hahaha... im ok with that if u join... but... im also not sure whether im going or not.. LOL!!!

Haha... not saying that if im not going everything will be cancel... LOL.. im not that taikor... Just saying that it's useless to ask me.. should ask majority. lol...

PC FAIR 2007 DEC - Have Fun

A few oof, a few noisy. Anyway.. just sharing it.

















This post has been edited by derek87: Dec 8 2007, 03:47 AM

This post has been edited by derek87: Dec 8 2007, 03:43 AM

Ahh... the nvidia girls... i saw them when i was on my way back. So.. nah.. didnt have the time to shoot them.. haha..

LOL.... i did brought my flash gun which i just bought a few days ago, i tried using it, tried to bounce which is impossible, tried to direct flash which i dun like the harshness of the flash (coz haven got a diffuser) on the face.. so ended up shooting in high iso... ><

That was last pc fair.. the left girl is the girl in the 3girls picture with the lens flare.. the left one too..

This post has been edited by derek87: Dec 8 2007, 03:40 PM

50mm 1.8. Had to stand far far away..

hmmm... colour and contrast and skintone... how do i have a consistency of those? i mean like i'll use different WB in different halls. different ISO in different light situations. Im using contrast +2, sharpness +2, saturation +2, and color tone +1 parameter. Is there something wrong with that? i noticed that if i dun use this parameter, i'll have to pp a lot. A few WB tweaks and brightness are done with those pictures, din use any photoshop tools. So i really would like to know how do i control colour, contrast, skintone with the camera besides using WB.

For me, i dont like warm pictures, so for the grandballroom, tungsten WB is used for the pictures. For some of them, i used fluorescent, and rarely AWB.

Thanks for ur comment, would appreciate if u can explain more. Thank you.

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Added on December 10, 2007, 1:20 pmShooting at 1/50 is nothing. Im only using the 1/lens' mm rule as im using 50mm lens.

Anyway, thank you for ur compliment.

Actually im quite dissappointed with my batch of pictures, coz im using ISO1600. I DO NOT LIKE TO USE above ISO 400, coz the pictures will lose a lot of details. I bought a flash that week, i have learnt using it before going to pc fair, tried a lot of experimental shots, but still i failed to use it in the pc fair. And also one thing, i dun have my diffusser, coz i just got the flash. LOL. AND one more thing. i dun like pictures which show that flash is obviously being used(having dark backgrounds and harsh light on the face). So that is why i ended up shooting at ISO1600. ><

This post has been edited by derek87: Dec 10 2007, 01:20 PM

Why are u posting almost the "same" comment on each pc fair series? hahaha... gotcha!! =P

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Added on December 10, 2007, 6:31 pmI did try bouncing flash, the hall's ceiling is way too high up.. cant bounce, we are not taking pictures near the walls either. I dont know this, maybe im using the wrong bouncing flash technique? haha.. thanks anyway.

I read quite a couple of articles on WBs, using AWB with jpeg is dangerous(raw can be still be saved), playing with the WB actually means getting a perfect white in pictures, which also means, if an object is actually white, but it turned out to be another colour in the picture, this means ur WB is wrong. Correct me if im wrong.

I personally think that both WB and exposure is important. Good exposure, wrong WB = A 3 year old colouring a human's face blue or something. Bad exposure, good WB = cant see a thing, nothing to judge. hahaha..

Well, i believe you. And i wont be that stupid to make my WB off in my next shooting, cause i experienced that before. =P
Anyway. u have not answer me. In what sense and how do u judge color, contrast and skintone's consistency of a picture in different light situations? I will be enlightened if u can really light up my mind. Thanks!!

This post has been edited by derek87: Dec 10 2007, 06:31 PM

So long time din post d.. Here are some random pics from my trip to Melaka! C&C are most welcome!

Stray Cat


Malacca Church, original sky(completely white) is replaced.


Malacca Mall Christmas Deco


Old Lady Cycling along the streets of Malacca


Sacred Temple in Malacca Jonkers Street


Dataran Pahlawan. Editted to Sepia Oldies Feel.


Stoned Looking Kid. Another Malacca Street Shot.


Yellow Flower


Here are two more pictures which are shot later, not in Malacca.

Imaginary Sky


Full Moon



Hope you guys enjoyed viewing. Thanks.

Thanks.

aiyo.. this snowmei ah..... you the one teach me.... now ask me teach u? apa hal... Lao....

Anyway, Happy New year To all LYN members.

Busy with exams this month.. no time go shoot d... dam!!!

But after exam will be going back hometown, that time will try go in jungle shoot flora and orang utan!! lol.... wish me luck.

C & C anyone?

No... using tamron 70~300mm f4~5.6. + a bit of cropping.