture. Furthermore, Olympus cameras do have very good metering of the whole frame. Coupled with just a bit of PS and it will be perfect.

hey friend, E510 is going to launch Jun, are you ready?

Not so fast lar... still recovering from the FL-50 purchase.

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Added on May 2, 2007, 2:18 pm

This post has been edited by CompMac: May 2 2007, 02:18 PM

nice composition on the KLCC.

yeah, prepare for the E510 arrived..lol

Nice KLCC shots.... Very sharp!

More flower pictures. Non-cropped, PSed and resized.

more flower please !

Clemong88 meets rival already hehe

Flowers galore.

Statue of Buddha portrait.



This post has been edited by CompMac: May 17 2007, 04:15 PM

http://fotokrazy.com/gallery2/d/17970-3/P7170418.jpg

dude where did you took that picture?

Picture was taken at Kek Lok Si in Penang.

Bro, very impressive shots you have there, all with a prosumer cam

Nice flowers shots.

This post has been edited by katheryna: May 20 2007, 12:47 AM

any pics with ur flash and diffuser?

Thanks! Just wanna motivate those without a dSLR.


Thanks!!

There are new shots with the diffuser. Just haven't gotten to process them yet. Please be patient.

A little waterfall...

i prefer closer shots with lower shutter speed

This shot is just to capture the overall look of the waterfall. No tripod at that time some more so cannot do slow shutter shots.

This post has been edited by CompMac: May 21 2007, 03:17 PM

Try putting on an ND filter or a CPL? Tone down those highlights..

yea, I think a slower shutter will be nice..
I always carry those small lil tripod in my bag..comes in handy

Noted about the slow shutter and the ND/CPL filter for water shots.

Adding one lousy portrait I took at about 250mm equivalent before the purchase of the FL-50. Please flame.



This post has been edited by CompMac: May 22 2007, 04:49 PM

It is a bit warm to me though

Agreed. But it's mostly due to the spotlights I think.

yeap events spotlight mostly cause the picture become warm
if u can use the set the kelvin and WB then should be better

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Added on May 22, 2007, 4:49 pmyeap events spotlight mostly cause the picture become warm
if u can use the set the kelvin and WB then should be better

This post has been edited by shinchan^^: May 22 2007, 04:49 PM

Well, my little camera can't tweak the temperature. Some more that time didn't think about doing manual WB. That place damn dark some more and too crowded.

I noticed that most of all don't like warm tone or color.....is that right?

Is that the correct WB? so warm

Definitely it's not the right WB.....but somehow....in a different perspective... Maybe I'm too noob in WB....hardly for me to judge which is correct.... still need to learn...

I think naturally, the skin is warm toned. Healthy one that is.

Personal perference, for me i prefer slightly warm, dun like too bluish

I know
if Loius Koo then understood la
Aaron Kwok also

lol I thought Lee Hom is quite fair?

That I'm not too sure. Can't really see the man himself from so far. But I think he is a bit tanned. Not like the advertisement you see on TV where he is like flour.

why is he pointing his right hand to "sumwhere" else?

He was singing when the picture was taken and his hand was at that time pointing there.

I m noob in photography. How to shoot this? Using macro? The ship so far away also blur, i tot macro for near object?

Use the lowest aperture value and more zoom. Focus on your subject and the rest will be blurred naturally.

FYI, I always set my camera to macro mode when taking pictures.

For clearly picture? What if you want to shoot view? Like mountain? Also macro?

I shoot anything with macro, even landscapes. It seems that I might get sharper pictures by using macro mode all the time.

Hehe, I will try that...

Did the guy know you shoot him??

Nope...

Adding pictures taken at Havant and surrounding areas, UK.

#1 Local Havant pub


#2 Beach nearby


#3 Portchester Castle


#4 Someone's boat at Port Solent


#5 Dinner


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More flowers from UK.

Scotland round trip two years ago...

#1 Barnard Castle


#2 Bridge in Newcastle


#3 Lindisfarne Castle


#4 Edinburgh view from Edinburgh Castle


#5 Home of Chivas Regal


#6 Loch Ness


#7 John O'Groats


#8 The Stacks of Duncansby


#9 Isle of Skye


#10 Liverpool


More can be found here.

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Wedding shoot coming soon.

Scotland is great!!

NIce series man!!! Maybe you can put the 2 years before+after in your new series...

Thanks! Scotland is simply amazing. Hopefully I will be able to go again this time round but most probably won't have enough time. Need to work lor...

As promised, wedding pictures.

Cody & Delcie
26th May 2007: When Two Became One

#1 Delcie the bride


#2 Will you marry me? Pleeaaaassseeeee...


#3 Yes!!!


#4 On the dotted line...


#5 Just legally married


#6 Now and forever...


#7 The newlyweds


#8 Till death do us part


#9 The journey has just begun


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congratulations to you. i wish u a wonderful marriage ahead!

now since that's out of the way.... who shot those pictures? nice..
or .... is it YOU who was the photographer?
hahaha blur case me

It was my very good friend's wedding. I was the photographer.

This post has been edited by CompMac: Jun 18 2007, 12:58 AM

yi...... so hang fuk

So syok see the wedding pictures....damn sharp

1 thing i shd say..the m'sia marriage certicate is suk~..it spoilt the wedding pic veiwing mood..

compare to s'pore...the marriage cert is far more prettier...

very 'soft' indeed..

like the 1st pic very much... mind sharing wad u did wit it in photoshop to get tht effect???

No matter what, you still need to register your marriage in Malaysia to be legal. What you can do is to register all over the world including Malaysia.


