piano..

tionghan · 14th May 2007

first time posting pic , dunno if i post the pic correctly or not..
Fuji s5700
location : home
AP : 3.5
flash : disabled
Updated link
C&C pls

aim to focus on the last key of the piano and hope to achieve a 'distance' feeling... but didn't seems to get it right

Yatlapball · 14th May 2007

Uh.. Check your link again? I think it is incorrect.

tionghan · 14th May 2007

Originally Posted by Yatlapball

Uh.. Check your link again? I think it is incorrect.

thanks for reminding.. link updated

tribal.snake · 14th May 2007

very flat pic with no evident focus point.
very grainy
try cropping the pic on the left side, u dun need to show the end of the piano to depict a feeling of distance. tilt the angle of the camera for effect.

yehosaphat · 14th May 2007

If you wanna play with DOF, I suggest you redo with a tripod, and larger aperture. That will ease you of the high noise in your picture and create more depth.

I am not in favour of the white balance you chose as the notion of piano keys are white and black. Yours is orange...

Composition wise, try exploring shooting in portrait instead of landscape and see how it works out.

zac08 · 14th May 2007

Also reflection of the window is distracting to your image. And WB as mentioned is a very strong factor esp when you know the colour isn't as such.

watchdog · 14th May 2007

Picture a bit grainy. You should also close the curtains to eliminate the reflection of your lounge. Like the rest of the bros here say, a tripod will help tremendously in lowering the noise and allowing to use small aperture for maximum DOF.

centurion_sg · 14th May 2007

I'm not familiar with the Fuji S5700 but if I'm not wrong its largest aperture is f3.5. Might be better at the widest angle focal length because longer focal would "compress" the distance. To squeeze more obvious DOF effect might be difficult with such a lens.

tionghan · 14th May 2007

wanna thanks all for the C&C, really valuable.. with all the details to take note of.. no wonder photography is such a interesting hobby... really got so much more to learn ..
yes s5700 largest aperture is f3.5..
grainy is it becos i blow up the pic too bid or my hand shaking ? or wrong setting/skill?
the yellowish keyboard i think could be due to I on my living room yellow light ( no white light in the living room

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Will take note of all the C&C and will do another one and see if there's any improvement..

thanks again everyone

zac08 · 14th May 2007

Originally Posted by tionghan

wanna thanks all for the C&C, really valuable.. with all the details to take note of.. no wonder photography is such a interesting hobby... really got so much more to learn ..
yes s5700 largest aperture is f3.5..
grainy is it becos i blow up the pic too bid or my hand shaking ? or wrong setting/skill?
the yellowish keyboard i think could be due to I on my living room yellow light ( no white light in the living room )
Will take note of all the C&C and will do another one and see if there's any improvement..

thanks again everyone

Change the white balance to tungsten or incandescent and you may get back your white keys, try it.

tionghan · 14th May 2007

Originally Posted by zac08

Change the white balance to tungsten or incandescent and you may get back your white keys, try it.

cool... will try it

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tionghan Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 415	piano.. first time posting pic , dunno if i post the pic correctly or not.. Fuji s5700 location : home AP : 3.5 flash : disabled Updated link C&C pls aim to focus on the last key of the piano and hope to achieve a 'distance' feeling... but didn't seems to get it right Last edited by tionghan; 14th May 2007 at 10:00 AM.

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yehosaphat Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North Posts: 2,605	Re: piano.. If you wanna play with DOF, I suggest you redo with a tripod, and larger aperture. That will ease you of the high noise in your picture and create more depth. I am not in favour of the white balance you chose as the notion of piano keys are white and black. Yours is orange... Composition wise, try exploring shooting in portrait instead of landscape and see how it works out. __________________ Canon 5D mkII\|24-105mm F4 IS L\|70-200mm F4 IS L\|580EX\|and more coming! :P

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zac08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: East Posts: 10,966	Re: piano.. Also reflection of the window is distracting to your image. And WB as mentioned is a very strong factor esp when you know the colour isn't as such.

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watchdog New Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 49	Re: piano.. Picture a bit grainy. You should also close the curtains to eliminate the reflection of your lounge. Like the rest of the bros here say, a tripod will help tremendously in lowering the noise and allowing to use small aperture for maximum DOF.

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centurion_sg Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 271	Re: piano.. I'm not familiar with the Fuji S5700 but if I'm not wrong its largest aperture is f3.5. Might be better at the widest angle focal length because longer focal would "compress" the distance. To squeeze more obvious DOF effect might be difficult with such a lens. __________________ "...not taking what one doesn't desire is the hardest thing in the world" - Albert Camus

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tionghan Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 415	Re: piano.. wanna thanks all for the C&C, really valuable.. with all the details to take note of.. no wonder photography is such a interesting hobby... really got so much more to learn .. yes s5700 largest aperture is f3.5.. grainy is it becos i blow up the pic too bid or my hand shaking ? or wrong setting/skill? the yellowish keyboard i think could be due to I on my living room yellow light ( no white light in the living room ) Will take note of all the C&C and will do another one and see if there's any improvement.. thanks again everyone Last edited by tionghan; 14th May 2007 at 10:42 PM.