2nd June 07 AHBT Shootout

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Originally Posted by Elbowed Pierrot

nitemare, if that is the case, it will be better to use a bounce card, you also need to do trial and errors to get the desired results. One good way to know if the flash is overpowered/harsh, is to compare the subject to the background. If the subject is overlitted, then you need to readjust your flash output

here is a bounce card I did a couple of years back, which have been useful to me. To be printed in A3, pasted on a cupboard and fold along the lines
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...bouncecard.jpg

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Thanks a lot for the link! Really appreciate your help and patience.=)

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Originally Posted by Peacock Royal

Nice meeting you night86mare, Bobby (aka photoexpress) and rubric.

night86mare, some good effort there. Keep shooting and you will soon know what the shutter speed and f-stop should be for your cam setup to achieve a brighter background, of course that depands on the actual physical background also.
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Pleasure was mine! Thanks for the encouragement;

Anyways got round to processing that CI shot:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/5...3f76eab3_o.jpg

Best I could do with what I had. =D Had to do some cloning, hope it isn't too obvious.. =D I think it's a very beautiful butterfly. <3

hi night86mare, excellent shot of the Com.Imperial. Good exposure and I can see lots of details, may be a little bit more space on the right will make the composition even better, just MHO :cheers:

Hi all, thanks for your comments and the important tips.

Haha... I noticed that when I zoom in my pictures from the computer.
I will bear in mind those important tips and will practice them next round.

Cheers! :cheers:

My first virgin post... after Sunny encouragement... :)

These were taken on that day.

Plain Naweb: Thanks to one of the participant who spotted this beauty, sadly cannot remember his name:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86...nNawab-web.jpg

Pygmy Grass Blue: too bad cannot go any lower, slight blurr on the tip of the wing.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86...ssBlue-web.jpg


Another view of Common Imperial (hidden under foilage)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86...perial-web.jpg

Not fogetting the butterfly transformation stage... such a beauty...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86.../pupae-web.jpg

Hope you like them and hope to join more outings in the future... :cheers:

Like the CI and the pupa shots very much.

Thanks Federick... glad you like it :)

Personally I also like the pupa shot very much.... feels like the greenish world is out waiting for it when it hatches... Do you know what butterfly it belongs to?

Some shots of the participants of the outing.. Mr. Liak Teng Lit, CEO of Alexandra Hospital (in blue) dropped by to have a chat with the shooters...

Photos courtesy of Mr Tan Wee Lee.

Goodness, I envy you your room!. 2 Feet off the path and I'm in dense undergrowth, with no chance to follow any butts.

Les

Come come come to Singapore. :)

Nice pics!!! Did not know you all were having an outing :cry:

I shot some from AH as well. Here is one of the pic