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Any photographers in here?
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Picture was taken at my friend's mom's ranch when I went down to Temecula last month. I've been playing with it alot to get it to where it is now, which is like version five or six by now. Read up on some techniques to adjust the curves as well as shadows/highlights. I ended up separating the clouds and the foreground so that I can adjust the tones easier. It was kind of hard to adjust the whole image globally and splitting it up into pieces made it so much easier. My first few versions, the clouds were nearly impossible to see. They were so washed out and bright. They really add a slightly darker mood to the picture.
edit: lightened it up a little using curves.
edit: lightened it up a little using curves.
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Ill try to reformat it tomorrow.
and about $700 locally.night rider
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Ive got a nikon n75. No digital slr for me, i wish i had the cash for something like that!
Does anyone do any of their own devoloping/ printing?
Or has digital tottaly taken over the dark room?
BTW great shot chop stick hero, if it was on film you could burn the clouds in and keep a lighter tone on the lower half of the mage.
Ive got a nikon n75. No digital slr for me, i wish i had the cash for something like that!
Does anyone do any of their own devoloping/ printing?
Or has digital tottaly taken over the dark room?
BTW great shot chop stick hero, if it was on film you could burn the clouds in and keep a lighter tone on the lower half of the mage.
BeNegative
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yes...sorta...it's been a while.
night rider said:
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night rider said:
thanks for the suggestions. i can still do some adjustments in photoshop.
i'm having a hard time getting the exact tone b/c my LCD is way bright (even though it's calibrated). when i look on a CRT monitor (at work or my friend's) it looks a little darker than i want, but still shows ok.
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I was going to get the 50mm MkII f1.8 prime but i realized that i hardly shoot at 50mm. it's actually more like 80mm since the Rebel XT has a crop factor of 1.6 (50mmx1.6=80mm). It's also slightly inferior to the 50mm f1.4 in terms of background blur (bokeh) since the f1.8 has a 5 sided element (so little blurred lights in the background will look like pentagons). there are alot of reviews on it and probably 90% of the users like it alot. Hey, it's nickname is the Thrifty Fifty.rjmhotrod said:
You can read up on the 28mm f2.8 prime here: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-28mm-f-2.8-Lens-Review.aspx
I have the 50mm MkII f1.8 and I love it.
This is a quick pic I took when I got it..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50644130@N00/113838664/
This is a quick pic I took when I got it..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50644130@N00/113838664/
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ChopstickHero said:
I picked up a dirt cheap MF Helios 58mm f/2 lens from eBay a few weeks ago - cost me $30 shipped. It's essentially like the Nifty Fifty (although slightly longer) and works very well in specific situations. What I really want is a fast prime in the 24-30mm range, but I think I'll play around for a while with the Canon 17-85 IS that should be showing up soon, and then decide what I need next. Cars and cameras, I'm getting too many addictions!
Around Scarborough the other night:
Helios:
Zenitar 16mm Fisheye:
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crispixoo7
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i got a question...i'm an amateur photo-taker (not photographer, lol) and i'm trying to get my camera to take pictures with a focused center and a blurry outside....any ideas? shutter speed?
oh, by the way i've got a cybershot 7.2 megapixel
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...layProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=DSCW70
^that's a newer "style" but same features
oh, by the way i've got a cybershot 7.2 megapixel
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INT...layProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=DSCW70
^that's a newer "style" but same features
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are you talking about selective focus and background blur?crispixoo7 said:
are you trying to achieve this effect in all kinds of pictures? or are you trying to achieve it on certain types of pics (like close-ups)?
kind of like this? focused knob, background slightly blurred:
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also on a point and shoot camera, put it on the macro setting. it usually is signified by a picture of a rose or flower of some sort. the only thing is you have to be super close to your subject.
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ChopstickHero said:are you talking about selective focus and background blur?
are you trying to achieve this effect in all kinds of pictures? or are you trying to achieve it on certain types of pics (like close-ups)?
kind of like this? focused knob, background slightly blurred:
yeah...that answers it....kinda bums me out that i gotta be zoomed in, but oh well
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crispixoo7 said:
OK, DOF is what you're talking about. L8R is right, it has to do with your aperture. also important is focal distance to the subject and the background behind the subject. It's harder to achieve on a good DOF on a point and shoot. you can still achieve some DOF when you are in macro mode and focusing on something close. but that is pretty much useless if you want to take pics of a person or something. Getting a good DOF is where a SLR and a good lens shine.
