Amateur Snapper - easy to absorb articles about composition rules, tips on photographing different subjects (such as sculptures, spider webs, water drops).
Presets Heaven - for those who use Adobe Lightroom in editing photos. I just love their "fashion shoot" preset.
OlyclubPH.com - a forum for all those who own an Olympus camera in the Philippines. I'm still trying to get valid login credentials, howerver.
Big Huge Labs - add captions to your photos, create vintage photo booth strips, photo calendars, Flickr DNA, etc. Check it out and have fun with your photos!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
entrance to the wharf
a photo i submitted to the dpp #29 issue (theme: HDR) which did not stand a chance to the works of the master photographers :)
i still think my work is decent enough and at least worth blogging about. this was taken hand-held around 2pm in the afternoon. the fisherman's wharf, which is just around 200 meters away from the ferry terminal, was the first of the many tourist destinations we visited in macau. this was during day 2 of our 3-day trip to HK.
my camera was already automatically set to produce bracketed shots because i was taking landscape images of the wharf. i realized i needed that in order to capture enough details on both the sky and subject. in the end, i forgot to remove bracketing and ended up shooting the door with three varying exposures as well. buti na lang kasi that gave me the flexibility to create this HDR image.
im not too happy with the framing and im somewhat bothered by the tilt. however, i love the golden colors produced. and in my mind, im imagining that these are doorways that will lead to a place that is truly grand and divine.
i still think my work is decent enough and at least worth blogging about. this was taken hand-held around 2pm in the afternoon. the fisherman's wharf, which is just around 200 meters away from the ferry terminal, was the first of the many tourist destinations we visited in macau. this was during day 2 of our 3-day trip to HK.
my camera was already automatically set to produce bracketed shots because i was taking landscape images of the wharf. i realized i needed that in order to capture enough details on both the sky and subject. in the end, i forgot to remove bracketing and ended up shooting the door with three varying exposures as well. buti na lang kasi that gave me the flexibility to create this HDR image.
im not too happy with the framing and im somewhat bothered by the tilt. however, i love the golden colors produced. and in my mind, im imagining that these are doorways that will lead to a place that is truly grand and divine.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
the one where the great buddha says hello
since 2001, i have wanted to visit the island of lantau and have my photo taken with the big buddha. after 8 years, my wish was granted.
among the many shots i have taken of the sitting buddha, this one came out a favorite because of the unusually friendly expression of the buddha's face. from other angles, it seems to me that the buddha looks too dignified, too formal and impersonal. from this angle however, he looks as if he smiles and waves "hello," as if he knows my name.
i took three shots from this angle, bracketing with a difference of 2/3 overall exposure. i thought this was a good idea especially since the subject was backlit and i had little time to figure out how to expose my subject correctly. i used photomatix in order to generate the HDR image and photoshop to adjust the hue and sharpen the image.
the visit to lantau was during the third day of our 3-day trip. so although i had to catch my breath in each of the 268 steps and sweat profusely during the ascend to the "altar of heaven", i can happily say that it was worth it. i have saved the best for last indeed.
among the many shots i have taken of the sitting buddha, this one came out a favorite because of the unusually friendly expression of the buddha's face. from other angles, it seems to me that the buddha looks too dignified, too formal and impersonal. from this angle however, he looks as if he smiles and waves "hello," as if he knows my name.
i took three shots from this angle, bracketing with a difference of 2/3 overall exposure. i thought this was a good idea especially since the subject was backlit and i had little time to figure out how to expose my subject correctly. i used photomatix in order to generate the HDR image and photoshop to adjust the hue and sharpen the image.
the visit to lantau was during the third day of our 3-day trip. so although i had to catch my breath in each of the 268 steps and sweat profusely during the ascend to the "altar of heaven", i can happily say that it was worth it. i have saved the best for last indeed.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
burst of colors
saw several plastic bags hanging by the back of a chair in the kitchen earlier today. the colors immediately attracted me and reminded me of an abstract photo which i saw from a magazine. i thought it may be interesting to create something like it.
i took my camera and chose a setting of 1/8 for the shutter speed. i shot the photo and tried zooming the lens out during exposure. after reviewing the output, i realized that i needed more time during exposure to exaggerate movement and create a more abstract pattern. i switched to manual mode and adjusted both shutter and aperture. the final setting for the photo is: 1/5, f5.6, iso 100.
i dont really do a lot of zooming in or out when taking photos, so that was the most challenging part for me. perhaps from the photo, you can see that my hands were a little shaky. thats my left hand trying to adjust the focal length, hehe. may pagka-pasmado kasi.
i took my camera and chose a setting of 1/8 for the shutter speed. i shot the photo and tried zooming the lens out during exposure. after reviewing the output, i realized that i needed more time during exposure to exaggerate movement and create a more abstract pattern. i switched to manual mode and adjusted both shutter and aperture. the final setting for the photo is: 1/5, f5.6, iso 100.
i dont really do a lot of zooming in or out when taking photos, so that was the most challenging part for me. perhaps from the photo, you can see that my hands were a little shaky. thats my left hand trying to adjust the focal length, hehe. may pagka-pasmado kasi.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Blue
one of the many photos taken while i was on my home from work. this one is along edsa, somewhere in the QC area perhaps. i had the window of the cab opened and my SLR in Shutter Priority mode (fixed at 1.3 seconds and the lowest ISO). i pointed the camera at anything that was illuminated such as commercial establishments, buses, taxi cabs, motorcycles and waiting sheds. that night, i thought that the quality and the amount of light is important, but not as important as your willingness to just let things happen.
once i saw that my settings were enough to capture interesting patterns and record streaks of light, i switched to point-and-shoot mode and had fun. i had so much fun that i kept shooting even while crossing the street. right there in the middle, hehe.
please feel free to visit the "abstract" set in my flickr for other photos taken that evening.
once i saw that my settings were enough to capture interesting patterns and record streaks of light, i switched to point-and-shoot mode and had fun. i had so much fun that i kept shooting even while crossing the street. right there in the middle, hehe.
please feel free to visit the "abstract" set in my flickr for other photos taken that evening.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Flickr Slideshow
Posts
