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Another fantastic link. This one makes people dying for a vacation.
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how do they make their pics so bright n nice looking?? mine all looks so....
dull
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Practise, amico, practise.
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Originally posted by Devon:
yo reeny~~
how do they make their pics so bright n nice looking?? mine all looks so....
[b]dull [/b]
for the type of cam u are using (point and shoot rite?) it's almost impossible to get "those" type of shots.
let's just say ur shot. u shot it in pretty harsh sunlight? possibly close to the middle of the day? (shadows are very harsh and short). such shots are hard to get "nice" becos the sun is way way strong, washes out the colour, and the shadows are very distinct. try to shoot when the sun isn't as harsh. as for the blue sky, many photogs use a polariser which (without technical explanations) is a filter that makes "skies bluer")
now, if u do shoot in the evening, in theory the sky is still brighter than the ground. that's why u'll have problems exposing, if the ground is bright enuff (properly exposed) the sky will be too bright (over exposed). if the sky is just nice, the ground will probably be too dark. this too, can be fixed with a filter called a ND graduated filter (basically a "pair of sunnies" for the camera where top half is darker then the bottom half). that's why i say if u are using a p&s it's gonna be almost impossible to shoot "those" type of pics since u prob can't use those filters on that cam. but.. there's always photoshop!
to be honest, photoshop can be a digital photographer's "bag of filters". can try around and see if it works.
hope this helps ehhehe.. not that i can shoot this exact shot any better than u, trust me!
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thanx joho for the info..hmm..that pic was taken around 3+ in the afternoon i guess..sun was sorta about to go off...oh well..will try it at another time of the day..hee...thanxOriginally posted by jOhO:yo reeny~~
for the type of cam u are using (point and shoot rite?) it's almost impossible to get "those" type of shots.
let's just say ur shot. u shot it in pretty harsh sunlight? possibly close to the middle of the day? (shadows are very harsh and short). such shots are hard to get "nice" becos the sun is way way strong, washes out the colour, and the shadows are very distinct. try to shoot when the sun isn't as harsh. as for the blue sky, many photogs use a polariser which (without technical explanations) is a filter that makes "skies bluer")
now, if u do shoot in the evening, in theory the sky is still brighter than the ground. that's why u'll have problems exposing, if the ground is bright enuff (properly exposed) the sky will be too bright (over exposed). if the sky is just nice, the ground will probably be too dark. this too, can be fixed with a filter called a ND graduated filter (basically a "pair of sunnies" for the camera where top half is darker then the bottom half). that's why i say if u are using a p&s it's gonna be almost impossible to shoot "those" type of pics since u prob can't use those filters on that cam. but.. there's always photoshop!
to be honest, photoshop can be a digital photographer's "bag of filters". can try around and see if it works.
hope this helps ehhehe.. not that i can shoot this exact shot any better than u, trust me! 
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Originally posted by Devon:
hey devon.. actually your photo is reasonably well-taken.. only thing is your camera seems to be not upright.. also, it's "dull" maybe because there's not interesting subject in it.. it's just the sky and the rocks and nothing else.. next time, spend more time to find something that can 'liven' up the pic.. for example, a lone bird in the sky, or a dog at the beach, etc..
how do they make their pics so bright n nice looking?? mine all looks so....
[b]dull [/b]
and remember basic composition rules, a pic should have foreground, middleground and background.
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thanx...will keep that in mind..heeOriginally posted by sillyme:hey devon.. actually your photo is reasonably well-taken.. only thing is your camera seems to be not upright.. also, it's "dull" maybe because there's not interesting subject in it.. it's just the sky and the rocks and nothing else.. next time, spend more time to find something that can 'liven' up the pic.. for example, a lone bird in the sky, or a dog at the beach, etc..
and remember basic composition rules, a pic should have foreground, middleground and background. 