skate park pics
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my first try at the skate park...
c n c welcome. in fact the more the merrier.
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I think the main aim of taking a photo for most people is to capture moments in life to be kept as precious memories.
I am glad this forum has not been limited to just 'Artists' claimed to be.
More photos you take on things and people you see everyday in life around you shown here, makes forum more lively.
Leave 'Art' to the true professionals, we are here to rock the forum. Although these few photos you have shown may not be as 'artistic' as someone else's in color or techniques, its what you wanted to capture and keep as a part of your memory for life.
You have (or have been taking) the correct path to been a true photographer.
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I like the spray paint art left on the right side of the photo.Originally posted by asdfzhao:my first try at the skate park...
c n c welcome. in fact the more the merrier.
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the sray paint got standard
but, that is not wat i want my viewers 2 focus on...
mayb its a distraction that needs 2 b removed...
thanks anyway...
n o yah.. i strive 2 b 1 of those "artists" u said...
if not i m no different from a person holding a compact PnS without any photography knowledge right?
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Photography taught the students one basic principal of a shot is the subject. However, i will not penalize you on your lack of contrast in focus and failure to capture my attention to your subject. To me everything in your photos including the skater are the subjects. Without anyone of them this photo can never be taken and presented.Originally posted by asdfzhao:the sray paint got standard
but, that is not wat i want my viewers 2 focus on...
mayb its a distraction that needs 2 b removed...
thanks anyway...
n o yah.. i strive 2 b 1 of those "artists" u said...
if not i m no different from a person holding a compact PnS without any photography knowledge right?
Maybe i sketch so the first thing that caught my attention is the spray paint art. For a viewer into sports he may be more interested in the skater. For a photographer he may be looking for the depth of field and subject, color, correct or desirable exposure, composition and depth of field of the photo. To sell the photo there are even more constraints. Trademarks and copyrights logo, signed model release for faces etc.
Rush into it and you will never be one. There are photographers who are born under the signs of luck with wealth enought to buy all the equipments, books and air tickets to shoot at different location when there's a chance. Generally most people opened to these opportunities can progress at a faster pace. With photoshop, a quick artist can be made.
Do you know that before the early camera's were invented people paint and sketch and scribble on the walls to express an Art, a feeling and to keep (archive) memories?
Now the true meaning of Art has turned to the gray. Art for money to please the people paying for it or art for the pleasure of the soul. Don't worry. A person can take a normal photo with pieces of good equipment while another who work hard enough can take great photos with an avergae camera. Also, professionals take crappy phhotos too, just that they don't show it to the mass viewers. -
actually i am not really into art...
i loathed art the past few years...
design better, earn money through solving problems.
n i hate the equation: art = leonardo da vinci or some other vintage artist.full stop. nothing new...
but i am quite impressed with impressionism i must say...
about the comments, yah quite a few ppl told me lack of focus
point noted...
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Zooming in or using a smaller aperture will bring out the subjects in the near front and fade out (blurring) objects in the backdrop, bringing the subject clear in focus. However doing this may also result in a blurred subject when your camera shake, shutter lag etc. Usually if you have a camera with burst (continuous) shooting modes you can take a few shoots with the press of the shutter and pick the best or bests for printout. A very similar photo in concept to yours was posted in a thread started by Haoz30. In my personal humble opinion shooting fast action sports is a real challenge for a PnS. Night shoots are alright with most PnS with the aid of a tripod. dSLR with selective high power zooming lens are preferred for fast action sports.Originally posted by asdfzhao:actually i am not really into art...
i loathed art the past few years...
design better, earn money through solving problems.
n i hate the equation: art = leonardo da vinci or some other vintage artist.full stop. nothing new...
but i am quite impressed with impressionism i must say...
about the comments, yah quite a few ppl told me lack of focus
point noted...
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if i make my aperature smaller, shutter speed will have 2 increase right?
if so, how am i going 2 shoot high speed shots?
panning? i am not very good at it...
and about PnS not being so gd...
i would only say the viewfinder not as gd n cannot change lens...
for night shots, both dSLR and PnS need a tripod, unless u have anti shake?
n y high speed shot need 2 use long lens?
can explain? thanks
noob here sorry...
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one more thing the burst mode on my camera is very slow, as the shutter has 2 close before opening again...
yes i m using a dSLR if u haven't seen frm my pic's exif data.... after one shot, the stunt is already gone...