I used a noise removal plug-in to produce the softness in the pictures.

2nd that
soft soft feel

Just wanna induce the mood that marriage is a very relaxing and happy moment. No need to be so sharp and harsh.

Maybe I did too much softening. Will try to reduce the softness a bit next time.

Good Series there...
Soft feel baru got smooth faces...

This post has been edited by lvyk: Jun 19 2007, 07:50 PM

Not necessary la... the soft effect very pleasing, just like a Gaussian blur through PS, sometimes portrait looked great with softness too... NICE!

Nice... This shows that even with Prosumer camera oso can produce great wedding pictures..correct anot CompMac?

Nonit to get intimidated by guys in Big Lenses and Big SLR's and loud Mechanical click

You really know what is the meaning of my thread.

My camera also can click one, just off the shutter sound and you will hear the mechanical click.

I just wanna show people that it is the person behind the camera that is more important than the gears. However, there will always be limitations on prosumers that only dSLRs can handle.

I'm on my path towards that (Olympus E-510 ) but need vitamin M lor.

Thanks for viewing the pictures.

I don't see there is a purpose to emphasis a non-DSLR can peform the same or better than a DSLR, this is only make you relief that you are not drop behind by other people.

No matter how good the photographer is, the hardware limit still cannot be changed, the difference is whether you HAVE FULLY UTILIZE your camera.

However, Compmac has shown his talent and use his prosumer well, his pic tells us that don't blame your camera if you cannot take a good picture.

Lol..that 1 so soft.. Need super quiet enviroment lar

I dont know about you but 1 thing i face with mine is.. Dynamic rance too Narrow.. Picture Clips too easily..

Well, dynamic range is also an issue with prosumers. You can however use exposure bracketing or take a few pictures with different spot exposure and do HDR in Photoshop. A lot of work but the outcome will be dSLR quality, if not better.

Hmm..HDR eh..need to try on that..
so thats 1 way of solving it eh?

wat I do now is I Drop the Exp. Compensation lvl a few stops..and use photoshop to readjust the contrast and Lvl.

CompMac, can guide me a lil bit on how to snap a nice pic of urs? those flower pictures are superb nice..!! more zoom will make the pic blur??

I guess the only way to increase dynamic range is HDR. Even dSLRs need to use HDR to increase its picture's dynamic range. Hardware already fixed.

You can adjust the curves in Photoshop to create a more dynamic picture.


To have more bokeh (blurred background), you can either use the Super Macro Mode or more zoom at small f number. For flower pictures, don't be afraid to get close to them. Squat, lie down, kneel, or whatever, just get the composition that you want to take. Don't be afraid to be dirty or might damage the camera.

Try to work with the light that you have. Photography is about the manipulation of light. A bright sunlit object will always have the best effect. Only when you don't have enough the flash is used.

Always hold your breath when pressing the shutter button to avoid hand shake. Try to use the viewfinder and press against your face for a more stable hold than depending on the LCD display. It is also good practice should you go on to using a dSLR.

Hope this helps. Do practice more and post more for us to comment. We are all learning everyday.

i always do that.. i rather go closer to the flower than to zoom it.. i thought zoom will give blurrer pic..

i will try it tomorrow according ur guidance above.. hope i got what u mean

:yawn:

Go to sleep la

Some selective hawk portraits.

#1 Are you gonna shoot me?


#2 Cheh... No danger at all.


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Nice Hawk!

But a bit handshake?

The object at the back distracting...what is that?

Handshake? Maybe you need to check your eyes liao.

Behind is another predator bird on a stand.

Yes..if you look at the feathers, maybe is the DOF or not enough MP.

nice focusing on the hawk! haiizz... til when i can shoot this kinda of pic???

This is a portrait. The focus is on the hawk's face and expression. Maybe it is too fat that made some of its body feathers OOF. Maybe the DOF is too shallow.

It's got nothing to do with MP.


With much practice you will be able to achieve that. When I took that picture, I have used the camera for about 2 years. Now it is in its 4th year.

Visited Sheffield Fayre 2005 when was studying there. More information can be found here.















More can be found here.

Thanks for viewing. This are just normal touristic pictures. Nothing to shout about.

Some new photos to showcase.

#1 Reaching for the sky


#2 Grown up chrysanthemum


#3 Little chrysanthemum


#4 Flowers along a path


#5 Lazy snail


#6 Garden pathway


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Photo 1 2 3 .. good composition and sharp

personally like #1 the most
about #6, something not so right, but can't really tell

always a pleasure to view ur non portrait shots
can really learn a lot about composition from u..
thanks, sifu

lazy snail,

Thanks for the comments.

Thanks for the comments too. However, I'm not a sifu yet. Still learning everyday. I think #6 might be a bit senget or there might be some illusion to it.

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Added on July 10, 2007, 6:15 amParticipated first time in a Dragon Boat Race at Slough, UK on Sunday, 8th July 2007. We came out as champions!

#1 The safety jackets


#2 The course


#3 The dragon boat


#4 The beautiful summer weather


#5 The lion dance


#6 The start point


#7 The race


#8 Neck-and-neck


#9 The race in widescreen


#10 The calm after the race


This post has been edited by CompMac: Jul 10 2007, 06:16 AM

#11 We are the champion!


#12 Champion from the same company


#13 The team prize


#14 The champion's trophy


#15 Winner's medal


Thanks for viewing.

Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK walkabout.

#1 It's summer time


#2 Hayling Billy Coastal Path


#3 Working hard


#4 Beautiful summer weather


#5 Self portrait


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