20 Apr 2007: IR @ Ubin

[night86mare]

Some shots I took yesterday at Ubin.. =)

#1


#2


#3


#4


#5


All C&C welcome, thanks for viewing!

[teerex]

You have really progressed a lot in such a short time.

Your pp is so much better, more controls in the colors of your results.
Sharper pics too.

I prefer this lot of pics as compared to some of your previous which are portrait orientated. My opinion is that landscapes should be presented in landscape orientation (hence the name). But of course there are exceptions.

You're using a different camera for these shots. K100D?

Thanks for sharing.

[Dennis]

I like #1 & #5 but #1 would be better if it has better contrast.

[Morphis]

Originally Posted by night86mare Some shots I took yesterday at Ubin.. =) #5 All C&C welcome, thanks for viewing!

No way. Tats not Ubin.
It looks like some North American snowy coast with snow capped trees.

Well done for da short trip 'out of town' TkQ

[vortex]

wow....some 'normal' shots from u?!

Good stuff anyways....can definitely see your progression.

But nothing here really catches my eye

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by teerex You have really progressed a lot in such a short time. Your pp is so much better, more controls in the colors of your results. Sharper pics too. I prefer this lot of pics as compared to some of your previous which are portrait orientated. My opinion is that landscapes should be presented in landscape orientation (hence the name). But of course there are exceptions. You're using a different camera for these shots. K100D? Thanks for sharing.

Thanks teerex, I try. =D

Yes, using K100D, no hot spot on kit lens, so I am allowed to use F/8.0 and smaller apertures. Finally!

Thank you for your comments! =) Much appreciated.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Dennis I like #1 & #5 but #1 would be better if it has better contrast.

I know what you mean, hehe.

#1 is HDR, I think I shouldn't have merged it but delete finger too itchy, so the originally normally exposed one is gone. If you check the sky the clouds are blurred quite badly, I like the house, but I do not like the sky for this shot.. =( Did try to play with Curves but will end up enhancing the unnatural blur in the clouds. Will try to Patch it up when I'm in the mood, hehe.

Thanks! =D

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Morphis No way. Tats not Ubin. It looks like some North American snowy coast with snow capped trees. Well done for da short trip 'out of town' TkQ

Hehe, yeah, IR gives you that feeling huh. Thanks for the kind comments! =)

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by vortex wow....some 'normal' shots from u?! Good stuff anyways....can definitely see your progression. But nothing here really catches my eye

Thanks, bro.

[pogeeako]

looks very cool. too bad that my d80 didn't work well on IR

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by pogeeako looks very cool. too bad that my d80 didn't work well on IR

Hehe, grab an old D70 and mod it la!

[StanGetz]

I muz say you are really improving by leaps and bounds! Nice shots!
#2 works for me..would prefer it with a longer shutter speed to freeze the water.

[photoexpress]

#1 and #5 are nice... Guess I and Dennis prefer to have #1 more contrast.

Good work!

Cheers!

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by StanGetz I muz say you are really improving by leaps and bounds! Nice shots! #2 works for me..would prefer it with a longer shutter speed to freeze the water.

Thank you StanGetz! =)

Yeah, come to think of it much more static water would have given the shot a better feel, didn't realise that. =/

Originally Posted by photoexpress #1 and #5 are nice... Guess I and Dennis prefer to have #1 more contrast. Good work! Cheers!

Thank you! =)

[Montmelo]

#5 is my favourite among them.
Personally, i'd try to get the sky a little darker shade of blue.

This new cam of yours works well for IR pictures Nice & sharp

[teerex]

Originally Posted by night86mare Thanks teerex, I try. =D Yes, using K100D, no hot spot on kit lens, so I am allowed to use F/8.0 and smaller apertures. Finally! Thank you for your comments! =) Much appreciated.

So now able to shoot with a better DOF. The K100D is good for IR leh! I'm going to include. that up in the Cameras Capable Sticky.

Saw your posts of the color pics done with the K100D also. Hey portrait orientations also works well for landscapes, I was wrong.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Montmelo #5 is my favourite among them. Personally, i'd try to get the sky a little darker shade of blue. This new cam of yours works well for IR pictures Nice & sharp

Yeah, I chose it because it seemed quite good for IR, and I like the on-body IS. Well, better than most of the other choices out there at catering to my needs, hehe.

Thanks! Need to get the correct WB on-cam, getting pinkish photos out of cam despite fiddling for half an hour on leaves and shrubs with the IR filter on, quite sian.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by teerex So now able to shoot with a better DOF. The K100D is good for IR leh! I'm going to include. that up in the Cameras Capable Sticky. Saw your posts of the color pics done with the K100D also. Hey portrait orientations also works well for landscapes, I was wrong.

Portrait landscapes work, in my opinion, if you have interesting foreground. Can include both the sky and the foreground.

If no interesting foreground then landscape would probably be better, if the scene is suitable "wide", hehe. Just a personal view la.

Yes, it is very good for IR! <3 <3 And I love the options that open up now, glad that I got it earlier than planned, hehe. Though it is significantly different from prosumer (H2) when I take, must compose without filter and then screw on filter, is a lot less hassle than I thought. =)

[Montmelo]

Originally Posted by night86mare Yeah, I chose it because it seemed quite good for IR, and I like the on-body IS. Well, better than most of the other choices out there at catering to my needs, hehe. Thanks! Need to get the correct WB on-cam, getting pinkish photos out of cam despite fiddling for half an hour on leaves and shrubs with the IR filter on, quite sian.

Did you try playing around with exposure settings when you do your white balance? Maybe set to negative EV.

[night86mare]

Originally Posted by Montmelo Did you try playing around with exposure settings when you do your white balance? Maybe set to negative EV.

Did, even set up tripod to take custom WB, hehe.

Negative EV.. Hmm, will try next time, haven't been playing with EV much..