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Photo Of The Day - June 2018

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[doublepost=1527805507][/doublepost]The local estuary the other day.

Canon 500D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, Spot Metering, Aperture Priority
ISO 100, 50mm, f/11, 1/1250

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kenoh said:
Took a break from the slog yesterday and went for a walk at the local country house. They have an exhibition on by Harry Benson. Enjoyed seeing that then went outside to enjoy the grounds. Anyway, I forgot about this bridge right out the back of it. Thought the reflection was beautiful in the water.


L1005946.jpg by Ken OHagan, on Flickr
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Nice. Sadly my day out yesterday was with my dad, so not too many photos. I'll have a look at them later.
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Cheese&Apple said:
Downtown San Francisco

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Love it. The bridge immediately gives it context.
 
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inkmich said:
I would very much appreciate if you could share the camera settings used on this photography. I got to get back out to SF one of these years. Thanks.
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Sure, thanks for asking @inkmich

Nikon D850 w/ 70-200 f/2.8 lens (shot at 116mm) at 640 sec, f/8 and ISO 320.

FYI, I did work this in Photoshop to convert to B&W and to control the light and dark tones using curves and layers. Here's a link to a good video by Blake Rudis that describes the process. You can use applications like Lightroom to do these kinds of local adjustments but I prefer Ps.

I'll also mention this, since it came up last month, that I don't use Lr for any detailed/local adjustments with filters, brushes, etc. I have a top of the line 2017 iMac with internal SSD but, when doing local adjustments in Lr, it's painfully slow and, with each additional adjustment, Lr gets exponentially slower.

Anyone thinking of upgrading their desktop to improve Lr performance may be disappointed. The solution I've found is to use Lr for cataloging and global edits and using Ps for the detailed local edits.

It's funny and seems counter intuitive that the seemingly more complex application runs better but it does. Ps runs fast and flawlessly but Lr...not so much. Of course the greater editing control I get with Ps also helps to satisfy my OCD tendencies.

I hope you do get back to San Francisco - it's a beautiful city with loads of character and personality.

~ Peter
 
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Cheese&Apple said:
Sure, thanks for asking @inkmich

Nikon D850 w/ 70-200 f/2.8 lens (shot at 116mm) at 640 sec, f/8 and ISO 320.

FYI, I did work this in Photoshop to convert to B&W and to control the light and dark tones using curves and layers. Here's a link to a good video by Blake Rudis that describes the process. You can use applications like Lightroom to do these kinds of local adjustments but I prefer Ps.

I'll also mention this, since it came up last month, that I don't use Lr for any detailed/local adjustments with filters, brushes, etc. I have a top of the line 2017 iMac with internal SSD but, when doing local adjustments in Lr, it's painfully slow and, with each additional adjustment, Lr gets exponentially slower.

Anyone thinking of upgrading their desktop to improve Lr performance may be disappointed. The solution I've found is to use Lr for cataloging and global edits and using Ps for the detailed local edits.

It's funny and seems counter intuitive that the seemingly more complex application runs better but it does. Ps runs fast and flawlessly but Lr...not so much. Of course the greater editing control I get with Ps also helps to satisfy my OCD tendencies.

I hope you do get back to San Francisco - it's a beautiful city with loads of character and personality.

~ Peter
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Interesting comments about LR vs PS. I have been thinking my machine is holding me back in terms of age, but maybe it's LR? I don't have PS to do a comparison.
 
Cheese&Apple said:
Sure, thanks for asking @inkmich

Nikon D850 w/ 70-200 f/2.8 lens (shot at 116mm) at 640 sec, f/8 and ISO 320.

FYI, I did work this in Photoshop to convert to B&W and to control the light and dark tones using curves and layers. Here's a link to a good video by Blake Rudis that describes the process. You can use applications like Lightroom to do these kinds of local adjustments but I prefer Ps.

I'll also mention this, since it came up last month, that I don't use Lr for any detailed/local adjustments with filters, brushes, etc. I have a top of the line 2017 iMac with internal SSD but, when doing local adjustments in Lr, it's painfully slow and, with each additional adjustment, Lr gets exponentially slower.

Anyone thinking of upgrading their desktop to improve Lr performance may be disappointed. The solution I've found is to use Lr for cataloging and global edits and using Ps for the detailed local edits.

It's funny and seems counter intuitive that the seemingly more complex application runs better but it does. Ps runs fast and flawlessly but Lr...not so much. Of course the greater editing control I get with Ps also helps to satisfy my OCD tendencies.

I hope you do get back to San Francisco - it's a beautiful city with loads of character and personality.

~ Peter
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Apple fanboy said:
Interesting comments about LR vs PS. I have been thinking my machine is holding me back in terms of age, but maybe it's LR? I don't have PS to do a comparison.
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I also have the newest/highest spec iMac and my LR performance is much better than it was on my old 2012 TOL iMac, but the fans do spin up every time I use the brush adjustments. I agree that PS is faster, but I'm not editing for money, so a few extra seconds to me isn't a big deal.
 
mollyc said:
I also have the newest/highest spec iMac and my LR performance is much better than it was on my old 2012 TOL iMac, but the fans do spin up every time I use the brush adjustments. I agree that PS is faster, but I'm not editing for money, so a few extra seconds to me isn't a big deal.
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Yeah, Lr is faster but it's hard to quantify and we all have our own tolerances. For me I find that with multiple local adjustments, Lr starts to feel unstable. I never have that feeling with Ps.
 
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Cheese&Apple said:
Yeah, Lr is faster but it's hard to quantify and we all have our own tolerances. For me I find that with multiple local adjustments, Lr starts to feel unstable. I never have that feeling with Ps.
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my take on this convo is that LR is mostly a developing tool for large amounts of photos and basic tonal corrections, not for refinements. Developing a wedding or event in PS would be a nightmare, but editing an image in LR, is also out of the question. Large databases also tend to drag LR down, the larger your library, the worse the drag.

There, I opinionated :D
 
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