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

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

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

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...)

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

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

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

because without the filter, there is not light ring.

thanks

thanks for the suggestion, will try it out.

more flowers taken with FZ20.

1. i went to a construction site one day and shoot any flower i can see


2. flower from same site


3. then go home and shoot a flower bouquet, this time use the DIY ring flash


4. is this rose ? using the DIY ring flash too

went outstation on business trip, and end up shooting wild flowers by road side

this time using my first panasonic dc, the Lumix FX01.

1. for your eyes only...


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my wife start to tak tahan me liao, because of crazy with shooting flowers.


This post has been edited by xxx2299: Nov 14 2007, 09:16 AM

recently acquired a fujifilm f20 and tried out some flower shots, on a cloudy morning.

F20 iso100 F4 1/250


F20 iso100 F2.8 1/350


This post has been edited by xxx2299: Nov 14 2007, 09:19 AM

--1. choice of time
noted on this

--2. angles
i do not quite understand on this. do you mean to shot facing the flower and not from the side?

--if possible, try to maintain your pictures at 6x4 or 4x6 size
is there any particular reason for this size?

thanks for your comments, really noob in photography.


will take note on this. anyway, how to judge photo is underexpose?

thanks you too.

saw all your flower shoots, understand what you mean by underexposed. did you post-process your flowers shoots?


because still noob, always set white balance to auto.


thanks, and noted on this


yah, i think it is the UV filter too. it always happen when i point straight to a light source.

i do not post-process my pictures, might be time to look for a software to do it.

was in kl on 22 nov 07 and since i was only 5 minutes from klcc . . .

yes, yet another klcc shooting . . .

fujifilm f20 iso400, f2.9, 1/20s


fujifilm f20 iso400, f2.8, 1/20s


fujifilm f20 iso200, f5, 1/4s

thanks kelvinyam

few more outing photos, c&c please...

1. had a hard time taking this photo, how to improve it? I estimate focal length at widest angle (basically trying my luck only)


This post has been edited by xxx2299: Dec 7 2007, 12:15 PM

2. nothing special

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