[Photo Contest] Photo Contest

[Magorian Aximand]

It's been so long, that I had forgotten that existed.

I've uploaded it there, and I'll post that version here again, just in case that matters for anything. Which I doubt, but if I can forget that the tool even exists...

Thanks for the reminder!

隐藏: Victorian Celery Vase

 

[Jace]

Shall see in a week if we've hit three entries.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

隐藏: Relic of War

 

[Jace]

Vote vote!

Adorno wins!

 

[Adorno]

Oh, columns are popular 

I always check this before a new topic:
https://tw.greywool.com/pc/


Next topic: Shapes

We haven't had that.

 

[Adorno]

No takers? Seemed like a simple topic. Maybe too simple.

 

[Austupaio]

Oh, no entries at all is sad.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

I think the topic is a little too abstract, but that's just me.

 

[Jace]

I've been thinking through my pix and tryin' to figure out one that'd fit the best. Just before headin' out today I got what to take it of. But if nobody else'll dip in, I'm good with getting a new topic as well.

 

[Adaham]

I was so tempted to go all Seff on this topic, but I didn't want to risk being banned while I'm hosting 

 

[Jace]

Looks to me like a new topic could be in order.

 

[Adorno]

Is that up to me then?

Then I suggest: Nonsense

 

[Magorian Aximand]

I have a nice picture of a decapitated horse head sculpture puking water at a distant pigeon that would fit this topic nicely, but I'm discovering that the colors in RAW images look so flat and boring pre-edit.

 

[Adaham]

I have a nice picture of a decapitated horse head sculpture puking water at a distant pigeon that would fit this topic nicely, but I'm discovering that the colors in RAW images look so flat and boring pre-edit.

Then move away from those whitebalance presets 

 

[Magorian Aximand]

I don't use any presets, because I'm trying to learn how to do all of the editing myself. The color "issues" are a consequence of shooting RAW instead of jpg, because when you shoot to jpg your camera does a good measure of processing for you, and discards much of the data. RAW is always preferable, generally, but we have this no editing rule...

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

"What do you think about this topic, Bill?"
"It's nonsense, Ted."

隐藏: 2 out of 2 fish think this topic is nonsense

 

[Adaham]

I don't use any presets, because I'm trying to learn how to do all of the editing myself. The color "issues" are a consequence of shooting RAW instead of jpg, because when you shoot to jpg your camera does a good measure of processing for you, and discards much of the data. RAW is always preferable, generally, but we have this no editing rule...

I always shoot RAW, but I think a quick import and immediate re-export in smaller scale is allowed, isn't it? At least the one picture I posted was shot in RAW and exported as a jpg in smaller scale.

 

[Magorian Aximand]

I'm pretty sure you always have to export to jpg (or similar) and resizing for the forum is not editing. It's just that when you shoot to jpg, your camera does some work to make things look good. It's better for casual shooting, or when you're not willing to do any post processing yourself.

But I've only had my DSLR for two months, so what the **** do I know anyway?

Anyways, here's the nonsense horse for the contest, followed by the edited version for comparison purposes only.

隐藏: The decapitated horse puking water at a distant pigeon.

隐藏: The much prettier decapitated horse puking water at a distant pigeon.

 

[Adaham]

Hm, I think you can turn that "auto-postprocessing" off in you r DSLR, but I don't know what model you have. In any case, most of my jpeg's looked pretty much identical to the raw's I shot. But it probably also depends on in which mode you're shooting. If you're shooting manual mode (or one of the priority-modes), then the camera shouldn't add filters where they aren't wanted. At least I wouldn't want that. If I want automatic picture enhancement, I shoot with my mobile phone. 

That being said, I find the "edited version" a bit overdone. It's what I experience myself in post-processing...when I'm done, I leave the picture and look at it again the next day. I almost always find it too much and tune everything down from there. For me, the best post-processing is the one that's barely noticeable.

Other than that, nice shot! 

BTW, you wanna sign-up as a replacement for WW? Only 219 pages to read up 

 

[Phonemelter]

"What do you think about this topic, Bill?"
"It's nonsense, Ted."

隐藏: 2 out of 2 fish think this topic is nonsense

The Silly Seal agrees.

隐藏: ^_^