Bus Photography - Tips & Techniques

last SG · 2009-04-22T21:54:44+00:00

settings?1/50 shutter speedaperture 4exposure -1ISO 80

ngjy22 SG

bump in case anyone got more tips to share

Reminder

If a picture is overexposed, turn down the exposure. Particularly when photographing in bright sunlight/sunset.

Overexposed on the side. Exposure was set at default +0.0

It all depends on how you shoot and the sunlight direction. If you focus much on the side, the front will be very dark, too much at the front, side will be overexposed. If you're able to focus more of to the center of dark and bright, the front wouldn't be too dark and side wouldn't be too overexposed.

But I don't recommend this kinda shot, don't look very nice, I prefer those good sunlight direction shot

Past experience:

http://sbs553y.fotopic.net/p47031617.html

SBS8033D SG

Need some help on choosing sunlight directions, just bought a camera from Courts Megastore.

"Olympus Fe-20" if I am not wrong, not trying to show off.

really need some good places to take pics of buses.Orchard rd is not a good one right?

TIB1049L SG

Need some help on choosing sunlight directions, just bought a camera from Courts Megastore.

"Olympus Fe-20" if I am not wrong, not trying to show off.

really need some good places to take pics of buses.Orchard rd is not a good one right?

Orchard Road too many vehicles le bah ... ... most probably you will end up missing loads of buses because there are cars blocking.

For me I basically recommend Boon Lay Int because the sunlight is rather good (Depends on what time you go also because the sunlight will fall on the wrong side if you go there on the wrong time!) but most other ints are fine (except those within near vicinity of police stations and WRI due to the basic structure of the int). As for roads you can perhaps try WL Ave 4 (my fav spot) although there is just one lone service there but I know there should be a lot more better spots that the others can tell you because I don't really get out of Woodlands for bus spotting. Most of the time the sunlight should be right at that area, and go for these 2 bus stops (which is just opposite each other) because I find the background is the best among all the bus stops along that road:

TIB1070Z on 900 TIB1139K on 900

Destined2REIGN SG

Need some help on choosing sunlight directions, just bought a camera from Courts Megastore.

"Olympus Fe-20" if I am not wrong, not trying to show off.

really need some good places to take pics of buses.Orchard rd is not a good one right?

Let's just start of with the Area around the nearest Bus Interchange to your home. =P

jayh272416 SG

Let's just start of with the Area around the nearest Bus Interchange to your home. =P

why am i thinking of a certain someone here... :P

Simple_boi SG

Orchard Road too many vehicles le bah ... ... most probably you will end up missing loads of buses because there are cars blocking.

Oh.. Why not?

Stage SG

Need some help on choosing sunlight directions, just bought a camera from Courts Megastore.

"Olympus Fe-20" if I am not wrong, not trying to show off.

really need some good places to take pics of buses.Orchard rd is not a good one right?

always welcome along bishan st 22.

SBS7322B SG

always welcome along bishan st 22.

Advertising ar? You advertise for free meh? LOL

Interception_7 SG

play with lightroom.

one of the best software i have ever used, to touch up my over/underexpose photos. correcting back the colours. adjusting the white balance. removing dark areas. contrasting the photo. yadaa yadaaa...

SBS8033D SG

Want some comments on the following pic I have taken just now:

SBS8033D SG

why am i thinking of a certain someone here... :P

lah, duh, dun say who. It's neither ftjj nor Bus&Soccer l0v3r

Dun really like taking pictures at Tampines Int area, esp under the MRT Track, think it's not a good place. Would wanna try Boon Lay sometime later coz now is my exams.

Interception_7 SG

Want some comments on the following pic I have taken just now:

can be better.

try not to have the bus as the biggest subject. it looks so dull, but no offence.

disclaimer:
all my views are from what i see through my own lenses(eyes). if you feel that im provoking your work, i got no intentions liddat.

im not promoting tintinspartan's work here, but if you can see, his pictures are more outstanding as he made use of whatever is available, to fit both bus and background together. if you wanna flame me for being friends with him, please proceed on.

SBS8033D SG

can be better.

try not to have the bus as the biggest subject. it looks so dull, but no offence.

disclaimer:
all my views are from what i see through my own lenses(eyes). if you feel that im provoking your work, i got no intentions liddat.

Haha, thanks for ur comments. Will improve my shots, coz the speed is quite slow, i would say..... so I can take this only.

Rk 2010 SG

can be better.

try not to have the bus as the biggest subject. it looks so dull, but no offence.

disclaimer:
all my views are from what i see through my own lenses(eyes). if you feel that im provoking your work, i got no intentions liddat.

Are you that sure that his pictures are more outstanding? His pictures are not original as they are heavily edited. Stop praising his works and wake up to your own ideas la. Go ahead and learn from him, trust me, you wouldnt get it right.

here is two pictures i took.

TIB537B SG

can be better.

try not to have the bus as the biggest subject. it looks so dull, but no offence.

disclaimer:
all my views are from what i see through my own lenses(eyes). if you feel that im provoking your work, i got no intentions liddat.

Hi.

please compare this shot

to afiq's "to fit both bus and background together"

I also used whatever was available. The bus is also the subject too. But i do believe my picture is better than Afiq as Afiq's pictures are too heavily edited till the original passion and feeling are gone.

Interception_7 SG

i regret to say this but

yr shots are boring.

btw, tell the whole bus community to befriend me just because im friends with afiq. would be glad if you do so (:

Interception_7 SG

Hi.

please compare this shot

to afiq's "to fit both bus and background together"

this pic is being composed in a good way. keep it up!! :D

yeah, the only thing that spoils his bus pics, are his pics being edited too much. touch up abit here and there is good. but not too much.

Rk 2010 SG

i regret to say this but

yr shots are boring.

btw, tell the whole bus community to befriend me just because im friends with afiq. would be glad if you do so (:

So what if my shots are boring, i have even more good shots than you. Do I look like I care about your comments? No. Why? Because I do not have time to handle trivial matters than to larger matters.

Cheers!!!

Interception_7 SG

Haha, thanks for ur comments. Will improve my shots, coz the speed is quite slow, i would say..... so I can take this only.

haha, its okay. we learn and share what we know with each other.

as long as everyone is willing to learn, everything will be okay.

(: shoot more, post more, learn more.

Interception_7 SG

So what if my shots are boring, i have even more good shots then you. Do i look like i care about your comments? No. Why? Because I do not have time to handle trivial matters than to larger matters.

Cheers!!!

you must learn to accept criticisms. (:

this is just between us bus fans. wait till you go to the photographic society, such as clubsnaps and such. their hot comments will make you feel that you are gonna blow.

(: shoot more, post more, learn more

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