wish4me
ah ya i need to scold u because of your ir photo i walk the whole afternoon hunting down the r72 filters he he he
MC: Scold lor... scold lor.... hahahahaha
to set meter stop,that means it is not manual mode to shoot ?
MC: Nope. You can set it to "auto" WITH the filter on, and see the settings. Then, switch to Manual to set it yourself BUT add 2 stops to "over it".
i think my workflow is a bit funny
1) i use manual mode to focus the picture and press and hold half shutter than fix in the filter the fully press to take photo as i cannot focus with filter on,but i think i need set at least 10 sec or i have a black screen,also i set to black n white
MC: Try my method above.... It's easier. I noticed most of my IR exposures are around f5.6 @60 secs... but then again, my light conditions are not the same as yours.
2) i wonder why if ir all is in black n white ? as i think only red will pass thru the filter
MC: You can shoot it in COLOR, and then just use the Green Channel in Photoshop. It seems to give the best results.
3) tomorrow i no work,hope no rain, i go try again
MC: Slaughter 2 chickens and throw them into the Volcano, like what some "uncle" did at Mt Merapi... hahahaha
Now onto your Night Shots:
No 1
when i took this shot, i remember MICHEAL CHICK n the rest who said about angle and composition,so in my still a long way to go newbie mind, i tin this should be the best angle,framing,and light he he he but i wonder if the blue bridge is an eyescore, personal best shot of the night
MC: Nice shot. No, the blue is a little overpowering, but given the circumstance, it's pretty decent. An Angled Grey Grad ND4 filter would have toned it down a tad. But nothing Photoshop can't fix...
No 2
IS GOOD !!! NO Complaints !! Yes. You are getting the idea now !!!
no3
i miss durian when tis shot was taken,
MC: I just had the BEST Durian Medan (Sumatera) had to offer just 2 weeks ago !!! hahahaha
i zoom in n frame the whole building in without much skyline with a bit of water reflection,m....... will mc say there is no composition, better dig a hole n hide myself
MC: NOPE... I say this is Good as well !! If I were fussy, I'd only say that it is a little too "tight". Loosen it up by say 5% (unzoom a bit), and then it's PERFECT. But Am glad you're getting the idea now. If irritating buildings/ bits of rubbish show up coz of the unzoom, then just Photoshop it off. Not much you can do to remove the bits of unwanted stuff in building shots otherwise.
Anyway, much much much better than when you first started. Congrats again !!
And here's the practical reason for asking you to ease up on this pix. In the old days of framing, you need some room for the framers to physically glue the picture to the mat, before they frame it up. So, in the days of digital, most people see it as an "overscan", when they should see it as an "underscan". Google these 2 words to see what it means. Yes, it is a Broadcast Term.
Cheers Bro. And yes, Keep shooting and shooting, and shooting...
