Some pictures I took today..
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Thank you too...you guys keep us goingOriginally posted by AngelMissy:beautiful pictures... gives me the thought of hving a photographer like that to help me snap a few pics protraying my quiet and peaceful self in black n white in the busy streets of Sg... reminds me of my childhood days when my aunty n uncle brought my elder sister n cousins on a photoshooting trip... brought back my childhood memories...thank u.
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We went to the Darling Harbour fireworks last Sunday... here are some pics!
The fireworks were held to celebrate the end of the Jazz festival held at the Darling Harbour itself!
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I like the first pic..what aperture did you use?
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Talented photographer
Nice shots...look professional -
Okay, I'll play.
Fall colours on the street in my neighbourhood.
A close-up of the tree just outside my house.
Another tree. Really!
Images were taken last fall (2004) with a Canon PowerShot A80 digicam, with no post-processing.
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Lovely shots, MG! Nice neighbourhood you live in!
And Welcome to Club 30! -
ah..I have Canon Powershot A95..but I don't really know how to use it professionally, I mean, to make my pictures look nice...mostly mine looks amateurish
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I definitely second that..where do you live Meia?Originally posted by Rhonda:Lovely shots, MG! Nice neighbourhood you live in!
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Thank you for the kind words and warm welcome.
When I am taking pictures outdoors in bright sunlight, I normally just leave the A80 in the AUTO mode. The results are acceptable most of the time.Originally posted by rainee:ah..I have Canon Powershot A95..but I don't really know how to use it professionally, I mean, to make my pictures look nice...mostly mine looks amateurish.
The nice thing about the PowerShot digicams is they have enough manual settings and functions to please the more demanding "prosumer" user, but you'll have to wade through a pretty thick user manual to learn all the features.
I live in a suburb of this city:Originally posted by LazerLordz:I definitely second that..where do you live Meia?
Any guesses?
(The image was taken earlier this year with my A80, but I cropped away the bottom half as the freeway signage would have revealed the location.)
By the way, LazerLordz, your black and white images earlier in this thread were definitely studio-grade. Very nicely done!
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Aperture? Dunno. I very mountain turtle.Originally posted by LazerLordz:I like the first pic..what aperture did you use?
The camera I use is a Canon A80. Here's some more photos for everyone!
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SydneyLibrarian,
Very nice images. Plus, it's nice to encounter another A80 user.
By the way, can I assume from your handle that you are currently residing in Australia?
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Thanks MG regarding my black and white imagesOriginally posted by Meia Gisborn:Thank you for the kind words and warm welcome.
I live in a suburb of this city:
Any guesses?
(The image was taken earlier this year with my A80, but I cropped away the bottom half as the freeway signage would have revealed the location.)
By the way, LazerLordz, your black and white images earlier in this thread were definitely studio-grade. Very nicely done!
MG. Hmm,do you live in Baltimore? -
Nope. According to my GPS receiver, you're off by about 9647 miles or 15525 kilometers.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Hmm,do you live in Adelaide?
Looks like I replied when you were editing your message.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Hmm,do you live in Baltimore?
Nope again! My GPS receiver puts downtown Baltimore at a distance of 936 miles (1507 kilometers) from my current location.
But you do have the right continent.
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Yea agree...so thick and I haven't really finished reading it yet so there are a lot of functions which are unknown to me but I know are there...Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:Thank you for the kind words and warm welcome.
I live in a suburb of this city:
When I am taking pictures outdoors in bright sunlight, I normally just leave the A80 in the AUTO mode. The results are acceptable most of the time.
The nice thing about the PowerShot digicams is they have enough manual settings and functions to please the more demanding "prosumer" user, but you'll have to wade through a pretty thick user manual to learn all the features. -
Phew......speechless..........my jaw like dropped. Wow! Such good quality pix!!
Lordz: ......you GOT IT man!!! Keep it rolling and coming. Good luck with the World Day thing. Spread your name.......far and wide!!!!
Syd: your camera not bad also and of course your skills. Nice night view, was the the Sydney Harbour? But no see Opera House ley?
MG : how come you got maple leafs? You are in BC? I didn't say Ontario because the streets do not have that kind of post box.
