Chinatown

andante · 23rd January 2009

Hello, like to share some pictures taken during a walkabout in Chinatown 2 weeks back. The streets were packed with people getting new year stuff for the festive celebrations.

bwilly · 23rd January 2009

the colours look abit odd.. using flash I suppose n those without, a fair bit of noise.

playplay · 23rd January 2009

Yeah.. your flash too bright. Did you use FEC?

andante · 23rd January 2009

Originally Posted by playplay

Yeah.. your flash too bright. Did you use FEC?

I'm using a panasonic pns. I don't think the built in flash has FEC. Anyway i post processed the photos. Perhaps I overdid some.

andante · 23rd January 2009

Originally Posted by andante

I'm using a panasonic pns. I don't think the built in flash has FEC.

I take back my words, I am able to adjust the amount of flash light from the inbuilt flash. However my camera does not adjust accordingly to compensate the flash. I suppose I have to shoot more to know how much flash I need. Thanks

bwilly · 23rd January 2009

after awhile you will know your flash strength n how come compensation u need to adjust accordingly.

For night shots, you can try to shoot in higher ISO to capture the mood, than having the whole scene light up. Especially 2D feel.

aladynna · 24th January 2009

The second picture's yellows look a tad washed out. However it looks rather interesting at the same time, in an 'old picture' sort of way. Maybe u can add some noise to the image using photoshop to recreate something of that sort?

I like the one with the array of sweets. Colourful!

KangS · 24th January 2009

Can't really comment about the pictures and their framing and stuff as I'm pretty poor at this sort of street shooting. But I do think the PP'ing done on some of the photos look rather off... Ever checked if your monitor display settings are off ? Or are you trying to convey a certain style ? If so, perhaps you should keep all the pictures consistent.

Personal preference for me is to keep the colours in a picture as 'natural' as they can be while looking vibrant... though some have other preferences. And some of the picts have too much 'dark' areas. I think they would look better if you lifted the levels in the dark areas a little bit to reveal more in the pictures while not detracting away from the main subject matter ?

Probably try to take some this evening to see if I can catch anything nice there... But I think the hordes will be out in full force... and it'll be tough!!

23rd January 2009	#1
andante Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 74	Chinatown Hello, like to share some pictures taken during a walkabout in Chinatown 2 weeks back. The streets were packed with people getting new year stuff for the festive celebrations. __________________ Panasonic Lumix FZ-8 \| 一言を持って、その賢愚を知る............

23rd January 2009	#2
bwilly Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Woodlands Posts: 1,835	Re: Chinatown the colours look abit odd.. using flash I suppose n those without, a fair bit of noise. __________________ Canon EOS 50D • 24-105mm f4 L IS • 70-200mm f/4 L • 50mm f/1.8 [b] •

23rd January 2009	#3
playplay Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Choa Chu Kang Posts: 396	Re: Chinatown Yeah.. your flash too bright. Did you use FEC? __________________ My Humble Portfolio

23rd January 2009	#6
bwilly Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Woodlands Posts: 1,835	Re: Chinatown after awhile you will know your flash strength n how come compensation u need to adjust accordingly. For night shots, you can try to shoot in higher ISO to capture the mood, than having the whole scene light up. Especially 2D feel. __________________ Canon EOS 50D • 24-105mm f4 L IS • 70-200mm f/4 L • 50mm f/1.8 [b] •

24th January 2009	#7
aladynna Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 74	Re: Chinatown The second picture's yellows look a tad washed out. However it looks rather interesting at the same time, in an 'old picture' sort of way. Maybe u can add some noise to the image using photoshop to recreate something of that sort? I like the one with the array of sweets. Colourful! __________________ The webpage: aladynna.com The Flickr: aladynna@flickr

24th January 2009	#8
KangS Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 892	Re: Chinatown Can't really comment about the pictures and their framing and stuff as I'm pretty poor at this sort of street shooting. But I do think the PP'ing done on some of the photos look rather off... Ever checked if your monitor display settings are off ? Or are you trying to convey a certain style ? If so, perhaps you should keep all the pictures consistent. Personal preference for me is to keep the colours in a picture as 'natural' as they can be while looking vibrant... though some have other preferences. And some of the picts have too much 'dark' areas. I think they would look better if you lifted the levels in the dark areas a little bit to reveal more in the pictures while not detracting away from the main subject matter ? Probably try to take some this evening to see if I can catch anything nice there... But I think the hordes will be out in full force... and it'll be tough!! Last edited by KangS; 24th January 2009 at 11:48 AM.