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Torqy · 12th September 2008, 08:13

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Can it get cooler than this?

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Hi Samurai, Is that the 14-54 at f2.8....or f3.5? What ISO?
How bad was the light? I'm looking for a f2.8 wide angle and was wondering whether it will help me get non-grainy pics in these kind of situations. This pic looks noisy to me.

Rudra Sen · 12th September 2008, 08:57

Rain cloud over Sariska Palace, Alwar, rajasthan. Basic 2mp iPhone.

Incidentally, my Canon body packed up with treacherous Error-99 displayed on top dial. Waiting for Canon Delhi Service center to give their expensive cost estimate.

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rjstyles69 · 13th September 2008, 22:01

Was at shivanasamudram last week and it was a real bright day. I decided to experiment coz just the previous night I was reading some stuff on HDR.

Should I call it a futile attempt at HDR ? Critics please.

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Anyways I dint find this technique too appealing . I would rather stick to my normal shooting style Manual or Aperture.

13th September 2008, 22:32

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Was at shivanasamudram last week and it was a real bright day. I decided to experiment coz just the previous night I was reading some stuff on HDR.

Should I call it a futile attempt at HDR ? Critics please.

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Anyways I dint find this technique too appealing . I would rather stick to my normal shooting style Manual or Aperture.

I like it a lot. only grouse is that there is too much cyan in the sky. otherwise its perfect. did you use photomatix?
I need a new tripod before I restart doing HDR.

rjstyles69 · 13th September 2008, 22:36

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

I like it a lot. only grouse is that there is too much cyan in the sky. otherwise its perfect. did you use photomatix?
I need a new tripod before I restart doing HDR.

Yeah what else , I found the tone mapping to be a little silly (if I can say so) in Photomatix. Went onto use Photoshop CS and it was piece of cake after reading some blogs.

Samurai · 13th September 2008, 23:18

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Originally Posted by Torqy

Hi Samurai, Is that the 14-54 at f2.8....or f3.5? What ISO?
How bad was the light? I'm looking for a f2.8 wide angle and was wondering whether it will help me get non-grainy pics in these kind of situations. This pic looks noisy to me.

It is 14-54mm at F/5.6 and ISO400. Since he was standing in the covered porch with his back to the light, I had to use ISO400. In such cases it is hard to avoid grains in darker areas, even with the E3. Now if you are wondering why 5.6 and not 3.5, I wanted to capture some rain in the background instead of just bokeh. And I had to keep the shutter speed little higher since he kept moving spoiling the low speed shots.

Steeroid · 14th September 2008, 20:34

I'd like to post a few here that we took on our drive from Bangalore to kerala recently.

Sunrise at the Coimbatore Byepass - the colors on the sky were awesome, not sure if I could do justice to it:

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anjan_c2007 · 14th September 2008, 21:18

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Herbivorous Brachiosaurus (Dinosaur) life-size replica at the Aliganj Complex of the Geological Survey of India, at Lucknow.

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Carnivorous Tyrannosaurus Rex (Dinosaur)life-size replica at the Aliganj Complex of the Geological Survey of India, at Lucknow.

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The Hon'ble Speaker Mr Somnath Chatterjee approaching his car after a press conference in Nagpur recently

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The Hon'ble Speaker relaxing at his suite, at Nagpur during his recent visit.
(all pics by anjan_c2007)

15th September 2008, 07:36

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Yeah what else , I found the tone mapping to be a little silly (if I can say so) in Photomatix. Went onto use Photoshop CS and it was piece of cake after reading some blogs.

yeah, tone mapping takes the fun out of HDR. did not know I could do HDR with PS3. will try.
other than the Cyan in the sky, its perfect. looks real. perfectly exposed in all regions. I can imagine how drab the pic would look if it was just an ordinary photo.

gkrishn · 15th September 2008, 11:22

Some time back was shooting at ranganthitu.... Had several shots of this river tern. In the last frame, it just took off. But then what the heck...

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Rudra Sen · 15th September 2008, 11:34

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Yeah what else , I found the tone mapping to be a little silly (if I can say so) in Photomatix.

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Originally Posted by rippergeo

yeah, tone mapping takes the fun out of HDR.

Tone mapping is to make a HDR file print ready. What we see on screen as HDR image is not printable from a printer. Be it an inkjet printer or regular CMYK offset printing.

rjstyles69 · 15th September 2008, 12:34

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Originally Posted by gkrishn

Some time back was shooting at ranganthitu.... Had several shots of this river tern. In the last frame, it just took off. But then what the heck...

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Yeah true what the heck , you still got the rear and I simply love that frame. Good one guru.

rjstyles69 · 15th September 2008, 15:39

How about some capsicum for today.

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tsk1979 · 15th September 2008, 16:03

Though technically you could call them Capsicum, a more appropriate name is chilly.
In India, Shimla Mirch is called capsicum mostly

suman · 15th September 2008, 16:08

Just another evening at DLF Phase V......

13th September 2008, 22:01	#3873
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	Was at shivanasamudram last week and it was a real bright day. I decided to experiment coz just the previous night I was reading some stuff on HDR. Should I call it a futile attempt at HDR ? Critics please. Anyways I dint find this technique too appealing . I would rather stick to my normal shooting style Manual or Aperture.

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anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,325 Thanked: 20,638 Times View My Garage	Herbivorous Brachiosaurus (Dinosaur) life-size replica at the Aliganj Complex of the Geological Survey of India, at Lucknow. Carnivorous Tyrannosaurus Rex (Dinosaur)life-size replica at the Aliganj Complex of the Geological Survey of India, at Lucknow. The Hon'ble Speaker Mr Somnath Chatterjee approaching his car after a press conference in Nagpur recently The Hon'ble Speaker relaxing at his suite, at Nagpur during his recent visit. (all pics by anjan_c2007) Last edited by anjan_c2007 : 14th September 2008 at 21:20.

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suman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 4,589 Thanked: 279 Times View My Garage	Just another evening at DLF Phase V...... Attached Thumbnails

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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	Rain cloud over Sariska Palace, Alwar, rajasthan. Basic 2mp iPhone. Incidentally, my Canon body packed up with treacherous Error-99 displayed on top dial. Waiting for Canon Delhi Service center to give their expensive cost estimate.

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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	I'd like to post a few here that we took on our drive from Bangalore to kerala recently. Sunrise at the Coimbatore Byepass - the colors on the sky were awesome, not sure if I could do justice to it:

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gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 626 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	Some time back was shooting at ranganthitu.... Had several shots of this river tern. In the last frame, it just took off. But then what the heck...

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rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 842 Times View My Garage	How about some capsicum for today.

15th September 2008, 16:03	#3884
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Though technically you could call them Capsicum, a more appropriate name is chilly. In India, Shimla Mirch is called capsicum mostly