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  1. Oldhand

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    drifit, what exactly is that facade?
    Looks eerie and abandoned :confused:

    I used to stay at a place named 'Jalan Bahagia'.
    And, yes, it was quite 'The Street of Happiness' :eek:
     
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanjung_Rambutan :D
    is a new building under construction.
    one day, you find me missing. that means i already a PR in that place. :p
     
  3. george@chongwei

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    is it still under construction or what?
    i can't see any HUmans there:rolleyes:
     
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    lovely baby, Cheung!!

    Every time I use the 135mm 2.0, I like the picture very much. One day, I went to my sister's home to take sunbath photo for her baby in their roof, it rained heavily suddenly, I, of course, need to shelter my camera:p, but they still stayed there for a while. When the rain stopped, I asked my another nephew to hold the flash to take this photo. I like the water droplet very much. The next one is 100% crop.
     

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    this is my Ah Bee in cute mode. ;)
     

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    Wow, now that is tack sharp.. AChan, mind sharing what camera body, iso, aperture, shutter?
     
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    ^^The photo's EXIF info reveals..^^

    ..that she was using a Canon 30D camera, with the following exposure setting:
    ISO: 500
    Aperture: f/4.5
    Shutter speed: 1/250 sec.
    Taken on July 4th, 2009 at 6:23 pm in the evening.
    :)
     
  8. ae86trueno

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    Thanks Ctjcad,
    holy.. :eek: I'm using 30D as well, dang now I can really see difference between zoom and prime :eek:
     
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    this partial solar eclipse photo was taken outside the legislative council building in central district hk. it was a bit overexposed but that's the best i can do with my gear for regular assignment. would definately be better if i had a neutral density filter!
     

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    Nice one Red. It was cloudy where I was in M'sia so I couldn't get a good view of the eclipse. I was using a more traditional means of looking at it - pinhole. :(
     
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    Very sharp photo. I don't get such sharp photos form my camera. I wonder if it is because I use AF servo most of the time.
     
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    Yeah, ive been trying to get photo that sharp as well.. I mean on 100% view and getting that sharp.
     
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    30D can be very sharp and good for portrait provided that the focus is right. I seldom use AF servo but rather one shot focus, or AI servo for moving object. Below photo are so sharp, taken by Leica 28mm 2.8 lens on 30D, ISO 100, F/4 1/125s. Again, 100% crop. No pp done.
     

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    holy... thats sharp :eek:
    hmm I gotta test my nifty fifty again as that is my only prime (50 1.8) and test one shoot AF.

    Do you think zoom lens able to get this sharp? I know generally zoom is less sharper than prime.

    My current setup, I separate the AF from shutter button to the button on my thumb and use AF servo. I like this way because I dont need to re-AF again if I let go the button.
     
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    the most incredibly sharp photo that i have ever taken was back 4 yrs ago when Brandon was first born.

    this photo was taken with a Nikon 55/3.5 macro lens. indoor ambient light, hand-held. ISO400, 1/250s, f/3.5 (ie. wide open).

    i was totally :eek: when i first saw it. this is the original image. no sharpening or any processing was done at all.
     

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    ^^Yeah..^^

    ..very sharp, i can even count the number of Brandon's eyelashes..;)

    AChan, i assume the 2 pics, above, were taken hand held??..:confused:
     
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    yep, we here in Malaysia can't really get a good view of it as after heavy rain, the cloud had blocked the eclipse i think.
     
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    yes, these 2 lenses are not heavy.
     
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    very amazed to see the original size. :eek::eek::eek:
     
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    I never get photos like that. why ???

    Here's an ISO3200 from today.

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