some of the photos I took using my 400D and 17-85IS lens, still learning how to take proper shots. Majority of my photos are of my figures collection which I didn't post here. These are the only photos that I have at the moment that are not pvc figures hehe. comments are most welcome

a failed macro shot of a flower, but since its the only flower shot i have i just post here


some shots of my housemate dog






This post has been edited by valho: May 27 2010, 01:30 PM

flower shot background abit distracting i would say...
nvrtheless, pic 3 of dog is ok...but pics seems underexposed...

i heard canon 400d got underexposure issues...is tat true by ur experience? am planning to get 400d sooner

yeah the flower shot was more of a rush shot hehe
i think is was more because of my noob skill, I am still not very good at shooting outdoor

i personally think it would be better if u could get a lower angle while shooting the dog..

if possible,try read the DCM September 2007, there are tips and guides on how to shoot better pet's photos

i am a newbie as well..

keep learning

This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Oct 27 2007, 03:36 PM

very very very accurate exposure, u use manual or what?.. O.o love the contact in the pic no 2 just that the impact is not good enough, try move closer to the dog mayb u will get more umph for it...

yeah i have that mag, very nice tips. I try to get as low without having to lie on the floor, but I guess sometimes you just have to inorder to get a good pic. yup definitely keep learning

thanks, all shots done in AV mode . I am still practicing my composition, seeing what works and what doesn't

this is what I use my camera for 90% of the time

very good lighting...i prefer it lil bit more sharper.. still..gj..

cool shots..how'd u get the smoke?

thanks i wonder if anyone have this problem, the shots i take if view in full resolution is not very sharp, it's still clear just that not very sharp, is this because I didn't focus properly or because of the lens

thanks, the smoke is actually hot water vapor, I place a mug of very hot water infront of the camera and took the shots,

This post has been edited by valho: Nov 8 2007, 12:51 PM

More shots, this time using black background, no tweaking beside resizing and watermark c & c are most welcome :-)


This post has been edited by valho: Nov 8 2007, 12:54 PM

went to KLCC on Saturday with a few friend. We actually went to do some outdoor pvc figures shoot. Took some of these shots while at the park. Too bad the shots of the Twin Towers didn't come out nice, need to practice more on shooting architectures. c & c are most welcome

some tree with lots of thorns, don't know the name of the tree




uh some flower, haha, dunno the name of it either

the flower called jejarum in malay..in english..donno..huhu

nice pic of the flower, too bad I didnt saw that. is it near the bridge?

ah thanks for the name, found out the english name from wiki, it's called either Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, or Jungle Flame

hmm yeah i think it's further down the bridge

master valho also here jor...
that's mean we can have figurine pics soon...

haha, not master loh, still learning. yup here's more figures photos, taken at KLCC park, these are the few shots that I like

OMG !! I so like this one..looks nice..as if its a 1:1 scale figure..hehe

very nice and SHARRRP pics

yeah that's the good thing about shooting outdoor, can make like 1:1 scale

thanks

more pics today








This post has been edited by valho: Nov 29 2007, 12:47 AM

time for some new pics, this time is Max Factory Kureha. These shots was done using a single light source and a reflector

nice

another gongzaigrapher
nice shots btw

thanks

thanks , learning from photographing gongzai, hopefully next time can take photos like yours, all very nice leh

This post has been edited by valho: Dec 1 2007, 04:20 PM

took this photos earlier today, using a single light and reflector as well

OMG U GOT KUREHA!!! i luv he sooo much

nice pic u hv there, must admit tat the asakura's outdoor pic was totally awesome

Really nice. That Asakura figurine really looks like it's 1:1 size lol.

yeah she's a must have

hehe too bad that asakura figure is not mine though, belong to another collector, I just took pics of her only. She's quite nice, a bit tempted to get her after taking the pics

Max Factory 1/8 Shana from Shakugan no Shana, one light on the side, one on top and 1 reflector on the side.

wow..really nice la ur pics..! nice nice !

thanks arcanawar

walau eh those figurine...must be very expensive to collect..nice pics though...

haha yeah, thanks.

This post has been edited by valho: Dec 9 2007, 11:59 PM

Art of Shunya Yamashita Cocona

Comic Fiesta pics

My booth , figures galore, done in colaboration between me and 4 other collectors


Some of the figures on display







This post has been edited by valho: Dec 18 2007, 04:01 PM

Some cosplayers photos that I manage to take








for more pictures can visit my my Comic Fiesta gallery, link at my sig below

the gong zai,,,,how i wish they all are real one

This post has been edited by tongyam: Dec 18 2007, 11:08 PM

nice coverage there dude..

love those bricks on Shunya Yamashita Cocona series

hahah yeah

thanks

those bricks came all the way from Canada , didn't see anything similar at the shops here

This post has been edited by valho: Dec 21 2007, 01:20 AM

Some shots that I took of the Christmas deco at KLCC, wish they would change the tree though, been using that for the last few years .
still need more pratice shooting this kinda stuff, coz usually just shoot figures only hehe

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Your colours are very "Neutral" ah.. heh

Yeah, exactly. Mind sharing a few secrets?

eh neutral is good meh, I thought most will like more vibrant color
anyway I just shot using standard picture style and in raw, white balance set to auto, and the rest is process in lightroom. It seems when import to lightroom, what ever picture style you set will be gone though

Oh no wonder..
I boost contrast and saturation to the max de
( In the camera picture styles la.. )

