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XaiLo

11-26-2006, 09:13 AM

PCT Challenge "Holiday" week ending 01-07-07

Alright boys and girls this months challenge is "Holiday" can be any type of holiday season related. Though I don't do Christmas myself... I am thankful and will be forever grateful that our Lord and Savior came into this world to save us. As always if you choose to accept this challenge, put your creative hats on and strut your stuff. Thanks in advance to all the participants hopefully these execises will make us all better photographers and artists...

Let's see some more exif data guys I know it takes a little extra effort but it's worth it.

This PCT Challenge will run into next year.

PCT Challenges will have a two week duration in order to give those with limited time a chance to participate.

In our last challenge the numbers improved. Though I hoped it would have done better, oh well... let's make this one the best one yet guys...

Good shooting ladies and gentlemen.

XaiLo

11-26-2006, 09:14 AM

http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/nov06/holiday.jpg

http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/nov06/rtree4.jpg

File Name IMG_6292.JPG
Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shooting Date/Time 11/22/2006 10:15:58 AM
Shooting Mode Manual
My Colors Mode Custom Color
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
Light Metering Evaluative
ISO Speed 80
Lens 6.0 - 72.0 mm
Focal Length 72.0 mm
Digital Zoom None
IS Mode Shoot Only
Image Size 2816x2112
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode Single AF
Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Saturation +1
Color Space sRGB
File Size 3344 KB
Drive Mode Single-frame shooting
Owner's XaiLo

XaiLo

11-26-2006, 09:16 AM

http://www.designsbyxailo.com/uploads/nov06/rtree6.jpg

AMDnut

11-26-2006, 10:17 AM

I posted this in Buildings also, but here it is again...

AdamW

11-26-2006, 10:41 PM

Here's some Hanukkah candles
PP: Levels, unsharp mask, cropping
Exposure Time: 1/30 sec
F-Number: f/2.8
Lens Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash, Compulsory, Red-Eye Reduce
Focal Length: 5.80 mm
Color Space Information: sRGB
Image Width: 2816
Image Height: 2112
Rendering: Normal
Exposure Mode: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Exposure Mode: Program
Focus Type: Close-Up (Macro Mode)
Metering Mode: Evaluative
ISO Speed Rating: Auto
Sharpness: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Shooting Mode: Manual
Image Size: Large
Focus Mode: Single
Drive Mode: Timed
Flash Mode: Off
Compression Setting: Superfine
Self-Timer Length: 2 sec
Macro Mode: Macro
Subject Distance: 0.100 m
White Balance: Tungsten
Exposure Compensation: 3
Sensor ISO Speed: 160

AdamW

11-26-2006, 10:43 PM

...and from a different angle.
PP: levels, saturation, cropping, unsharp mask
Exposure Time: 1/25 sec
F-Number: f/2.8
Lens Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash, Compulsory, Red-Eye Reduce
Focal Length: 5.80 mm
Color Space Information: sRGB
Image Width: 2816
Image Height: 2112
Rendering: Normal
Exposure Mode: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Standard
Exposure Mode: Program
Focus Type: Close-Up (Macro Mode)
Metering Mode: Evaluative
ISO Speed Rating: Auto
Sharpness: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Shooting Mode: Manual
Image Size: Large
Focus Mode: Single
Drive Mode: Single
Flash Mode: Off
Compression Setting: Superfine
Macro Mode: Macro
Subject Distance: 0.140 m
White Balance: Tungsten
Exposure Compensation: 3
Sensor ISO Speed: 160

GaryS

11-27-2006, 02:56 PM

AdamW, your second shot, of the bottoms of the candles is excellent. Great colour, great pattern and well lit!

XaiLo

11-27-2006, 02:58 PM

I am working on a project... still in the process of moving... getting over thanksgiving... not to mention football... and so on... I did good just to remember to post the thread. What really would have helped is if you would take some pics and post some EXIF nfo of your own. :)

amimaija

11-27-2006, 03:25 PM

A revolving optic tree

File Name xmas 1.jpg
Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shooting Date/Time 12/23/2005 6:53:36 PM
Tv (Shutter Speed) 15
Av (Aperture Value) 4.5
Image Size 1944x1458
Flash Off
Color Space sRGB
File Size 328 KB
Owner's Name

pagnamenta

11-27-2006, 04:09 PM

Let's see if this works...

http://image20.webshots.com/21/2/54/9/2551254090065729877bBWGDt_fs.jpg

AdamW

11-27-2006, 11:16 PM

Dustyporch--thanks! I increased the saturation just a little bit in Photoshop. And I finally figured out that if I'm gonna take pictures lit by regular lightbulbs (in lamps with yellowish shades) then the "tungsten" setting gives much better white balance than "auto." Took me long enough....:o

Amimaija--that's pretty cool.

