[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

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Dave, I can't remember if I've asked you this before... but do you ever use any filters when you shoot?

I don't think you've asked.

I keep a high quality UV filter on my 70-200mm and 24-105mm, but never on the 500mm. I've got a circular polarizing filter for the 24-105mm and a GND, but I seldom use them.

That shot of the chapel was with the light behind me and a super blue sky and I DID pull the RGB curve down a touch in the middle and pumped saturation up to around 10 out of 100. I pushed Contrast up to around 20 out of 100.

Not in the chapel shot, but in some of my Grand Canyon shots, particularly midday with haze, I apply a Warming filter in DxO and pull it way down to around 20%, while also adding a lot of Contrast.

Dave

[dcstep]

Another Grand Canyon shot, with only a UV filter and nominal global processing:


Sunrise, after a snow and clouds in the canyon by dcstep, on Flickr

[UdubBadger]

love how it just fades away. nice dave

[TL]

nice shot of the Canyon Dave

[dcstep]

Thanks guys.

[Spool]

Well i don't have a DSLR like you rich folks, this was shot with my Canon S95, by my girlfriend...hiked 15 miles, through the woods...not a soul in sight, pretty scary...like something from blair witch project

[The1]

Originally Posted by Spool

Well i don't have a DSLR like you rich folks, this was shot with my Canon S95, by my girlfriend...hiked 15 miles, through the woods...not a soul in sight, pretty scary...like something from blair witch project

sorry to say, but an S95 is the same price as some DSLRs

and if you have that many cars like you have listed, you can afford the cameras (or would if you didn't have so many vehicles.)

Fun shot, BTW

[spanner1751]

Originally Posted by UdubBadger

love how it just fades away. nice dave

+1 great shot.

[Spool]

Originally Posted by The1

sorry to say, but an S95 is the same price as some DSLRs

and if you have that many cars like you have listed, you can afford the cameras (or would if you didn't have so many vehicles.)

Fun shot, BTW

i got it for 250 on craig's list...brand new and sealed...he even drove to my work to deliver it...prolly stolen but i don't care...this is the best point and shoot camera i've ever owned...the pictures are crisp and at night it's very good as well

[fluidkaos]

I've got an S95 as well. I love that thing. It's got all the power of a DSLR sensor packed into a point and shoot body. Perfect for those times you want a camera but don't want to lug a DSLR and kit along.

[The1]

Originally Posted by Spool

i got it for 250 on craig's list...brand new and sealed...he even drove to my work to deliver it...prolly stolen but i don't care...this is the best point and shoot camera i've ever owned...the pictures are crisp and at night it's very good as well

Hope you're shooting it in RAW

you'll enjoy that camera, that's about as good as it gets for a point and shoot.

[kamek]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Another Grand Canyon shot, with only a UV filter and nominal global processing:


Sunrise, after a snow and clouds in the canyon by dcstep, on Flickr

Great photo!

[kamek]

I shot these pics (this is the same car) at the end of a video shoot for a client. Waiting on his OK for the video and I'll post it up!

[cooh23]

Originally Posted by fluidkaos

Just got back from a three week trip to South Africa and Mozambique. Still working on sorting through and processing the thousands of pictures I took. If you want to see more, check the set out in Flickr. I'll be updating it as I go.


Leopard at Sunset in Africa by FluidKaos, on Flickr

AWESOME SHOT! I am going to be living in Southeastern Africa for 2 years starting March of next year. I am definitely going on a safari tour!

[fluidkaos]

It's a beautiful area down there, the people are nice, the beer is cheap. I can't wait to go back. Only real thing to worry about is malaria mosquitoes.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by fluidkaos

I've got an S95 as well. I love that thing. It's got all the power of a DSLR sensor packed into a point and shoot body. Perfect for those times you want a camera but don't want to lug a DSLR and kit along.

Nice camera, but it ain't got "all the power of a DSLR sensor". Maybe a cheap DSLR, but not a "real" one.

