Bus Photography - Tips & Techniques
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
can be better.try not to have the bus as the biggest subject. it looks so dull, but no offence.
disclaimer:
all my views are from what i see through my own lenses(eyes). if you feel that im provoking your work, i got no intentions liddat.im not promoting tintinspartan's work here, but if you can see, his pictures are more outstanding as he made use of whatever is available, to fit both bus and background together. if you wanna flame me for being friends with him, please proceed on.
Hi.
please compare this shot
to afiq's "to fit both bus and background together"
I also used whatever was available. The bus is also the subject too. But i do believe my picture is better than Afiq as Afiq's pictures are too heavily edited till the original passion and feeling are gone.
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Originally posted by Rk 2010:
Are you that sure that his pictures are more outstanding? His pictures are not original as they are heavily edited. Stop praising his works and wake up to your own ideas la. Go ahead and learn from him, trust me, you wouldnt get it right.
here is two pictures i took.
i regret to say this but
yr shots are boring.
btw, tell the whole bus community to befriend me just because im friends with afiq. would be glad if you do so (:
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
Hi.
please compare this shot
to afiq's "to fit both bus and background together"
I also used whatever was available. The bus is also the subject too. But i do believe my picture is better than Afiq as Afiq's pictures are too heavily edited till the original passion and feeling are gone.
this pic is being composed in a good way. keep it up!! :D
yeah, the only thing that spoils his bus pics, are his pics being edited too much. touch up abit here and there is good. but not too much.
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
i regret to say this but
yr shots are boring.
btw, tell the whole bus community to befriend me just because im friends with afiq. would be glad if you do so (:
So what if my shots are boring, i have even more good shots than you. Do I look like I care about your comments? No. Why? Because I do not have time to handle trivial matters than to larger matters.
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Originally posted by SBS8033D:
Haha, thanks for ur comments. Will improve my shots, coz the speed is quite slow, i would say..... so I can take this only.
haha, its okay. we learn and share what we know with each other.
as long as everyone is willing to learn, everything will be okay.
(: shoot more, post more, learn more.
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Originally posted by Rk 2010:
So what if my shots are boring, i have even more good shots then you. Do i look like i care about your comments? No. Why? Because I do not have time to handle trivial matters than to larger matters.
Cheers!!!
you must learn to accept criticisms. (:this is just between us bus fans. wait till you go to the photographic society, such as clubsnaps and such. their hot comments will make you feel that you are gonna blow.
(: shoot more, post more, learn more
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all my skills in taking bus photographs, ok. not only buses, was from the way of shooting things in a different perspective.
shoot according to rule of thirds. try not to place the subject, as in this case, the bus, in the middle frame of the picture. can try to put it into one of the boxes in the rule of third to make it nicer.
photos wont be processed just like that. like you take, then post. go through some editing processes. touch up abit, but not too much or else you will spoil the true image you want to show.
(: shoot more, post more, learn more
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Originally posted by SBS8033D:
Want some comments on the following pic I have taken just now:
Although Interception_7 is technically correct, to have the bus as the bigger subject (of course, not literally bigger as in your picture
) or he suddenly pop out saying he not promoting TTS work (don't care him) , but there are other ways to make the bus as the subject without compromising on the background. Here are a few shots i think can help you get the general idea.This shot, the bus is the bigger subject, but not literally.
Don't try to use this kind of angle cuz the shot will turn out ugly. I literally stood in front of the bus the BC looked at me before turning
Using soft sunset light. A romantic moment between your...*ahem* i going off topic lol. Well, the picture sometimes turn out pretty nicely
And of course, there's the squat and shoot angle
More obvious squat and shoot, although you may attract looks from passerbys :p. And of course when the front axle of the bus is turned, it'll look even better.
And lastly, interception_7's boring shots -_-. I feel it's too common an angle that's why it's probably look until boring. It isn't boring. at all
Although i may have to defend rk2010. In what way is my shot and his shot boring, since it's both shot at the same angle?
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oh well.
there are many more techniques. can try panning. (:
sometimes, if in hurry, cant select on a nice angle. so just point and shoot.
but if got alot of time, i usually find a spot to take the picture. (:
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
oh well.
there are many more techniques. can try panning. (:
sometimes, if in hurry, cant select on a nice angle. so just point and shoot.
but if got alot of time, i usually find a spot to take the picture. (:
Oh ya care to explain why rk2010 and one of my shot at the same angle as him is boring?Panning shot -
Put in manual mode, set ISO to 100, autofocus ready, put the AF box to the bus, while following the bus in the AF box, press the shoot button and capture the shot. i think this is the steps lol. But abit hard to take. Seems like the bus must be moving quite fast too.
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
Oh ya care to explain why rk2010 and one of my shot at the same angle as him is boring?Panning shot -
Put in manual mode, set ISO to 100, autofocus ready, put the AF box to the bus, while following the bus in the AF box, press the shoot button and capture the shot. i think this is the steps lol. But abit hard to take. Seems like the bus must be moving quite fast too.
'nuff said.its always the bus popping out first. cant you guys find another way to photograph things? must it always be buses as the main subject?
use abstract shots la. LoL.
panning, just need set shutter speed. focus on the subject. drag along yr camera according the subject. press the shutter. walla, you get one. need more practice when doing panning. try to set 1/80 to give the background a sense of speed. if subject is blur, ensure you focus on the subject when its coming nearer. not focusing from far then the subject come then you snap.
too bad, my prosumer is under repair. no shots to show you all.
