Newbies Outing (part 10) - June 6 Sunday, Marina Barrage

[winkoo88]

1st Row
Draken413o , SolitudE aka Jimmy

2nd Row
________, Fedodedo, Mr. & Mrs.Kenny, songws, icefox23, Joshua Tan , Dingaroo, ahkok

3rd Row
_______, _______, Boyette, Noddle, wuminlee, ENDorphins, nataru, winkoo88, Jacobs


I fill up the blank...Hope to have some more outing like this again and continue learning from all the senior.

 

[musichelle]

Filling up the list. Thanks to SolitudE for taking the group shot.

1st Row
Draken413o , SolitudE aka Jimmy

2nd Row
Ailyn (non-CS member), Fedodedo, Mr. & Mrs.Kenny, songws, icefox23, Joshua Tan , Dingaroo, ahkok

3rd Row
Michi (non-CS member), musichelle, Boyette, Noddle, wuminlee, ENDorphins, nataru, winkoo88, Jacobs

 

[musichelle]

Yes, I know it is real. I was just fooling around with you... LOL.

BTW musichellee, very nice pictures. Well done! You can be senior already. Another graduate.

Thanks daredevil123. Still a lot more to learn! I am interested to learn how to do a panorama and post-process as well. Time to read up and experiment!

In case you were still planning on doing the PP sharing session, please do count me in.

As a newbie, the first image is very good.

The second picture just have to watch out for the horizon, as it's tilted to the left.

On the whole, the images you've captured are quite good. Can't read the images' EXIF data, but looks like you have covered the basics.

Cheers!

Thanks dingaroo. Somehow the EXIF got erased (I think) either when I resized them or uploaded them. I'll edit the posts in a while to reflect the settings on them.

I was trying to get the alignment correct via the grid in the camera.. but it was a pain that time.. hehehe. I am hearing about the bubble leveler.. do you recommend it? or another workaround? I don't know how to PP yet.. but will be reading up soon.

 

[musichelle]

Really enjoy looking at the pics taken by the rest of you present that evening, like musichelle's pic of that adorable baby. Keep them coming! And yes, fantastic group photograph by SolitudE!!

Thanks ENDorphins. The baby's name is Aprilla (i dunno if I spelt that correctly). She seemed to like the camera.. haha. Good thing she doesn't cry when she's around strangers like other babies are. And her mom was quite accommodating too.

Sorry i'm late. I've been busy with my Street Series.

Nice shots Ghaz1. The landscape (daylight, twilight and night time) all look good. The Kite Flyer almost looks like a painting.

 

[Draken413o]

#3

#4 - Crane

#5 - Flyer

#6

Keep Trying! A constructive critic is that your compositions though nothing really wrong is nothing very interesting. I would say that with more experience this would come to you more naturally.. but you have to practice hard!!

Keep it up!

 

[winkoo88]

Keep Trying! A constructive critic is that your compositions though nothing really wrong is nothing very interesting. I would say that with more experience this would come to you more naturally.. but you have to practice hard!!

Keep it up!

Thanks Draken413o, I also have this feeling in my picture (nothing very interesting) Ya, of cos will keep trying and learn from you all.

 

[dingaroo]

I was trying to get the alignment correct via the grid in the camera.. but it was a pain that time.. hehehe. I am hearing about the bubble leveler.. do you recommend it? or another workaround? I don't know how to PP yet.. but will be reading up soon.

Some tripods have got it built in, but if your tripod doesn't have it, then yes, you'd have to resort to a bubble leveler. A cheap one from China costs about $11 - $13, but a good decent one can cost up to $39.

Hope that helps.

Wow... all are professional, all have great photo...

Me...:cry: Don't have great photo, all lousy photo... Nevermind will shoot more to improve.

Before i put up my photo, would like to thanks dingaroo for organize this outing. of cos must thanks dd123 for your sharing.

1st time taking landscape photo, still very confuse about the setting. C&C welcome...Thank you.

Firstly, all of us amateurs, except for maybe daredevil, SolitudE. We all started somewhere as beginners, just like you.

I should have paid more attention by asking about newbies. Nonetheless, for landscape photos, the general rule of thumb is:

- low iso
- smaller aperture => f8 - f13
- shutter speed is dependent on what your camera's meter show
- if your camera has picture styles, use landscape

Hope this will help with your future landscape shoots

Cheers!

 

[dingaroo]

Updated Photo List

1st Row
Draken413o , SolitudE aka Jimmy

2nd Row
Ailyn (non-CS member), Fedodedo, Mr. & Mrs.Kenny, songws, icefox23, Joshua Tan , Dingaroo, ahkok

3rd Row
Michi (non-CS member), musichelle, Boyette, Noddle, wuminlee, ENDorphins, nataru, winkoo88, Jacobs
​

 

[daredevil123]

1st Row
Draken413o , SolitudE aka Jimmy

2nd Row
Ailyn (non-CS member), Fedodedo, Mr. & Mrs.Kenny, songws, icefox23, Joshua Tan , Dingaroo, ahkok

3rd Row
Michi (non-CS member), musichelle, Boyette, Noddle, wuminlee, ENDorphins, nataru, winkoo88, Jacobs
​

And don't forget, first row, extreme right, Mr Lowepro. :bsmilie:

 

[daredevil123]

Firstly, all of us amateurs, except for maybe daredevil, SolitudE. We all started somewhere as beginners, just like you.

hey hey hey, I am amateur too... and I started as a n00b too...
In fact, I am still quite newbie too... Shot photos of old man in broad daylight at noon at ISO1600. Don't get any newbier than that already... :cry:

And to prove I just did that recently, here is the proof... the pics are here. Managed to salvage them.

http://darthbertz.blogspot.com/2010/05/old-street-performer.html

 

[daredevil123]

Some tripods have got it built in, but if your tripod doesn't have it, then yes, you'd have to resort to a bubble leveler. A cheap one from China costs about $11 - $13, but a good decent one can cost up to $39.

