This is my first sunrise photo during my trip together with family last weekend. The first requirement to shoot sunrise photo is Wake Up early!

It is impossible for me to wake up so early unless traveling. Everybody is exciting for the travel plan and wake up at about 7am. The sunrise fast, color changing every minute. We stay right beside the water pond, the best location to shoot sunrise with water pond’s reflection.

Firstly, use AE-lock to lock the sunlight exposure. Then focus your lens on the right point and shoot! The new born sunlight color just look awesome.

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One thing make me sad is the pollution right beside the pond. Don’t know what factory is that. Stop pollution please.

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Water fountain is one of the most commonly shoot photo. The Expression of the water flow is the soul of the whole picture. To me, smooth water flow represent peace while drip flow means tempestuous mood.

Anyway, it depends how to look at it. Let’s compare the effects and how I shoot the photo?

First photo has been taken in normal “P” mode. Fountain drips were freeze in the photo.

To capture the smooth water flow, extend the exposure time (shutter speed) to 1/2.5. But the problem comes, long exposure cause the photo over exposed.

ND Filter should be use to shoot long exposure under hot sun light. I don’t have one, then guess how I did it? Haha…I used my sunglasses to cover the lens as a filter. I know the lighting is not so perfect, but acceptable.

My best City night shoot so far. We went out that night purposely to capture the night view of city.

I’m sure you know the tallest and longest bridge that linked old town and the heart of Melaka city. It is beside one of the famous shopping mall – Mahkota Parade and Eye of Malaysia. Best location to describe the looks of Melaka town.

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To capture the lights in star shape, definitely need a tripod. By extend the shutter speed, managed to get the lovely purplish dark sky. I shoot at aperture f/8.0 to get sharpest image of night photo on Nikon D60. In fact, it process best image in between f/8.0 to f/11.0.

The photo give me a feeling of Healthy, Clean, Peace. What do you say?

HDR or High Dynamic Range Imaging is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. (Wikipedia)

Today is my first experience to compose HDR photography. Actually it is NOT so difficult to compose a HDR image with some help below.

• A blue sky with hot sun and clouds
• Tripod
• HDR Imaging Software, eg: Photomatix Pro

How To Compose HDR Photo?

With the help of tripod, let your DSLR stand firm on the ground. Snap the same image with 3 different exposure (+2.0, 0, -2.0). Make sure you carefully adjust the exposure without moving position of the camera and tripod. If the photos not in exact position, ghost effect will exist when HDR software combine the photos.

My experience is strong wind might slightly move your camera angle if the lock not tight enough. So, tighten the tripod screw before capture. If you’re not sure, capture a few sets to have backup.

Go back home and transfer photos to computer. Open Photomatix Pro > Generate HDR > Load at least 3 photos with different exposure > Adjust Tone mapping > Process > Save the image. Adjust the tone mapping settings according to your need.

Finally my first HDR image is here. Hope your enjoy and give comment below.

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Which one you think the best HDR image? I like the third one most.

PS: Some photographer took 5 photos at different exposure to have more details, but I think 3 photos is enough for beginner.

Sunset is one of the favorite photography theme. But it is not easy to compose a nice one.

In Chinese proverbs, “Sunset is the best unfortunately so short”. So the key to shoot perfect sunset is Timing. If you don’t believe, go out to observe the sunset this evening. It keep changing the position every second and minute.

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In this photo, I have no choice to include my car inside. If I were move out the car, sunset might gone away. So the moral of the story is, think of the related area you want to shoot before parking.

I used “P” mode and adjust Exposure to EV 0.3 so that you still see the grass on land. Yet no too bright till over expose.

If you noticed, there is a orange spot on top of the sunlight. Who can tell me what is that? Is it dirt on lens the root cause?