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Old 06-09-2010, 04:40 PM   #1561
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Yep, I know the area - lots of nice parks. I have spent lots of time in Buttermilk.
I see you are heading to the Gorge this year! All three nights??
After I asked you that question, I realized I could of just looked at your Facebook to see where you from!

And yes, I am going to the Gorge for all three nights, I am super excited. Just saw flights for $300!
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    I finally decided to mess around with HDR. I was in Seattle last week and used bracketed images from the Twins game at Safeco Field. The first image below is the HDR image and the next 2 just show some of the range of light that was actually there. I used 5 images to make the HDR image. This was just my first try at it really, so by no means is it "perfect". I just wanted to get a handle for how it works.

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    http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...coHDRImage.jpg

    2 of the images used to make the HDR image:
    http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...3/DSC_8219.jpg
    http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h1...3/DSC_8216.jpg

    I'm kind of excited to work on HDR some more. If done right I really like the results. If it's done badly, it obviously makes for a terrible image though. So it takes some practice to do it right.

    It helps if you open each image in it's own tab and then switch between them, then you can really see what happens.
    Cool start...

    Did you turn the Auto WB off? It might just be my eye, but it looks like the camera might have adjusted between the shots. I always forget to turn it off...
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    Old 06-09-2010, 10:25 PM   #1563
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    I love your photographs and your site. I had a great time tripping through your photos. I hope to someday be able to take photos like that.
    Thank you both!
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    Old 06-10-2010, 07:13 AM   #1564
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    Cool start...

    Did you turn the Auto WB off? It might just be my eye, but it looks like the camera might have adjusted between the shots. I always forget to turn it off...
    Yeah I forgot to turn it off. Are you able to tell in the HDR shot without looking at the originals? I couldn't tell I guess. Their uniforms are supposed to be a dark gray.

    I suppose I can just remember to change it on the RAW files before I start working with them.
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    Old 06-10-2010, 09:42 PM   #1565
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    Yeah I forgot to turn it off. Are you able to tell in the HDR shot without looking at the originals? I couldn't tell I guess. Their uniforms are supposed to be a dark gray.

    I suppose I can just remember to change it on the RAW files before I start working with them.
    What caught my eye was the color temperature difference between the fans in the shade and in the sun. I'm not sure if it would be any different if you equalized everything, but it just drew my attention when I first opened the file.
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    Old 06-11-2010, 12:51 AM   #1566
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    I just upgraded to Lightroom 3. On the surface it's exactly like Lightroom 2, which means it's easy to use if you know LR2, but there are some nice new features in the 15 minutes I've spent with it so far.

    1. There are a lot more presets included now, which will make it fun to use more "creative" edits.
    2. You no longer have to wait for previews to "load". You click on an image and it's instantly displayed all crisp and sharp. That's really nice because it was really annoying in LR2 to wait for previews to load.
    3. It automatically detects the lens that was used to take the picture and, if you choose, it will automatically correct for distortion as long as the lens you're using is of a major brand it's recognized. I think it recognizes Nikons, Canons, Sony, and Sigma. Maybe others. This is great because correcting distortion on wide angle lenses isn't always super easy. All I have to do now to correct the distortion on my Nikon 14-24mm is check the box called "Enable Profile Corrections" and it magically makes the lines straight. It's great!
    4. In the Web module, you can create completely custom watermarks. I don't think that was in LR2. Instead of just the default Copyright notice in the bottom left corner of your images, you can create whatever watermark you want in any way you choose. That's really nice if you want to easily put more infringement resistant watermarks on your images without resorting to Photoshop.

    Those are the things I first noticed anyway. I'm sure there are other things I'll see as I use it more.
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    Here's some of my shots, mainly HDRs.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8465949...7624252915858/
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    Old 06-11-2010, 11:03 AM   #1568
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    Speaking of HDRs, this is pretty sweet.

    http://gizmodo.com/5561208/canons-in...ures-like-this
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    Old 06-11-2010, 12:48 PM   #1569
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    Speaking of HDRs, this is pretty sweet.

    http://gizmodo.com/5561208/canons-in...ures-like-this
    Reading the comments after the article was semi-entertaining. I have no idea why so many people literally hate HDR. It must be because a lot of people use it poorly and think it's been done well when it hasn't. Even so, I'm not sure why the hatred. I mean it would be like universally hating pictures of bugs or something. HDR is just another type of photography. Any picture can be taken poorly, not just HDR, so I'm not sure why HDR gets such a bad rap.

    Anyway, that looks like a cool in-camera feature if it really works the way they say it will.
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    Reading the comments after the article was semi-entertaining. I have no idea why so many people literally hate HDR. It must be because a lot of people use it poorly and think it's been done well when it hasn't. Even so, I'm not sure why the hatred. I mean it would be like universally hating pictures of bugs or something. HDR is just another type of photography. Any picture can be taken poorly, not just HDR, so I'm not sure why HDR gets such a bad rap.

    Anyway, that looks like a cool in-camera feature if it really works the way they say it will.
    We gotta go to the cities sometime.
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    At the risk of exposing my ignorance (and you can see how that isn't stopping me!); would you all like to explain "HDR"?

