Wot, no snow? (seven pictures)
Posted 06/12/2010 - 20:47
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You're not going to see a great improvement in quality. RAW really only helps when you get the exposure wrong (though sometimes it's impossible to get right, when a scene is very contrasty).
But if you do get the exposure wrong, as I tend to do too often, then RAW really helps.
G
But if you do get the exposure wrong, as I tend to do too often, then RAW really helps.
G
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 20:48
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By the way, you do have a good eye for patterns.
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G
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 21:00
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Tension and Walking the Dog are rather good Andrew! Slightly burnt highlights on Tension but even so I like it very much indeed.
Tim
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 21:01
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George Lazarette wrote:
You're not going to see a great improvement in quality. RAW really only helps when you get the exposure wrong (though sometimes it's impossible to get right, when a scene is very contrasty).
G
Do you mean there won't be a step-up in detail and dynamic range? My main reason for fussing about this is the number of reports I've read in old magazines and on the net which suggest the K10 only produces its best when most of the processing is done after the fact, rather than in camera.
You're not going to see a great improvement in quality. RAW really only helps when you get the exposure wrong (though sometimes it's impossible to get right, when a scene is very contrasty).
G
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Andrew
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Andrew
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 21:02
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'walking the dog' is a very nice shot indeed - love those shadow lines
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Carl
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Carl
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 21:05
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thoughton wrote:
Slightly burnt highlights on Tension but even so I like it very much indeed.
Ah, if I'd shot it in RAW, Tim, then I may have been able to recover the highlight details. Perhaps...
Slightly burnt highlights on Tension but even so I like it very much indeed.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 21:18
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Hi Andrew
Nice shots again, number 1 is my favourite.
I stand to be shot down here regarding raw/ jpeg - it would seem that some believe that by version 1.30 (or maybe before) of the firmware the jpeg issue is not there any more. Personally I can't really comment as I uploaded v1.30 not long after having the camera and as I broke my leg about 2 weeks after getting the camera it did not see much use for the next 10 weeks therefore I have not really noticed any major jpeg/ raw issues as I was too busy wobbling around on crutches.
However, I always shoot in raw, I would not go back as it really does have flexibility that a jpeg does not
Depends on the software though, apart from susnets I find photoshop the most suitable as a personal preference.
Regards
Stu
Nice shots again, number 1 is my favourite.
I stand to be shot down here regarding raw/ jpeg - it would seem that some believe that by version 1.30 (or maybe before) of the firmware the jpeg issue is not there any more. Personally I can't really comment as I uploaded v1.30 not long after having the camera and as I broke my leg about 2 weeks after getting the camera it did not see much use for the next 10 weeks therefore I have not really noticed any major jpeg/ raw issues as I was too busy wobbling around on crutches.
However, I always shoot in raw, I would not go back as it really does have flexibility that a jpeg does not
Depends on the software though, apart from susnets I find photoshop the most suitable as a personal preference.
Regards
Stu
Posted 07/12/2010 - 11:26
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Thanks everyone.
Got some interesting frost pictures earlier: not often we get frost in the trees and bushes.
fatspider wrote:
I'm almost glad you dont have snow, you'd be putting everyones snow pics to shame too
I don't know about that, but it makes getting out of the drive easier. Still below zero at 11.25 a.m.I'm almost glad you dont have snow, you'd be putting everyones snow pics to shame too
Got some interesting frost pictures earlier: not often we get frost in the trees and bushes.
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
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Posted 07/12/2010 - 12:59
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I think I can live with the burned highlights in Tension. That definitely ticks the boxes for me.
I think Sundown would come second, except that I can't live with those burnt out highlights...yep, I'm a hpocrit!
I do like the placement of the empty bench looking towards the trees. I thik I'd also clone out the branches in the top left corner
I think Sundown would come second, except that I can't live with those burnt out highlights...yep, I'm a hpocrit!
I do like the placement of the empty bench looking towards the trees. I thik I'd also clone out the branches in the top left corner
Getting there! Thanks to you guys
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Posted 07/12/2010 - 19:11
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Tunnel and walking the dog are my two favourites. The snow melted here but the hoar frost has been one of the hardest and prettiest I have ever seen. It was -7 here this morning, very rare for Hertfordshire.
K.
K.
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Posted 08/12/2010 - 06:50
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I'd go for the reverse order Andrew - walking the dog is my No. 1
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