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Blog Updated. Just taken some long exposure shots this morning at 10am.

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Was actually trying out my 2nd attempt with B+W ND 10 stop filter to create the smoky effect on water.
Was trying/concentrating too hard on the technique didnt notice much on the composition.
Give me some pointers if all expert have any.

Thank you in advance. :)
 

Hi . If you are looking for critique , there's a critique section in clubsnap where the pros will share and give free comments. Think you will get more pointers there . Guess peeps here will be focused on technical and gear discussions . Hence , you may not find the response you desire . Just my 2 cents here .
 

Atarandas said:
Hi . If you are looking for critique , there's a critique section in clubsnap where the pros will share and give free comments. Think you will get more pointers there . Guess peeps here will be focused on technical and gear discussions . Hence , you may not find the response you desire . Just my 2 cents here .
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thanks bro. appreciate your suggestion. :D
 

Frankly speaking,was it only my post or is it Sony/Konica Minolta that's quieter, not as responsive than the others forums that had posted.
Hmm. I think its my pictures that didn't attract attention.
 

If you need genuine critics, post at the critique section as suggested. Otherwise, all photos posted here are strictly for technical discussion. You should also post your photos with specific heading, like "photos taken with A77".

You mentioned you use CS5 for your PP. I notice that most of your photos are very flat. Try to use the tone curve to give more life to your photos. Also suggest you master the camera and lenses first before you start experimenting with filters.
 

Anthony Lee said:
If you need genuine critics, post at the critique section as suggested. Otherwise, all photos posted here are strictly for technical discussion. You should also post your photos with specific heading, like "photos taken with A77".

You mentioned you use CS5 for your PP. I notice that most of your photos are very flat. Try to use the tone curve to give more life to your photos. Also suggest you master the camera and lenses first before you start experimenting with filters.
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Appreciate your feedback. :) Do bear with me as i am still actively learning. :)
As title of this thread suggest, updated shots from my blog.

A Sunday Morning | bryan's Sony A77
 

lovely. your shots are indeed getting better! keep up the good work!
 

kei1309 said:
lovely. your shots are indeed getting better! keep up the good work!
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thanks kei, now is that photography?
 

bryank said:
Was actually trying out my 2nd attempt with B+W ND 10 stop filter to create the smoky effect on water.
Was trying/concentrating too hard on the technique didnt notice much on the composition.
Give me some pointers if all expert have any.

Thank you in advance. :)
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Bro, care to share besides the ND10 stop filter any special settings do we need to take note? Aperture? Shutter speed? ISO?
 

SteveAu said:
Bro, care to share besides the ND10 stop filter any special settings do we need to take note? Aperture? Shutter speed? ISO?
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take note, 10 stop filters (if i may be THAT obvious) slows your shutter speed by 10 stops. i.e. if your shutter speed is originally 1/500 at F8 ISO100, your new shutter speed will be 2sec.

the 10 stop filter is to slow down your shutter speed as much as possible for "special effects" in the day where it's bright and sun-shiny. so what do you think your ISO number, f Stop and Shutter Speed will be? it all depends on how long you want to expose. and if you needed to ask that obvious question, you haven't learned enough about the exposure triangle to even try to attempt using filters. it'll just give you a headache when practicing.

and @TS you won't get that much of a smoky effect on water that is pretty calm. and if you're planning to focus on the "smoky" effect, you're taking attention away from that by including too many elements in the frame. so when you neglect your composition, you actually took attention away from the thing you were trying to draw attention to.
 

SteveAu said:
Bro, care to share besides the ND10 stop filter any special settings do we need to take note? Aperture? Shutter speed? ISO?
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thanks kei for the advise. yes, am finding a more fiercer water, i will keep trying.

and to my bro,
apart from kei explanation, i think you need to understand this.

higher iso - will let your DSLR more receptive to lights
lower iso - of coz less. for long exposure i would use iso of 50-200. or depends how low your cam can get.
shutter speed- of coz slower gives your cam to suck in more light.
big number fstop-smaller apperture - give you more depth of field. for me i use f8,f11,f16,f22 so everything can be seen. depending on scene condition,focal length and what you want to see in focus.
smaller number fstop- give you lesser depth of field.
you might also consider a remote shutter release, putting your DSLR in manual focus mode, tripod(thats apparently a need). for sony DSLR, you need to switch your steady shot off. and most importantly, dont get a cheap nd filter, it sucks.

but having said that, there is no dead guide on what setting to use.
it depends in what time of day you are shooting and your scene situation. and you need to try yourself on your own dslr.

just sharing from my experiences and setbacks i had. Hope it helps
 

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bryank said:
but having said that, there is no dead guide on what setting to use.
it depends in what time of day you are shooting and your scene situation. and you need to try yourself on your own dslr.
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Clarification:

there isn't a fixed setting to use. however if higher ISO and Larger Aperture allow the sensor to receive more light, it means that you're able to set your shutter speed faster. the 10 stop ND Filter is to cut the amount of light to allow slower shutter speed. so my take on this, use larger F-stop numbers and Low ISO when using the filter to achieve your purpose.

also, Focal Length will affect DOF. let's put the F-stop at f8 - the DOF will be greater at shorter focal lengths than at longer focal lengths.
 

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