The Photography Thread

[nac]

Arcangel, Some nice work...

Skr, Even though the one is handheld shot, it kinda gives some effect...

 

[NoasArcAngel]

thanks. hoping to get a better camera . d5100 and post some better photos

 

[marvelousprashant]

Prashant, Why those two men are transparent

Was forced to use HDR because the building was unevenly lit up. And somehow Photomatrix did not de-ghost the image properly

 

[Tenida]

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Biryani, Jelebi and lassi

 

[abc.kb]

Awesome photos from everybody!
BTW, Nikon D5200 announced and also showing in Nikon India Site Eagerly waiting for price and reviews.

 

[marvelousprashant]

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Late night Dessert by marvelprash, on Flickr

 

[Tenida]

@ marvelousprashant- Cake looks yummy
I think more bright color will look better.

 

[nac]

Do you guys have any tips and tricks to eliminate/minimize noise??? This was taken at ISO 1600...

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SX130; Av - f/3.4; Tv - 30sec; ISO - 1600.

Tried to reduce noise, but I am not convinced with the result. Even for this size, it's noticeably noisy...

 

[skr]

About the torch light pictures.... I have used a rechargeable torch that has 4 LED bulbs. May be that is the reason for the dots.

@marvelousprashant.... The dessert looks extremely appetising. Have you done any work on the background?

@nac.... Nice shot. Can you tell me what mode you used, because in Tv mode I can go upto only 15 sec of maximum exposure.

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IMG_4209 by skr sx130, on Flickr
Exposure 1/400, Aperture f/4.0, Focal Length 9.2 mm, ISO Speed 80.

 

[nac]

Skr, This one has nice depth... Beautiful...

I used hack, so the long exposure...

 

[skr]

Whats hack?

 

[marvelousprashant]

Do you guys have any tips and tricks to eliminate/minimize noise??? This was taken at ISO 1600...


Tried to reduce noise, but I am not convinced with the result. Even for this size, it's noticeably noisy...

Try 15-30 sec at ISO 100 or 200. Settings within this range work for me. Stars will be less bright. But you can enhance them in post processing. It is much easier than eliminating so much noise

@skr The background is white because i used a lightbox setup. Very basic one

 

[nac]

Skr, I thought you would have heard about that... It's called CHDK, third party firmware.

Prashant, at ISO 100/200, there are not many stars visible. So the using of highest sensitivity... Tried at ISO 400, yet to process... Let's see, what I can get with that.

 

[marvelousprashant]

Skr, I thought you would have heard about that... It's called CHDK, third party firmware.

Prashant, at ISO 100/200, there are not many stars visible. So the using of highest sensitivity... Tried at ISO 400, yet to process... Let's see, what I can get with that.

OK. The other way to reduce noise is dark frame reduction. Google about it

 

[NoasArcAngel]

guys suggest some good post processing software? i used the DxO optics 7 Elite pro and played around with it, these are the results.

most of these are just processed with low iso noise, to increase the sharpness and eliminate lack of detail thanks to 4mp sensor. I got my nikon D5100 shipped yesterday hoping to get it today itself



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[marvelousprashant]

DxO Optics Pro is a more of correction software. Their approach is very good. The DxO guys have presets for many cameras and lenses which are much better than Adobe. If you have a supported camera, DxO gives you a much more sharp and less noisy image than Adobe PhotoShop or Lightroom. Their lens correction is brilliant

But for cams that are not supported, Lightroom is always there. It is my personal favorite

 

[NoasArcAngel]

will download lightroom and try ... what do you think of the pics above? any difference?

 

[marvelousprashant]

They look better now especially the last 6

 

[nac]

OK. The other way to reduce noise is dark frame reduction. Google about it

Yeah, heard about it... Even there is an option in CHDK too, but haven't tried.

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SX130; Av - f/3.4; Tv - 16x32 sec; ISO 400.

Tried Deepskystacker software to make this one. Noise is fine in this picture... I think I will try once at ISO 1600 with this technique.

ArcAngel,

I am not sure this processing has enhanced the pictures, but the white flower shot (the one in the middle of the series) has come out beautiful.

 

[NoasArcAngel]

ArcAngel,

I am not sure this processing has enhanced the pictures, but the white flower shot (the one in the middle of the series) has come out beautiful.

what i meant in my original comment was that somewhat the noise has been reduced from the photos but a photo shot with a 4mp camera can only be worked with to a certain extent.
thanks, in this photo i gave it a little HDR and the colour and contrast has come out very very well.

Will download lightroom tomorrow, and use it and maybe i will post some interesting results.