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Photo of the Day December 2021
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Greetings from Austria
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One photo per day, please.
From a recent snow shoeing trip:
Shot on an iPhone SE (2020). Exported from Photos.
Shot on an iPhone SE (2020). Exported from Photos.
dp2 Quattro
F/2.8 30.0mm 1/200s ISO-800
Been doing extensive research using the in-camera DNG compared to the X3F raw files. There is no 3rd party raw editor for Sigma X3F files - I knew this prior to the camera purchase.
The current workflow has been Sigma Photo Pro, X3F to s-hi jpeg (39MP) , then into Lightroom. Sigma Photo Pro is slow and involved.
I decided to convert the 100+ X3F files (processed in LR as s-hi jpegs) to DNG with Kalpanika/x3f (GitHub) - it runs on Windows. And the Wrapper component allows batch process of the X3F to DNG. Took sometime to find this software build, and discover it runs on Windows/Mac/Linux. The conversion process and re-edit in Lightroom is a long process - still working at it.
Now I will shoot in DNG and am pleased with the results. And don't need to manage the X3F and jpegs on the main and redundant storage.
This image is at iso 800. Online I read comments about pushing the iso above 100 on the dp Quattro, however I feel the colors in this image came out well. The lower iso colors and feel of the images reminds me of slide film, especially shooting with a Leica film camera and it's contrasty lens.
Happy holidays, and 2022.
F/2.8 30.0mm 1/200s ISO-800
Been doing extensive research using the in-camera DNG compared to the X3F raw files. There is no 3rd party raw editor for Sigma X3F files - I knew this prior to the camera purchase.
The current workflow has been Sigma Photo Pro, X3F to s-hi jpeg (39MP) , then into Lightroom. Sigma Photo Pro is slow and involved.
I decided to convert the 100+ X3F files (processed in LR as s-hi jpegs) to DNG with Kalpanika/x3f (GitHub) - it runs on Windows. And the Wrapper component allows batch process of the X3F to DNG. Took sometime to find this software build, and discover it runs on Windows/Mac/Linux. The conversion process and re-edit in Lightroom is a long process - still working at it.
Now I will shoot in DNG and am pleased with the results. And don't need to manage the X3F and jpegs on the main and redundant storage.
This image is at iso 800. Online I read comments about pushing the iso above 100 on the dp Quattro, however I feel the colors in this image came out well. The lower iso colors and feel of the images reminds me of slide film, especially shooting with a Leica film camera and it's contrasty lens.
Happy holidays, and 2022.
There are various sculptures in the garden of the House for an Art Lover. As the French say, “c‘est le pied”
Been awhile, a long time actually since posting anything here so here we go I hope it works and isn't too big.
Courtyard of the Nyon castle overlooking Leman Lake
Courtyard of the Nyon castle overlooking Leman Lake
Well, Affinity Photo opens .x3f files from my Sigma DP0 Quattro even on my iPad. ? And Sigma themselves provide adp2 Quattro
F/2.8 30.0mm 1/200s ISO-800
Been doing extensive research using the in-camera DNG compared to the X3F raw files. There is no 3rd party raw editor for Sigma X3F files - I knew this prior to the camera purchase.
Photoshop compatible plug-in.
A picture taken at light show event, with different lights around the scene and reflecting water at the lower part of the picture.
Love those birds.
I was probably, eight(?), and a neighbor, a sick sick man, talked me into trying to capture one in a jar. It's damn near impossible, and I'm sure the sick b-tard got a lot of laughs watching me, in total vain, trying to get one. I was catching nearly hundreds of bees in jars, but never once caught a hummingbird. And later in life, I was horrified to be in Boy Scouts, on a camp out, and the leaders were encouraging 'snipe hunts'. Why is it so necessary to humiliate people, especially kids. It's the reason I eventually left the Boy Scouts. (The last straw was a 'panty raid' the year after, same annual camp out event) Such cruelty made me almost loath the Boy Scouts and their local leaders. Good grief...
Yes, its fun shooting the birds (with a camera). The hummingbirds are can be difficult to shoot, but I love the colors and motion.
I didn't know the boy scouts were so twisted. Maybe it was just your local group leaders? I hope that wasn't typical behavior throughout...