Calling all photographers!!
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i'm interested in photography though i dun own a slr camera
planning to learn one of these days
got lobang or tips pls let mi noe hor
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Viper52 -> Nikon FM2 w/ 28mm, 60-300mm and 400mm lenses and recently a Nikon Coolpix E3100 digital camera. Still feeling my way around digital photography, but liking what I've learnt so far
Mostly shoot aircraft subjects (My No.1 love other than my wife). The highest point in my life as an amateur photographer was when I took photos and did an article for a foreign aircraft magazine a few years ago.
Below is a sample of my work: Picture is of a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter I took back in 1998 on a visit to the aircraft carrier when she stopped by in Singapore. I like this pic because of the altered perspective which was achieved by half-kneeling (as opposed to standing) when I took the shot, and with the carriers bridge in the background, makes it look more imposing. Camera was a Canon EOS 500 with a 28-210mm lens.
If this pic has a downside, the light is kind of too harsh as the sun chose to pop out from a cloud the second I took the shot, screwing up exposure. Composition needs some work too IMO. Wished I had a more colourful subject to work with but most US Navy planes are shades of grey.
Opinions anyone?
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Ority....
Include me in the Spectators group. And I mean Spectators hor... not Assistants ya.
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well since u've pointed out the technical flaws i'll shut up. personally when i see these types of shots, technicality is the last thing i look at. these shots are akin to those photojournalistic shots of "moments" like war, famine, flood and drought. it's the impact and presence that woo the viewer, or me.Originally posted by Viper52:Viper52 -> Nikon FM2 w/ 28mm, 60-300mm and 400mm lenses and recently a Nikon Coolpix E3100 digital camera. Still feeling my way around digital photography, but liking what I've learnt so far
Mostly shoot aircraft subjects (My No.1 love other than my wife). The highest point in my life as an amateur photographer was when I took photos and did an article for a foreign aircraft magazine a few years ago.
Below is a sample of my work: Picture is of a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet fighter I took back in 1998 on a visit to the aircraft carrier when she stopped by in Singapore. I like this pic because of the altered perspective which was achieved by half-kneeling (as opposed to standing) when I took the shot, and with the carriers bridge in the background, makes it look more imposing. Camera was a Canon EOS 500 with a 28-210mm lens.
If this pic has a downside, the light is kind of too harsh as the sun chose to pop out from a cloud the second I took the shot, screwing up exposure. Composition needs some work too IMO. Wished I had a more colourful subject to work with but most US Navy planes are shades of grey.
Opinions anyone?
but hell i can't resist, i'll critique it from my amatuer point of view since u asked hahah.
since u shot this on film (no wb setting) i'm wondering why there's a reddish cast to the photo. shot in bright sunlight or even bright diffused sunlight, it shouldn't have this colour cast, would be more towards blue right? so were u using a filter?
i appreciated the angle, u captured it really well.. i'd say u were using the wider side of that zoom, around 30-40mm? perspectives are blown in a very stylish way.
one other nit, i think ur scanner isn't producing very good scans. or otherwise it could just be jpg compression, can tell from the gradient of blue in the sky on the top right corner. u didn't specify the speed of ur film, i assume it's either 50 or 100 which shouldn't produce those kind of effects in gradients.
u got some pretty big glass there! dunno much about glass yet, have yet to own my first SLR. interesting range of lenses u use, u dun have anything to cover 30-60mm (for your nikon). not even a normal focal length of 50?
i've always admired manual camera users. not too familiar with fm2 but does it have a meter? or do u have to carry a light meter around? eheh ok now i sound like a real amatuer.
digital is fun, especially the digital darkroom. there are die hard film aficionados out there that do not believe in any post processing at all but i guess to each his own. the digital darkroom is amazing! and in a way it does not limit to digital photography. with a decent scanner, u can scan ur slides and process away too!
hope to see more of ur work if you could, not many people have passion for planes AND photography at the same time. i know a user here (duotiga83) who would be totally enthralled with your photos. he's a plane freak! -
eheh sure thing! got any questions just ask away, and i can try to point u to any online resources to ur queries, even which cam is suitable for your needs when u intend to take the plunge!Originally posted by xiao_p:i'm interested in photography though i dun own a slr camera
planning to learn one of these days
got lobang or tips pls let mi noe hor
beware.. it's a DAMN expensive hobby...
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ok next time i need someone to hold the reflector i know who to call...Originally posted by BÃ¥seline:Ority....
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Thank jOhO for your kind words and opinions, much appreciated!Originally posted by jOhO:well since u've pointed out the technical flaws i'll shut up. personally when i see these types of shots, technicality is the last thing i look at. these shots are akin to those photojournalistic shots of "moments" like war, famine, flood and drought. it's the impact and presence that woo the viewer, or me.
but hell i can't resist, i'll critique it from my amatuer point of view since u asked hahah.
since u shot this on film (no wb setting) i'm wondering why there's a reddish cast to the photo. shot in bright sunlight or even bright diffused sunlight, it shouldn't have this colour cast, would be more towards blue right? so were u using a filter?
i appreciated the angle, u captured it really well.. i'd say u were using the wider side of that zoom, around 30-40mm? perspectives are blown in a very stylish way.
one other nit, i think ur scanner isn't producing very good scans. or otherwise it could just be jpg compression, can tell from the gradient of blue in the sky on the top right corner. u didn't specify the speed of ur film, i assume it's either 50 or 100 which shouldn't produce those kind of effects in gradients.
u got some pretty big glass there! dunno much about glass yet, have yet to own my first SLR. interesting range of lenses u use, u dun have anything to cover 30-60mm (for your nikon). not even a normal focal length of 50?
i've always admired manual camera users. not too familiar with fm2 but does it have a meter? or do u have to carry a light meter around? eheh ok now i sound like a real amatuer.
digital is fun, especially the digital darkroom. there are die hard film aficionados out there that do not believe in any post processing at all but i guess to each his own. the digital darkroom is amazing! and in a way it does not limit to digital photography. with a decent scanner, u can scan ur slides and process away too!
hope to see more of ur work if you could, not many people have passion for planes AND photography at the same time. i know a user here (duotiga83) who would be totally enthralled with your photos. he's a plane freak!