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
'nuff said.its always the bus popping out first. cant you guys find another way to photograph things? must it always be buses as the main subject?
use abstract shots la. LoL.
panning, just need set shutter speed. focus on the subject. drag along yr camera according the subject. press the shutter. walla, you get one. need more practice when doing panning. try to set 1/80 to give the background a sense of speed. if subject is blur, ensure you focus on the subject when its coming nearer. not focusing from far then the subject come then you snap.
too bad, my prosumer is under repair. no shots to show you all.
'nuff said too.i mean, this is a bus forum, usually you'll find photos of buses. Didn't you have your own Photography forum? i believe you can find the abstract shots there.
A quiet town.
Twins
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Originally posted by TIB537B:
i mean, this is a bus forum, usually you'll find photos of buses.
yes i know this is a bus forum, where i will usually find photos of buses.but must it be in a way where, buses are photograhed in a general way?
that is why i said, it'll be too boring to see. even if its on a different location, different time, different mode.
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
yes i know this is a bus forum, where i will usually find photos of buses.but must it be in a way where, buses are photograhed in a general way?
that is why i said, it'll be too boring to see. even if its on a different location, different time, different mode.
uh huh, i also got take the bus shots in a different way, sometimes need luck and calculation too. It's evident up there at the post, although lately i haven't post such pictures. This isnt Singapore Photography forum.And yes, although the buses are photographed in a general way, general angle there is no need to say it is boring.
And interception_7, the pictures and shots are not boring as boring is -> Uninteresting and tiresome and dull. It's just that it is common that is why you feel that there's no excitement.
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With reference to Interception_7's edited post, in which he mentioned about the rules of third, You do not need to follow all the advice.
See this from Dave:-
Originally posted by Powered_By_CNG:Here's my advice.
1. .....
2. Don't be afraid to break all the rules of photography. Take photos at unusual angles. Experiment with perspective/point-of-view. Who said the horizon needs to be horizontal? Who said wide-angle lenses should only be used for landscapes? Who said telephoto lenses should only be used for portraits and wildlife?
3. .....
4.And my biggest piece of advice yet, don't be afraid of anything. Just go out there and take photographs. The best way to learn how to photograph transport vehicles is by going out there and photographic them!
Regards,
DaveDon't follow all the rules, as photography is a live art, there is no hard and fast rules to follow. What is acceptable to you may not be acceptable to somebody else. Just listen the advice, and see what you can learn from there.
As for TTS' photos, I only have the following comments:-
1) Some of the photos are resized too small to see any details of the bus itself.
2) Don't use photoshop or other photo editing software to edit the photos until the contrast looks way out of this world. If you have it, you have it, no point in using software to correct flaws in your photo taking techniques.
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fine.
you win.
im just stating facts of photography.
once a while break the rules is okay, but did it say everytime?
im sooooo self centered. my words here are final. im in a bus forum. where people here are all sooooo self centered.
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
fine.
you win.
im just stating facts of photography.
once a while break the rules is okay, but did it say everytime?
im sooooo self centered. my words here are final. im in a bus forum. where people here are all sooooo self centered.
Dear Interception_7, please read your own words:-Originally posted by Interception_7:
you must learn to accept criticisms. (:this is just between us bus fans. wait till you go to the photographic society, such as clubsnaps and such. their hot comments will make you feel that you are gonna blow.
(: shoot more, post more, learn more
So, please take it as a form of learning. I am not here to shoot you until you give up. I am just pointing out what I feel.In fact, by all means follow the rules of third. I have just said that photography is a live art.
So, don't take it so hard.
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my version of panning shot
http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=16845291&owner=SBS9159T
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Originally posted by demag_ac:
With reference to Interception_7's edited post, in which he mentioned about the rules of third, You do not need to follow all the advice.
See this from Dave:-
Don't follow all the rules, as photography is a live art, there is no hard and fast rules to follow. What is acceptable to you may not be acceptable to somebody else. Just listen the advice, and see what you can learn from there.
As for TTS' photos, I only have the following comments:-
1) Some of the photos are resized too small to see any details of the bus itself.
2) Don't use photoshop or other photo editing software to edit the photos until the contrast looks way out of this world. If you have it, you have it, no point in using software to correct flaws in your photo taking techniques.
Agreed.
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you can agree for all you want. i dont care.
you cant force the person not to play around with the rules and such.
its all from the photographers mind.
you can shoot me for all you want.
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since you say, you are pointing out what you feel.
so im also pointing out whatever i feel.
its like you are a wildlife photographer, and imma model photographer. wildlife need speed to capture precious moments. model need good DOF to get a best portrait.
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
you can agree for all you want. i dont care.
you cant force the person not to play around with the rules and such.
its all from the photographers mind.
you can shoot me for all you want.
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since you say, you are pointing out what you feel.
so im also pointing out whatever i feel.
its like you are a wildlife photographer, and imma model photographer. wildlife need speed to capture precious moments. model need good DOF to get a best portrait.
nobody is against you at all.....
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
my version of panning shot
http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=16845291&owner=SBS9159T
SBS9159T wor. -
Originally posted by Interception_7:
you can agree for all you want. i dont care.
you cant force the person not to play around with the rules and such.
its all from the photographers mind.
you can shoot me for all you want.
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since you say, you are pointing out what you feel.
so im also pointing out whatever i feel.
its like you are a wildlife photographer, and imma model photographer. wildlife need speed to capture precious moments. model need good DOF to get a best portrait.
You are contradicting yourself.......
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Originally posted by jayh272416:
my version of panning shot
http://www.shareapic.net/content.php?id=16845291&owner=SBS9159T
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
settings?1/50 shutter speed
aperture 4
exposure -1
ISO 80