F3.5, 1/125


F8, 1/160


F8, 1/250


F8, 1/200


F5.6, 1/100

This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Aug 27 2007, 07:52 AM

I like the last photo the best! The background's colour complement's the flower.

F8, 1/320


F5.6, 1/1250


F4.5, 1/400

As usual, C & C are welcome.

This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Aug 27 2007, 09:16 PM

how to set the settings to shoot the last picture? i mean only focus on the front object, than others at the back will be blur.....

That's easy. Just use the longest focal length that your camera offers, 12x in this case (Canon S3IS), and focus on the flower. Use F5.6 or smaller to keep most part of the flower in focus.

if use f5.6 only a portion of the flower is focused ler..for my cam is lidat lar...s5is i dunno...hehe

I try to use F5.6 because it's been claimed to be the sweet spot, although there's insufficient evidence to proof this theory. Actually it also depends on shutter speed, if the flowers are moving due to wind blow, slow SS won't work.

This is the 100% crop of that shot. Most part are still in focus. I've been saying S3 is a good cam, haven't I?

this is the lowest shutter speed i could go(f5.6) with full zoom 55mm




maybe diff cam diff effect?

yea i like the last pix too...the contrast is very nice...purple n yellow...sweet! ^^...

I think it's the object. Your flower is wider than mine, so you need a smaller aperture to keep everything in focus.

that flower normal size..i think about 2cm wide only...hehe...people say my cam need to use at f8 and above ler..dunno...

This is NICE!


nicer if you can add in more contrast and saturation...

hey, im going there this evening. is the floria a nice event to take pictures??

let's see...i like this n this (as shown above)
be careful of the bees....make sure u dont use the wrong fragrances

also about the last pic, maybe a tighter crop (dont show the half cut leaves?) will make it better?

Frankly, not as beautiful as I would have thought. But it really depends on the photographer.

I'm not sure... maybe. The reason of including that leaf is to have a "S" curve. If I crop that out, it will be very boring as it becomes "f" already. Basically I seldom crop my shot as I try my best to compose it properly before pressing the shutter. Post process is important, but very often it can't fix a bad photo.