The Official non-auto Image thread

guyonblackybx · 15th January 2008, 09:34

Took this one at Kit festival at Tank Bund Hyderabad on 13th.

Camera: 400D
Lense: Sigma 70 - 300 mm DG Macro

Rudra Sen · 15th January 2008, 10:40

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Would love to see pre and post processed picture next to each other to see how PP can do wonders

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Originally Posted by mail4ajo

Yes, please Rudraji, it would be great to see a small snapshot of the actual image with the processed one.

Here is the problem. I do not follow any fixed process to start with. All I look for is this: There should be enough and more information in the raw file.

If I have it, I can enhance it. If I don't have it then it's a dead shot for me and I rather trash it.

Rudra Sen · 15th January 2008, 10:48

This one is going for a 30/40inches print. Sarchu afternoon. Some more fine tuning needed before it goes.

EOS 1Ds MarkII with 20mm, 2.8.

mobike008 · 15th January 2008, 10:49

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Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Took this one at Kit festival at Tank Bund Hyderabad on 13th.

Camera: 400D
Lense: Sigma 70 - 300 mm DG Macro

Nice colorful pic, you sure are at the right places to take these pics. Would love it if you post the focal length and mode in which the pics are taken in future.

Samurai · 15th January 2008, 11:01

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Here is the problem. I do not follow any fixed process to start with. All I look for is this: There should be enough and more information in the raw file.

Actually this is a huge problem. Somehow there is this assumption that one gotta have a Photoshop process or workflow. I too spent hundreds of hours looking for this elusive workflow, even bought books that boasted of teaching a workflow. It took me nearly a year to figure out it was a myth.

A workflow is nothing but a cookbook approach to photography post-processing. Once you understand what you are doing, you don't need a cookbook. But to understand, it takes a long time, and practice, practice and practice. Photoshop is such a monster.

shazikon · 15th January 2008, 11:29

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Originally Posted by Samurai

A workflow is nothing but a cookbook approach to photography post-processing. Once you understand what you are doing, you don't need a cookbook. But to understand, it takes a long time, and practice, practice and practice. Photoshop is such a monster.

Nicely put Samurai.. i completely agree with you..First time i used PS, i was completely overwhelmed ...It takes skill and hundreds of hours of practice to master PS. luxuary i cannnot afford

Seeing Rudra's photos, I can comprehend what effort he must have put in to master it..or rather he is a genius in it

PiranhaBoy · 15th January 2008, 11:44

heres my first butterfly pic, hope you guys like it!! :-)

guyonblackybx · 15th January 2008, 12:12

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Nice colorful pic, you sure are at the right places to take these pics. Would love it if you post the focal length and mode in which the pics are taken in future.

Thanks
Focal length :70mm
Mode: Manual mode
Sure will post these details going forward

guyonblackybx · 15th January 2008, 14:43

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Originally Posted by PiranhaBoy

heres my first butterfly pic, hope you guys like it!! :-)

Been to you flickr page. And this one was the first pic I didnt know this is butter fly :P tought it was sumking of Dragon fly :P

Grt shot!

DerAlte · 15th January 2008, 17:30

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Originally Posted by PiranhaBoy

heres my first butterfly pic, hope you guys like it!! :-)

Super shot! Took me also a while to figure out the butterfly, so good was the axial alignment.

But, why is the horizontal surface so severely pixellated? Did you use digital zoom or enlargement? How was the original shot taken?

PiranhaBoy · 15th January 2008, 18:00

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Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Been to you flickr page. And this one was the first pic I didnt know this is butter fly :P tought it was sumking of Dragon fly :P

Grt shot!

Thanks a lot :-) , a lot of people wer confused & some even argued that it wasn't a butterfly. well i'l upload the dragonfly pic here too in a while.

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Originally Posted by DerAlte

Super shot! Took me also a while to figure out the butterfly, so good was the axial alignment.

But, why is the horizontal surface so severely pixellated? Did you use digital zoom or enlargement? How was the original shot taken?

Thanks, no-no i never use digital zoom, kind'a spoils the pic. The butterfly was actually sitting on a wallpaper, so maybe in the close-up macro mode, the print of the wallpaper came out like that. :-)

guyonblackybx · 15th January 2008, 21:29

Panoramic view of Hussain Sagar AKA Tank Bund, Hyderabad.

Created this one using 2 pictures. Did bit of editing on Exposure and color using flickr editing.

Click on the picture to view larger image.

PiranhaBoy · 16th January 2008, 07:35

Nice one... :-)

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Originally Posted by guyonblackybx

Created this one using 2 pictures. Did bit of editing on Exposure and color using flickr editing.

As in you used layering(HDR) or did u stitch two different pics??

kpzen · 16th January 2008, 18:42

Tried to get a sunset shot with P&S 3x zoom...Result- Very grainy pic.

guyonblackybx · 16th January 2008, 21:17

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Originally Posted by PiranhaBoy

Nice one... :-)

As in you used layering(HDR) or did u stitch two different pics??

I did that on PhotoShop CS3. There is an option on CS3 to create panorama its "PhotoMerge"

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PiranhaBoy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 208 Thanked: 3 Times	first butterfly pic heres my first butterfly pic, hope you guys like it!! :-)

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guyonblackybx BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 366 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Panoramic view of Hussain Sagar AKA Tank Bund, Hyderabad. Created this one using 2 pictures. Did bit of editing on Exposure and color using flickr editing. Click on the picture to view larger image. Last edited by guyonblackybx : 15th January 2008 at 21:30.

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guyonblackybx BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 366 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	Took this one at Kit festival at Tank Bund Hyderabad on 13th. Camera: 400D Lense: Sigma 70 - 300 mm DG Macro

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Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,590 Thanked: 6,532 Times View My Garage	This one is going for a 30/40inches print. Sarchu afternoon. Some more fine tuning needed before it goes. EOS 1Ds MarkII with 20mm, 2.8.

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kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Tried to get a sunset shot with P&S 3x zoom...Result- Very grainy pic.