As for spirit levels, this is what I use mostly, I place it on my hotshoe sometimes.

http://acratech.net/images/P/doube-axis-spirit-level.jpg

I see it in mass sales going for less than $10. I got mine for free, dug it out from my dad's photo equipment junk box...

And if you go to china or something, get it there for much less money. I mean, it is just a spirit level, not rocket science. Get the cheapest one out there, as long as it works.

PS. found a bunch here: http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4981993&postcount=23 and here http://store.tagotech.com/index.php?cPath=25

 

[icefox23]

Some tripods have got it built in, but if your tripod doesn't have it, then yes, you'd have to resort to a bubble leveler. A cheap one from China costs about $11 - $13, but a good decent one can cost up to $39.

Hope that helps.



Firstly, all of us amateurs, except for maybe daredevil, SolitudE. We all started somewhere as beginners, just like you.

I should have paid more attention by asking about newbies. Nonetheless, for landscape photos, the general rule of thumb is:

- low iso
- smaller aperture => f8 - f13
- shutter speed is dependent on what your camera's meter show
- if your camera has picture styles, use landscape

Hope this will help with your future landscape shoots

Cheers!

tnks master dingaroo for sharing us advices and tips for the landscape shooting,
this will be a big help for all of us newbie's....c h e e r s !!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[daredevil123]

Ok everyone.

Those who need help and advice on how to correct for distortions and leveling horizons can check this thread out by night86mare.

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=358469

 

[winkoo88]

Firstly, all of us amateurs, except for maybe daredevil, SolitudE. We all started somewhere as beginners, just like you.

I should have paid more attention by asking about newbies. Nonetheless, for landscape photos, the general rule of thumb is:

- low iso
- smaller aperture => f8 - f13
- shutter speed is dependent on what your camera's meter show
- if your camera has picture styles, use landscape

Hope this will help with your future landscape shoots

Cheers!

Thanks for your feedback. Can I check with you as for the EV, what should be the setting. I see some of them getting a very beautiful blue sky how they did it??

 

[ptan218]

Thanks Dingaroo for organizing this outing and inviting me to join in. This was a great session for me because for once, I am able to capture BLUE BLUE sky... Ding's advice on exposure control was invaluable to me. Here's my photos, all taken without any polarizer.

 

[dingaroo]

Thanks for your feedback. Can I check with you as for the EV, what should be the setting. I see some of them getting a very beautiful blue sky how they did it??

Actually, the blue sky is a matter of timing. Usually once the sun has set, the blue would come out. It can only come out when the sky is clear with no clouds.

Not sure about your camera, but on Canon, we have what is called a Picture Style setting, whereby you can specify if it is portrait, landscape, monochrome, etc. Usually I would set it to landscape. But if you are shooting in RAW, it doesn't matter what style you choose as you can then go back to your camera supplied software (in my case, Canon's Digital Photo Professional) to change the settings on a picture already taken. If taking in JPEG/JPG, then these settings will be useful.

Other than that, I don't see a need to change the EV values, unless you find it over or under exposed.

HTH.

Cheers!

 

[dingaroo]

Thanks Dingaroo for organizing this outing and inviting me to join in. This was a great session for me because for once, I am able to capture BLUE BLUE sky... Ding's advice on exposure control was invaluable to me. Here's my photos, all taken without any polarizer.

Nah, we were just lucky. If the sky was overcast, there would have been nothing interesting to shoot. As a landscape photographer, usually you'd go back to shoot the same scene over and over under different weather conditions just to capture the best one.

You were with the morning outing as well. For me, I've been to the Esplanade more than 10 times, on my own and with outings, just to capture the CBD skyline, with different lenses.

I find the best morning blue shot, is just after it rains. The air is crispier, and less dirty. Just my opinion.

So, after this outing, hope it gives you the encouragement to go out and shoot such scenes on your own.

HTH.

About the above picture, watch the horizon level, as it is tilted downwards to the left.

Cheers!

 

[winkoo88]

Actually, the blue sky is a matter of timing. Usually once the sun has set, the blue would come out. It can only come out when the sky is clear with no clouds.

Not sure about your camera, but on Canon, we have what is called a Picture Style setting, whereby you can specify if it is portrait, landscape, monochrome, etc. Usually I would set it to landscape. But if you are shooting in RAW, it doesn't matter what style you choose as you can then go back to your camera supplied software (in my case, Canon's Digital Photo Professional) to change the settings on a picture already taken. If taking in JPEG/JPG, then these settings will be useful.

Other than that, I don't see a need to change the EV values, unless you find it over or under exposed.

HTH.

Cheers!

I see. Thank you again. I am using d90, Yes, my cam got landscape but didn't use that day. I normally use manual.

Ok will try it out again...I also didn't change my EV value. I thought my setting is wrong or what. Nevermind, practise make perfect.
(I have some pic with blue sky... but not good enough therefore didn't post up)

 

[noodles]

woah, I am super late.

Thanks to Dingaroo for organising this outing and to SolitudE for loaning me his tripod.

 

[daredevil123]

woah, I am super late.

Thanks to Dingaroo for organising this outing and to SolitudE for loaning me his tripod.

Ahhh... so you are the one that "forced" SolitudE into taking all those pictures with weird angles by borrowing away his tripod. :bsmilie:

Anyway, jokes aside. Great pics. It is refreshing to see 4:3 aspect ratio in the sea of 3:2 pictures. And the Olympus color rendition is so nice.