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Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.



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Ziggy

Good work, the tree looks great against the sunset clouds, very dominant though. The colours look great on the images.
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.
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Hi ChefZiggy,
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.
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I agree, they all are indeed very impressive. I am particularly partial towards the 2nd.

Regards,
Rajneesh
 
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
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These are great shots Ziggy. Sunsets are always fun to shoot, and each one is always a little different. Nice work.

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The third pic is the one for me.

The first looks overprocessed, I think it's the sharpening and noise reduction (if any?). I say NR because it looks a bit kinda smooth and lacking detail in the bottom right.

The second pic is good, but I think there's a little bit too much 'wasted' space at the top. The colour hasn't got much of a gradient so therefore doesn't do much for me. Perhaps if you added a very subtle gradient mask with a dark blue photo filter effect just to add a little depth to the top.

3 is good all round, but perhaps the crop is a touch tight. If I'm honest I prefer the comoposition of the 2nd pic, but the overall feeling of the 3rd.

Phew, hope that helps!

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Hi ChefZ,

The third one is the best IMHO. Was there a fire happening somewhere some of those clouds appear to be smoke. Nice shots.
dp
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.



http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/original.jpg





http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/original.jpg

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Thats a real fiery sunset ziggy , you captured it great , 602 is a real sunset camera hehe . Its a real treat to capture these wonderfulcolors , well done.

know what you mean about the lenses, I usually only take one with me, my excuse is it forces me to think creatively (plus its scary changing em specially at the moment in windy weather at the seaside with all that sand ...yoiks) cheers...paul
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.



http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/original.jpg





http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/original.jpg

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Chefziggy
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Hey there, nice photos, i really like #2 and #3. The colours are brilliant and the silhouette of the tree works very well. I like the empty space above the tree in #2 as well, but i'm not sure if everyone else will.

I think there's been too much NR in the first one though, looks a litte unatural.

Good stuff.

John
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.

http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517155/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/original.jpg

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They're all great, but the second is exquisite! Definitely a winner. I like the cropped shot more than the larger third shot. It's powerful. Wonderful work!

Cyn
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.



http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/original.jpg





http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/original.jpg

--
Chefziggy
http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy

Click to expand...
 
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.



http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/original.jpg





http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/original.jpg

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Chefziggy
http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy

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I am also partial to the second...very nice
 
Thanks. As it turns out from reading all the post so far, it's about an even split on #2. I happen to like it too bust some see it as cramped even with all that "wasted space" at the top.

To each his own. Thank you very much for your comment.
Rajneesh said:
Rajneesh said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.
Click to expand...
I agree, they all are indeed very impressive. I am particularly
partial towards the 2nd.

Regards,
Rajneesh
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Actually I had a graduated ND filter on the camera. I had the darkest part at the bottom so the sunset wouldn't blow out as bad. There is some gradation in the sky. A bit more wouldn't hurt.
[U] Dave said:
The third pic is the one for me.

The first looks overprocessed, I think it's the sharpening and
noise reduction (if any?). I say NR because it looks a bit kinda
smooth and lacking detail in the bottom right.

The second pic is good, but I think there's a little bit too much
'wasted' space at the top. The colour hasn't got much of a gradient
so therefore doesn't do much for me. Perhaps if you added a very
subtle gradient mask with a dark blue photo filter effect just to
add a little depth to the top.

3 is good all round, but perhaps the crop is a touch tight. If I'm
honest I prefer the comoposition of the 2nd pic, but the overall
feeling of the 3rd.

Phew, hope that helps!

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Just to make it clear, these were shot with the D70. Should have done a few with each and compared. I need to try and do that next time.

I haven't developed a lens changing habit that feels comfortable yet either. I've only had to blow out a little dust the first day I got it. Need to pick up one of those Gitto Rocket Blasters. They look like they would do the trick 99% of the time.

As for taking one lens, that is too restrictive to me. What I should have had was the 18-70mm kit lens and the 70-300mm Sigma. That would have covered all the range I had.
JimRockford said:
Thats a real fiery sunset ziggy , you captured it great , 602 is a
real sunset camera hehe . Its a real treat to capture these
wonderfulcolors , well done.
know what you mean about the lenses, I usually only take one with
me, my excuse is it forces me to think creatively (plus its scary
changing em specially at the moment in windy weather at the seaside
with all that sand ...yoiks) cheers...paul
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Well it's been mixed. Some like it, some don't. I personally like that one better. To me the empty space gives balance to the busy-ness of the rest of the image. If I had cropped it lower more people would have been happy, but it wouldn't have that deepening of the sky as it goes up.

Thanks for your comments!
yirmon said:
Hey there, nice photos, i really like #2 and #3. The colours are
brilliant and the silhouette of the tree works very well. I like
the empty space above the tree in #2 as well, but i'm not sure if
everyone else will.

I think there's been too much NR in the first one though, looks a
litte unatural.

Good stuff.

John

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Hi ChefZiggy, these are really fabulous shots ! Although there seems to be a small cloud in the middle of the first picture wich draws some attention cause of its brightness.Strangely, that little cloud also comes back on the second and third shot but with lot less brightness.
Once again, overall these pictures are great !

Regards,
Andre.
ChefZiggy said:
Lets face it. They are often impressive.

I'll leave it up to you kind folks to let me know if the photos
here are impressive or not.

I learned a valuable lesson on this shoot. (Or validated something
I already knew.) NEVER leave a lens at home. I had repacked my
small bag to carry with us on an outing to an indor home and garden
show. I did not have my long lens in the bag as I wouldn't have
needed it indoors.

But I missed it on this sunset. I guess that's one of the nice
things about the all-in-one Fuji S602. Didn't have to worry about
whether to carry everything or not.

Minimal post work on these. Some mild noise reduction via Dave
Marsit's ISO NR. Shudder sharpening on the first two. The last
one resized only.

Thoughts and comments are very much appreciated.



http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40517154/original.jpg





http://www.pbase.com/chefziggy/image/40535487/original.jpg

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Chefziggy
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Hi Chef,

Fantastic images. The last one is my new desktop wallpaper if you don't mind. Sunsets and sunrises are very powerful moments of the day, it's a bless to have the chance to make photos like those.

Man, first I had both cameras, lenses and everything else on the same bag. Everything was ridiculously tight and the bag was very heavy so I decided to keep the S7000 on it's own bag with the TCON and a couple of filters, and a bag only for the D70 with the lenses, flash, filters and some other stuff, but, everything concerning the D70 is on the bag. It's not very comfortable and in some outings when I care both bags it can also be not very practical, but at least I know I have everything I need there.
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Hi Chef,

For me no 2 was best. I do like them all though. The space above in no 2 looks great. Congratulations.

I have the Sigma 28 - 200 from the film camera in fact always on my D70 and I quite seldom think I need anything else. The bad thing with this lens is, that it's zoom extends by itself so it begins not to be as tiny as it actually is.

Anada
 
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