Picture of the Day

[Sam_oslo]

Frozen river by Sam_oslo, on Flickr

[Ch@pS]

[Kain665]

Steven's Creek Canyon revisited by Kaptnkain, on Flickr

[Weevil]

AWESOME weevil!! changing to shooting in raw sure has created a new photographer out of you.
that shot is awesome and the lens flare adds a great touch.

Thanks a ton Lestat, means a lot coming from you.

Yes shooting in .raw, and also biting the bullet and getting photoshop helped a lot too. Youtube helped in learning how to use it. ; )

[lkiller123]

Thanks a ton Lestat, means a lot coming from you.

Yes shooting in .raw, and also biting the bullet and getting photoshop helped a lot too. Youtube helped in learning how to use it. ; )

Uhh, what's the big difference when you shoot in RAW?

[Weevil]

RAW ultimately gives you absolute control. You are not relying on what your camera THINKS is the best way to handle the image. You do it all yourself. And, RAW allows you control exposure, white balance, and even vibrance much better than on a JPG where much of the image information is already lost and the image may be more compressed than you think.

In terms of when to use what, I think it’s quality vs. quantity. If you are just doing standard run of the mill family photos with minimal processing if any and you’re not as interested in quality as much as having a good set of images to preserve the memory of the event, then go for JPG.

But if you’re going to be shooting a bunch but then weeding out only the best. Say at a 10% return rate and you will work on each one to get the best photo possible that fits your vision and your mind’s eye? Then you are doing a disservice if you shoot in anything other than RAW. It gives you the highest degree of control to achieve an end result that you truly want without any compromise.

[RADCOM]

Another garden shot from Kirstenbosch in South Africa

[Mescalamba]

Weevil got 200% quality increase. Nice that you found your way to RAW world, your photos are definetly much better. Though, I would say you made some improvement in composition department too. You have some nice photos on flick.

[barfastic]

Heres my contribution.

Ceiling shot of an old gas factory located in Athens, Greece.

[Weevil]

Weevil got 200% quality increase. Nice that you found your way to RAW world, your photos are definetly much better. Though, I would say you made some improvement in composition department too. You have some nice photos on flick.

Thanks Mescalamba, all the constructive criticism from you Lestat and others on this board over the last couple years have been invaluable. The only way to learn is to hang out with people that have better skills than you.

[Weevil]

Snowy Egret by Bolweval, on Flickr

[Weevil]

Neat shot barfastic.

[Ch@pS]

Zwartkops airshow by Ch@pS, on Flickr

[Kain665]

A road less traveled by Kaptnkain, on Flickr

[barfastic]

@Weevil: Thanks

@kain665: Nice shot, nice angle, im confused by it though. it looks like its a picture of a picture... you know what i mean? did you do any post processing to it?

heres another one, shot from a pier here in greece (im aware of the distortion, but i kinda like it)

[Weevil]

Man thats a lot of sky, beautiful shot, is that just one pic or is it stitched?

[barfastic]

its one shot, using a tokina 11-16 @ 11mm but its an HDR of 9 images with +1EV stops difference.

[Weevil]

@barfastic, Bit-chin.


Zams Door by Bolweval, on Flickr

[EagleRock]

Noah's first car

[Weevil]

@EagleRock, and so it begins, you're gonna blink, and then he will be asking to borrow the car keys, "see ya later, can I have them please?"

Enjoy them while their young, mine are already 27 and 25.

[hale88]

[Ch@pS]

Stormy night by Ch@pS, on Flickr

I'm in two minds about whether I like this one or not. :/

@ hale88 - I love that shot!

[Weevil]

Stormy night by Ch@pS, on Flickr

I'm in two minds about whether I like this one or not. :/

@ hale88 - I love that shot!

I like it, almost looks animated.

[Lestat]

Thanks a ton Lestat, means a lot coming from you.

Yes shooting in .raw, and also biting the bullet and getting photoshop helped a lot too. Youtube helped in learning how to use it. ; )

saw a shot over at POTN today you might try next time you are around kites.
the person shot up the kite string and the kite was sharp.
looked realllly neat with the super blurry string which got clearer and clearer until it was nice and the kite was sharp.

oh... i bought a 5Dc today.. so excited!
now i just need to decide what lens(es) to get... was thinking the typical 50 1.4 and the 85 1.8 but that 135 F/2L is just friggin nuts... but will have to save up for all three. i can buy the 85 and 50 right now.

[lkiller123]

oh... i bought a 5Dc today.. so excited!
now i just need to decide what lens(es) to get... was thinking the typical 50 1.4 and the 85 1.8 but that 135 F/2L is just friggin nuts... but will have to save up for all three. i can buy the 85 and 50 right now.

Wow, awesome!!!

Try the Sigma 50 1.4, heard from some that the optics is comparable to the L.