Camera: SONY ALPHA DSLR-A100 (α-100)
Lens: Sony 18-70mm, Minolta AF 50mm f1.7, Minolta AF 70-210mm f3.5-4.5
Flash: Minolta 3600HS (D) with Sto-Fen Omnibounce

Just got the camera last weekend.



Here are some of my 'entry level' shots. Subjects are found around my house. No touch-ups, just resize.

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This post has been edited by soulfly: Feb 28 2008, 11:18 AM

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since it is indoor shots..maybe u can try to increase ur F number?
instead for F5.6, try f4/f2.8?

your last pic is overexposed. you can tell by the faded/not so vibrant color.
#1 DOF not enough, and pick a sample that is not marred by broken petal
#2, do a vertical shot of your subject. the left and right side is too empty
#3 no comment.

My lens can do 3.5-5.6 ... so F2.8 cannot lah right?

more n00b shots.... yoroshiku onegai shimasu!

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This post has been edited by soulfly: Aug 21 2007, 12:24 PM

I think you need to crop your pics a little bit more.

Some has too much space and the last piece has that brown thing hanging from the top

lol.... i also don't know what is that hanging thing...

i like the first pic of the thread... and the others...as zio said...too much space..needs to be cropped...

#1 A better flower would be a better subject. Broken petals don't really work.
#2 Seriously underexposed and WB is out.
#3 Dull subject.
#4 Noise and lack of contrast.
#5 Background is too distracting.
#6 Good.
#7 Two objects wanna be the main subject. Should get rid of those.

My 2 sen.

m0ar n00b images...making your 3y3s bl33d!

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noob passing by

compliments on pic #6 , but maybe can use larger aperture next time for flower shots like that

This post has been edited by zx7177: Aug 21 2007, 04:48 PM

#8 r u sure it 1/125 sec?
nice photo

yup.... it was 1/125 sec indeed, according to EXIF data

but somehow i think i have used 1/4000 sec

This post has been edited by soulfly: Aug 21 2007, 04:59 PM

8) I think you can crop out the blur water and just focus on the droplet. Something to this effect (sorry I took ur pic and edited it ):



I think can even crop more of the sides so that the focus is on the droplet. I dont have the original file so it wont enlarge the photo when I crop.

9) Nice colour, sharp too

This post has been edited by zio: Aug 21 2007, 05:10 PM

nice idea zio... i'll take that in mind next time i shoot a similar photo

Your composition is fine. Just need to do some cropping in the post process

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pic #9, itz so0o0o0o0o soulfly~ ahahahah.. crispy color wor~~

p/s: dun go overclocking ya spanking new A100 ar~

This post has been edited by r4ydc24: Aug 21 2007, 07:10 PM

If you open the flash and fire, the shutter will be 1/125 when your SSS turned on.

Keep posting man!

ahaa...i see.... that explains it.

woa...i like that savvy pic..nice angle...