gossip.. gossip..

joanne_zh · 16th July 2006

comments appreciated, thx ~

andrOo · 16th July 2006

Newbie's comment..

Seems like the center cupboard colour is very different from the other 2 at the sides, and the pic's is taken at high ISO speed? Cause the pics look grainy. And maybe cropping away the partial cupboard on the extreme right will make the pic look nicer..

joanne_zh · 16th July 2006

thanks andrOo for your great comments for a newbie shooter.. :P
yep i always had problem deciding where to crop up to..:x
ISO was 200 i think.. my PNS is not too great at noise control..:P

eel · 17th July 2006

Good effort and title.

Watch out for the blown out highlights on the figure hanging on the left. No detail left there for us to discern what if its a clown or what? Agree that a slightly tighter crop of the left and right would work better.

Maybe should try this in B/W.

G-man · 17th July 2006

Originally Posted by joanne_zh

comments appreciated, thx ~
http://static.flickr.com/71/188456400_8e31d12874_o.jpg

Composition aside, this has a lovely sense of wit and humour. Agree that you should crop out the existing cupboard on the extreme left of the shot.

Any chance you can instead go in close to the 2 bears and have a full frame shot with your camera's macro mode?

joanne_zh · 17th July 2006

thanks for the helpful comments, eel & G-man ~
guess lighting is a bit harsh.. (window light from the left)
must go back and re-shoot / zoom in..:P

G-man · 17th July 2006

Oh wait a moment.... I just realised something....

That lone teddy bear hanging by the keychain on the extreme left CAN add a little spice to the whole story. It looks like the 2 other teddy bears are gossiping about that lone teddy bear and it feels ostracised.

joanne_zh · 17th July 2006

hehe.. bingo ~ :P
he looks so poor thing hor? :x

G-man · 17th July 2006

Ya so what you can try to do is shoot from his angle, meaning from the left, and focus on the 2 bears behind while blurring the front one out, or vice versa. Of course that means you need to play on aperture settings, using a wider aperture but seeing as how light is coming from that side, that problem might already be solved for you.

See how it goes lah, but do show us the other angles when you can ok?

joanne_zh · 17th July 2006

gotcha ~ thanks G-man for all your helpful suggestions ~ ~ ~ :P

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joanne_zh Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 84	gossip.. gossip.. comments appreciated, thx ~

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andrOo Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: senGkanG Posts: 480	Re: gossip.. gossip.. Newbie's comment.. Seems like the center cupboard colour is very different from the other 2 at the sides, and the pic's is taken at high ISO speed? Cause the pics look grainy. And maybe cropping away the partial cupboard on the extreme right will make the pic look nicer.. Last edited by andrOo; 16th July 2006 at 10:25 AM.

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joanne_zh Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 84	Re: gossip.. gossip.. thanks andrOo for your great comments for a newbie shooter.. :P yep i always had problem deciding where to crop up to..:x ISO was 200 i think.. my PNS is not too great at noise control..:P

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eel Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thomson Posts: 825	Re: gossip.. gossip.. Good effort and title. Watch out for the blown out highlights on the figure hanging on the left. No detail left there for us to discern what if its a clown or what? Agree that a slightly tighter crop of the left and right would work better. Maybe should try this in B/W.

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joanne_zh Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 84	Re: gossip.. gossip.. thanks for the helpful comments, eel & G-man ~ guess lighting is a bit harsh.. (window light from the left) must go back and re-shoot / zoom in..:P

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G-man Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colony Side 7 Posts: 450	Re: gossip.. gossip.. Oh wait a moment.... I just realised something.... That lone teddy bear hanging by the keychain on the extreme left CAN add a little spice to the whole story. It looks like the 2 other teddy bears are gossiping about that lone teddy bear and it feels ostracised.

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joanne_zh Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 84	Re: gossip.. gossip.. hehe.. bingo ~ :P he looks so poor thing hor? :x

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G-man Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colony Side 7 Posts: 450	Re: gossip.. gossip.. Ya so what you can try to do is shoot from his angle, meaning from the left, and focus on the 2 bears behind while blurring the front one out, or vice versa. Of course that means you need to play on aperture settings, using a wider aperture but seeing as how light is coming from that side, that problem might already be solved for you. See how it goes lah, but do show us the other angles when you can ok?

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joanne_zh Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 84	Re: gossip.. gossip.. gotcha ~ thanks G-man for all your helpful suggestions ~ ~ ~ :P