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Jack Simpson: Nice pic ... but I notice that you fail to mention about "cloning out" the fellow in
the background, of the initial vertical shot, which is a no-no in my opinion ... unless you're shooting for Reuters ;)
he's not cloned out - he just moved ;)
win39: Sorry. Can't hear it.
We're working on that - bear with us.
ET2: Any plans to update studio shots to 1.03 when full review is posted?
the review is in the final stages of production but the new firmware has no impact upon image quality (this information direct from Sony) and as a consequence we have no plans to update the studio work at present.
Kromann: The picture is ok/good. In my opinion "ok/good" just isn't good enough when it is the topic of an article on dpreview.com. The photographer being an editor here or not. One should never write an article about his or her own photos unless someone else has requested it because the photo is coupled inseperately with memory from the scene and that will make it impossible to distinguish between an ok photo and a truly magnificent photo. Find a truly magnificent photo taken by somebody else and ask them to write an article about how they did. I have a deep respect for this site and its editors. Some of the never article are just a bit too "light".
We're actively looking into featuring the work of as many 'magnificent' photographers on the site as we can so don't worry - if you think I completely suck, there should be more to look at in the coming weeks and months ;)
Kerry Munroe: As commented below, looks similar to Edward Hopper's paintings.Singular. Alone or lonely, debatable.
I would try to remove all unnecessary information in the picture. Consider knocking out the reflections of the bulletin board in the glass. Simplify.
If I was setting it up, I'd try to keep the scene elements as 'essential' as possible but I'm not comfortable cloning anything more, really. What's in the picture is what was in front of the camera.
taotoo: More of these types of articles please DPReview! Note how a high quality article = high quality comments and no bitching.
Careful - don't jinx it! :)
Mescalamba: Would be nice to know which lens was used (50mm Summicron would be good choice or Zeiss 50mm f1.5).
Btw. why no review of M9 (or M9-P), no love for Leica? :)
On APS-C we do. On full-frame we aim for FL of 75mm-85mm (which is equivalent to a 50mm on APS-C)
patcam7122: sorry but I personally don't see any merit in this photo. It is boring, snapshot-like and I wouldn't have it on my hard drive never mind publish it on the Internet for all to see. I was under the impression the D700 did well at high ISO but viewing your photo at the largest size available reveals an enormous amount of noise. Are you sure you used noise reduction on this photo? To those who like this photo, more power to you; we're all entitled to our opinions, no matter how wrong they might be :)
Re: noise, you're viewing a compressed, downsized JPEG, the original is cleaner, but also very large (hence why I posted a reduced size version).
stormy_weather: Nothing wrong with the picture and also nothing wrong with being inspired by an great American painter, but this indeed looks like an Edward Hopper painting.
Regards,
Sven
@wetracy - you have posted two comments on this site, ever. And no forum posts. Both of your comments have been directed personally towards me. If you want to become a member of the dpr community, great, but please begin by varying your input...
jezsik: What I like about this image is the contrast between the warm and cold. I appreciate that it might not appeal to everyone, and while I am unlikely to have take a shot such as this, the image certain appeals to me. I am very pleased that you had enough images to show us your thought processing when considering the overall image. I wish I had that luxury. I'm curious to know what treatment you gave it in post process.
Thanks jezsik - post-processing was limited to the basics - exposure, noise-reduction and white-balance/saturation. I shot the image in daylight WB (I tend to do this - I find it useful to see the 'real' colours of the scene before adjusting them) and increased the saturation of the blue slightly in post. I also cropped very slightly, to exclude an unwanted scene element on the left.
stormy_weather: Nothing wrong with the picture and also nothing wrong with being inspired by an great American painter, but this indeed looks like an Edward Hopper painting.
Regards,
Sven
Sigh. @bigdaddave - I sent you a PM, politely asking that you keep your criticism constructive. I'm paraphasing your original comments here, but just saying 'meh' doesn't add any value to... well, anything.
I really couldn't care less what you think of me or my work. I just dislike mindless, non-constructive criticism. This is a community, after all.
stormy_weather: Nothing wrong with the picture and also nothing wrong with being inspired by an great American painter, but this indeed looks like an Edward Hopper painting.
Regards,
Sven
@bigdaddave - you've made your point. Thanks.
stormy_weather: Nothing wrong with the picture and also nothing wrong with being inspired by an great American painter, but this indeed looks like an Edward Hopper painting.
Regards,
Sven
That's the most common comment I get on this shot actually. I love Hopper but this shot wasn't set up, it was a 'seen' scene with 100% natural light. I'm flattered by the comparison :)
DoctorJerry: Nice images but I got turned off when his first image was of a lighthouse placed dead center in the the frame. A little bit of cropping and he would have a much nicer photo.
He? At least do the author the courtesy of reading her byline.
Alexramos: This article is about iPhones or camera smartphones??
@PWSY - ?
vinersan: now i understand why there where so many news about camera-phones (especially iphones)
this was ordered by apple in order to prepare the turf for the new release...
very disappointed with dpreview... i will start to look for a new site for reviews and everything as this isn't bias at all anymore :(
Your version of reality is interesting, but entirely invented.
fastlass: dpreview admins:
is there a button that hides all posts themed:
users bombastically offended by democratization of photography
if not, that would be a handy feature! thx.
That's a wonderful idea :)
Henrik Herranen: Yet another Apple (eyeFön eyePäd whatevøh) article. Now, honestly dpreview! Decreasing the signal-to-noise ratio really starts to annoy me!
But, of course, writing wishy-washy articles like this must be easier than to do more hardcore stuff, like, you know, lens reviews. Just in case you haven't noticed, your last lens review was done in September 2010, THAT'S MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO!
(Disclaimer: No, I am not going to threaten to boycot dpreview. But my feeling is that the focus of your site is shifting further and further away from the kind of photography I am interested in.)
Sigh. This was written by an external contributor. No camera reviews were harmed in the production of this article. If you don't want to read it, feel free not to. But at least read as far as the byline...
micksh6: The InMobi report you are referring to specifically distinguishes iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. They didn't know what would be announced at the time of survey.
The "41% planning to buy iPhone 4 successor" number is valid only if the successor would have been iPhone 5. But now we know that iPhone 4S was announced. In this case the correct number is "fewer than 15%".
And by the time iPhone 5 will be announced the study will no longer be valid because competition develops fast.
Thanks for the heads-up, I'ev edited the article accordingly and included a link to the survey to make it clearer.
Jogger: Its the same DPR staffer who keeps posting these Apple "news" .. hmmm, it definitely generates hits though, that it affects me since im blocking all ads from here.
Why would you block adds in response to news that you don't like? That makes no sense at all. Just don't read the news you don't want to read - that'll work.