I should empty my camera more often

[Pirate_Felix]

Photos from like everything everywhere and stuff

Some taken in Amsterdam, some at home, some at a coffeeshop (cause the dutch are awesome), some in Crete (greece)

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This is not a good photo or something, just rubbing it in that i can walk through the city and theres a marijuana store over there (The Bulldog, in this case. Its one of the biggest in Amsterdam)[/hide]

[tripsis]

Ahhh - you need to resize them! :P

[Pirate_Felix]

TIF does it automatically for me :<?

[Shiny]

On the contrary, I think the lsat photo is one of the best of them.

[Pirate_Felix]

On the contrary, I think the lsat photo is one of the best of them.

Walking guy on the foreground kind of [bleep]s it up ._.

EDIT: Personal favoUrite (remember that U, Sam) is 4

[Shiny]

Crop that slightly, and put it into black and white.

[Pirate_Felix]

Crop that slightly, and put it into black and white.

What part would you cut off? Or do you mean resize?

[Shiny]

Resize, and less of the overblown sky.

[Pirate_Felix]

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"Gimp2.6 DOT EXE (stupid TIF censor) has stopped working and needs to be closed down"

>_< i hate it when that happens

[Da_Latios]

I think #4 is the best. But you really need to edit them.

 

Here's my take.

 

If you can afford to, and are shooting in RAW, always underexpose day scenes! That way, you have more freedom to increase the latitude in post-processing.

Example:

[Pirate_Felix]

Any guides to editing them? because i suck at it

[Humus]

Any guides to editing them? because i suck at it

1. Resize first

2. Auto Levels

3. Brightness +5, Contrast +10 (variations on that same sort of ratio)

4. Try gradient maps out (but set to screen/lighten etc and lower opacity)

5. If you've got a lot of noise, try using noise reducing filters in GIMP/PS (they don't usually do much, so blurring the noise where the photo isn't in focus anyway works well)

6. If you think the photo isn't quite there, always try black and white. In fact, try black and white for like, every photo you take. It can improve an image hundredfold.

[Pirate_Felix]

Any guides to editing them? because i suck at it

1. Resize first

2. Auto Levels

3. Brightness +5, Contrast +10 (variations on that same sort of ratio)

4. Try gradient maps out (but set to screen/lighten etc and lower opacity)

5. If you've got a lot of noise, try using noise reducing filters in GIMP/PS (they don't usually do much, so blurring the noise where the photo isn't in focus anyway works well)

6. If you think the photo isn't quite there, always try black and white. In fact, try black and white for like, every photo you take. It can improve an image hundredfold.

Thanks man, i really see the difference:

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[Da_Latios]

Does the 450D have a Highlight Tone Priority function? Since you're crushing your blacks anyway, you won't notice the increased shadow noise resulting from HTP, and it looks like you don't have Lightroom.

 

A few tests I did with HTP just now:

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^ISO 200, HTP OFF

^ISO 200, HTP ON

^ISO 400, HTP OFF

^ISO 400, HTP ON

^ISO 800, HTP OFF

^ISO 800, HTP ON

^ISO 1600, HTP OFF

^ISO 1600, HTP ON

^ISO 200, HTP OFF

^ISO 200, HTP ON

^ISO 400, HTP OFF

^ISO 400, HTP ON

^ISO 800, HTP OFF

^ISO 800, HTP ON

^ISO 1600, HTP OFF

^ISO 1600, HTP ON

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[Pirate_Felix]

Could you briefly explain what HTP is?

[Sam]

It basically lets you have more control over the highlights (I'm guessing - I own a 450D too).