PhotoluluGuy

11-27-2006, 11:25 PM

Mele Kalikimaka
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Hawaiian%20Christmas%202006/IMG_8995.jpg

Vich

11-28-2006, 12:50 AM

Mele Kalikimaka
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Hawaiian%20Christmas%202006/IMG_8995.jpg

Very nice shot! Gotta EXIF?

PhotoluluGuy

11-28-2006, 01:31 AM

Very nice shot! Gotta EXIF?

File Name IMG_8995.JPG
Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shooting Date/Time 11/26/2006 1:06:31 PM
Shooting Mode Program AE
My Colors Mode Positive Film
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/160
Av (Aperture Value) 3.5
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 100
Lens 6.0 - 72.0 mm
Focal Length 71.7 mm
Digital Zoom None
IS Mode Shoot Only
Image Size 2816x2112
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Auto
AF Mode Single AF
Parameters Contrast Normal
Sharpness Normal
Saturation Normal
Color Space sRGB
File Size 3495 KB
Drive Mode Single-frame shooting
Owner's Name

BowerR64

11-29-2006, 07:58 PM

The gift

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Thomas/Whitetrashchristmas.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y191/BowerR64/Thomas/Exifthegift.jpg

truflip

11-29-2006, 10:19 PM

hahaha nice shot bower, thats very cute..
i wanted a tiger but .. that cat looks more practical :D

amimaija

11-30-2006, 09:19 AM

Amimaija--that's pretty cool.

Thanx it was hand held...I use the tungsten and flouresent religiously now it really helps..sunlight, cloudy I use too....
I have even used the custum it is nice for a mixture of sunlight and artificial light....

I like the outdoor christmas tree PhotoluluGuy

AMDnut

12-02-2006, 10:23 PM

This isn't great, but it was a hard shot.... this thing is massive...

PhotoluluGuy

12-03-2006, 01:59 AM

At tonite's Hononlulu City Lights celebration - City Hall
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Honolulu%20City%20Lights%202006/IMG_9595.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Honolulu%20City%20Lights%202006/IMG_9332.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Honolulu%20City%20Lights%202006/IMG_9429.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Honolulu%20City%20Lights%202006/IMG_9283.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Honolulu%20City%20Lights%202006/IMG_9385.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n37/photolulu/Honolulu%20City%20Lights%202006/IMG_9287.jpg

toriaj

12-03-2006, 08:45 PM

This was taken from outside a dark church, looking in.

What do you think? Suggestions?

17851

Here's the original:
17852
Sigma 70-300
F/10
1/2000 sec.
300 mmm
ISO 1600

kilasting

12-04-2006, 11:20 AM

Very nice photos PhotoluluGuy!

Any data on the settings u used to capture the xmas tree at night?

PhotoluluGuy

12-04-2006, 12:16 PM

Very nice photos PhotoluluGuy!

Any data on the settings u used to capture the xmas tree at night?

Here you go...

File Name IMG_9595.JPG
Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Shooting Date/Time 12/2/2006 9:20:57 PM
Shooting Mode Program AE
My Colors Mode Positive Film
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/4
Av (Aperture Value) 2.7
Light Metering Evaluative
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 200
Lens 6.0 - 72.0 mm
Focal Length 6.0 mm
Digital Zoom None
IS Mode Shoot Only
Image Size 2816x2112
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Tungsten
AF Mode Single AF
Parameters Contrast Normal
Sharpness +1
Saturation Normal
Color Space sRGB
File Size 3425 KB
Drive Mode Single-frame shooting
Owner's Name ---

Wesan

12-04-2006, 08:34 PM

Here's my first holiday picture (should get some more later). :)

