Based on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a Bird guide/photographer passionate nature which include flora, fauna, insects, birds, landscape and anything related to nature....
due to the CNY and some schedule job, sorry for postpone this
When : 7-8 Jan 2012
What : MACRO basic with Post Processing workshop
– understand basic light, DOF, and how to design own Diffuser
– setting for MACRO .. why , what to change
– Post Processing workflow , how I stack pictures
Where : Kuala Lumpur – PJ area
Who : those love nature, small tinny creatures … but prefer to own macro len, raynox, Extension tube… (but I have 1 Raynox, 1 set of Canon ET to borrow)
How Much : RM350 per person (MAX 8 ppl)
2/8 seat taken
... how to design diffuser for reflection object ...
I want and love to capture a lightning picture for long .. but I just have no luck so far .. even able to capture 1-2 strike (small or thin) one …
and it is not difficult to capture the lightning .. but it is as simple as how I shoot star
but we need the luck as it is not too much lightning will happen at close spot here …. as below picture, I was rushing for a project and saw the lighting non stop striking so I drove to near by place with a “path” to make my simple composition …. and I just can choose too much as the lightning only strike at this angle ..
… lightning …
and it is just simply a lucky day for me …
*** little sharing
I am not an expert of lighting photography, but I use the way I shoot star but as in the evening the shutter may not be too long so the capture can be 1-10s …. and we just have to merge multiple pictures into one if the lightning sequence is not too close ……
to extend the exposure , i make use of Lee Filter GND .9h as ND8 to extend the exposure 3 stops so .. I have more lightning capture into single frame … HOPE this help
As we know anything >1:1 macro, we have very limit DOF … I had it share before … what we DOF have while we shooting macro e.g. at crop body, F16 at 1:1 .. the dof we have is just ~1mm … so how we have more DOF ?
1. angle is important , if we want the main objects “focus”
e.g.
limit DOF
at certain angle, we have not possible to have both object focus .. e.g. choose one , shoot small to crop , or using stacking method I use (discuss before HERE)
by using the stacking … we can get both beetle focus as below
thanks Jamal & Ali to bringing us there for wonderful trip 2010 Oct … and I promise to make a re-visit there again but not fail to do so as 2011 just too many plans …
a place that good for landscape, human interest …. etc .. and my previous sharing HERE
people here are friendly, view here is gorgeous, food is good too …. so have to start plan one trip there again on 2012 ….
Night-scape we normally refer shooting in dark … or under bright moon light. But then the light source still very limit…. we can always make use of other light source to make our picture more dynamic
here are few samples , I try to make use of some other light sources …
1.
1. Camera LCD
2.
2. Highway and buildings …
3.
3. City & Camera LCD
4.
4. torch light
5.
5. city light on right
6.
6. moving torchlight
and e.g. of picture remove the additional external light source
same view as #6 but without the moving torchlight
As everyone say, photography is all about light ….. so observe carefully what other light you can make use in your frame to make better photo ……
CB-38 FT with QR70 | CB-32 FP with Fotopro QR | CB-32 FP with QR40
How I choose a ball head or you … good friction , weight and price
1. friction , we do not want our ball head fall lower down after we fix the composition … especially we shoot at portrait mode
WE DO NOT WHAT WE CAPTURED is not WHAT WE WANT 😀
2. weight, bigger ball head tend to have better friction but it weight
3. price, but do we got many good and cheap option ?
I own few head to put on my tripod and will slowly share those one by one … but today would like to share my main ball head which is FLM ball head which brought to you by Leephoto from German …..
I only have 2 of it which is CB-32FP & CB-38FT….
the P –> mean it come with the “Pan” nut/option and T —> come with both PAN and Tilt nut/option (view below video for more)
the ball head are solid, hold it and you feel the different.. even the price is bit high if use with the original quick release system .. but we do have option to use cheaper Manfrotto, fotopro quick release system to bring the cost down ….. and it still perform well…
some update pictures
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1. FLM CB 38FT with QRP70 – 38F with T5
LEFT – FLM CB38 FT with QRP70 RIGHT – FLM CB38 F with T5
2. Quick Release different FLM QRP70 – Fotopro T5
LEFT – FLM QRP70 RIGHT – Fotopro T5
3. FLM CB 38FT with QRP70 – 32F with QRP40
LEFT – FLM CB 38FT with QRP70 RIGHT – FLM 32F with QRP40
– this is a base to level the “ball head” so we can improve the panorama capture
– use when the tripod (or ground no flat or balance) so this leveling base can easily level the ball head base
LB60 with FLM 38FT
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few simple movie show how it work …
how to control tilt and Pan
– the pan is standard but tilt …. after you fix the composition and you want little up or down without affect your horizontal tilt ….i like this MOST ..
set the friction – Yes, we can control it
set the friction
loose friction or low number
tight friction or high number
– like this also .. i can just move my len without open/loose the ball head control …. even with heavy 70200 F2.8 len