This post has been edited by [ - i l l u s i o n s - ]: Dec 21 2007, 01:57 PM

d klcc photos...tat was taken on Sunday evening right? i was there when d 'choir' was singing...
but was there 4 lunch only therefore din bring camera

nope was taken on wednesday evening, I think the choir sing there every night.

ic ic, i didn't change the setting of the picture style hehe, just shoot standad most of the time

more pics, this time Pavillion,












Full set at my Flickr gallery

This post has been edited by valho: Dec 21 2007, 06:31 PM

Christmas @ Sg Wang






Christmas @ Times Square






will post KLCC fountain pics after I come back

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

back from holiday with more pics haha, but not really new one though, taken on the same day I took the Christmas deco photos at Pavilion,
the Jaguar X-Type that's on display infront of Pavilion

Nice christmas decorations.. xD

Photos of KLCC and the fountain at the park

1/15s, f/11, ISO200 @ 26mm


0.4s, f/5.6, ISO400 @ 24mm


0.4s, f/5.6, ISO400 @ 17mm


1/2s, f/11, ISO400 @ 22mm

heyhey like your shots ...

i love your shots taken in Pavillion : D

yeah that's why i took photos of them, the curve one is quite nice also but didn't have a chance to go there

thanks

Took this photos while I was at Dataran Pahlawan, Malacca recently, first time shooting fish, c & c are welcome










This post has been edited by valho: Jan 1 2008, 11:38 AM

Electrified light trails


This post has been edited by valho: Jan 1 2008, 11:50 AM

valho : a quick question, usually u went out shooting alone or with friends / forumers?

it depends, sometimes I go alone if I am familiar with the place like the KLCC shots, other I'll join outing organize by other people. Like the one below I join other photographers from Photo Malaysia forum. Not much of my friends are interested in photography unfortunately haha
btw there's be a outing this Sat at Zoo Negara, do join us if you can

Last street shoot 2007

Back lane leading towards a temple


Reflection


Flower lady


Temple


Corridor


Taufu Fa seller


PM'er


The rest can view at my flickr gallery here

part 1 of photos from National Zoo outing

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This post has been edited by valho: Jan 6 2008, 10:03 PM

part 2

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First macro shot using EF 100mm Macro lens

Aperture Priority f/2.8, 1/30s @ ISO100


Aperture Priority f/4, 1/4s @ ISO100


Aperture Priority f/16, 1s @ ISO100


This post has been edited by valho: Jan 12 2008, 09:00 PM

some photos of my niece and nephews taken end of last year

hehe. macro lens. shoot insect la.

yeah, go outside to shoot some insects or flowers... the new lens definitely got to eat some ants and honey...

wah, valho get new lens!!!
must bring to the next outing oh!!!

WooHoo... Macro lensss....

valho : how much did the 100mm ef 2.8 costs you?

haha yeah will do that, need to find some place with insect near my place first

sure will bring loh

hahah yup yup,

I like all your picture . its sharp and nice...i might want to learn the setting from you and all the GURU....
last i want to test your macro lens on this Saturday if i go to bird park !

hahha thanks we all learn together
sure no problem

lao, can macro on figure's specific parts jor...

haha yeah, can do really close-up

most recent shot using the macro lens, Clare from Claymore

Omg, i fall in love with Clare.... I mean with your macro already The picture very nice.

thanks, using macro lens the picture really sharper

my turn to post pics, first batch using weileongz 70-200 f/4 L. molest kau kau
super sharp lens
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Sharp and detail! I like this the best:





This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Jan 20 2008, 08:42 PM

thanks kelvinyam

2nd batch, using my own 100mm macro lens
these two shots using manual focus, coz too close to the fence, the AF hunt like crazy
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3.flower macro

4.another flower macro

5.little birdie

6.little yellow bird

7.more flower

3rd batch using myjunk's 55-250mm with IS some more,

1.little white bird all alone

2. close-up using 55-250

3.see me pose

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5.the eye not in focus *sigh*

6.red bird...

7. green bird

Gosh, the prime 100mm is even sharper than the L lens. The 55-250mm seems to be the worst among the three lens.
Btw, how close were u when shooting with the prime? As 100mm will not give you sufficient reach.

Did you crop for this shot? It's so detail. Composition wise I'd have preferred more room on the left.

well its a prime lens after all sure sharp sharp . haha the 55-250 not bad also but different class from the other two lens I use though.
almost touching the fence, the eagle also quite near the fence. it's crop on the left of the image, coz all my photos are resize to 1600x1200 resolution and the original image size is wider, guess I should have crop the right instead of left. I was using manual focus on this one, burst a few shots, while the eagle was turning its head, this is one of my fav

Yeah, a little more room on the left will be better. Since the BG is blur, you ca actually add as much space as you like via post process

will take note of that , thanks for the comment

4th batch, using 55-250 during bird show
1.riding a bicycle

2.welcome

3.wee look at me spin

4.work smart

5.Parrot the mechanic

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final batch of photos, all taken using 100mm macro

1. the little monkey, the focus is actually on the right eye, should have use smaller aperture

2.hornbill

3.yellow flower macro

Photos from MAGe Festa



















for more go to my flickr page

wah, nice candid shots!!!

hehe, the 2.8 turn out very nice.

(valho bad la, no exif file see) lol

exif at flickr mah
dun go see lah, most are heavily edited already coz the lighting screw up the white balance, and also some underexpose haha but lucky manage to save some of the photos

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