PIcs of the Day: A Day at The Fair

zippyjuan · 06-30-2009, 06:50 PM

I visited the Fair twice (it runs through July 5th if you have not yet gone and want to go) and took about 500 or 600 total so this is a very small percent- I get lots of duds too, not everything is this good! OOps. Not supposed to reveal secrets. Yes- photographer only takes perfect shots every time! Tell your friends!

Stick Pony Races- the littlest guy did not understand- he just drug the horse in the dirt as Dad tried to drag him around. Still cute.

Welcome to the Fair!

zippyjuan · 06-30-2009, 06:52 PM

4-H Goat Judging

Chariot Team- dressed in old fashioned clothes so I gave it an older look in my editing process.

zippyjuan · 06-30-2009, 06:55 PM

Too Much Moo`- almost all the cows started mooing and it was too loud for this guy.

Petting Zoo

GuruX · 06-30-2009, 09:52 PM

I like the "Too Much Moo" picture.... great name for the pic.

zippyjuan · 06-30-2009, 10:01 PM

I cropped that one in a bit (not much though). Do you think he is a little too close to the right side of the frams? I was trying to tone down the red shirt over there to keep it from catching the eye too much. I know it can be hard to say without seeing the other version- it is still in raw and unpostable right now.

GuruX · 06-30-2009, 11:50 PM

Given how bright that red shirt is, I think it's a good idea that you chose to crop it. If there were more of that shirt, I think it might distract from the image.

Speaking of RAW mode, what's the big difference between it and JPEG? I realize RAW files are a lot larger, so I presume the lack of compression is one thing.

zippyjuan · 07-01-2009, 12:09 AM

Up until just recently I always shot jpeg and its finest setting. The camera makes the basic adjustments for you and then you can try to work with adjusting that later. Jpeg is a compressed and pre-adjusted file. Raw is just the data which is captured by the sensor which means more information to work with. This translates to not only more image detail but also gives you more latitude if you are off on your exposure. That can mean more work between downloading your photos and being to do something with them like posting but how much work depends on how good the original image was. I find the image quality is a lot better.

The files are bigger too- I find I needed to get some bigger memory cards. A 2gb card I could get say 300- 400 images on now holds just about 200 so I ordered some new ones this week. Testing that on the camera the card says it has room for 260 images on jpeg fine and large while switching to NEF or Nikon's camera raw says the card will hold about 160 more images. Found a deal with rebate just a couple of days before it expired (a progressive rebate on SanDisc Extreme IIIs- the more you buy the bigger the rebate on each- up to $60 off on the three 4gb ones I bought for about $100 which knocks the price down to about $40 for all three!).

Going on a bit. I am just learning all about RAW too. Right now I am trying a demo version of Adobe Lightroom to handle my Raw images. It is great for reviewing and sorting them but I need to learn more about using it for further editing. But I still have Photoshop too which edits them just fine too. Nikon NX2 should do fine as well (haven't tried it).

Hope this is at least a little bit helpful!

06-30-2009, 06:50 PM	#1
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,708	PIcs of the Day: A Day at The Fair I visited the Fair twice (it runs through July 5th if you have not yet gone and want to go) and took about 500 or 600 total so this is a very small percent- I get lots of duds too, not everything is this good! OOps. Not supposed to reveal secrets. Yes- photographer only takes perfect shots every time! Tell your friends! Stick Pony Races- the littlest guy did not understand- he just drug the horse in the dirt as Dad tried to drag him around. Still cute. Welcome to the Fair! __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

06-30-2009, 09:52 PM	#4
GuruX Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 2,369	I like the "Too Much Moo" picture.... great name for the pic. __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own. - Adam Savage

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06-30-2009, 06:52 PM	#2
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,708	4-H Goat Judging Chariot Team- dressed in old fashioned clothes so I gave it an older look in my editing process.

06-30-2009, 06:55 PM	#3
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,708	Too Much Moo`- almost all the cows started mooing and it was too loud for this guy. Petting Zoo

06-30-2009, 10:01 PM	#5
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,708	I cropped that one in a bit (not much though). Do you think he is a little too close to the right side of the frams? I was trying to tone down the red shirt over there to keep it from catching the eye too much. I know it can be hard to say without seeing the other version- it is still in raw and unpostable right now.

06-30-2009, 11:50 PM	#6
GuruX Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 2,369	Given how bright that red shirt is, I think it's a good idea that you chose to crop it. If there were more of that shirt, I think it might distract from the image. Speaking of RAW mode, what's the big difference between it and JPEG? I realize RAW files are a lot larger, so I presume the lack of compression is one thing.

07-01-2009, 12:09 AM	#7
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,708	Up until just recently I always shot jpeg and its finest setting. The camera makes the basic adjustments for you and then you can try to work with adjusting that later. Jpeg is a compressed and pre-adjusted file. Raw is just the data which is captured by the sensor which means more information to work with. This translates to not only more image detail but also gives you more latitude if you are off on your exposure. That can mean more work between downloading your photos and being to do something with them like posting but how much work depends on how good the original image was. I find the image quality is a lot better. The files are bigger too- I find I needed to get some bigger memory cards. A 2gb card I could get say 300- 400 images on now holds just about 200 so I ordered some new ones this week. Testing that on the camera the card says it has room for 260 images on jpeg fine and large while switching to NEF or Nikon's camera raw says the card will hold about 160 more images. Found a deal with rebate just a couple of days before it expired (a progressive rebate on SanDisc Extreme IIIs- the more you buy the bigger the rebate on each- up to $60 off on the three 4gb ones I bought for about $100 which knocks the price down to about $40 for all three!). Going on a bit. I am just learning all about RAW too. Right now I am trying a demo version of Adobe Lightroom to handle my Raw images. It is great for reviewing and sorting them but I need to learn more about using it for further editing. But I still have Photoshop too which edits them just fine too. Nikon NX2 should do fine as well (haven't tried it). Hope this is at least a little bit helpful!

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