Digital Photography (2nd Edition)

[Minuano27]

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Lifeguard Tower
[img width=500 height=486]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y148/Minuano/LifeguardTower2092.jpg[/img]
20D 70mm F/5.6@ 2" ISO 400; cropped from another cluttered original

[XyNo]

The Lagoon

[img width=500 height=375]http://static.flickr.com/31/36836114_4f6ed46f63.jpg[/img]

[BeoR]

[img width=266 height=399]https://www.istorya.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/normal_IMG_0135ul.jpg[/img]
"Swak!"

[markyap]

Beor...amazing improvements in such a small span of time!
great going dude!

Minuano27...try adjusting the white balance...i think a bit less yellow/orange would render much better results specially on that Lifeguard Tower

Fantastic posts guyz! keep em coming

[Minuano27]

mark-as much as i would like to keep things as original as possible, it seems like you're right...the colors looked ok on my LCD monitor in the house, but i just looked at the posted pic from another pc and they do look flat...i'll keep you're comment in mind...thanks!...

[XyNo]

Relax
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[img width=500 height=375]http://static.flickr.com/27/36836013_4078760a98.jpg[/img]

[BeoR]

salamat boss mark... couldn't have made such improvements without everyone's comments and master benjie's guidance...

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"Devoured!"

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"Music Maestro"

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"Shy Type"

This Praying Mantis was kind enough to keep me occupied last November 1... taken at around 8PM.

[Minuano27]

beor- same kleenex technique?...

[BeoR]

Minuano27, not anymore... in the absence of a "Sto-fen", I made myself a diffuser out of a Johnson's liquid soap container which I call a "Sto-FID"... Sto-FlashInstantDiffuser ... hmmm Sugbuanong Tinapulan ug Original-Flash Instant Diffuser also sounds nice ... it was a crazy idea but it works
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[img width=800 height=265]https://www.istorya.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10002/sto-fid.jpg[/img]

you might notice that the pics taken with the diffuser are a bit yellow... that is the because of the candles near the flowers...

[vernie]

my comment for the middle photograph with diffuser:

the color of the diffuser affected the color of the light from your flash unless you're on slow shutter which gather more ambient (yellowish) light.

I've been making diffusers and small softboxes before, it is important to consider the material used to diffused the light. The diffuser should not alter the light color or temperature, it should only soften or diffuse the light to to avoid harse effect on the subject. Another noticeable effect of using diffuser is soften shadows.