Official Digi Cam Pic Thread!

[Lazy8s]

Nice are you shooting raw?

Just jpg for that outing. I switched to raw+jpg after we got back - I really don't know anything about raw files, editing, what to do with them etc.

[logical]

YouTube will do you right but I definitely suggest going raw+jpeg just for the simple fact when you learn how to edit raw files you will be able to do so to these older pictures later on.

[Lazy8s]

I've been reading up on raw the past few days, and it's on my 'have to do' list now. I'm just shopping for an editor now. LR is obviously the go-to, but I don't want to pay for a subscription. Luminar looks like a candidate. Easy to use so I can basically start right away and the cost will pay for itself fairly quickly.

I'll post back after I work with it for a bit. Hopefully with some interesting shots lol.

[logical]

Las Vegas

[logical]

I've been reading up on raw the past few days, and it's on my 'have to do' list now. I'm just shopping for an editor now. LR is obviously the go-to, but I don't want to pay for a subscription. Luminar looks like a candidate. Easy to use so I can basically start right away and the cost will pay for itself fairly quickly.

I'll post back after I work with it for a bit. Hopefully with some interesting shots lol.

Its a shame adobe doesnt offer a standalone anymore, they want that continuous money. I have the subscription but I have had it for years for other reasons.

[Crawdaddy79]

I had it as a student; they had a one-time year long subscription for $20/mo. for the whole suite. If you wanted to cancel, you'd get charged 50% of what remained as a penalty.

After the semester was over, I can't put into words what I felt when charged $20 during a month when I didn't even log in to their suite manager. "Getting raped" is probably an insensitive metaphor, but it was enough for me to swear off their subscription model for a lifetime.

I use Paint Shop Pro and Vegas Movie Studio for photo/video editing. Notepad++ for web design.

[Crawdaddy79]

I should also mention Irfanview. I use that for 90% of anything I want to do with an image (cropping, resizing, contrast adjustment, etc.). I recently discovered it will allow you to paste an image on top/bottom/left/right of the current one. Everything you can do with it is super easy.

"Pretty" text overlay, anything that requires layering or transparency, that's where I use PSP.

[Lazy8s]

Its a shame adobe doesnt offer a standalone anymore, they want that continuous money. I have the subscription but I have had it for years for other reasons.

That’s a great pic of Vegas - top floor or helicopter?

I would go for the sub if I thought I could get the use out of it, but for what I need it doesn’t make sense. Too many free/cheap alternatives.

@Crawdaddy. - thanks for the Irfanview mention. I used that some time back and completely forgot about it

[logical]

Very top of the high roller ferris wheel

[Lazy8s]

Very top of the high roller ferris wheel

Got some nice altitude there

Quick shot of boats. I really need to learn how to take photos in strong light. This does have a polarizer filter…

[logical]

Some long exposure photography last night

[Lazy8s]

I can't top those Nice

[necropimp]

i couldn't do any long exposure... hand holding my camera would have made it a blurry mess

[Lazy8s]

Nice shots necropimp.

I have to get busy with this again. Work has brought me to some sites that would have made some decent photos, but I hate bringing my camera to work.

[Trunks0]

Snowbirds just buzzed Vancouver with a CF-18 in tow. Moving low and fast, but I managed 3 ok-ish shots with my Panasonic FZ70 since it was on my desk

[Lazy8s]

Nice shots Trunks, especially spur of the moment like that!

[logical]

Nice

[Trunks0]

Nice shots Trunks, especially spur of the moment like that!

Nice

Thanks guys

[necropimp]

local monthly cruise in event

[Lazy8s]

I haven't had a chance to get many new photos, but cleaning out some older ones, and liked these.

Some of the crafty stuff my wife does for weddings.



I thought I was hallucinating when I saw this. Escapee from a neighbor's yard.

[logical]

I feel like the wedding one would look better in black and white. If you had the raw you could probably pull more detail out of the basket too.


Pig

[Lazy8s]

I saw the pig scratching itself on a phone pole, thought I was losing my mind. I live in a small city grabbed the camera just in time.

I did have the raws from that batch that has the wedding stuff. I'll have to find them, good learning opportunity

edit: Looking back at the baskets I see what you mean, thanks for the tip

[logical]

Upload the raw

[Lazy8s]

Will do…I have to find the hdd they’re all stored on….

[necropimp]

caught a couple of the shop spiders having their meals




bonus video

[logical]

Will not watch video, dont like bugs

[necropimp]

went out to mess around with my film camera and brought the d70 along as well












bonus wild turkey cock

[logical]

Clicked the bonus cause


The one with the bridge looks real smeary

[Lazy8s]

I keep looking at the pics in this thread and have come to the conclusion that I can’t frame a shot worth a damn.

I’m going to keep trying though.

[necropimp]

let you in on a secret... some of my better shots aren't even aimed

there is a a fair bit of from the hip spray and pray

[logical]

let you in on a secret... some of my better shots aren't even aimed

there is a a fair bit of from the hip spray and pray

[Lazy8s]

I think I might quit trying so hard then

[logical]

Bike ride pics




















My Bike

[Lazy8s]

Nice shots logical, love that first one

And that bike..very nice.

[necropimp]

when all you have to work with at the moment is your cell phone...



and the mobile version of lightroom to tweak the raw file

[necropimp]

on this week's episode of nature walk photography...

...it was hot out there... i probably sweated out most of the water i drank











bonus ****

[Lazy8s]

Nice shots!

I took a ton of raws today, then realized I missed a setting in the menu, so they were really jpegs. And the area is 2 hours away.

I suck at this. But I'm going to keep trying.

EDIT: Found some old raws…good for me No more chatter until I have some photos to post.

[Lazy8s]

This is the one I posted earlier, as a tweaked raw. I don't have the raw for that photo I posted though. This is a different one, but I can't upload the raw on imgur - not supported apparently...

I found a few decent ones, so I'll post those after tweaking until I get some new material.

[Lazy8s]

and a Midas Fly

[logical]

Great bugs Lazy and I knew you could pull a ton more detail out of that basket shot. Went from an OK shot to a very usable shot.