5DIII and 1DSIII does Kashmir and Rajasthan

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kasperj

kasperj

May 28, 2011
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As a long time lurker on these forums, I though it would be time that I share some images finally. Not a pro nor an experienced shooter, but started exploring photography as a fun recreational activity just a few years ago, and recently went on my first 'serious' photo trip to India, which I wanted to shoot ever since I saw a exhibition by Steve McCurry, who has produced so many great images from this region.

Here is a selection of what i consider the best shots, and more can be seen on my Smugmug homepage.

If you care to critique or comment I would appreciate it greatly :)

Best,
Kasper

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These are really good shots! Well done! Two bodies and two lenses. What is the lens & body combination you used, e.g. did you have the 85L2 attached to the 1ds3, and the 24-70L2 attached to the 5D3 all the time to minimize lens changing?
 
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Thank you all for the response. Feels nice to have your images so well received, especially since I feel that am still a novice so the boost of confidence you provide is highly appreciated ;)

Regarding the choice of cameras and lenses. I wanted to bodies on this trip, both as a safety measure and so that I didn't have to change lenses, which is something I always try to avoid out in the streets. I find the 1DSIII and 5DIII to output very similar RAW's up to and around 800 ISO, where after the 5D leaves the old dog in the dust. But given that they otherwise can take the same treatment in LR and deliver similar results, I have not found it necessary to upgrade the 1DS yet. I started with the 85 mounted on the 5D because it delivers more keepers wide open on that lense, but later changed do to the fact that I was shooting a lot of wide angle in confined spaces at higher ISO's, thus the 24-70 had to switch partner.
 
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Mr Marks, thanks for asking.

I used LR4 for all post processing work on these images. I have not tweaked the default presets much, in stead I apply global and local adjustments to fit the individual image to my taste.
Global adjustments:
Exposure slider - here I make sure that the histogram is pushed to the right without introducing clipping of course.
Highlights and shadow sliders - I prefer to modify the lightest and darkest parts of the image using these sliders, and usually do not touch the Tone Curve. Sometimes I will also use the Black slider, and then only to bring up the darks. But my go-to adjustments for overall visual impact are the Clarity and Vibrance sliders. I will apply anywhere in a range between +10 to +50, seasoned to taste. I will ususally not toch the Saturation slider. I think the dominant colors in the scene which are affected by saturation the most, becomes too intense, even with after adding Vibrance.
I also apply sharpening, noise reduction and Post crop vignetting to taste.

Local adjustments:
I find the Graduated filter to be extremely useful tool to balance the exposure, and will pull this out to darken a sky or a foreground.
I use the Adjustment Brush for working on faces/skin/eyes to make the central subject in the image pop. Here I will increase the exposure and clarity on faces as if I had used a fill flash.
This tool has taken a bit of practice to use successfully though, but I find that it can bring you that little extra impact and help draw the attention towards the main subject.

I should mention that this is my workflow for working on the kind of images shown here, i.e. people and street images, where I find that a healthy amount of RAW tweaking is generally desired
 
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