Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 11:16am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/125 @ F3.5, +1/3 EV, Portrait, WB=Incandescent
Showing posts with label Malacca ButterflyReptile Sanc 蝴蝶爬行动物园. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malacca ButterflyReptile Sanc 蝴蝶爬行动物园. Show all posts
Friday, September 3, 2010
Voice of a Cameleon 变色龙的心声 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 11:16am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/125 @ F3.5, +1/3 EV, Portrait, WB=Incandescent
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 11:16am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/125 @ F3.5, +1/3 EV, Portrait, WB=Incandescent
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Caged 笼子里的鸟儿 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 11:32am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 500, "A" mode 1/500 @ F3.2, +1/3 EV, Portrait,
Software: Picasa
Flickr link:
...... I have always wanted to know how to shoot a bird in a cage. A while ago, I stumbled into an article exactly on how it is done and I tried it here. The trick is to get your lens as close as possible to the cage with a very large aperture (small F number); I set mine to 3.2 (lowest for the Tamron SP90 is f/2.8). This arrangement will throw off the the cage (totally out of focus). To get an even better result, it was suggested that one should wrap around the lens with some cloth but I did not do that for this shot. It is not so easy anyway because the birds aren't going to stay around on one spot forever and when you move your lens so close to the cage to get a shot, you might just scratch your lens ! Having a cloth wrapped around the lens might be even just extra insurance for protecting it while moving the lens so near to the cage !
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 11:32am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 500, "A" mode 1/500 @ F3.2, +1/3 EV, Portrait,
Software: Picasa
Flickr link:
...... I have always wanted to know how to shoot a bird in a cage. A while ago, I stumbled into an article exactly on how it is done and I tried it here. The trick is to get your lens as close as possible to the cage with a very large aperture (small F number); I set mine to 3.2 (lowest for the Tamron SP90 is f/2.8). This arrangement will throw off the the cage (totally out of focus). To get an even better result, it was suggested that one should wrap around the lens with some cloth but I did not do that for this shot. It is not so easy anyway because the birds aren't going to stay around on one spot forever and when you move your lens so close to the cage to get a shot, you might just scratch your lens ! Having a cloth wrapped around the lens might be even just extra insurance for protecting it while moving the lens so near to the cage !
Friday, August 20, 2010
Standing still 停滞不前 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 10:50am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "S" mode 1/400 @ F7.1, 0 EV, Portrait, WB=Auto
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4910214078/
...... The butterfly enclosure is just at the entrance of the Sanctuary which is not very large. Beyond the butterfly enclosure are the koi pond and reptile area. At 9:30am, I had no luck with any butterflies when I first got in to the butterfly enclosure. I went back to the butterfly enclosure for a second round of shooting at 10:50am. I think sometimes when you have no luck with the first round of shooting, you have to leave the place and come back for the second round shortly. Or maybe I was just not patience enough during the first round shooting the butterflies ! And perhaps a lesson in photography for me that one should not over expect great results in every photography outing; some days can be good and other days may not.
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 10:50am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "S" mode 1/400 @ F7.1, 0 EV, Portrait, WB=Auto
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4910214078/
...... The butterfly enclosure is just at the entrance of the Sanctuary which is not very large. Beyond the butterfly enclosure are the koi pond and reptile area. At 9:30am, I had no luck with any butterflies when I first got in to the butterfly enclosure. I went back to the butterfly enclosure for a second round of shooting at 10:50am. I think sometimes when you have no luck with the first round of shooting, you have to leave the place and come back for the second round shortly. Or maybe I was just not patience enough during the first round shooting the butterflies ! And perhaps a lesson in photography for me that one should not over expect great results in every photography outing; some days can be good and other days may not.
It's bounden duty 它的天职 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 09:48am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 500, "A" mode 1/250 @ F5.6, -2/3 EV, Portrait, WB=Auto
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4909060193/
...... Someone once told me that "Observation is the best teacher" when it comes to Macro photography. When I initially started macro photography, I was running around and chasing the butterflies; today, I would stand and observe the butterflies around me for a while before I start photographing them. And, I am very used to just be in one spot and observing butterflies around me before I work on them. I believe when you do that, with a little bit of luck, the butterflies come to you instead of you going after them !
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010 09:48am
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 500, "A" mode 1/250 @ F5.6, -2/3 EV, Portrait, WB=Auto
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4909060193/
...... Someone once told me that "Observation is the best teacher" when it comes to Macro photography. When I initially started macro photography, I was running around and chasing the butterflies; today, I would stand and observe the butterflies around me for a while before I start photographing them. And, I am very used to just be in one spot and observing butterflies around me before I work on them. I believe when you do that, with a little bit of luck, the butterflies come to you instead of you going after them !
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Flower me today 花总是等着你来拍照 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/60 @ F10, 0 EV, Portrait, WB=Tungsten
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4905649681/
... the butterflies aren't coming to me this morning, but the flowers are always waiting for me ...... Here, I purposely set the white balance to Tungsten in a day light situation to see the effects; the wall behind was blue and there was only a little bit of sunlight as part of the sanctuary is enclosed with a net. A unique observation and comment I got from this flower is "Flower of death" because of the background colors rendered by the "Tungsten" White Balance Setting !
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 200, "A" mode 1/60 @ F10, 0 EV, Portrait, WB=Tungsten
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4905649681/
... the butterflies aren't coming to me this morning, but the flowers are always waiting for me ...... Here, I purposely set the white balance to Tungsten in a day light situation to see the effects; the wall behind was blue and there was only a little bit of sunlight as part of the sanctuary is enclosed with a net. A unique observation and comment I got from this flower is "Flower of death" because of the background colors rendered by the "Tungsten" White Balance Setting !
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Leaf study 叶 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 320, "A" mode 1/60 @ F9, +1/3 EV, Portrait
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4903750242/
... The Sanctuary has just a small enclosure for butterflies and the rest of the park are reptiles and plants; I found these just next to the turtle pool. The subtle sunlight was just right in the morning for it some leaf photography. The Park was suddenly flooded with tourist and I think several bus loads of tourist from China. Indeed, at Melacca town itself later in the evening; I encountered bigger groups of Chinese Tourist on the Melacca historical sites.
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 320, "A" mode 1/60 @ F9, +1/3 EV, Portrait
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4903750242/
... The Sanctuary has just a small enclosure for butterflies and the rest of the park are reptiles and plants; I found these just next to the turtle pool. The subtle sunlight was just right in the morning for it some leaf photography. The Park was suddenly flooded with tourist and I think several bus loads of tourist from China. Indeed, at Melacca town itself later in the evening; I encountered bigger groups of Chinese Tourist on the Melacca historical sites.
Leaf study 叶 ...
Location: Malacca Butterfly & Reptile Sanctuary 马六甲蝴蝶和爬行动物公园
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 400, "A" mode 1/160 @ F8, -1/3 EV, Portrait
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4902514895/
..... Walking into the Sanctuary just after the bird cages are short trees and shrubs with some sunlight in the morning; there are lots of leaf study opportunity here just before the staircase entering the butterfly enclosure area. My daughter told me it looks like a face of a human with the eyes starring at you.
Date Taken: August 12th, 2010
Nikon D90, Tamron AF SP 90mm f/2.8
ISO 400, "A" mode 1/160 @ F8, -1/3 EV, Portrait
Software: Picasa
Flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46055880@N03/4902514895/
..... Walking into the Sanctuary just after the bird cages are short trees and shrubs with some sunlight in the morning; there are lots of leaf study opportunity here just before the staircase entering the butterfly enclosure area. My daughter told me it looks like a face of a human with the eyes starring at you.
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