#1

Exposure: 15.0 sec
Aperture: f/5.6

#2

Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/5.6

#3

Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/5.6

#4

Exposure: 2.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#5

Exposure: 4.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#6

Exposure: 10.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#7

Exposure: 5.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#8

Exposure: 10.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#9

Exposure: 10.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#10

Exposure: 15.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

not bad...

Nice one bro, love your night shots... so u carry ur tripod everywhere during the photoshoot eh?

Yes. I was traveling with my colleague and both of us were carrying tripod. I knew I'm gonna shoot a lot of landscape.

actually pic #1 is illegal snap. if u get caught they will warn u.

anyway , love the night shots. u sure know how to find the right lighting angle. why didnt u try HDR?

Are you sure it's illegal? I was taking the shot in the terminal, behind the glass.
I do not see how the night scene I took can be improved via HDR. If anyone would like to help, I can send you the hi-res image.

IIANM... every airport i went during my travels doesnt allow people snapping pic from inside the departure lounge. but i dont think it's mandatory.

anyway, for HDR, u need to provide all 3 (overexposed, normal, underexposed) shots.

You must be rather unlucky... none of the airports I've been to since owning a DSLR have stopped me from taking a shot in the departure hall waiting area. Must be deft to avoid the notice of security personnel, I guess. This one in particular was taken using a foot-long 50-200mm lens that's hard to be inconspicuous with:


San Francisco

maybe i'm not 'deft' enuff.

erm..mind asking how to set the aperture??

I set the aperture via 4-way button on my S3IS under M mode.

More photos:

#11

Exposure: 5.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#12

Exposure: 13.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#13

Exposure: 15.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#14

Exposure: 15.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#15

Exposure: 10.0 sec
Aperture: f/8.0

#16 China Town aka Niu Che Sui

Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: f/3.2

#17 China Town aka Niu Che Sui

Exposure: 1/25 sec
Aperture: f/3.2

I had my dinner at the restaurant with red windows as shown in #18. The dumpling (Xiao Long Bao) was so delicious. I'd say it's more delicious than i-Dragon in KL. 3 pieces is sold at SGD3.50 if I'm not mistaken.

I love the first picture with the trail light to the plane wing.

2nd picture I like is the 5th one...

Great work! Can use such an affordable camera to do amazing shots!

Imagine if you have wider angle of dSLR advantages....

I will be getting an Alpha 200 before CNY. I can almost see it in my camera bag now...

wow, congrats bro..

really nice night scenes..
waiting to see your amazing DSLR shots.. u going for the single lens and get the sigma later on ?

Gong Xi Fatt Chai..

I'm getting the single kit package. And I already ordered the Sigma 70-300mm APO. I would like to have the 170-500mm but it's just too expensive for me. I may get a 500mm mirror in the near future to shoot bird. 300mm will not have enough reach if I want to shoot outside of zoo or bird park.

Heh brother... Why Sony? I know Sony got great lenses like Leica 85 f1.4 and 135 f1.8 but the 135 f1.8 alone cost double than of Canon EF135 f2 L. And I see no reason on it could perform the already excellent Canon prime

If you love potrait, why not getting a used Canon 5D that can give you amazing quality at super low price?

By the way, I suggest those good stuff because I see great potential from your pictures. I hope the gears will not limit you much.

For the very minimum gears of great quality, I would suggest 5D + EF24-105 L or 5D + 17-40 L + 135 f2.

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Feb 3 2008, 08:52 PM

No, not b'cos of the lens. I've been using S3IS and I know I can't shoot without image stabilizer. I need a focal length of 300mm for wildlife and it will be a pain without IS. Canon's IS or Nikon's VR are just too expensive at that focal length. So it leaves me no choice, either Pentax, Sony or Olympus. I don't like the 2x crop factor, so Olympus is out. Base on various reviews, Pentax image stabilizer is no better than Sony, so I decided to get Sony.

Ahh, I've missed out the latest offering from Panasonic, but the price is crazily high.

Totally agree, without stabilizer, the tele zoom will be very hard. I tried 500mm reflex in my A100, i hold very very hard and hold my breath, the scene in my viewfinder still moving up and down....but after I shot, the pic is clear and sharp...Thanks to the stabilizer!

a monopod is helpful