eh stop it with the lens cap la. the shots are all nicer with those caps hanging around unless you're taking promo shots for Nikon.

try different angles though.. nice composition does not necessarily means positioning the subject in front of you.. try point from floor level, side view, and bird eye view.... spend time with the subject, think creatively, develop the style... then only you can it is worth buying a dSLR...

edit: don't think a subject in a linear way, there's more to it than what u see with your bare eyes...

This post has been edited by diwant: May 7 2007, 11:03 PM

oraito ur teddy colors real nice lar....i wish i can get the colours right ....

i want to learn getting clear and vivid pcis before moving to composition.....else even nice compo the pics are not attractive....

so can tell ar how u took the teddy pics? :-

1. are u using d40 kit lens?
2. your room bright enough?
3. iso setting?
4. tripod?
5. white balance?
6. Aperture priotity?

sorry so much questions.....thank you...nice lens cappie....kekekek

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Added on May 8, 2007, 9:42 amhi goldfries....i tot i read some where newbie shld learn to take pics of lens cap...kekeke...just kidding ...will keep lens cap away....

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Added on May 8, 2007, 9:44 amthanks diwant.....will try new angles...but am dumd founded why oriato teddy colours better....kenot sleep....kkekeeke

ur airplane window shot colour also better......then my outdoor shots...hai...

This post has been edited by buffalowings: May 8 2007, 09:50 AM

hehe. i like your shots actually. i find they're quite nice to put for postcards and stuff, you know those HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! types.

just the lens cap spoils the picture. it's like suddelyn WTH 1 round black stuff with Nikon there.

hehehe...thank you for your kind comments....but my shots so blur......and dull colour....wait i until i improve more....hehehe

so now trying my best to learn more from those great photgrapher in this forum....

Some answers to ur question:
1. are u using d40 kit lens?
nope, i was on my tele lens... but shooting only at 70mm

2. your room bright enough?
room was not tat bright, as it was only late morning

3. iso setting?
iso was set @ 200 to get sharp pics

4. tripod?
i'm not a tripod person... only hand held

5. white balance?
white balance should be in Cloudy

6. Aperture priotity?
yes in aperture priority. on my tele, i'm using matrix metering coz it works well with the lens.

hope tis helps

ooo...thanks...itry the same settings on my bear....

buffalowings, u got sb400 flash?
what's the current price like now? thinking of getting one

i bought from bintang maju lowyat at RM400

dont waste time on sb400 already.. straight go for sb600.

at that price, add 200bucks more can get a much much better flash.

Lol goldfries.. i also find the nikon lens cap very annoying... seems like you are telling someone you are using a nikon cam for those shots.. lol!! Just imagine if you are taking pictures of a flower with macro mode. and there's a nikon lens cap... really lmao!! lol...

Anyway.. nice teddy you got there..

First of all, what shooting mode are you using?

Remember that the higher the ISO setting you set, the noisier (more grains) your picture will be but at the same time you can shoot with a faster shutter speed or have a smaller aperture setting so that your depth of field will be shallower in order not to have your background too blurred out. But this depends on the amount of lighting in your room.

What metering did you set as well? Spot or dynamic?

....the first bear without nikon cap....is at full auto....

the rest i played around with shutter priority....i dunno its cam or settings or enviroment....but my colours dont come out very clear n striking like other ppl photo here....

some say might be photoshop....but can photoshop make an eagle look so pretty???

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Added on May 15, 2007, 8:42 pmthanks....dont u think the shot could be better? give some comments???

This post has been edited by buffalowings: May 15 2007, 08:42 PM

Since you posted bears up here, I think maybe I should tumpang your thread with some bear shots as well

Using a Nikon D40 and a 50mm F1.8 lens

i like those bears.. why not shoot them on a plain background? i.e wall.. the subject will standout better.. and remove the tag 1st..

i like the softness of the pictures..

@mavik , i like the 1st bear

That means your photographic skills is not good enough.

It's just a very fine line to cross actually.

Did you know that the darkroom is the old way of a technique called a 'manual photoshop'?

Just the same that now editing photos is an integral part of the whole process.

yes i do, and infact i'm trained in darkroom techniques. lThat's why i say, it's a very fine line to cross.

ppl do enhance a good exposed, composed photo, and i can accept that.

but trying to save a badly underexposed, or f**ked up photo, why bother? isn't that just shows that the photographic skills is totally out? Might as well shoot in Auto mode then photoshop everything to make it nice isn't it? come on, we're talkinga bout photographic skills, not photoshop skills here. no doubt one couldn't take them apart, but at least, focus on your photographic skills first?

wats diz teddy bear thread?