The Photography Thread

[sujoyp]

Sunset pic

*farm4.staticflickr.com/3757/9686868442_4113f716a6_z.jpg
Sunset by sujoyp, on Flickr

 

[nac]

Nice work on border/frame.

Sky is blurred or it looks so???

 

[sujoyp]

I blurred it ....actually I wanted the bird to look sharp and sky as a background ...is it looking bad??

here is the original link - *lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ff2N8Ur4nks/Uim-AJVd3pI/AAAAAAAAJUI/IKcxga2juEQ/w426-h685-no/DSC_9536.jpg

 

[nac]

IQ is better than original. As far as blurring is concern, not much of a difference between original and PP.

 

[kevz22]

Here are some of my pictures clicked with the Canon IXUS 510HS.

*facebook.com/ShutterbugRL2.0

Kevin

 

[nac]

Kevz,
Train (red engine) photo - Have to give some space on the right hand side (moving direction of the train)
Selective colouring - You chose to emphasis a subject by selective colouring, but the subject is disturbed for other elements in the photograph.
Aircraft - Pole is cluttering

 

[nipunmaster]

Made this short movie guys, give your comments on it.

 

[nac]

1.
*imageshack.us/a/img607/8065/j7ak.jpg

Canon SX130 | f/3.4 | 1/320 sec (0 step) | ISO - 80
Photomatix HDR - 5 images -2 step to + 2 step

*imageshack.us/a/img546/8199/l6zd.jpg

2.
Canon SX130 | f/3.4 | 1/80 sec (0 step) | ISO - 80
Photomatix HDR - 5 images -2 step to + 2 step

These two were shot few days ago when I was shooting for monsoon photography project. Please do c&c...

 

[pranav0091]

Made this short movie guys, give your comments on it.

Commendable effort

I didnt take a particular liking to the storyline, but thats fine for its personal taste - found it a bit weak.

But here are some suggestions from my part:-
1) Tripod to shot atleast some of the scenes.
2) Cutting down on the noise levels if it were possible.


But in short, quite an effort, congratulations.

What did you use to shoot this video ?

 

[Gen.Libeb]

@nac - Don't like the borders, but the photos are great, I like it that you've kept it natural & not overcooked the HDR, I hate that most of the times.
The only thing, I'd say the pics are too small in size to make out details.

 

[a_medico]

Medico, I like this one... No processing uh...

Yes. I am trying to cut down upon post processing and HDR. It's difficult but I am trying my best to hold the urge

One more moment from IBL finals:

The Smash


*farm6.staticflickr.com/5456/9692774105_00a2da9d8f_o.jpg

 

[nipunmaster]

Made this short movie guys, give your comments on it.

Commendable effort

I didnt take a particular liking to the storyline, but thats fine for its personal taste - found it a bit weak.

But here are some suggestions from my part:-
1) Tripod to shot atleast some of the scenes.
2) Cutting down on the noise levels if it were possible.


But in short, quite an effort, congratulations.

What did you use to shoot this video ?

thank you pranav.
actually, I dont have any nice video camera, just a Canon IXUS 115hs, so borrowed a 2 year old sony handycam from a friend. We only had 48 hours to complete the movie, so didn't think about the tripod, though we didn't had any , but yes if we had a tripod, it would have helped a lot. There was a LOT of noise from the raw camera video. I tried removing some with nero wave editor. But then, this was the most I could do. Actually, I made the movie in 1080p, but have to upload it yet(you know how internet in india is ). And the fun part is, none of the teacher's dialogues were written, they just spoke naturally

i have one question, can we something like using a standalone mic for the audio, and the handycam for just the video, and then sync it together, maybe it can give better results?