I'm not too sure about the reddish cast to the shot as well, but I suspect that either a) The camera's in built meter was confused by the harshness, large variety and contrast of colours (grey plane, blue sky and white clouds) or b) I had done some post-processing work in Photoshop (back in 98 I was a newbie at Photoshop) which I can't recall today. I was using ISO 200 film (only one I had on hand that day) so that could be the reason for the gradient in the blue or as you said, the scanners fault (using a 1st gen flatbed then) but I've upgraded since then!
I believe that you're right as regards to the focal length, should be 28-40mm. I didn't take down the info then and I can't remember now
but perspective-wise the photo came out the way I intended, if not the technical aspects.
The reason why my glasses are all so big is due to the fact that telephotos are the only option when shooting planes in the air when they takeoff or land, anything else is too small. The 28 is used mainly for static display shots at airshows, I could have gone for the 28-80 for coverage but I wanted something I could stop down to f2.8, and I don't have the bucks to buy a 28-80 that can stop down that far.
Hahaha...the FM2's got an inbuilt meter thankfully, but shooting fast moving subjects with a manual camera brings about its own set of problems I tell you, even with a motordrive!
I'm a moderator on the Military Nuts forum, and I know Duotiga and his similar fetish for planes, I'm just wondering how long it'll take for him to stumble across this... -
Please include me in the photographer's group:
spencer99 - Nikon F80 with 24-85mm Lens -
just bought a cam Olympus 350 digital cam
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got a Olympus C5050, still trying to figure out the best settings to use. would be interested if someone could share some knowledge/techniques in photography.
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hi and welcome! f80... very nice..!!Originally posted by spencer99:Please include me in the photographer's group:
spencer99 - Nikon F80 with 24-85mm Lens
using the AF or AFS lens? i've always wondered why the older AF ones are faster, then they release the new AFS ones and it's not as bright, but put on ED and SWM on... like trading off like that leh.. but i guess it makes it much cheaper too.. -
hey cool suddenly our strength is up there! hi to u paul and yak
post ur work hor. show show show!
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Me Newbie in this forum.
Never realise got photography forum till today.
*sua ku*
Me use Canon Ixus 330.
Gonna start a basic photographic course at PSS (Photographic Society of SIngaopore) with my colleague in 3 weeks time. -
me using digicam so i guess the quaility is not good enought...so i'll just be a spectator since i like to see nice photos...esp those in NG
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i am using a panasonic lumix dmc-fz1 (leica)
wanted to buy a c730,740 or 750, but i screwed-up.
next cam would be a higher end digital camera.3 years time.meanwhile save up.
my dad has a Fm2 as well ( hallo viper)
3lens 28mm,200mm(fixed zoom,f2.,50-135mm lens.
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hi to all! sorry me just realised tt there is a photographer's group here! please include me in the photographers group! i'll try to join u guys if u have an photog outing!
frOst^~^nOva canon eOs 300 with a 28-80mm lens
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me too ! must include me in amy photo outings ah !Originally posted by frOst^~^nOva:hi to all! sorry me just realised tt there is a photographer's group here! please include me in the photographers group! i'll try to join u guys if u have an photog outing!
frOst^~^nOva canon eOs 300 with a 28-80mm lens
canon ixus V3
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Wah...all these talk about the plane very chim ah...dun understand siah
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welcome welcome!
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>>me peek inside n said hi! 2 joho<<
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Originally posted by jOhO:
err...shld be D not f.
I would like to make a list of people interested in photography for such things as outing and the like. Doesn't matter if you own a camera, have no camera, newbie or professional. Just wanna get the photography interested people in the forum together so we can share stuff and comments. Please support by adding your name and whatever details (like the camera you use, type of shooting you like, etc etc)
[b]Photographers:
jOhO - Nikon Coolpix 5700
kopiosatu - Canon Powershot G3 coming soon
M©+square - Canon EOS 300
sillyme - Nikon F55
wuming78 - old Minolta / Canon Powershot A40
harryryan - Nikon F55
naughtee - Nikon F60
singtel88 - Canon EOS 500N
Viper52 - Nikon FM2 w/ 28mm, 60-300mm and 400mm lenses, Nikon Coolpix E3100
spencer99 - Nikon F80 with 24-85mm Lens
PaulSmith - Oly 350
yakyak - Oly C5050
jnifur - Canon Ixus v3
bismarck - Panasonic Lumix d mc-fz1
frOst^~^nOva - Canon EOS 300 with a 28-80mm lens, Ixus v3
Spectators:
Master-_-
reallieRAW
Parka
nismoS132
thhong22
Xiao Long Nu
BÃ¥seline
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Errr....mine is Ixus 330, not V3.
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hihi! eheh come back often~@!Originally posted by LoVeMeLoVeMenOt:>>me peek inside n said hi! 2 joho<<
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jnifer - my mistake, corrected. -
hi jOhO...thanks...it's okOriginally posted by jOhO:hihi! eheh come back often~@!
jnifer - my mistake, corrected. -
hi jOhO...thanks...it's okOriginally posted by jOhO:hihi! eheh come back often~@!
jnifer - my mistake, corrected.