Sunrise Esplanade Morning Shoot @ 17/04/2010

[ektang]

Wow!!

Everyone Quick leg, Quick hand!!

Here's my take:

Kudos to dingaroo!!
Wake up call at 5:01am as promised!!

I like this one, seems like you were standing low in the water.

 

[dingaroo]

I like this one, seems like you were standing low in the water.

Yes, you can get really close to the water, just go down the steps and make sure your equipment don't fall into the reservoir, that's all! Quite a long ways down to fish out.

Cheers!

 

[korbidp3k]

30th May, Friday - Evening walkabout shoot around Civic Area ... meet up for dinner first, march off, then we have 2 short breaks in between

Do you mean 30th April? Because 30th May is Sunday

I'll be interested to join any of the Saturday ones if i'm free

 

[dingaroo]

Do you mean 30th April? Because 30th May is Sunday

I'll be interested to join any of the Saturday ones if i'm free

You are right, it's 30th April ... Fingers faster than the brain. Thanks for correcting me!

Cheers

 

[dingaroo]

Here are the options for future shoots ... trying to gauge number of people interested.

8th May, Saturday - Evening walkabout shoot around Civic Area ... meet up for dinner first, march off, then we have 2 short breaks in between

or

8th May, Saturday - Sunrise @ Marina Barrage ... AM, like the one for Saturday's morning shoot, to catch the sunrise, but transportation will be an issue

or

8th May, Saturday - Shoot walkabout around Arab Street ... morning of course, meet up for breakfast first, then we head out to Peninsula/Funan to go gear/equipment hunting

or

8th May, Saturday - Shoot walkabout around Little India ... same as above, after breakfast ... after shoot, can consider sauntering to Sim Lim Square to go gear/equipment hunting


But this time, there will be a competition feel to it. Everyone will have to shoot in JPEGs only, not RAW. After the shoot, while having lunch/break/dinner, can do judging. Winner get a cuppa from me ... how's that? But it will have to be limited to a group of only 16 people. Too many will be too messy.

Cheers!

 

[Joshua Tan]

Hi All,

Nice meeting up you guys. Here are some picture taken on my first outing. Please give some comment for me to learn more...

Thanks all brothers & sisters for this wonderful outing.

Cheers!

2010-04-17 05:54:54 - Nikkor 50.0mm f/1.4G Lenses

2010-04-17 06:21:54 - Nikkor 50.0mm f/1.4G Lenses

2010-04-17 06:53:11 - Nikkor 50.0mm f/1.4G Lenses4G Lenses

2010-04-17 07:07:18 - Nikkor 50.0mm f/1.4G Lenses4G Lenses

Nikkor 14-24mm Lenses

Many thanks to Dingaroo, Byan and all the nice sifu...

 

[oracle0711]

Taken with the 17mm T/S Lens on 5dMk2?

Came too light to catch the blue skies so didn't get many shots.

 

[frankchn]

Taken with the 17mm T/S Lens on 5dMk2?

Yep, it is.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

Hi All,

Nice meeting up you guys. Here are some picture taken on my first outing. Please give some comment for me to learn more...

Thanks all brothers & sisters for this wonderful outing.

Cheers!

Nikkor 14-24mm Lenses

Many thanks to Dingaroo, Byan and all the nice sifu...

The "problem" with the 14-24 on an FX camera is the extreme wide-ness of the field of view.
You can fit a hell of a lot in there, and if a lot of the frame is empty, that can actually ruin a good shot.
Something to take note of.
Also, do take note of perspective issues. For example the buildings are tilting inwards. Need to do some perspective correction in photoshop. That will help reduce the problem.

Also, time to buy some ND filters!

 

[wildcat]

Timelapse video of CBD Facade

Did a small sized time lapse video of the morning shoot ... may not be so clear but look at the sky turning from dark to deep blue to light.

Hope you like it!

Time lapse huh? How long was the sequence? ;p
Anyway what I did with mine was that I slowed each frame down so that each sequence shows longer (this was some time ago 9 Jan).. I think you were there also when I did this.