 

[pranav0091]

thank you pranav.
actually, I dont have any nice video camera, just a Canon IXUS 115hs, so borrowed a 2 year old sony handycam from a friend. We only had 48 hours to complete the movie, so didn't think about the tripod, though we didn't had any , but yes if we had a tripod, it would have helped a lot. There was a LOT of noise from the raw camera video. I tried removing some with nero wave editor. But then, this was the most I could do. Actually, I made the movie in 1080p, but have to upload it yet(you know how internet in india is ). And the fun part is, none of the teacher's dialogues were written, they just spoke naturally

i have one question, can we something like using a standalone mic for the audio, and the handycam for just the video, and then sync it together, maybe it can give better results?

Yes, thats perfectly possible - infact recommended if possible.
The reason I wanted to know about the camera was because I found the video to be shaky implying a non-OIS enabled source. Next time get a device with OIS if possible - it does make a world of difference to the viewability.

And regarding the audio part, I dont know how powerful is nero in this regard, but going with my general experience with nero products, I wouldnt even bother using them. Try using something like Audacity to clean the noise out. You might need something else to get the audio stream separated from the video - I believe such freewares are available (Virtualdub)

 

[nac]

Made this short movie guys, give your comments on it.

And dedicating to your teacher

@nac - Don't like the borders, but the photos are great, I like it that you've kept it natural & not overcooked the HDR, I hate that most of the times.
The only thing, I'd say the pics are too small in size to make out details.

I viewed the image in black background and liked it, so the reason for thick black frame. I viewed some pictures/frames of Raridra Prakarsa to get an idea... But it doesn't look good, I guess (from your comment)

I put those three in (one I posted in photo projects thread) flickr without frames as we can see the images in black background there

Yes. I am trying to cut down upon post processing and HDR. It's difficult but I am trying my best to hold the urge

Nice click... I like it this way comparing with PPed images of yours.

And I didn't know you're shooting with 60D. When did the transition happened from 550D to 60D?

 

[a_medico]

Nice click... I like it this way comparing with PPed images of yours.

And I didn't know you're shooting with 60D. When did the transition happened from 550D to 60D?

I have 500D. Also brought a secondhand 60D, a year back. I use both, especially when I dont wish to change the lenses frequently - eg. 10-22 and 17-50, each on one camera.

 

[nac]

Medico,
Oh! So it's not 550D then. But I thought you had one.
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And the last one from the series.

*img703.imageshack.us/img703/8710/01jt.jpg

Canon SX130 | f/3.4 | 1/640 sec (0 step) | ISO - 80
Photomatix HDR - EV +2 step to -2 step (Total 5 images)

 

[sujoyp]

@nac I liked last one the most ....I really feel its looking much real then other two

@medico its good to practice pics without editing ...but then DSLR sucks without editing ...most have poor contrast, washed out colors ...i never liked any of the pic right out of my dslr ...and I like the flexibility it provides while editing .

 

[a_medico]

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@medico its good to practice pics without editing ...but then DSLR sucks without editing ...most have poor contrast, washed out colors ...i never liked any of the pic right out of my dslr ...and I like the flexibility it provides while editing .

There are two divided opinions about what you say and I kinda agree with yours. I believe, shooting a good pic is half job done. Post processing takes the the photo to a completely different dimension. Having said that, there is a tendency to overdo things. I have realized it hard way. The pics by me I thought were brilliantly processed were heavily criticized by online community. When I look at them again after a year, i do realize most of the times that they are overdone. So i m learning to hold myself back during post processing. Its difficult but i am trying. This is the advantage of posting your work online for c&c. Appreciation is good, but it's the critique that teaches you the most.

 

[sujoyp]

yes right medico ....soo we can cut down on processing ...like minimum cropping , avoid sharpening, not changing exposure much, not applying blurring or noise reductions ....but we have to perform some basic things to make it look good like incresing saturation, some fill light, some cloning of unnecessary objects

 

[pranav0091]

My take on PP is that I'd do it as long as the image doesnt look unreal or fake (much like my opinion on women wearing makeup). PP is supposed to be like pickles - great when used in moderation, rubbish when its all you can find in an image.