    Ohhh and nicely please
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    At the risk of exposing my ignorance (and you can see how that isn't stopping me!); would you all like to explain "HDR"?

    Ohhh and nicely please
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
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    So I've been using the new Lightroom 3 and I have to say that the noise reduction abilities are amazing! It basically makes all of pictures look like they were shot at ISO 200. It's awesome! It doesn't lose any detail at all when you use the noise reduction. I've only used it on a few images so far and it has really blown me away how good it can make them look. Definitely doesn't make me afraid to use high ISO shots anymore.
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    Twins vs. Yankees pictures if anyone is interested:

    http://www.benckphotography.com/Twin...527/index.html
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    Old 06-14-2010, 05:21 PM   #1575
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    Old 06-14-2010, 10:34 PM   #1576
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    So I've been using the new Lightroom 3 and I have to say that the noise reduction abilities are amazing! It basically makes all of pictures look like they were shot at ISO 200. It's awesome! It doesn't lose any detail at all when you use the noise reduction. I've only used it on a few images so far and it has really blown me away how good it can make them look. Definitely doesn't make me afraid to use high ISO shots anymore.
    I've been debating making the switch, but I think I'll have to... I think I can get it for $89 as a student...

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    Twins vs. Yankees pictures if anyone is interested:

    http://www.benckphotography.com/Twin...527/index.html
    Nice work once again...
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    Old 06-15-2010, 07:05 AM   #1577
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    I've been debating making the switch, but I think I'll have to... I think I can get it for $89 as a student...



    Nice work once again...
    The upgrade is only $99, so I just did that. I can get the full version as a student too, but they don't have it yet. Seriously, I think the upgrade is worth it for the noise reduction abilities alone. The other changes aren't as mindblowing, but there are some nice changes.
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    A new gallery of an assignment for class...

    Any opinions or thoughts?

    http://www.matthewandersonphotography.com/still_life

    The first 10 are supposed to be still life objects, and the second 10 are supposed to be still life places...
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    Old 06-16-2010, 08:09 AM   #1579
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    A new gallery of an assignment for class...

    Any opinions or thoughts?

    http://www.matthewandersonphotography.com/still_life

    The first 10 are supposed to be still life objects, and the second 10 are supposed to be still life places...
    I really like the lighting and perspective on 1 and 3.
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    Old 06-16-2010, 01:06 PM   #1580
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    I really like the lighting and perspective on 1 and 3.
    Thanks. I like the reflection off the hardhat.
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    Old 06-17-2010, 09:25 PM   #1581
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    Thinking about getting this, what do you think?

    http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-18-250m...6835082&sr=1-1
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    Thinking about getting this, what do you think?

    http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-18-250m...6835082&sr=1-1
    Wow, great price! I love my Tamron 28-75. Go for it! This may be added to my wish list.
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    3 in the morning after Deer Creek night 2. Drunk w/ sparklers... still able to get this to work. only took 2 tries.
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    3 in the morning after Deer Creek night 2. Drunk w/ sparklers... still able to get this to work. only took 2 tries.
    always fun to do.
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    Twins vs. Yankees pictures if anyone is interested:

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    nice shots
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    Old 06-21-2010, 03:11 PM   #1586
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    Took me a while, but I finally got the pictures edited from a trip I took to Seattle at the beginning of June. It was typical Seattle weather (i.e. raining and cold) 90% of the time I was there, so it was "interesting" coming up with ways to sort of mask the crappy weather. Take a look and let me know what you think.

    http://www.benckphotography.com/Seat...010/index.html

    Oh, there is this picture of a beer bottle (you can't miss it), I recommend reading the description on the back of the bottle. It's kind of humorous unless you've seen that kind of beer before. I hadn't seen it before.

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    Took me a while, but I finally got the pictures edited from a trip I took to Seattle at the beginning of June. It was typical Seattle weather (i.e. raining and cold) 90% of the time I was there, so it was "interesting" coming up with ways to sort of mask the crappy weather. Take a look and let me know what you think.

    http://www.benckphotography.com/Seat...010/index.html

    Oh, there is this picture of a beer bottle (you can't miss it), I recommend reading the description on the back of the bottle. It's kind of humorous unless you've seen that kind of beer before. I hadn't seen it before.
    Good shots, man. You've got a great eye.
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    Took me a while, but I finally got the pictures edited from a trip I took to Seattle at the beginning of June. It was typical Seattle weather (i.e. raining and cold) 90% of the time I was there, so it was "interesting" coming up with ways to sort of mask the crappy weather. Take a look and let me know what you think.

    http://www.benckphotography.com/Seat...010/index.html

    Oh, there is this picture of a beer bottle (you can't miss it), I recommend reading the description on the back of the bottle. It's kind of humorous unless you've seen that kind of beer before. I hadn't seen it before.
    Very great stuff there, we went to Seattle last year in early July and your pics brought back a lot of memories. We loved the market and space needle. I could spend an entire day on the needle.

    And we were there for 3 days, and didn't get a drop of rain
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    Old 06-22-2010, 10:24 PM   #1590
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    I gave in and ordered it, I think it's time I upgrade from my kit lens. Will be here Thursday!

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IBLMHQ
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