[VID]36EF9mlFwQA[/VID]

 

[tavy]

Time lapse huh? How long was the sequence? ;p
Anyway what I did with mine was that I slowed each frame down so that each sequence shows longer (this was some time ago 9 Jan).. I think you were there also when I did this.

[VID]36EF9mlFwQA[/VID]

wow~ wow~ how to do this kind of video? sorry for my stupid question.

 

[dingaroo]

Hi tavy,

To do that you'd need an intervalmeter like this

from RedDot Photo. They have different versions for different cameras.

So you set it to snap a shot every 30 seconds or longer, and let it run non-stop. Make sure your settings are consistent throughout. Also, ensure you have enough space to accommodate all the pictures, and enough batteries to last that long. Tripod is a must of course.

Once you have finished, you'd need a software like TimeLapse to merge the pictures into a movie.

Once you have merged, voila! You have a time lapse movie.

HTH.

Cheers!

 

[tavy]

Hi tavy,

Once you have merged, voila! You have a time lapse movie.

HTH.

Cheers!

thks dingaroo~ sound interesting...:thumbsup:

"Make sure your settings are consistent throughout." - as it run non-stop. how to make sure consistent? hv to change the exposure from time to time. :think:

 

[dingaroo]

thks dingaroo~ sound interesting...:thumbsup:

"Make sure your settings are consistent throughout." - as it run non-stop. how to make sure consistent? hv to change the exposure from time to time. :think:

Watch the results on the LCD after the shots .... you can change the shutter speed in between shots.

 

[oracle0711]

I assume u tilt all the way? Very nice...:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Yep, it is.

 

[wildcat]

wow~ wow~ how to do this kind of video? sorry for my stupid question.

Actually I did mine a different way. I had a watch with me that shows time in seconds also. Every minute -the interval of my timed take- I will take a shot of a few settings (about 1-2 underexposed, 1-2 overexposed, and one more with a constant setting setting which is for the last bit). I think based on what I remember, every two minutes, will have to move up the shutter speed, but basically I used the expose-meter bars on the camera. As I was using G1 with only Liveview, it was easy to see from my seated position

At the end, I had hundreds of pictures between 6.40 and 7.50am (cannot remember exact timing already - it's in one of the threads here) and then I pick the most correct exposures from the list of 3-4 pictures per timed take.

After that, I put all the selected shots into Picasa and there's a tool there to make movie. I remember it moved too fast so you can set the interval between each shot before it changes. Offhand, I cannot remember the settings but I can probably find them again... but if you're doing it, then it will be better to find the setting that suits you best.

After the initial photos, I did one with a constant setting, and that's the one you see become overexpose till all-white.

 

[tavy]

Actually I did mine a different way. I had a watch with me that if you're doing it, then it will be better to find the setting that suits you best.
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it mean i can try it out wihtout intervalmeter. thks wildcat.

 

[ZerocoolAstra]

without intervalometer requires patience and dedication!

 

[wildcat]

What I miss is a remote shutter release, thus on the G1, it was 2sec timed shot for each (an additional of 2sec for every shot). In fact, that's the only additional thing I have now (and some funky filters but that's another story). The 2 sec timed shots (which I still practise, by habit now on my Nikon) are to minimize camera movement by your hand pressing the shutter button and releasing it. A remote release will, of course, eliminate this totally and makes it a lot easier to trigger.

Other things to note are the same as taking a panaroma shot; fixed WB, focus and then set to manual focusing so that the focusing doesn't vary from shot to shot, blah blah.

 

[wildcat]

Just to add on. My Nikon actually has this function that takes pictures on set intervals. I'm not sure how it works coz I've never used it. But it's there and I assume the same is available for Canon. Or Pentax.

I wonder if some goat will see that last sentence I wrote :bsmilie:

But I digress. :cheergal: I prefer to manually trigger the shots as that gives me more control, using my handphone timer and or a watch with second hand.