Silhouette

[Ang C L]

I wanted to make this a silhouette. I sat as low as I can and aim upwards, excluding all surrounding buildings from the view. Exposure was read off the sky and locked. Focus was on the railings and locked (or autofocus switched off). Once a subject walk past, start shooting as many shots as you can, keeping the camera steady.

Pl feel free to give me your comments or feedback on how I can improve this picture. Thank you all for your time

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Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: 24-70mm
Shutter: 1/250s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400

[flintbone]

Nice shot.

[Ang C L]

Originally Posted by flintbone

Nice shot.

Thks flintbone and have a great new year ahead

[AdamR]

nice shot, I like the perspective

[BabsS]

Love the shot. I was wondering how to do this! Great advice for a beginner!

[Ang C L]

Originally Posted by AdamR

nice shot, I like the perspective

Originally Posted by BabsS

Love the shot. I was wondering how to do this! Great advice for a beginner!

Glad you like it guys. This is a simple technique but quite effective if you've got the right condition and subject. So long as you got a bright background with interesting foreground (read "shapes"), you can try it out. Here's another example taken at a shopping mall. In addition to the silhoutte created, notice also the reflection on the shiny floor. This is a "bonus" effect. The interesting thing was that the camera used was not a DSLR but a point and shoot (Panasonic DMC-LX3). You can try it out at a mall near you

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[kgb224]

This worked out perfectly.

[KATRENA]

This is a beautiful picture, i want to try it. So you didn't use no flash for this pic ?

[Ang C L]

Originally Posted by kgb224

This worked out perfectly.

Originally Posted by KATRENA

This is a beautiful picture, i want to try it. So you didn't use no flash for this pic ?

Thks all. No Katrena, flash is not needed. Flash will light up the foreground, which is not something you want. Have fun experimenting