I just bought an iPhone 4S, mainly for the decent camera in a device that I carry all the time. The S95 and the G12 are cameras that are very useful when you can't manage the bulk of a good DSLR. The new EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) cameras are also worth considering, but the lens still ends up a little bulky vs. the P&S choices.

Dave

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Nice camera, but it ain't got "all the power of a DSLR sensor". Maybe a cheap DSLR, but not a "real" one.

I just bought an iPhone 4S, mainly for the decent camera in a device that I carry all the time. The S95 and the G12 are cameras that are very useful when you can't manage the bulk of a good DSLR. The new EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) cameras are also worth considering, but the lens still ends up a little bulky vs. the P&S choices.

Dave

The EVIL cameras can still come in at about the same price as the cheap DSLRs, so I don't really understand the reasoning to look at one, unless you want the Canon one that has a ridiculous zoom range... And most, if not all of them don't let you shoot RAW.

I talked my dad into getting one of these because he didn't want to mess about with a DSLR and he is unwilling to learn how to shoot raw, it's just too over his head/doesn't want to learn. He didn't see satisfied with only 3x zoom on the little point and shoots, so it was the only logical solution. He loves the EVIL camera. So he's pretty happy with the decision. That's actually the second person I've talked into getting one... Canon should pay me...

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

The EVIL cameras can still come in at about the same price as the cheap DSLRs, so I don't really understand the reasoning to look at one, unless you want the Canon one that has a ridiculous zoom range... And most, if not all of them don't let you shoot RAW.

I talked my dad into getting one of these because he didn't want to mess about with a DSLR and he is unwilling to learn how to shoot raw, it's just too over his head/doesn't want to learn. He didn't see satisfied with only 3x zoom on the little point and shoots, so it was the only logical solution. He loves the EVIL camera. So he's pretty happy with the decision. That's actually the second person I've talked into getting one... Canon should pay me...

The reason to go EVIL is size, not price.

If you want to match DSLR crop-sensor capabilities with an EVIL, then you have to get one that'll shoot RAW. I think they're available, but I haven't truly researched the format. I think that in the $500 to $700 range you can challenge DSLR crop-sensors, particularly at the wide end of focal lengths.

[The1]

do you mean those ones that look like a point and shoot and have the detachable lens?
or ones that are shaped like the DSLR with permanent lenses on them?

[adobeee]

A Corner Away by thomasxlin, on Flickr

life is a passing away

[fluidkaos]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Nice camera, but it ain't got "all the power of a DSLR sensor". Maybe a cheap DSLR, but not a "real" one. Dave

True, not ALL the power (the newly announced 1D comes to mind ), but it shoots raw, and has better IQ than my old D50, plus many of the "options" of a DSLR. When the best camera you have is the one you have with you, it's perfect. If I have intentions of shooting, I take my DSLR. Any other time, I've got my S95 with me, just in case I see something worth shooting. I've come to hate shooting JPG, and lament the fact that I did it for so long when I first got a DSLR. That said, cell phone shooting is out for me, even with a camera as nice as the one on the iPhone 4S.

[The1]

Originally Posted by fluidkaos

True, not ALL the power (the newly announced 1D comes to mind ), but it shoots raw, and has better IQ than my old D50, plus many of the "options" of a DSLR. When the best camera you have is the one you have with you, it's perfect. If I have intentions of shooting, I take my DSLR. Any other time, I've got my S95 with me, just in case I see something worth shooting. I've come to hate shooting JPG, and lament the fact that I did it for so long when I first got a DSLR. That said, cell phone shooting is out for me, even with a camera as nice as the one on the iPhone 4S.

I know what you mean, i have a few thousand JPG only photos on some hard drives, and i know that those pictures will never be all that they can be... It's sad... I'll have to re-explore places i've been, just so i can do it over again in RAW and have it as beautiful as it should be.

As for shooting things with a camera phone or a simple point and shoot, i feel pain holding one up in front of my face knowing i'm about to click a shot that i can never fully edit to it's maximum potential.

I have one of those point and shoots that can go under water, and that's all it's used for, it sits at the bottom of my camera bag, always waiting for it's opportunity.