Forum: Photos
09-15-2012, 07:41 AM
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Views: 840
To cebe: direction
Hello Claude,
Thank you for the comments. I have checked the direction using GoogleEarth ruler tool. In fact it's about 35 degrees heading. So you are right, it's closer to being north-east (45...
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Forum: General
11-07-2009, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,385
Possible explanation
In Firefox browser you can increase or decrease font size by pressing Ctrl+ and Ctrl-
When text size is changed, images displayed on the same page are scaled accordingly. Latest versions of Firefox...
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Forum: Photos
10-03-2009, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 532
Re: To linask: White lines around the building
I meant one pixel wide white lines directly on the edge of building - I think that's the result of sharpening. Brighter area of sky close to the edge (that usually happens after applying...
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Forum: Photos
09-22-2009, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 354
To TravelerNL: Water surface
Hello Harko,
Thank you for the comments.
I think that curved surface seen here is a result of waves caused by some passing boat. There are quite a few boats and yachts on the Lake Galve.
Linas
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Forum: Photos
09-22-2009, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 337
To weetrees: Weather
Hello John,
Thank you for giving feedback on my photo.
Since ground in that place was completely flat and quite boring comparing to the clouds, I choose to include just very small part of it to...
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Forum: Photos
08-16-2009, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 339
To coco: processing
Hello Carlos,
I was using Photoshop CS3 to merge 3 images into one. Since photos were taken with tripod and remote release, camera didn't move between exposures. So I didn't have to worry about...
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Forum: Photos
08-13-2009, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 343
To mala-zaba: HDR
Hello Eric,
Thank you for the comments. I didn't use any automated HDR tools - three images were merged by playing with layer masks in Photoshop. It took about half hour to get layer masks right....
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Forum: Tips-Techniques
07-11-2009, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,464
RawThreapee
If you are looking for free software to process raw files, check out <a href="http://www.rawtherapee.com/">RawThreapee</a>. While learning it takes some time and software sometimes crashes, the raw...
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Forum: Photos
06-07-2009, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 462
Re: To linask: thanks
I'm not an expert on HDR photos and don't know what software you are using so my tips may not be that useful.
I would try to make HDR version manually rather than using some automated tool. You...
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Forum: Photos
05-23-2009, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 340
To Alex61: Photoshop
Hello,
Thank you for the comments.
I was using Photoshop to process the photo. Other than combining several exposures into one there was not too much processing done.
Linas
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Forum: General
02-09-2009, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,833
Ken Rockwell article
I'm a frequent reader of Ken Rockwells site. However, I treat it more like humorous reading rather than technical.
Good example is his recent article about <a...
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Forum: General
02-09-2009, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,833
Re: Raw Files.
When using JPG - data recorded by the camera sensor is processed by the camera itself immediately after your photo is taken.
Raw - is data captured by the camera sensor with (almost) no...
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Forum: General
01-31-2009, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,272
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Forum: Photos
01-24-2009, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 369
To banyanman: Glass
Hello David,
Thank you for the comments.
I'm not sure what kind of glass the helicopter has but there were no unwanted reflections in my photos taken during the flight. The biggest problem was...
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Forum: Photos
01-24-2009, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 233
To mkamionka: Tele Lens
Hello Mariusz,
Thank you for the suggestions.
I have never tried to use lens longer than 85mm from that spot at night. Using tele lens for the towers only could give an interesting results.
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Forum: Photos
12-09-2008, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 228
To s_lush: Noise
Thank you for the comments.
In fact quality of this photo is just good enough to post to web. I wouldn't be able to make a good looking large print out of this photo. But downsizing to 800 pixels...
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Forum: Tips-Techniques
11-17-2008, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,146
DxO Mark - new way to compare camera quality
DxO Labs, the same company that makes DxO raw converted today introduced <a href="http://www.dxomark.com/">image quality comparison website</a>.
Unlike many camera review sites they approached this...
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Forum: Tips-Techniques
11-15-2008, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,382
Re: Monitors/Displays - poll
My monitor - Samsung SyncMaster 214T.
In use since October 2006.
Not calibrated. However, colors look real enough for non-professional photo editing. Some of my photos printed by the professional...
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Forum: General
11-04-2008, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,830
Re: Sky color
Certainly using polarizer is the best way to get dark blue sky. However, other conditions have to be right as well. Polarizer is only effective if camera is pointed at 90 degrees away from the sun...
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Forum: Photos
10-27-2008, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 178
To ifege: blue sky
Hi,
It's easy to get dark blue sky if all conditions are right. You just need correctly rotated polarizing filter, camera pointed exactly 90 degrees away from the sun (when polarizing filter is...
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Forum: General
10-19-2008, 03:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,695
Image Search Enginge
Many TE members are concerned about unauthorized use of their images. I think <a href="http://tineye.com">tineye.com</a> image search engine could be very useful to find which websites use your...
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Forum: Photos
10-16-2008, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 238
To ifege: Morocco
Hi Ian,
Thank you for the comments.
I think March is very good time of year to go there - it should be before the crowded tourist season.
Linas
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Forum: Photos
10-15-2008, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 554
Re: To linask: Titled
Hi Thomas,
For such wide angle photos vertical perspective adjustment usually works better than just simple rotation. This is especially true if camera was pointed up or down. I don't know what...
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Forum: Photos
10-05-2008, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 151
To gpsony: White balance
Hi Guru,
Thank you for the comments.
You are right - in reality color of Petronas towers at night is almost silver. I probably made white balance too warm while making raw conversion.
Glass of...
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Forum: Photography
09-01-2008, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,279
Ultimate night photography
<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/london_from_above_at_night.html">London from above, at night</a> - night photography taken to the next level. Absolutely worth looking.
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