[night86mare] Dreamscapes: A Photo Daily 2009

[adrianseetho]

it depends on your preference.

why is a 75-300 bad?

i am not sure what you mean as street photography. elsewhere, it might be a lot easier to reply; street photography is stuff like what matt stuart, hcb, hin chua, david solomon do.. here, however, it seems to be a lot less specific.

anyhow, for that just-mentioned category, focal length of 35-50mm (in 35mm film terms) seems to be the preferred choice of focal length, and for good reason - because this range can be extremely versatile.. you can make it wide if you want, you can make it tight if you want. i myself, i use a 28mm f/2.8 lens primarily for my street work. that'd be 42mm in 35mm film terms.

haha something like what u or dannysantos does defines street photography for me
anyway i was wondering if a 17-50mm f2.8 is a good choice.

oh and i think ur pictures are really inspirational! keep shooting!

 

[night86mare]

haha something like what u or dannysantos does defines street photography for me
anyway i was wondering if a 17-50mm f2.8 is a good choice.

oh and i think ur pictures are really inspirational! keep shooting!

ah. you should take a look at lancey or sathea as well, these two are very good street photographers in their own right.

yes, that is a good choice, it is a nice useful range. i used to use my kit lens for shooting street as well.

the only downside i can think of is lens size. the 17-50 isn't big or humongous. but neither is it small like a prime lens would be. also, some might tell you that the luxury of having a choice of focal length might weaken the skill of being able to previsualise the scene before you've even raised your camera. many a time on the street, you don't really have time to just hold the camera up and compose or wait for a composition. it attracts attention, and you'll just end up taking curious, surprised people wondering what you are doing. something to keep in mind..

that said, 17-50 *is* a good lens that is definitely useful, especially for travel photography. you can get it, even if it doesn't work out for street, i'm sure you'll find a use for it. hope this helps.

thanks for your kind comments.

 

[Lomographer]

22 Jul 09

Happy 21st! ​

vanessa again?? no cats today nai meh?

haha great picture though

 

[night86mare]

vanessa again?? no cats today nai meh?

haha great picture though

variation is always good.

 

[night86mare]

23 Jul 09

Stark​

 

[dingzyangz]

:bigeyes:

:bsmilie::bsmilie: cute sticker leh... kind of funky. at least if i happen to find it somewhere i can return the cam to the rightful owner.

22 Jul 09

Happy 21st! ​

 

[night86mare]

:bigeyes:

:bsmilie::bsmilie: cute sticker leh... kind of funky. at least if i happen to find it somewhere i can return the cam to the rightful owner.

:bsmilie: that's quite funny..

thanks for dropping by!

 

[shunzi]

21 Jul 09

Life In Mono​

Goodness.. The bird poo is still there after so many months.. :bsmilie::bsmilie:

 

[night86mare]

Goodness.. The bird poo is still there after so many months.. :bsmilie::bsmilie:

:bsmilie: yes, i don't know how to clean it.

anyways, not going to be my room next year! :bsmilie:

 

[night86mare]

24 Jul 09

Sleepyhead​

 

[night86mare]

25 Jul 09

Enlightenment​

 

[sheree]

25 Jul 09

Enlightenment​

so surreal! :thumbsup:

 

[Leong23]

25 Jul 09

Enlightenment​

Nice colour. :heart:

 

[riotvan]

25 Jul 09

Enlightenment​

lovely colours :heart:

i want to go too

 

[night86mare]

so surreal! :thumbsup:

Nice colour. :heart:

lovely colours :heart:

i want to go too

thanks guys.

riotvan - ok!

 

[dingzyangz]

wow! nice. brilliant. i want to go too!!! not easy to chance by such stillness... yesterday's sky was fantastic. a pity I had to work... and could only slowly see the sun set and darkness starts creeping in.... hai...

 

[Lomographer]

25 Jul 09

Enlightenment​

woah nai meh, really nice picture!

where was this taken?

is there any PP done to the water?

good composition too!

 

[varf]

25 Jul 09

Enlightenment​

very sweee. i want to go too, too

 

[night86mare]

wow! nice. brilliant. i want to go too!!! not easy to chance by such stillness... yesterday's sky was fantastic. a pity I had to work... and could only slowly see the sun set and darkness starts creeping in.... hai...

thanks.

i'm glad i stayed for quite a while. had company from another pentaxian. like he said, what are the chances of 2 pentaxians meeting each other, since not many people use pentax?

a pity you couldn't shoot anywhere, it was really one of the best i've seen so far in singapore.

woah nai meh, really nice picture!

where was this taken?

is there any PP done to the water?

good composition too!

well, this is at upper seletar reservoir. you've seen the landscapes thread so you probably know, answering for the benefit of viewers.

slight gaussian blur with layers to reduce noise, slight cloning, i decided to clone away the reflection of the moon, found it distracting.

thanks for dropping by.

very sweee. i want to go too, too

just go to USR, it's not that hard to get to.

 

[night86mare]

26 Jul 09

Land​