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LX3 nightime shots - Chicago [2 imgs]

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theranman said:
Going to Grant Park tonight. Perhaps I'll take a look-see at ole' Buckingham again. Great pics.
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Hope you had a great time. I have to say, having grown up in Chicago, I never had appreciated that whole downtown, lakefront area as I did this weekend. It's quite beautiful!
Daniel
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HeatherV said:
Great shots Daniel! I love the lines in the second one but the first is great for a night shot!!
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Thanks, Heather. I was very pleased with how both series turned out. I only took a few shots of the building, but over a dozen of the fountain. It took a while to pick out my favorite.
Take care,
Daniel

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Peg Bethany said:
Peace and comfort to your Mother. It isn't easy being 90+
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Thanks for your kind wishes, Peg. No it's not easy, but my mother seems to be aging with grace, which I hope happens for me. However, judging from how many times Mindy has to tell me I have food on my face when I eat, it may not be so graceful. ;-)
Peg Bethany said:
I love nightshots. Handheld - or did you use a handy flat surface as a "tripod"?
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I used a tripod for both. However, with the building shot, it was much more steady, than with the fountain (explained above).
Take care,
Daniel

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Boston5 said:
Nice job on both Daniel. I hope Mom is still on the road to recovery. How's she doing?
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Thanks, Carol. She is moving in the right direction. She had pneumonia, followed by congestive heart failure. Was released to cardio rehab, but then went into hypoglycemia (is this too much detail?). Went back to ICU and now is back in rehab, hopefully homeward bound in the next couple of weeks. I think they released her too soon the first time. I think she is much stronger now. Thanks for asking.
Regards,
Daniel

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Rodolfo said:
This is a wonderful shot of my forever-favorite Chicago building -and a very effective application of that wide angle lens. The Buckingham shot is less satisfactory because it's too tight, I believe, although the light is captured nicely. Headed to Chi on Friday.
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Thanks for you feedback. I agree about the WA of the LX. It is very good in these situations. I had trouble picking my favorite shot of the fountain. Here are the other shots, is there one that stands out for you?
http://danielsonkin.smugmug.com/gallery/2176488_LoyFL#591924978_ehrRB
There are two on the bottom of the first page, but others on pages 2-5.
Rodolfo said:
I keep seeing challenges to my ZS3 choice.
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Really? I thought the TZ series was really good. If it had some manual controls, I might have gotten that over the LX.
Take care,
Daniel
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I did it in "Paint Shop Pro X2" - you can get trial version.

Besides regular vertical and horizontal leveling, it can also fix pictures like that one.

 
doto41 said:
you and your new toy are becoming better and better friends. I really envy the lx3 low light abilities, and these are two great examples. The first is beautiful and the second has great colour and composition which catch the eye and make you look for quite sometime, which for me is the proof of an excellent shot.
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Thanks, Dov. I have been very pleased with it's low-light performance too. Though, I have to say, I have gotten just as good shots with my old FX01, as long as I used the tripod. Of course, I am not a pixel peeper, so my standards might not be up to what others may say.
doto41 said:
Hope your mother gets well soon
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Thanks. She is definitely on the mend!
doto41 said:
Shabbat shalom
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Shabbat shalom to you too!
Daniel

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wrosenthal said:
Great shots, Daniel
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Thank you so much, Bill.
wrosenthal said:
I have lived in Chicago and visited there several times in the last few years. Those are classic shots of wonderful landmarks! It is a great city and has become much more desirable in the last decade.
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As much as my family (progressives) don't like the current mayor that much, they do admit he has done wonders to revitalize the downtown area. I have to agree.
wrosenthal said:
Hope your mother is better.
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She is back in rehab and doing well. Thanks.
Take care,
Daniel
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willsmother said:
Did you shoot RAW or JPEG??
Any other tips??
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Helen,

I shot both in high rez jpg and raw. But I just processed the jpgs in this case. I didn't really look at the raw files, but it might nice to see if there is any difference. Maybe I'll take a look and report back. Using the tripod was very helpful, especially if you don't have the steadiest of hands.
Daniel

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tarnumf said:
I did it in "Paint Shop Pro X2" - you can get trial version.

Besides regular vertical and horizontal leveling, it can also fix pictures like that one.
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Thanks. I think CS2 can do that too, I just need to play around with it. But I do like it better with all the lines straightened out.
Daniel

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Daniel,

I use CS3 so I imagine it should be the same. You use the crop tool and there is a little tick box that allows for a perspective crop. When it is on you can just grab a corner of the crop tool and drag only that corner. So in the case of this example I would grab the top right corner and drag it left a little so that the line of the tool is parallel with the building lines. Then repeat for the top left corner.

Have also done it other ways in CS3 as they have a specific perspective tool in one of the filters (cannot remember the name off the top of my head). The one that allows you to also fix pin cushioning etc. Anyway I find the perspective crop the easiest in most situations.

Have to be careful as sometimes things get really odd. And sometimes the perspective distortion is an integral part of teh way you want your photo to look.

I just felt that in this case it would help.
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