DP Quattro(s) go to Dong Chuan

[stevechong]

Hi Folks,

I would like to share with you an images I captured using the DP1 Q. The location is called Dong Chuan, China. It is famous of its "red" soil. The reddish earth was the result of the high content of iron after the oxidization process.

Here is the link to the 50% of the print size.

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[Marco Dadone]

Steve, beautiful peaceful image.

How do You find the quattro?

My love-hate feeling aboout them is, after several tries, a little more on the "hate" side, I'm afraid..

marco

 

[target5]

Congrats for the nice shoot but sorry the colors of the Foveon Quattro don't convince me.

 

[stevechong]

Oh I love the Quattros! 1-3, I can't wait for the 0.

the 50 or Q3 is so wonderful! The output is on par if not better than the combination of SD1m + 50 F1.4.

I will post an image capture with the Q3 later.

 

[stevechong]

Didn't convince you? In what way?

 

[Apsphoto]

Nice image, I too have had my ups and downs with the Quattro, but I think I am on the up side now, it takes a bit more work to get things but overall I am happy with it, I am thinking about the dp0, but not really sure yet.

Alan

 

[SigmaChrome]

Magnificent capture, Steve.

We haven't seen enough of you 'round here lately.

 

[Esstee]

Here is the link to the 50% of the print size.

http://stevechong.com/quattro/dongchuan-1.jpg

Very nice!

 

[maceoQ]

Congrats for the nice shoot but sorry the colors of the Foveon Quattro don't convince me.

I'm sure, the colors were "adjusted/pushed" a bit in this image. But i still think, the Quattro is
recognizable in the aquamarine sky.
While the Merrills often produce a slightly "dull/reddish" sky, the Quattro make it more aquamarine.
SD15 is still king in this regard

 

[Marco Dadone]

I own a dp3q . Lot of noise.

 

[Hardy Steiner]

Beautiful picture! Can you please share your post-processing steps: I do notice that your DP1Q picture shows less noise than other ones that were posted here. Noise in the DP1Q pictures was my biggest concern so far - I do own the DP2Q and like it a lot.

 

[stevechong]

Hardy, I don't do much, all 3 settings at Noise Reduction were in the middle. I just play with the Tonal Adjustment thing.

I use Photoshop + Lightroom after exporting from SPP

 

[stevechong]

You were right MaceoQ, I pump up the colors a bit.

 

[Hardy Steiner]

Thanks for letting me know. That's really good to hear! I was fearing a bit that too much noise reduction was applied - but as you say this is not the case, I should really give the DP1Q a try one day!

 

[maceoQ]

Thanks for letting me know. That's really good to hear! I was fearing a bit that too much noise reduction was applied - but as you say this is not the case, I should really give the DP1Q a try one day!

Did you notice, that this is a 4MP picture... it may look different at the original 19.6MP size.

 

[Hardy Steiner]

Ok, that's a good point. I'll have to wait for some full size pics then.

 

[Gate bois]

Nice photo. the colors are beautiful. What I also like in this photo (which I appreciate in the Proceedings of the quattro), are the backgrounds without loss of color while preserving haze. This gives relief and depth for scenery, with a foreground that stands out better, and gives a great atmosphere to the photographed scenery.

 

[Scottelly]

Wow! That soil looks like a bunch of rocks! I notice the image looks a little over-saturated. Nice photo though. I like the colors of the different fields to the right.

I wonder how this image would have looked from a Merrill camera - probably a little muted in comparison, but I guess you could have bumped those colors too. Certainly those clouds would have looked different.

What has made you change from Merrill to Quattro? Is it mostly battery life, resolution, speed of operation, or something else?

 

[stevechong]

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the comment. The red soil was the result of oxidization process, earth at this area is very rich in iron.

The reasons why I like the Qs were just like you mentioned, the colors, battery life, detail and also design of the body.

For this trip, I found I have shot more photos using the Qs than my usual SD1m + the lenses. Of course I can't leave home without the 1-8-16, 17-50, 50-150

Will post a few more photos shot with the Qs later.

 

[PrebenR]

Hi Folks,

I would like to share with you an images I captured using the DP1 Q. The location is called Dong Chuan, China. It is famous of its "red" soil. The reddish earth was the result of the high content of iron after the oxidization process.

Here is the link to the 50% of the print size.

http://stevechong.com/quattro/dongchuan-1.jpg

More to come

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