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| [benruane] A photo as often as I can; My APAD variation | |
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| benruane | Feb 5 2010, 11:35 AM Post #11 |
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@ttyh1812 - thanks for the comments; its appreciated. Glad you liked the sumo pic! Cheers, Ben |
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| benruane | Feb 5 2010, 11:43 AM Post #12 |
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Ahh, its been a few days since my last post. I kinda knew this would happen! Two nights ago, I went for a wander down at West Coast Park while killing time waiting for my wife to finish a function. Here are 5 shots I'd like to share. I've changed to displaying the medium size image (when pasting link from Flickr) and I hope that this is fine. If its too small, I will go back to the larger size. I confess unabashedly to taking inspiration from Clubsnap member "dearchivism", whose work and compositions I like very much. As you will see below, I have some way to go! I present to you five photos from my night-time West Coast walkabout... (25) Night view of the shipyards (West Coast Park) (shot date: 3 Feb, post date: 5 Feb) ![]() Original photo Sony A200, 50mm, f2.0, 1/4 sec, ISO 200) Shot with tripod (horrible, cheap thing). I would have liked the black lines of the rig legs to be bolder/darker, but I wasnt able to get that quite right in Photoshop. I particularly like the reflections in the water and the fade-out of the sky colour. * * * * * * * * * * * (26) Mega yacht and Pulau Bukom (West Coast Park) (shot date: 3 Feb, post date: 5 Feb) ![]() Original photo Sony A200, 70mm, f5.6, 8 sec, ISO 200) Shot with my crappy tripod, which I came to realise really stinks. Need to buy a proper one one day. Still it allowed me to do this 8 second exposure. Anyway, I wasnt sure about this photo. I do like the smoke trails from the chimneys on the horizon. Placement of the yacht is a bit off to me, though. * * * * * * * * * * * (27) Night view of a tree by the path (West Coast Park) (shot date: 3 Feb, post date: 5 Feb) ![]() Original photo Sony A200, 50mm, f2.0, 1/3 sec, ISO 200) Shot with tripod. I like the colours (muted a bit in Photoshop) and the tree in silouette. * * * * * * * * * * * (28) Night scene of a pathway (West Coast Park) (shot date: 3 Feb, post date: 5 Feb) ![]() Original photo Sony A200, 50mm, f1.7, 1/6 sec, ISO 400) Shot with tripod at a low position. Again, I like the muted colours, though the picture looks a bit noisy. * * * * * * * * * * * (29) Steps, shadow and barbed wire (shot date: 3 Feb, post date: 5 Feb) ![]() Original photo Sony A200, 50mm, f2.0, 1/3 sec, ISO 400) Shot with my tripod. This may be my favourite shot from the night. It was a bit further around from West Coast Park, along one of the inside roads. I noticed the shadow of the steps as I drove past, so stopped and took this shot. The colours have been muted in Photoshop. While I originally cursed the fence and barbed wire for blocking the view of the steps, I actually like the way it came out. * * * * * * * * * * * OK that's all I have got until next time. I'll be going to the Singapore Airshow on Sunday, so hope to have some mroe to share then. Cheers, Ben Edited by benruane, Feb 5 2010, 11:44 AM.
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| benruane | Feb 10 2010, 05:16 PM Post #13 |
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(30) Bicycle chain (shot date: 10 Feb, post date: 10 Feb) ![]() Testing my Helios 58mm f2.0 M42 manual lens. Focus is on the centre chain link. Picture cropped slightly. Camera: Sony A200 Focal length: 50 or 58mm * Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec Aperture: f1.7 or f2.0 * ISO: 100 * The lens has "58/2" printed on it, which I assumed to mean 58mm focal length with fixed aperture of f2.0. But the EXIF data records the focal length as 50mm and aperture of f1.7. I dont know which is right? I shot this in manual mode with the aperture wide open. The LCD display shows f1.7 (and this cannot be changed). Again, I don't know?! Original photo * * * * * * * * * * * (31) Basil (shot date: 10 Feb, post date: 10 Feb) ![]() Original photo Testing my Helios 58mm f2.0 M42 manual lens. Focus is on the centre basil leaf. Picture cropped slightly. Camera: Sony A200 Focal length: 50 or 58mm Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec Aperture: f1.7 or f2.0 ISO: 100 Same technical questions on focal length and aperture as with photo #30 (above). Anyway, I love this lens! I almost sold it and am now glad I didn't. It deserves more time to make its acquaintance! * * * * * * * * * * * That's all I have today. Thanks for viewing and I look forward to more feedback! Cheers, Ben |
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| benruane | Feb 11 2010, 11:19 AM Post #14 |
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(32) Friendly feline (shot date: 11 Feb, post date: 11 Feb) ![]() Original photo More testing on my Helios 58mm f2.0 M42 manual lens. Handheld shooting, manual camera setting. Focus is on the cat's right eye. Picture cropped slightly. Camera: Sony A200 Focal length: 50mm (or 58mm?) Shutter speed: 1/60 sec Aperture: f1.7 (or f2.0?) ISO: 100 Same technical questions on focal length and aperture as with the other photos from this Helios lens. In any case, we sure have some friendly cats around my block. Very comfortable in their environment and will happily come and say hi as you walk past. I miss having cats as pets. * * * * * * * * * * * Thanks for viewing and I look forward to more feedback! Cheers, Ben Edited by benruane, Feb 11 2010, 11:20 AM.
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| benruane | Feb 16 2010, 08:52 PM Post #15 |
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(33) Gratuitous bokeh of lights (shot date: 14 Feb, post date: 16 Feb) ![]() Original photo (Sony A200, 50mm, 3 individual shots merged) Well, once I started I couldn't help myself! * * * * * * * * * * * |
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| ttyh1812 | Feb 16 2010, 09:57 PM Post #16 |
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Bokeh of lights, nice... What was the focusing point to achieve this shot? |
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| benruane | Feb 17 2010, 06:15 AM Post #17 |
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(34) Dragonfly at Botanic Gardens (shot date: 30 Jan, post date: 17 Feb) ![]() Original photo (Sony A200, 50mm, f2.2, 1/320 sec, ISO 100) * * * * * * * * * * * |
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| benruane | Feb 17 2010, 06:23 AM Post #18 |
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Thanks for the comments! Well, there was NO focusing points for this shot. Or rather for these shots (as it is 3 individual photos merged together). The actual scene looked something like this (see pic below)... ... where I was standing at the foot of these pillars adorned with lights (the pillars were adorned, not me!). You'll know what I mean if you've been to Clarke Quay anytime recently. The 3 photos used in the merged shot are just different degrees of out-of-focus. I think everybody is allowed ONE example of gratuitous bokeh porn. This shall be mine! ![]() Cheers, Ben Edited by benruane, Feb 17 2010, 11:56 AM.
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| benruane | Feb 17 2010, 06:29 AM Post #19 |
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I'm picking up a couple of filters today; GND, ND4 and a Brown filter. Will be my first time experiencing creative filters, so I am looking forward to showing what I've done with them. Stay tuned! Cheers, Ben |
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| ttyh1812 | Feb 17 2010, 09:15 PM Post #20 |
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you did focused something at the top, and cropped away. I got it. |
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