beside standard tools tripod, release cable, ….I using different filter for different situation and effect … e.g. I use super ND to clear silky effect on sunny day which discuss here.
I also make use of CPL to get better colors contrast, reflection, shot the clearness of the water …. sometime I do use it as ND filters too (2 stops) …
e.g. of the highlight of the coconut tree leaf on sunny day
without CPL with CPL but simply turn with CPL and turn/rotate to make less reflection/highlight
the usage of the CPL just like Photography, it never have right or wrong … it just what you prefer to see … but above e.g. is to show how we use to reduce the highlight of the reflective part of the coconut tree leaf
another e.g. to show the water reflection and the saturation of the overall picture
CPL on with rotation for reflectionCPL on with rotation for clear water capture
both sample above show different effect can be archive by rotating the CPL…..
For me, if you serious in Landscape CPL is a necessary tool that always near you so you can have what effect you would like have which not easy archive by other filters or post processing ….
sample
a sample of using CPL
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good news is the Marumi DHG CPL/DHG Super CPL are in-stock now… and thanks LeePhoto bringing in the such a good filters into market
Marumi DHG Circular PL(D)
contact me for price for COD near Kuala Lumpur/PJ/any place I reach …. or by courier service here
since last year July till now, I had travel to Malaysia East coast for 4-5 times but it never slow me down to make another visit but it rather make me feel I should visit there more often as a Landscape photographer .. it is a “heaven”, I would say I only explore <5% location up to Kuala Terengganu from Kuantan…. 31 March – 4 April 2011, me with other 8 friends decided to make a quick trip from Kuantan –> Pantai Kemasik (sunrise) –> Kuala Terengganu (Pantai Pandak & Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah) –> Kota Bahru (meeting www.photomalaysia.com event, Sri Tujuh…) –> Dungun (star, sunrise ….)
short 5d4n trip, we traveled ~1500KM, managed to capture beautiful sunrise, sunset, reflection, stars …. and Milky way from 2 places …
it going to be slow to share all pictures .. but let’s start this thread and I will be slowly post up the pictures into Terengganu series.
but let’s me start with 1st capture at Pantai Kemasik …
... under the Starry sky ...
and another after sunrise shot before we continue our journey …
... different interest ...
stay tune for more update pictures from beautiful East Coast, Malaysia
Update 6 April 2011 – everyone seem success capture the Milky way … congraz …
to make my life easier, I always keep this table with me while I use my 10 stops filter
10 stops exposure
1/1000
1 sec
1/800
1 sec
1/640
1 sec
1/500
2 sec
1/400
2 sec
1/320
3 sec
1/250
4 sec
1/200
5 sec
1/160
6 sec
1/125
8 sec
1/100
10 sec
1/80
12 sec
1/60
17 sec
1/50
20 sec
1/40
25 sec
1/30
34 sec
1/25
40 sec
1/20
51 sec
1/15
68 sec
1/13
78 sec
1/10
102 sec
1/8
128 sec
1/6
170 sec
1/5
204 sec
1/4
256 sec
1/3
341 sec
0.4
409 sec
0.5
512 sec
10/16
640 sec
10/13
787 sec
1
1024
for anything before 1/1000, our camera should able to give correct exposure … and for me anything more than 1000sec is almost too long to wait for .. so I will only use the filter
Even on day light ? At bright condition how we can get silky feel on sea/lake/river etc ….so normally we will use a big stop of ND and in the market have few well known
At daylight (Malaysia), even with smallest aperture & lowest ISO … we still will get something 1/400-1/100… e.g. even with 1/100 we will never get the silky effect
slow shutter at Dungun
and this was shoot early morning where already bright enough to fail you to make silky wave…by using the “Lee filter – Big Stopper” I shoot with exif below
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 116/1 second ===> 116 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 11/1 ===> ƒ/11
# ISO Speed Ratings = 200
# Original Date/Time = 2010:12:18 07:26:43
or with sun still on the horizon, I still able to make the shutter to 20s to create the silky as exif below sharing
... difficult to reach ...
5dm2 + 1635@18mm + Lee Big Stopper + Lee .9s GND
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 20/1 second ===> 20 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 9/1 ===> ƒ/9
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100
previous share on this super ND with some compare among Big Stopper vs Schneider
I will have a mini workshop for long exposure so I decide to make one South (Muar – Batu Pahat, Johor) …
this is not a full Workshop but I will share some tips
1. what tools - filter explanation - which filter to use
2. how to shoot Long Exposure
– how do we calculate the exposure time
– some experience what setting
– what’s best exposure for different effect
3. what accessories require for Long Exposure
4. Post Processing tips (my Long Exposure and Star PP workflow)
5. How I shoot Stars
this trip will limit to 4-6 participants and now 2 have been fill …..
*** update 23 March 2011 , 4 seat had been fill …..
*** update 28 March 2011, 6 seats had been fill … and this is close now !!!
RM499 will include
1. travel from KL
2. accommodation (we will have quick rest after sunset) (3 stars hotel 2 share 1room)
3. monitor calibration, if you bring yours notebook along
*** this is not a basic class, will assume participant already know basic of DSLR, A-mode, M-mode, exposure, Aperture, ISO, Bulb-mode (will share how to calculate for right exposure)
Contact me for different fee, if you arrange yours own transport …
Me and my gang was crazy with nightscape with stars since last year but too bad year end is not a good season for stars photography due to weather … so we stop for months and now we are back with full actions where we are thinking, dreaming of stars every moment .. and we also try to plan as much as possible stars chasing outing 😀
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. If you ever travel to Malaysia, Mosque build up are different and most of them are beautiful .. I love to see their beautiful architectural characteristics and most of them are build near lake and sea ..I am yet to have many good collection but think is good enough to start share my collection so far
1. Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah atau Masjid Terapung @Kuala Terengganu
2. Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin or Masjid Besi @Putrajaya
Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin or Masjid Besi
3. Masjid DQ @Kuala Kubu Bahru
Masjid DQ
4. Masjid Likas @Kota Kinabalu
Masjid Likas
5. Masjid As-Salam@Puchong, Selangor
… Masjid As-Salam …… Masjid As-Salam …
6. Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan
I have some other Mosque but yet to have good result to share .. so I will continue capture the beauty of other beautiful Mosque in future
I witness a ant-mimic male guide or seem protect the female .. I was observe it (~10-15min) hope for something interesting happen among the male A (with tag) and female
but suddenly another male (Male B) turn up and try to fight with the male (it happen so fast (<1-2s) and they end up at this position …
after the Male A got kill, male B look at the female for a while outside the web … but the female just run away …. (even before I can try to give her a close up shot)
I was there (drive ~20km) for a robberfly which I met one day before (and I don;t have my macro gears with me)…
but accidentally found this Ant-mimic for me .. never see this type … and not only new found but I witness an amazing moment … the both male fight for something !!!!!… (will share the other picture to show what it fight for later … need to little stack work on that)
... Ant-mimic jumping spider ...
and the moment they fight …
... fight for ? | Ant-mimic jumping spider ...
not a most beautiful ant-mimic that I saw before but this is a beautiful one too …
few types of Ant-mimic collection
1. An ant mimic spider of the genus myrmarachne that mimic Tetraponera rufonigra ant
Ant-mimic - Male myrmarachne
2. … Ant-mimic crab | Amyciaea lineatipes having prey …
