Chit chat thread #2 (slowest thread ever! ha!)

[furrypaws]

congrats xin and furry! :cheers: :cheers:

which estate is your new house?

thanks quekky!
our little beehive is in Kembangan, Radix, still under construction, hoping it'd be ready by this June.

i just got oto's etap today! its quite comfy.. but abit tiring to keep holding it while massaging the tummy.. heh, cant free up hands to do other things.

 

[furrypaws]

hey all,
here're some pix i took of my fren and her bf.

my first attempt at portrait shots.. i noticed my shots were grainy.. colours not too intense either.. not sure if its cuz of the limitation of my camera? (Olympus C-770) it was taken at his apartment.. lighting wise quite dim, dun have any fancy flash either.. not sure what i can do to improve the quality of the image?

comments appreciated ya? thanks!

 

[furrypaws]

 

[SnapSnap]

it's ok. we know ur fascination with 18-wheelers. :bsmilie:

:mad2: Why didn't I pay attention???:mad2:

 

[hwchoy]

hey all,
here're some pix i took of my fren and her bf.

my first attempt at portrait shots.. i noticed my shots were grainy.. colours not too intense either.. not sure if its cuz of the limitation of my camera? (Olympus C-770) it was taken at his apartment.. lighting wise quite dim, dun have any fancy flash either.. not sure what i can do to improve the quality of the image?

comments appreciated ya? thanks!

nice! your friend poses well I think. she looks comfortable.

did you use auto-mode on your Oly? the cam probably pick a high ISO to compensate for the low light, hence the grains. get a DLSR which will give you better low light performance if you have no other lighting choices.

 

[SnapSnap]

Good morning!!
I have decided to start saving up for a dSLR this year...

Here's my target list:
2nd hand:
D100
S2Pro

or new:
D70s

Any comments on these choices?

 

[hwchoy]

why not a second hand D70

 

[SnapSnap]

Also can...

 

[foxtwo]

hi furry, choose a cleaner background & use a wider aperture. try to use a directional main light- flash/lamp to give a bit of depth.

 

[hwchoy]

Also can...

eh, people selling D70 body at $900 only man http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=170972

 

[Witness]

try a black and white on this one...the noise will become grain ... hahah.... and abit of ps magic...and this one can blow up BIG BIG and frame up...

 

[Witness]

Good morning!!
I have decided to start saving up for a dSLR this year...

Here's my target list:
2nd hand:
D100
S2Pro

or new:
D70s

Any comments on these choices?

all of them are good cameras la.... s2 the colours and image quality are good... but handling wise...d70 is still better.....

spend wat ya money allows lor.....

 

[furrypaws]

try a black and white on this one...the noise will become grain ... hahah.... and abit of ps magic...and this one can blow up BIG BIG and frame up...

err, something like this?

 

[furrypaws]

hi furry, choose a cleaner background & use a wider aperture. try to use a directional main light- flash/lamp to give a bit of depth.

err, u mean use flash, even in broad daylight? wun be too harsh on the face?

as for the background.. was limited by space constraints.. we were at her bf's condo, not much clean backgrounds around. twas an impromptu session. just need her to do something for me for my school project, ended up a "mini photoshoot" instead.

 

[foxtwo]

err, u mean use flash, even in broad daylight? wun be too harsh on the face?

as for the background.. was limited by space constraints.. we were at her bf's condo, not much clean backgrounds around. twas an impromptu session. just need her to do something for me for my school project, ended up a "mini photoshoot" instead.

key word is main light. judging by the photos it doesn't seem like it was sunny that day, just flat diffused daylight which is not the most appropriate main light. think in terms that flash becomes the main while diffused daylight becomes fill. but u need to be able to control the flash output.
ur working with basic eqpt, so it's best to shoot on a sunny day if possible.

 

[furrypaws]

key word is main light. judging by the photos it doesn't seem like it was sunny that day, just flat diffused daylight which is not the most appropriate main light. think in terms that flash becomes the main while diffused daylight becomes fill. but u need to be able to control the flash output.
ur working with basic eqpt, so it's best to shoot on a sunny day if possible.

ure darn right, it was just minutes before it rained that day.. :sweat:

 

[foxtwo]

aww admin had to delete our 1st thread, sob sob, all those rich stories gone.. hahaha
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=170900
i lost 2700+ posts from kopitiam... hahaha

 

[furrypaws]

aww admin had to delete our 1st thread, sob sob, all those rich stories gone.. hahaha
http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=170900
i lost 2700+ posts from kopitiam... hahaha

aiya.. i'm a step too slow..
wanted to retrieve something from that thread.. now its gone..

 

[hwchoy]

all of them are good cameras la.... s2 the colours and image quality are good... but handling wise...d70 is still better.....

spend wat ya money allows lor.....

problem with the low-end Nikons, they don't have batt grip. For sure will not fit Adam's hands.

 

[hwchoy]

err, u mean use flash, even in broad daylight? wun be too harsh on the face?

use omnibounce or if built-in flash can try a piece of tissue to cover the flash.