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Hi all,

I'm new to this forum - well, I've been reading dpreview's forums extensively for quite a while now, but never posted a message.

I've seen beautiful work in here. I fear that my own production will not be on a par with what you are used to looking at, but I would very much appreciate any comment on the few photographs I now submit to you.

I also apologize in advance for any mistake while writing English, as I am a French guy! :)





I work with a 5D and 50mm f/1.4 exclusively. I am quite new to photography but do not appreciate being limited by my gear. :) Maybe I should have saved some euros but, well, you know... working with excellent gear is so enjoyable!
 
I have to give some more information about the pictures, I think.

I shot in RAW (as always should I say) and didn't do any post-processing except converting to B&W and, for the first picture, using the selection tool and layer tool to keep that blue colour you can see.
 
Well, maybe they're not worth a comment... or maybe I'm just too impatient - and I apologize for that. :)
 
I like the first one. I usually hate that effect, but the blue is very subtle.
Volige said:
Hi all,

I'm new to this forum - well, I've been reading dpreview's forums
extensively for quite a while now, but never posted a message.

I've seen beautiful work in here. I fear that my own production
will not be on a par with what you are used to looking at, but I
would very much appreciate any comment on the few photographs I now
submit to you.

I also apologize in advance for any mistake while writing English,
as I am a French guy! :)





I work with a 5D and 50mm f/1.4 exclusively. I am quite new to
photography but do not appreciate being limited by my gear. :)
Maybe I should have saved some euros but, well, you know... working
with excellent gear is so enjoyable!
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http://www.dustinrogers.com
 
dustin said:
I like the first one. I usually hate that effect, but the blue is
very subtle.
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Thanks Dustin. It's the first time I tried this and, well, I never thought I would do something like this one day!
 
Are you planning on finishing the processing and including sharpening the picture properly?

They have a sense of drama, but bland processing which detracts from the image. Are you comparing your camera to another camera where you are doing no processing on purpose? A finished picture would be more enjoyable to me at least.

Peter
 
Peter Gregg said:
Are you planning on finishing the processing and including
sharpening the picture properly?

They have a sense of drama, but bland processing which detracts
from the image. Are you comparing your camera to another camera
where you are doing no processing on purpose? A finished picture
would be more enjoyable to me at least.

Peter
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Thanks Peter for commenting!
Well, actually I am not comparing anything nor planning to do anything else.

I am wrong for sure, if you ask such questions. Would you be kind enough to give me some directions?

Thanks a lot in advance!
 
First, you really should not save your photos as GIF. GIF only allows 256 colors. Use 80%-100% JPG for the Web and your shots will look much nicer.

I really like the first one and I usually don't like when people keep a little color on a BW. I could use a little sharpening though. I understand the mindset of keeping everything pure from the camera and not making it fake in PhotoShop. Done properly, post processing in CameraRaw & PhotoShop is no different than using a dark room with film.
 
I missed the GIF part. I don't know but those photos are rather depressing which might be the intent.
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Nelson
http://pbase.com/nelsonc

 
I wouldn't have noticed. except for the little dots of blue didn't look right on the tractor.
 
monitorpop said:
First, you really should not save your photos as GIF. GIF only
allows 256 colors. Use 80%-100% JPG for the Web and your shots
will look much nicer.

I really like the first one and I usually don't like when people
keep a little color on a BW. I could use a little sharpening
though. I understand the mindset of keeping everything pure from
the camera and not making it fake in PhotoShop. Done properly,
post processing in CameraRaw & PhotoShop is no different than using
a dark room with film.
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Thanks for your advice!
 
Welcome and beware. Being that people can say what they want with impunity you'll come across a few mean people. If you do, just ignore it and move on...

PS. As mentioned by other viewers, jpeg is better image compression for photographs. Gif lzw compression and color indexing is great for clip art type of images.
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My Latest Gallery: From Peru to Chile: http://www.pbase.com/salim/peruchile2005
 
Hi Semorg! Thanks for your welcome message - and warning :).

I'll soon (within the next 24 hours I guess) replace the Gif by Jpeg pictures on my website and will be doing some more PP (such as USM and saturation adjustments) so that the pictures look better.
semorg said:
Welcome and beware. Being that people can say what they want with
impunity you'll come across a few mean people. If you do, just
ignore it and move on...

PS. As mentioned by other viewers, jpeg is better image
compression for photographs. Gif lzw compression and color indexing
is great for clip art type of images.
--
My Latest Gallery: From Peru to Chile:
http://www.pbase.com/salim/peruchile2005
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I liked the mood you created with your shots - take no notice of those who seem to feel that they never had to learn anything, and make derogatory comments.

As others have said, your next objective is probably to work on your post-processing skills.
Here's how:
http://www.radiantvista.com/dailyCritique/
Go to tutorials and 'Adjustment layers'
Keep up the good work!
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Regards,
DaveMart

'Just a wildebeast on the plain of life'
Please see profile for equipment
 
Thanks David! I'll definitely take a thorough look at the tutorials. I have so much to learn!

I wish to thank you all again for spending some time on my "case". :)
David Martin said:
I liked the mood you created with your shots - take no notice of
those who seem to feel that they never had to learn anything, and
make derogatory comments.
As others have said, your next objective is probably to work on
your post-processing skills.
Here's how:
http://www.radiantvista.com/dailyCritique/
Go to tutorials and 'Adjustment layers'
Keep up the good work!
--
Regards,
DaveMart

'Just a wildebeast on the plain of life'
Please see profile for equipment
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I re-worked the post processing on the farm tractor photograph, how do you feel about it?

 
Thanks for your message. I just posted a new version with some sharpening applied and a better format (.jpg instead of .gif). Would you tell me what you think about it? (not enough sharpening I guess, but I tend to be very conservative with that). Thanks!
Juli Valley said:
I think you will be pleased after some sharpening. Just keep your
original in case you don't like it.
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Juli
http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries
Canon FiveDee, 2oD, Canon Gee3, and Canon S7o.

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