shiney...
the dragon's pic...
direct flash too harsh...=)..
as u can c...
onlyt he front part is lighted...
so...
u need something to bounce or diffuse ur flash...
for the time being....y not try putting a white a4 paper in front of ur flash...
that shud soften the light while waitng for ur SB-800! hehehehe...

for the flowers...it's a wee bit underexposed to me...i think...
sorry didnt calibrate my monitor...
it's best if u juz focus the flower instead of including the leaves beside it...and also the top part of the flower....shud have cropped it out...
second flower...u also noticed...not sure where's ur focus point though...

for the silhoutte pics...if u could...
use a tripod and remote shutter or delay...will reducs the blur...

=)
pracetive makes perfect bro...
hope u dun get offended by wat i comment...

hahahahha......everywhere i go i seem to bring poison...
to determine a pic is under or over exposed...
check out the histo....
for most situation....juz make sure the bar are mostly in the center part...=)

no 1 n 3....
is a bit OOF...
or maybe u focussed somewhere else?

bro...
can i ask u something?
why MF when u can AF?
or u r using a lens that cannot AF on ur cam?
Zeiss ke? =P

rugi woooo tak pakai AF....
penat Nikon put the AF module in ur cam...=P

hahahaha...
i kinda FORGOT...d40 only 3 AF points...
i tot 51 points!
hahahahaha...
peace bro...if u prefer MF...then u shud look for zeiss lenses...
especially the 85 f1.4.....

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Added on December 7, 2007, 9:42 pmeh bro...
i juz looked at ur pics again...
specifically those with reena in it...
hahahaha...
if u use fill in flash...
it'd looked better...it's kinda like cross lighting with sun and flash...=)...
then i can see her face more clearly...

This post has been edited by xandman: Dec 7 2007, 09:42 PM

bro..
something to thing about...
i saw some pics on ur flickr...
not to put u down or anything...
but some are badly OOF... <----Sorry...my mistake...not some...ONE!
i know it's good if u want to learn MF...
but if it makes ur pics blurry and soft and OOF....
it's not good...
also...when shooting indoor with artificial lighting...
check ur white balance....or shoot raw then adjust it in PP...
u take a look at ur flickr...
the pic of 2 gurls going down the escalator...badly OOF...

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Added on December 8, 2007, 10:37 pmone more thing...
check ur exposure oso...
some pics are a bit underexposed...=)
try using exposure compensation...
it's ok..it takes time...even i have only known how to use it 2 days ago...=)
good try though!

This post has been edited by xandman: Dec 8 2007, 10:37 PM

bro..
can u explain...
what do u mean by....

bro..
ur hdr...
doesnt seem like hdr...
bcoz most of ur shadow part has lost it's detail...
and ur highlight part not very light...

bro..
it's not the jpeg or compression thingy...
maybe the exposures u used to compose the HDRI has not enough details in the shadows and highlights...
in HDRI..
usually both the shadow(dark) and hightlight(bright) part still retain its details...=)

usually bro...
HDR takes 3 exposures....
1 - balance as per camera metered
2 - lower exp
3 - higher exp
combine all 3 to get the HDRI effect...

the fisrt one is nice...
try to compose using rule of third...
shud make ur image nicer to look at...
and the candle...a bit under i think..
the dog...
how about u try to zoom in the head....bcoz in this shot...u cut off its legs...=)
the rest okla...

juz some suggestion...
1 n 3 u can try HDRI...
shud look good...since u have the bright sky and also the dark gunung2...=)

bro..
from my experience...
do watever it takes...
to get the photo u want! =)
trust me...it's worth it...

bro second last pic...
a bit under...
signboard oso...under...try spot the board instead of using matrix...
kude and parasailing oso under...

when the overall light is less...
we use bigger aperture or longer shutter...even at night...there's no such thing as i t was too dark...=)

i think wat u mean is fill flash...
cross lighting is when u have 2 light sources from opposite side....

with Proper Handholding Techniques...
u can go beyond VR! =)
so u can get slow shutter...without blur...
i just learned the secret to the PHT...
support ut camera at THREE different points....but i havent tried it...

bro...u seriously need an sb800! =)
if u wrap ur builtin flash with napkin...almost nothing comes out...
hehehehe...

one word bro.
STROBIST!

i see it as a bit dark...on the face...
also...
BERHATI HATI DI JALAN RAYA!

This post has been edited by xandman: Jan 2 2008, 09:48 PM

was about to ask u the age...
no wonder looks....young!
good shots btw...
no 4 is ok...u shudnt have cut off the shoulders...

bro...
i think u made a mistake...
i think u meant sb800...
coz sb600 no commander mode...=)

bro...
it's NOT commander mode...
ucant control other flashes with sb600...
u need SB800 or SU800 to do that...

i think wat u mean is...
u can control it using D70 commander mode...
if thats the case...
SB600 is used remote flash...NOT commander.