Actually, I have pix of my cherry tomato plants and chilli plants but after seeing the standard here, alamak....pai seh. Too "disposable camera" quality liao.
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Phew......speechless..........my jaw like dropped. Wow! Such good quality pix!!
Digital camera technology has come a long way, hasn't it? You snap a picture, take a look at the result on the LCD screen immediately, and if it isn't to your satisfaction, you make a few adjustments and retake the picture. Gone are the days of waiting for the photo to be chemically developed to ascertain if it came out right.
Automating the technicalities of picture-taking (selection of shutter speed and aperture setting, lighting conditions, etc.) frees up the photographer to concentrate on the compositional aspects, resulting in pictures like LazerLordz's very evocative black-and-white images seen earlier in this thread.MG : how come you got maple leafs? You are in BC? I didn't say Ontario because the streets do not have that kind of post box.
Well, LazerLordz is trying to zero in on my location on the basis of the skyline image above. And he's getting warmer.
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Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:
Thanks, MG
SydneyLibrarian,
[b]Very nice images. Plus, it's nice to encounter another A80 user.
By the way, can I assume from your handle that you are currently residing in Australia?
MG[/b] But I'm just a beginner
Yep! I'm residing in the city where the good ol' Coat Hanger is!
I guess you're in North America / Canada, judging by the pics of the houses you've got there? (I've never seen houses in Aus with that type of building structure before...) -
Thanks littlestream!Originally posted by littlestream:Phew......speechless..........my jaw like dropped. Wow! Such good quality pix!!
Lordz: ......you GOT IT man!!! Keep it rolling and coming. Good luck with the World Day thing. Spread your name.......far and wide!!!!
Syd: your camera not bad also and of course your skills. Nice night view, was the the Sydney Harbour? But no see Opera House ley?
MG : how come you got maple leafs? You are in BC? I didn't say Ontario because the streets do not have that kind of post box.
Actually, I have pix of my cherry tomato plants and chilli plants but after seeing the standard here, alamak....pai seh. Too "disposable camera" quality liao. Just starting to learn lah. Have always been interested in photography - started when I was in my late teens & did that as part of my coursework but never took up the interest much after that. I guess I'm like my dad - got the interest! He had 8 cameras - all ranging from those olden type 'wooden box' cameras to the hi-tech digital ones!
Hey, share your pix of your plants leh! This thread isn't about 'which pics are the best', but, rather, showing a part of our cities / lives to each other. Right, ppl? -
Maybe tomorrow I will go on a little photo-taking trip...have to put my camera to good use
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Okie, i'll contribute some I which I shared over at clubsnap...
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Wahhhhh...........Kopiosatu..........you sure you took those pix ah? Or is it postcards? Okay, okay, sorry for doubting you. But nice. Very sharp pix ah. How come mine so terrible? The resolution is like from those antique TV one. And then you folks like got HDTV screen cap like that. Not fair. I will show off my chilli plants and flower bed but tomorrow lah. The images are in my office PC lah.
Syd : wah, for a beginner??? I AM IMPRESSED!!! Got "qian tu"
MG : warmer? Not Canada......hmmm......warmer......and in US.......Florida? Texas? Aiyoh, late at night liao. Brain cells winding down. Can disclose answer already? -
MG: I think you live in St Louis.
Kopiosatu: Wonderful pics What is your nick in CS? -
kopi, great pix there! by the way, how do you crop the pictures using white borders and black frames?
alas, my new Olympus 5500 cannot produce such good pix.... -
Use the Canvas Size function in PhotoshopOriginally posted by JLennon:kopi, great pix there! by the way, how do you crop the pictures using white borders and black frames?
alas, my new Olympus 5500 cannot produce such good pix.... -
I agree. Kopiosatu, those images are definitely postcard-quality. Very nicely done! What kind of equipment did you use to record those images? Is that an RSAF Chinook on the helipad of the LST?
Littlestream, please feel free to share the pictures of your chilli plants and flower bed with us.
Perhaps this image can provide an additional clue as to my location:
It's the same skyline as in my previous image above. This image was taken with a friend's digicam while we were lollygagging in our club's Cessna 172M last fall. The domed sports stadium at the left of the image should be a dead giveaway.
LazerLordz: Nope, not St. Louis either.
MG