I m new to photography and welcome all you sifu cnc . thank you .

my photo gun setup:
- Panasonic Lumix FZ20
- UV filter
- Panasonic flash DMW-FL28


Dragon fruit flower, only bloom after 9.30pm without fail ...
(for these shots, added a semitransparent plastic container to diffuse the light)

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This post has been edited by xxx2299: Jan 17 2008, 07:15 AM

@xxx2299:

the flowers look like under-exposed already...

hmmm, or mayb my monitor??? is time to get spyder pro???

Nice pic man.
I am no photographer, but i do appreciate what ure doing.
keep posting

ya lor henry, looks a bit dark. I shoot in P mode + AF. I do not quite know how to adjust to brighter lighting, because it was pitch dark outside garden without any light at 930pm~1000pm. I had to use a torchlight to lightup the flower for focusing and then off the torchlight when shooting.

the flower is about 10inches in diameter wide.

btw what is spyder pro?
google search gives ->
http://www.audioreview.com/SPYDERPROcrx.aspx
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ARIUVY/ref=no...VY&linkCode=asn

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Added on June 18, 2007, 10:29 amzephyr, thanks for the support, will shoot more things...

This post has been edited by xxx2299: Jun 18 2007, 10:29 AM

yoh bro very nice!! u need to re-adjust the diffuser

i was told this was how you take photos of white flowers, so it's not underexposed.

hrm..it does look underexposed but considering it's a high contrasting picture, i think it's the max it can go without blowing out your highlights.

6 n 7 definitely underexposed imho

look dark on my dell lcd as well....next time maybe try to bring a small led light to beam on the flower

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Added on June 18, 2007, 3:52 pmthis 1 is it the dragon fruit plant flower?

This post has been edited by dokidoki: Jun 18 2007, 03:52 PM

I will improve on the lighting and shoot better next time with a ring flash
(another candidate for DIY )

and doki, this 1 is the dragon fruit plant flower.

This post has been edited by xxx2299: Jun 20 2007, 07:10 AM

Underexposed picture for white/red with texture..if exposed to high,the texture will dissapear make it looks like a peice of smooth paper

i hv just officially started my second DIY project of a ring flash.

once done, will try to re-shoot especially picture 6 & 7 (that is, IF there is another flower blooming...)

even for white, i think it's slightly under-exposed.

the 2nd last and last pic doesn't show much of the white petals either, those 2 are confirmed under-exposed. it doesn't bring out the yellow and the green.

good attempt nevertheless.

i hv just completed the first prototype of my DIY ring flash

here is the test result.
please comment if the ring flash is working as it should be.
any improvement needed?
thanks a million...

Test shot result in a dark store room. (also a flower )


Here is the test setup.

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Added on June 23, 2007, 4:08 pmFZ20 setting:
auto focus, manual at ISO80 F2.8 1/80

Flash setting:
manual at lowest flash power

This post has been edited by xxx2299: Jun 23 2007, 04:08 PM

the first photo is taken with a UV filter, the second is taken without the UV filter.
camera settings both the same, zoom, ISO80 F2.8 1/10

why is the first photo has a light ring?

1. with UV filter


2. without UV filter

Your DIY ring flash looked interesting, and the result very good too, can show the details how you do it?

DIY ring flash (adaptor) is here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=481371

i think the ring of light is called a lens flare...
but m not too sure how to explain it...=)

is this normal for UV filters?
i m using MARUMI UV HAZE filter.

because without the filter, there is not light ring.

thanks

i think it shud be normal..
how a bout u try shooting some other bright object against a dark background with the UV filter...
juz to check whether if it happened again...=)

thanks for the suggestion, will try it out.