Frosty - Newbie Shot

[nonski]

Hi guys.... My first posting... One month old DSLR user.... Still learning...

Your C&Cs will be highly appreciated... Thanks!

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

nice sky. frosty is a distraction here. so is the railings, etc...

[Trigger Happy]

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt nice sky. frosty is a distraction here. so is the railings, etc...

[Trigger Happy]

but okay, seriously, frosty and the sky are nice, just try to avoid stuff like the railings et al in the bg, they take the mystery away, this looks like vivocity to me..
often times a photographer needs to change his/ her angle, even to the extent of lying prone, upside down or climbing to get a decent shot.

[nonski]

Trigger Ur right its vivo city.

I guess I understand what u mean about the railings and everything in the background. I actually tried to crop it but only frosty's head will be left visible . I think I need to exert more effort and try to find that best angle as you said. Don't have that ability yet.

Thanks for the advice bro. Got to practice and shoot more. Any other comments?

[babykailan]

the highlights in the clouds are overblown.

[nonski]

Quote: the highlights in the clouds are overblown

maybe because its only jpeg and then i experimented a bit with pp. got to learn how to pp also.... shiok man so many things to learn

i don't like shooting raw coz it gives me less shots with my cf card . smore... so lazy to pp

Thanks babe

[Trigger Happy]

Originally Posted by nonski Trigger Ur right its vivo city. I guess I understand what u mean about the railings and everything in the background. I actually tried to crop it but only frosty's head will be left visible . I think I need to exert more effort and try to find that best angle as you said. Don't have that ability yet. Thanks for the advice bro. Got to practice and shoot more. Any other comments?

simple, kneel. having a thick skin helps when kaypos stop to gawk at you. try it a few times, then you'd get used to it.

[nonski]

Quote: simple, kneel. having a thick skin helps when kaypos stop to gawk at you. try it a few times, then you'd get used to it.

don't have that my friend still very newbie, very shy... don't have the confidence yet. got to try it sometime though

thanks for all your comments and to you all.

[Trigger Happy]

Originally Posted by nonski don't have that my friend still very newbie, very shy... don't have the confidence yet. got to try it sometime though thanks for all your comments and to you all.

its easy. start by taking your camera out with you everyday (i do that 7 days a week, no joke), and shooting at anything interesting (sky, sunrise/ set, nice cars, interesting scenes, accidents etc etc). you'll find that we Singaporeans are a real gawking lot - dunno whats the big hang-up about someone with a dslr... but the point is, with each shot you take, each time you pull your camera out, you build upon your attitude and its all about you and the shot, gawkers and their comments don't matter anymore.

sorry for the OT here, but street photography is not usually shy-shy hit and run.

[borisi]

i like it. very refreshing. nice blue too.

[nonski]

Thanks borisi.... still amateur need to learn a lot

[nonski]

Quote: its easy. start by taking your camera out with you everyday

that's a nice suggestion... which leads me to another problem just bought a better lens to replace my kit lens and my cam does not fit my freebie camera bag anymore... wahhhh now need to buy a new one

when will the spending end....

Thanks again Trigger

[Trigger Happy]

Originally Posted by nonski when will the spending end....

NEVER.

[Youhong]

How bout bokeh the background?

[nonski]

How to do that? u mean by post processing? dont have cs2 leh and also dunno how to

Can u show a sample so this newbie can learn... thanks You

[Trigger Happy]

Originally Posted by nonski How to do that? u mean by post processing? dont have cs2 leh and also dunno how to Can u show a sample so this newbie can learn... thanks You

get picasa from google. its free, fast and is feature-packed. there's an effect called "soft focus" which will let you put everything out of the target area oof (you can define size and amount of fuzziness).

[nonski]

great! thanks again for the info...

ups to you Trigger