liewwk Nature Photography Blog
we are keep looking for possible angle to get the reflection but too bad we fail to capture it ….
by the way … how many of us .. actually know it is a black and white while we shooting or convert it after it do not look good on the computer screen ? … and we should know what/how we edit our picture before press the shutter ….?
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 ..
and it is just simply a lucky day for me …
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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
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 …
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and e.g. of picture remove the additional external light source
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 ……
do not want to turn on torchlight or try to walk real slow and dark … any reason ?
I did above while I was hiking up Mount Batur, Bali, Indonesia ….and because something is on my left and it is so obvious …
almost reach top
while walking slow
more Bali pictures click HERE
Nightscape click HERE
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shoot this near afternoon …. and with the Big Stopper (Super ND) and GND .6s …I have ~12 stops to have my shutter open for 40sec to get the silky effect …
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As mentioned previous post , not much pictures on this trip … but still share some while I walking around the village …
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update 2012 Sept 4
update 2012 Aug 26
1 year aniversary for this beautiful place and I miss …
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the reflection of the Light Rays
The Goldenss (pest – the Golden Apple nail vs the Sunset)
and more will be share @
reflection is a good subject for landscape photographer … my Bali Guide (Agung) know where to look for it after with us for 2-3 days … 😀
let share some of my reflection series …
update 2012 Dec 6
1. Tanah Lot , Bali, Indonesia
2. Mount Batur, Bali, Indonesia
3. From US
4. from Johor Malaysia
5. from Kuala Lumpur, Puchong
6. star trail
7. all love reflection .. and most recent reflection posts
and more can view from my flickr and search “reflection” ….
while I started my landscape, many of forum friends had share with me all the “guidelines”/”rules” e.g. 2/3 horizontal line …etc …. appreciate that and I learn fast from everyone inputs….
as for now, I trying to share as much that in my mind to my gang, friends, workshop participants ..etc …. all the “guidelines” but I always emphasize .. while we trying to think and follow the “guidelines” , we can still capture what we love to capture as snapshot or follow own preference as this will make us enjoy the photography … rather stand there without any shutter press even the view is great ….
e.g. of this … I can’t make any good decision while the light (cloud on left top) moving real fast and if I still move myself to look for better angle then I definite will miss this beautiful sky …. there are nothing at foreground too …. if I make foreground 2/3 ….. so I decide to capture the view to share with other rather just view this myself ….
nothing wrong but it look not too attractive overall … but I will still capture 50/50 if I feel I have no choice … 😀
a place famous with rice terraces – Jatiluwih… a place I missed and will plan
to re-visit very soon in future …. an appetizer as our Guide (Agung claim) …
I love to see how the water filling up the paddy field and it will reflect whatever on
the sky 😀
few recent capture …
1. few steps outside my room while we have our Correct Exposure and Nightscape Workshop
2. a real beautiful one from Bali
3. Milky Pano
a time elapsed from Bali for Milky way move … and Star trail …..