**Photography Talk**

[MarbleGT]

with anything in life you get what you pay for. i started with a cheapo tripod and it was very frustrating to use. not stable, broke easily. better to spend the extra and get a good quality one.
you can get good decent ones in the $70 range

This is true. $130 is steep, esp for an aux, but it is a fantastic little tripod.

You can easily find decent tripods for half that, just be sure and read lots of reviews. Depending on what you are wanting to use the tripod for, you may not even need a full blown model. Don't forget craigslist as well. If you're interested, I may have an extra one laying around my house...if I do, pay shipping and its yours.

 

[leftyguns21]

This is true. $130 is steep, esp for an aux, but it is a fantastic little tripod.

You can easily find decent tripods for half that, just be sure and read lots of reviews. Depending on what you are wanting to use the tripod for, you may not even need a full blown model. Don't forget craigslist as well. If you're interested, I may have an extra one laying around my house...if I do, pay shipping and its yours.

this was meant for shootmymime, letting him know that cheapo tripods are just that.
i have one, a slik tripod thats served me well.

 

[MarbleGT]

this was meant for shootmymime, letting him know that cheapo tripods are just that.
i have one, a slik tripod thats served me well.

I was agreeing with you. :wave:

 

[leftyguns21]

[MENTION=113097]MarbleGT[/MENTION] ah gotcha. sorry. sometimes its hard to decipher. especially when multitasking

 

[Hepar]

[MENTION=113097]MarbleGT[/MENTION], just went through most of your photos. Soooooo many great pics of some SICK cars. I've got a friend who's a car nut and he's got the cash to be one. Think he went over the deep end recently and purchased something that should be here in Oct. Can't wait...

 

[Offroader5]

Here are some of my most recent uploads:

 

[smc23]

Some fresh pics. Just started using photoshop and shooting RAW still getting a feel for it but can't wait to learn more and get better with it.

 

[shootmymime]

thanks for the tips on the tripod guys,

why do you shoot in raw? ive seen you mention it a bit so i took a couple in them but then switched because my computer cant view them unless im in my nikon photo program.
I find it almost impossible to take a bad picture with this camera, it so fine and clear. ill post up some recent pictures of my trip to Florida.

 

[t4r4life]

thanks for the tips on the tripod guys,

why do you shoot in raw? ive seen you mention it a bit so i took a couple in them but then switched because my computer cant view them unless im in my nikon photo program.
I find it almost impossible to take a bad picture with this camera, it so fine and clear. ill post up some recent pictures of my trip to Florida.

raw is better for editing, more layers. mostly used in LR or PS

 

[Hepar]

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why do you shoot in raw? ive seen you mention it a bit so i took a couple in them but then switched because my computer cant view them unless im in my nikon photo program.
I find it almost impossible to take a bad picture with this camera, it so fine and clear. ill post up some recent pictures of my trip to Florida.

It's a file that is uncompressed. Think of a photo as a bunch of layers. RAW retains those layers, so when you edit one layer, another layer is not effected. A standard jpeg is a compressed file, so editing one thing with have some effect most likely on another.

I'd say 90% of people have no real need to shoot in RAW. The downside to it is that the file sizes are much larger. For example, my cameras RAW files can be in the 40-50mb range. And as you're finding out, you'll need some program that can read the file.

 

[MarbleGT]

I just recently, within the past 8 months, started shooting RAW and now I'm almost afraid to go back. Same goes for Manual mode. By forcing myself to use it, it's almost like my camera has reinvented itself.

I shot that would normally be toast as a JPEG can most of the time be brought to life via RAW adjustments alone. If you ever get heavily into editing, it's a no brainer.

 

[t4r4life]

I just recently, within the past 8 months, started shooting RAW and now I'm almost afraid to go back.

I shot that would normally be toast as a JPEG can most of the time be brought to life via RAW adjustments alone.

i shoot raw only, if you got a big enough card and a big enough hard drive, i don't really see the down side of not shooting raw.

 

[Hepar]

i don't really see the down side of not shooting raw.

One is if you are doing a ton of burst shooting in a short period of time. RAW photos take much longer to process and save than a jpeg file.

 

[leftyguns21]

as hepar said, that is the one downfall. if your camera is too slow to process the RAW file you could be missing on shots (star trails). thankfully most cameras can process quickly. I've only had one issue, it was a 25min exposure in the blazing sun and my camera stayed 'busy' for a good 2-3mins. quite unusual for that to happen. my guess is the camera just got too warm. of course it was during a time I was trespassing on a closed road and security came

another advantage to RAW, AWB. I'm sure people will hate me for saying it but I only shoot auto white balance cause I never remember to change it. if the camera gets it wrong I can fix it in post thanks to the RAW file. its just one less thing to remember when shooting

my latest shot. the moon rising up over Colorado. this is taken from Lookout Mountain in Golden.
(the coors brewery is just to the left)

2 images. one is 25 secs f/10 of the city. the other is f/4 1/60sec for the moon. merged in PS

**the lines are power lines. I was going to remove them but got lazy

 

[DannyLlama]

Chris - that's an awesome shot!!! lines or not, very cool :thumb3:

 

[shootmymime]

T.

this was meant for shootmymime, letting him know that cheapo tripods are just that.
i have one, a slik tripod thats served me well.

[MENTION=113097]MarbleGT[/MENTION],

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so what hosting website do you use? ive used photobucket in the past and just wanting to know what you use?

 

[shootmymime]

these are a few shots i took today.
jpeg with a little contrast and brightness tweaking to bring the sharpness out. any tips?

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[MarbleGT]

so what hosting website do you use? ive used photobucket in the past and just wanting to know what you use?

I use Flickr. No loss of quality.

You can set it down to private if you don't want all your stuff out in the open.

 

[MarbleGT]

these are a few shots i took today.
jpeg with a little contrast and brightness tweaking to bring the sharpness out. any tips?

They look good, man. Just play with settings until you get a look that you like. Less is often more when messing with color settings.

The first shot is a prime example of something that could be fixed via RAW. I'd blow one out to get the detail in the squirrel and one to get the detail of the background then merge. As it stands, the squirrel is a little dark.

The last shot, I wish was a little brighter...but the other two pelican shots are great. Good composition, good dof, etc.

 

[shootmymime]

They look good, man. Just play with settings until you get a look that you like. Less is often more when messing with color settings.

The first shot is a prime example of something that could be fixed via RAW. I'd blow one out to get the detail in the squirrel and one to get the detail of the background then merge. As it stands, the squirrel is a little dark.

The last shot, I wish was a little brighter...but the other two pelican shots are great. Good composition, good dof, etc.

i couldn't go too much brighter with the last one. brought out a shine / reflection on his beak.
but thanks for the info. i didnt know you could make those changes in raw files to adjust the background vs the main object.