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Red areas in RAW images
Amin, Yes, you are looking at a highlight warning in ACR ;) There are two little check boxes (think on the top right of the dialog, IIRC) that enable and disable the highlight warning. The image you show is back-lit, so you'll have a lot of warning when your subject is exposed "correctly" :P I've...
Posted by MattMatic on 20/04/2009 - 09:46
Red areas in RAW images
Amin - it's sharper that I could've got with my lenses! :shock: Looks like a touch of motion blur on the parrot's head ;) Yes it was. The top bird just wouldn't stand still, and I think if I had bumped up ss to 500 it would have done the trick, but then I would be opening more the aperture which wou...
Posted by aminstar on 20/04/2009 - 10:04
Question about HDR
Hi Karl I take loads of HDR shot its a technique I like alot. A few pointers. 1) Use Av aperture priority you don't want the camera changing DOF on you by altering the aperture, just the shutter speed. 2) For the same reason after allowing the camera to focus I turn off Auto Focus. 3) Most ...
Posted by screwdriver on 01/05/2009 - 01:40
Night Sky Photography
Thanks for the advice. Didn't have much success really. At least I know two things now - light pollution causes a lot of problems, and a telephoto lens isn't right for the kind of shots that I wanted to take. Couple of plus points though, ISO 400 and a 10 second exposure on the f5.6 seemed to work...
Posted by geclinke on 29/04/2009 - 10:16
Dealers in Yorkshire
Cheers for replies, Bass and Bligh is a tiny shop with not much in. Annings is even smaller and expensive. Bradford camera exchange, not so sure. They have been there for years but I think are a second hand shop type dealer. I guess my point is that since Jessops dropped PENTAX there aren't that ...
Posted by Hardgravity on 29/04/2009 - 23:23
Silkypix or Elements 7
Could anyone explain why they have a preference? I chose Photoshop all those years ago as I was recommended it by a fellow photographer. I started with PS Elements 1 then went to Elements 5. After that I bought CS3 and loved the ease of use. Then I got my sticky mits on CS4. I use CS4 on my lap...
Posted by paullucas on 30/04/2009 - 23:51
Deleted good images...Noooooo!
Ditto: I Never delete anything. I guess it stems from film days when you couldn't. If it makes it out the camera it's backed up forever. So I do delete them off the camera sometimes but they are mostly 'check' shots. I find when I look back, even a bad shot evokes a memory or a reminder, with a digi...
Posted by Dogpaws on 02/05/2009 - 09:37
Raw conversion and workflow with the tools I have?
Having never really benefited from using a camera forum I've been reading around about workflow. Capture 1 and Silkypix come up a lot and I've seen a few examples which prove their worth. Budget being limited, for the moment I need to make best use of the tools I have, those being acdsee 8, CS2 and ...
Posted by Dogpaws on 03/05/2009 - 11:29
Raw conversion and workflow with the tools I have?
Well good to know my workflow is fine. I shall explore the .dng option and do some comparisons to see if it's an improvement. Interesting what you say John about libraries wanting JPEGs. I presume though a converted JPEG is better from a high quality original than a medium quality one, so a dumb...
Posted by Dogpaws on 03/05/2009 - 15:17
How many submit their work?
I've never submitted work to a photo library, but from reading about this side of the industry the rule of thumb that's often quoted is that regular contributors to libraries earn approximately one pound per image per year. And this is based on contributors with a decent, well keyworded back catalog...
Posted by jps on 07/05/2009 - 10:49
HDR in Paint Shop Pro
Cheers Gents. I think I'll stick to taking different exposures out in the field. It is quite exciting (relatively speaking of course) to get back and see how they all look when blended togather. Regards
Posted by petemasty on 07/05/2009 - 19:38
Leaning Pics Update
I'm just interested if anyone has sent there camera back to Pentax and if so what was the outcome.
Posted by Ratcatcher on 08/05/2009 - 12:54
Leaning Pics Update
I've readed your problem in the other topic Richard and it could be many things. You said your photos are leaning to the right, I also have that problem because you press the button so you induce the lean yourself. It might also be that the focus screen is putt in straight you could test that by...
Posted by Anvh on 08/05/2009 - 13:11
Is this a good deal?
Don't rush into selling the 50mm f1.7, keep that on the MX and you've a nice set. If you decide to sell the MX on you'll have the choice of with or without lens, it pays to have a cheap manual lens of this quality as a spare. I agree about the 40mm. I spent ages trying to get one and wasn't im...
Posted by Hardgravity on 09/05/2009 - 08:09
Is this a good deal?
If you were disappointed with a SMC Pentax-M 40mm f2.8 then it wasn't up to scratch. These are actually very fine lenses. I'm surprised you say that. The general consensus seems to be that they are no better than OK. Certainly mine is not stellar. When they first came out they were lusted after...
Posted by George Lazarette on 09/05/2009 - 09:12
convert slides to digital
I have never dared to look up how much is a slide/negative scanner. JR, can you give some links, which ones might be nice qualiti as well as not a fortune ? I let couple of old negatives to be scanned. And I surprisingly was not so pleased with the result. Looking close (cloning out the scratch...
Posted by Aiki on 09/05/2009 - 05:53
convert slides to digital
Keeping film straight is a problem. Slides in a slide mount are always "bowed" so one part will be in focus whilst another is not. When being projected they would often "pop" into a different plane of focus as they warmed up, needing constant refocusing. Film is also often not straight in the cam...
Posted by johnriley on 09/05/2009 - 08:26
convert slides to digital
My way into digital was via a slide scanner. It was a steep learning curve. There's a lot more to do in terms of colour correction and dust and scratch removal. Each film will also have different characteristics and you will need to apply different techniques in whichever image processing software y...
Posted by Dogpaws on 09/05/2009 - 09:24
convert slides to digital
Most medium to high end flatbed scanners have the option to scan slides and negs. My Epson V500 does a good job and will do 4 mounted slides or up to 12 frames of film strip at a time. If you don't need to tweak them too much that can be quite quick. I also have an older Monolta Dimage III film scan...
Posted by amilner on 09/05/2009 - 10:17
convert slides to digital
the cassette. Rollei TLR cameras have an optional glass plate back, where the film is pressed flat against a glass surface. Film photography is not without its problems. Dust and scratches you are already aware of! It was my first trial to scan the negatives. I thought it is a MUST to press t...
Posted by Aiki on 09/05/2009 - 11:45
