Tangshooters - Macro@Hort Park

[lkkang]

Hey guys, I'm just curious.. How do you all manage to achieve a dark background despite your subject being very brightly lit? Thanks

hi LeGozt,

It is best that you quote your question to a particular person or to a particular picture, there are about 20 pax here... no body will know who you are talking to...

I "kaypo" answer on behalf...
basically, if a flower is lighted up ( sunlight shining on it ), and the background is under shade, and when the difference in light metering is more than 5 F-stops, then the back ground will be black. its that simple.

cheers, hope to see you joining the TangShooters in the near future...
Kang Liat Keng , Billy.

 

[zaren]

yes, first time shooting butterfly, learnt from the bros who generously shared their level 999 macro kungfu! :thumbsup:

speed learning....*respect*

 

[Pauche]

Pauche, for newbie shots, these look darn good!

Pauche is TangShooters regular member
Also, photography is not about newbie or old bird

oic, so he's an experienced photog who is new to shooting butts. no wonder!

ermmmm.... newbie to shooting butterflies.....

still consider newbie leh! :bsmilie:

 

[Pauche]

Hey guys, I'm just curious.. How do you all manage to achieve a dark background despite your subject being very brightly lit? Thanks

down your EV by using a fast shutter speed, plus fill flash to light up the subject.
this will get you an underexposed background, yet a well metered subject.

cheers.

 

[lerlind]

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ngian_3
this is very good color and composition!

>
foxcorn_2
aww...lovely eye..its on the bench?..nicely framed~

thx lerlind, this one's my fav.

thank you!~~~~~ ((;

Classic shot of the Leopard Lacewing! :thumbsup:

oh you re the guide!~thanks for that day!
went to check out the butterflycircle, need some time to explore it..

>cancan7
like 2nd pic composition..

lerlind, #3 my fav as well. Try to pp to bring out the colours

thanks!!
it s actually pp-ed and quite saturated..there s reduction in my cs uploading..
i need to improve on lighting etc as well..
love colors~!

>LukaviZ
aint them decent~
were you using a diffuser?

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Pauche #1
nice color and detail!
Pauche #2
is the bottom left parts of some butterflies?
Pauche #6
nice color contrast~

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dOlBy_3
nice depth and color..!

Thanks lerlind~
Like your pic number 5~
Yep yep, that's my name in Jap~

;D thanks~!!
you learning jap hm?

 

[simpleliving]

sorry for the late posting.....there are so many nice works shown by butties :thumbsup:
sharing few of mine....

simpleliving_01

simpleliving_02

simpleliving_03

simpleliving_04

 

[highfive]

Hey wormz..very nice colors u've got here!

Are the butterflies easy to shoot at the Hort Park? Tot of shooting butterflies at Hort Park someday..

next time go must jio, haha, I need a lot of practice too :bsmilie:

 

[highfive]

Thanks to Dolby again for organizing

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My only butterfly shot that I like

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after some tips from kuantoh...can make it?

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A tribute to our Unker Edward

 

[inckurei]

oh you re the guide!~thanks for that day!
went to check out the butterflycircle, need some time to explore it..

No problem.

down your EV by using a fast shutter speed, plus fill flash to light up the subject.
this will get you an underexposed background, yet a well metered subject.

Actually, another way is to use rear sync flash/or rear curtain flash.

Just incase anyone missed out the male great mormon before the storm hit...

 

[dancemania]

Lovely shots! What are the settings?

 

[dancemania]

Pauche #4

Pauche #5

Pauche #6

Shots are very good for a newbie. Did the butterflies keep still for a long time? By the way, what time did u take the shots?

 

[woofmy]

LOVELY!!! Tons of great shots here, congrats to all the butties who went for the outing.

Must go back to Hort Park, and spend time with the butterflies.

 

[coolsigg]

speed learning....*respect*

not only that lah...been reading through the macro forum and "stealing teacher" from the wonderful shots posted here...;p

 

[highfive]

Tangshooters - Macro@Hort Park

A great turn out for this outing

Please post your best 5 shots and label them with your handle & number eg..dOlBy_1

Group photo first

lerlind, is that an NUS Science fac T-shirt you're wearing?

 

[Pauche]

Shots are very good for a newbie. Did the butterflies keep still for a long time? By the way, what time did u take the shots?

:embrass::embrass:

some butterflies park for a while, some keep moving, so it depends.

was taken at around 10am.... why leh?

 

[lerlind]

>simpleliving
simpleliving_02
nice detail, color and contrast..
simpleliving_03
nice color and depth..

>highfive
highfive_1
nice capture, i like it too..
highfive_4
think you made it nice!
n..yup its one of the nus sci t-shirt..;D why le..

>inckurei
great great mormon~
thanks for sharing..

 

[juste_millieu]

lerlind, though i cant remember if i meet u b4, i enjoy the way u comments :thumbsup:

 

[soken]

My contribution:

There r not exactly macro pic, as I have no macro lens, these were taken by my 35-105mm which has a mf macro function. Give me some commenrts to help me improve. thx a ton!

#1

#2

 

[soken]

#3

#4

#5

 

[inckurei]

My contribution:

There r not exactly macro pic, as I have no macro lens, these were taken by my 35-105mm which has a mf macro function. Give me some commenrts to help me improve. thx a ton!

#1

Mmm let me try, although i have not been shooting anything but butts for the last one year.

I would crop out the top part as it is distracting to the viewer. The punchy pink colors are quite attractive. Good overall image.