K-amps said:pinnaclephotography said:
What lens did you use for this?
I took this with my point and shoot before I really got into photography. If I had to guess, the equivalent focal length was about 40mm (the camera was a Canon Powershot S3 IS, which was 38mm equivalent at the widest end).
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Another old point-n-shoot shot, reprocessed
into the storm by posthumus_cake (www.pinnaclephotography.net), on Flickr
into the storm by posthumus_cake (www.pinnaclephotography.net), on Flickr
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dilbert said:
Or "posted from my iPhone" ;D Seriously, good shot -- how much post-processing was done?
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2009_0830stuff0247 by hersheybar16, on Flickr
2009_0830stuff0201 by hersheybar16, on Flickr
2009_0830stuff0149 by hersheybar16, on Flickr
I would love some feedback for these old point and shoots! Thanks!
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dstppy said:
As long as the lighting conditions don't exceed the feeble dynamic range requirements of a point-n-shoot, one can still get great results (as long as printing requirements don't exceed the 8x12" range)...but for now I think I'll stick with my 5D. Something more modern with live view would certainly be nice, but it remains sadly out of my budget. After looking through my archives, I'm finding more and more shots from my point-n-shoot days that I like. Meanwhile, my 40D output is mostly eliciting a uniform response of BLAH. I've found that full frame shooting to be much more to my liking, despite the relative obsolescence of the 5D classic.
As I'm not entirely certain which shot is being referred to for post processing, I'll cover all three.
a storm is brewing by posthumus_cake (www.pinnaclephotography.net), on Flickr
This shot was the most difficult for post processing because the dynamic range was all over the place and compensating for relatively crappy point-n-shoot output is fairly difficult when the shot is already low contrast and close to clipping highlights. All editing of this shot was in CS5, I think I opened the jpeg with ACR so I could use some digital GND filters to apply regional contrast and highlight control. Overall, it probably took about 1.5 hours to get an acceptable result.
into the storm by posthumus_cake (www.pinnaclephotography.net), on Flickr
Like the former shot, this one really goes to show why Montana is called Big Sky Country. I was on my lengthy drive to Glacier National Park and was lucky enough to come across this storm front and pulled over for half an hour. Fortunately, since this was in the middle of middle of nowhere, traffic was minimal and I could stand in the middle of the road without worrying about being hit by the occasional vehicle zipping by at 70 mph. I was standing in bright sun and the storm was only a couple miles in front of me, if I hadn't been standing in the sun, the exposure would never have worked and my point-n-shoot would have crapped out on me.
Post processing involved testing out Silver Efex Pro for the first time and tinkering with the shot for about 30 minutes. Needless to say, I love Silver Efex Pro now. I start with an idea of how I want the final shot to look and there is almost always a preset that gets me 80% there.
reflections by posthumus_cake (www.pinnaclephotography.net), on Flickr
Another Silver Efex Pro edit. As much as I tried, I could never get Photoshop to cooperate the way I wanted and even CS5 turned all details in the reflection into an uniform grey mess. SEP obviously doesn't have that shortcoming, for which I am profoundly grateful. Here is the boring ol' photoshop version for comparison.
Wild Goose Island by posthumus_cake (www.pinnaclephotography.net), on Flickr
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DigitalExplorer said:
I really like the soft colors in the sky. As for adjustments: first, maybe level off the horizon -- it looks just a bit too high on the right. Second, crop out the very bottom of the photo (where the plants are); it's not uniform and it doesn't add to the scene. Finally, lose the tree on the right; it makes it look like a torn negative! ;D
Here, the horizon is level, but it's a bit too high in the scene (something to remember for next time). Again, I'd crop off the bottom (about up to the where the dirt road is) as it doesn't add to the scene and takes your eyes away from the view.
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Hi guys, allow me to share my humble shots 
Of cos, feel free to critique and comment but please do not be too harsh!
Thanks guys!
Of cos, feel free to critique and comment but please do not be too harsh!
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Lovely HTCahHTC !! Love the slight magenta tones on some of the shots.
Pinnacle, very nice too... not sure I love the grain...
Pinnacle, very nice too... not sure I love the grain...
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