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the above is seriously a good piece of advice. aperture size samller, shutter speed slower, ie. opens for longer period of time, therefore more handshake. I recomend not to tilt the shots diagonally unless really necessary, makes it groggy and unbalanced. by the way, my friend thanks you for shooting photos in his territory and invites you to come again. =)Originally posted by Farmerseed:Zooming in or using a smaller aperture will bring out the subjects in the near front and fade out (blurring) objects in the backdrop, bringing the subject clear in focus. However doing this may also result in a blurred subject when your camera shake, shutter lag etc. Usually if you have a camera with burst (continuous) shooting modes you can take a few shoots with the press of the shutter and pick the best or bests for printout. A very similar photo in concept to yours was posted in a thread started by Haoz30. In my personal humble opinion shooting fast action sports is a real challenge for a PnS. Night shoots are alright with most PnS with the aid of a tripod. dSLR with selective high power zooming lens are preferred for fast action sports. -
hihi~ gd attempt I would say (better than mine!Originally posted by asdfzhao:if i make my aperature smaller, shutter speed will have 2 increase right?
if so, how am i going 2 shoot high speed shots?
panning? i am not very good at it...
and about PnS not being so gd...
i would only say the viewfinder not as gd n cannot change lens...
for night shots, both dSLR and PnS need a tripod, unless u have anti shake?
n y high speed shot need 2 use long lens?
can explain? thanks
noob here sorry... 
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Some night shot is do-able w/o tripod. Unless u're talking abt taking pics of scenery which requires exposure time of 1-3 secs and above. I think even if u can do it, ur arms will cramp very soon
I dunno abt high speed needing long lens, but from what I THINK Famerseed is trying to say is that high zoom lens enables u to zoom in more on ur subject instead, doing away with un-needed background details.
Hehe, correct me if i'm wrong again. I also noob...
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If you are using Aperture priorty then you will have no control over the shutter since the system will select a suitable shutter speed. However if you go manual you will have full control over the shutter too. You 4th photo [url]http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/sphure/P1010205copy.jpg[url] has a shutter of 1/500 sec and f/3.5 - small aperture yet a reasonably high (fast) shutter speed. It freezes the subject in motion without making the photo appear too dark. I suggest you go manual. If its a dark cloudy day with overcast you can try using some flash. i also notice that those photos with blurred motion were shot with slower shutter speeds. Why? was your cam on auto or either priority modes? Apparently 1/500 sec worked well in freezing the motion at that scenario. Shooting fast motion shots relies mostly on the shutter speeds. As for lighting you just have to shoot from a location that enables you to draw in the most light possible or use forced illumination on the subject.Originally posted by asdfzhao:if i make my aperature smaller, shutter speed will have 2 increase right?
if so, how am i going 2 shoot high speed shots?
panning? i am not very good at it...
and about PnS not being so gd...
i would only say the viewfinder not as gd n cannot change lens...
for night shots, both dSLR and PnS need a tripod, unless u have anti shake?
n y high speed shot need 2 use long lens?
can explain? thanks
noob here sorry...
Some (in fact most i think) PnS have zoom lenses and wide angle lens available as add-ons to the basic cam unit to bring up the overall zooming specs and bring down the overall wide angle specs. My Sony-DSCP73 have .7x wide angle lenses and 1.7x telephoto lens. However i feel that a combination of 2 assembly of lens may not be as reliable as the single zoom/ wide angle lens assembly for DSLR in terms of QC and testing methods. With an assembled lens the whole unit are tested for performance while for the default lens and add-on lenses with PnS, they were tested separately.
Anti-shake are as effective as it can be to arrest common handshake from normal shots. Yes for night shooting and when the shutter lag increases, it is recommended to use atripod or some support for your camera.
If you zoom you lens to capture something from far, the focus falls on the subject and more light will be reflected back to your lens from the subject as compared to the backdrop or surrounding. However depending on the lights of every situation your camera now may suffer from inablility to focus. Check you camera's LCD since most should have a green dot to inform you of focusing issue if its flashing. However if you were to use a telephoto lens, the default focal len is already very long so what you see though the lens is what you get. you are not zooming optically nor digitally. You will not have a focus or hand shake problem in daylight situation. thus you can use such high power lenses with fast shutter speed to capture subjects in fast motion. -
Can't help of your specs are not good. For example i have read reviews of the Pentax IST DL2 suffering from frame speed count when capturing RAW files in burst mode. Maybe you just have to shoot at compressed Jpeg or the same at a lower resolution?Originally posted by asdfzhao:one more thing the burst mode on my camera is very slow, as the shutter has 2 close before opening again...
yes i m using a dSLR if u haven't seen frm my pic's exif data.... after one shot, the stunt is already gone...
and is this forum dying? so little people post work here... -
You try do that on a Pns light-weighted fine. On a full dSLR? Heavy-weight champions need stronger armsOriginally posted by Haoz30:hihi~ gd attempt I would say (better than mine! ).
Some night shot is do-able w/o tripod. Unless u're talking abt taking pics of scenery which requires exposure time of 1-3 secs and above. I think even if u can do it, ur arms will cramp very soon
I dunno abt high speed needing long lens, but from what I THINK Famerseed is trying to say is that high zoom lens enables u to zoom in more on ur subject instead, doing away with un-needed background details.
Hehe, correct me if i'm wrong again. I also noob...