Singkawang small with the cultural agenda is suddenly full and for tourists and photographers who want to see this event. Consequently for photographers movement becomes less than the maximum because it is very crowded visitors.
Many friends and photographers who had come all the way complained at the time because it is difficult to arrive at Singkawang take a moment during the celebration and also motion that is not free.
Well, the below given tips for photographing Cap Go Meh Festival in Singkawang to get the best moment.
1. Preparing for accommodation and information about Festival Cap Go Meh far in advance.
2. Not glued to the main attractions and the parade just because there are a lot of good moments during the festival.
3. When going to the festival, the atmosphere is very crowded. We also difficult to get a photo. The solution, go to the place where the festival begins, the sports stadium is not far from the city center.
4. Exciting festival atmosphere while preparing to be photographed. When this preparation, they look natural.
5. In order to get a good picture, we should not be too glued to one place only. Follow our instinct to find a good location.
6. Take the time to come to Singkawang two or three days before the big day to look for information as much as possible.
7. Do not over think when shooting festival culture. If there is an interesting thing, just a portrait. Click! Click!
8. Take a picture of this festival is to be patient and focus. Therefore, to get the right moment, we can wait longer.
9. Because the atmosphere was very crowded, always consider the safety factor. Not infrequently, pickpockets roam frequently took advantage of us. To maintain security, I used to put the bag on the front of the body and put all valuables in the bag and lock the bag.
10. Do not be too frequent changing lenses. Try using one lens for all needs. In addition to the safety factor, often the lens change can make us lose the good moment.
11. I often use a range of 17-55 and 24-70 lens, both for human object or atmosphere. One telephoto, one body.
12. I also often use flash for human object. It really helped me, especially when the scorching daytime.
13. Use the flash to manual mode. And, add to photograph human difusser appear natural.
14. Remember, when the Cap Go Meh Festival, there are many photographers and videographers who cover. We must respect each other. For example, objects that do not hinder them highlight.
15. For technical preparations prepare 2 photography DSLR camera body, a lens mounted all such range 24-70 mm or 17-55 mm and one of his body-mounted DSLR lens 80-400 mm Tele Photo example or 70-200 mm useful for shooting moments and portrait.
16. Two digital SLR camera body only used in order not menggonta replace the lens when the event took place, can also be used for the backup camera. if any such incident damaged the camera, or the fall we can still take pictures.
17. Bring spare camera batteries and memory cards as much as possible, 16 GB 2 pieces I feel pretty. because you would not want it on when there are good moments you miss the moment because the memory card in your camera is full.
18. To get a photo with the background of human interest which is also nice, External Flash is very useful for fill-in. You do this by measuring the sky and the program is set manually so that the flash can be useful for fill-in.
source: travel.kompas.com
Title : Tips on Photographing Cap Go Meh in Singkawang
Description : Cap Go Meh Singkawang in West Kalimantan is a colossal cultural agenda , which was attended by 600 Tatung ( shaman ) from all...
Description : Cap Go Meh Singkawang in West Kalimantan is a colossal cultural agenda , which was attended by 600 Tatung ( shaman ) from all...
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