I wasn't very satisfied with it, when I saw it on my computer monitor - it was crooked and I wasn't quite happy with the colours and it was a bit noisy. So I had to do some post processing on it. Got the colours a little better and the noise much better (I think the noise shows the most on the full size picture, though - the pictures here are both resized to a smaller size). :)

Here is the final result:
http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_2942_rotate_crop_colour(RGB)_noise-removal(despeckle)_resize_unsharp_mask.jpg
Post processing: rotate, crop, colour (RGB), noise removal (despeckle), resize, unsharp mask. I'm still not sure about the colours, though - maybe they were more correct before I changed them. :confused: Or maybe I should have set the white balance manually. :o

Here is the original picture ("PPPP"), resized only:
http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_2942_resize.jpg
And the EXIF-data of the original picture:
Camera
Make Canon
Model Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Orientation Upper Left
X resolution 180/1
Y resolution 180/1
Resolution unit inches
Software ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Date/time 2006-12-04 17:37:52
YCbCr positioning centered
Image
Image description
Artist
Copyright
Exposure time 6 s
F-number f/4
Date/time original 2006-12-04 17:21:40
Date/time digitized 2006-12-04 17:21:40
Component config YCbCr
Compressed BPP 5
Shutter speed value 6.036658 s
Aperture value f/4
Exposure bias value 0.00 EV
Max. aperture value f/3.2
Metering mode Center weighted average
Focal length 11.6 mm
User comment
Subsec time 413
Colorspace sRGB
Pixel X dimension 1586
Pixel Y dimension 2357
Focal plane X res. 2112000/169
Focal plane Y res. 2816000/225
Focal plane res. unit inch
Sensing method One-chip color area sensor
Custom Rendered Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Scene capture type Standard
Miscellaneous
Exif version 2.2
FlashPix version 1.0
File source DSC
Canon Maker Notes
Macro mode Normal
Self timer 2 s
Flash mode Flash not fired
Continuous drive mode Single
Focus mode Single
Image size Large
Easy shooting mode Manual
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
ISO Unknown
Metering mode Center weighted
AF point selected Unknown
Exposure mode Tv priority
White balance Auto
Flash Bias 0 EV
Image type IMG:PowerShot S3 IS JPEG
Firmware version Firmware Version 1.00
Image number 1002-0942

Wesan

12-04-2006, 11:23 PM

This was taken from outside a dark church, looking in.

What do you think? Suggestions?

17851

Here's the original:
17852
Sigma 70-300
F/10
1/2000 sec.
300 mmm
ISO 1600

Nice picture, toriaj. :) It seems a bit dark or underexposed, maybe? Or did you want that effect, perhaps?

toriaj

12-05-2006, 07:50 PM

Wesan

12-05-2006, 09:08 PM

Thanks, Wesan. I wanted to have just that part of the window shining through. There wasn't enough light to get a good exposure on the whole window. I blacked out some other parts of the window that were showing. Do you think I should brighten the colors?

Oh, OK - now I understand your intention with the picture better. :) It was difficult for you to set the exposure to get the result you wanted. Well...this is just my personal taste, but I might perhaps like the subject to be a bit lighter.

You can make it lighter in post processing, of course. But what if you had changed some settings in your camera, when you took the picture? Maybe a larger aperture, to make it brighter? Or a slower shutter speed? I don't know how your camera works and I don't have the best knowledge about these things...but even though you took the picture at 300 mm tele, you might still have been able to use a bit slower shutter speed to make it a little brighter? Then, the subject should have been a bit lighter. And the rest of the window you could still black out in post processing - you still had to do it now... ;)

Another way to get the effect you want (that only the picture in the window shows), would be to take the picture at "normal" settings and then, in post processing, isolate the part of the picture you want to keep. In Photoshop, there are tools that help you do that. I think one of them is called "Magneto" or something similar (a lasso tool - my Photoshop is in Swedish, so I don't know the English names of the things). I have tried that one myself a couple of times and it works pretty good. Though you need to be careful and watch that just the part you want marked gets marked. If you see what I mean? :) If you are using a different editing program, you may be able to find a similar tool there.

I noticed you used a very high ISO setting. Did you notice the noise level on the original, full size picture? What is it like? Usually, high ISO settings make the pictures more noisy. I understand you are using a DSLR, which are usually better at high ISO settings than compact cameras. But if you notice much noise in the picture, and don't like it, you could try a lower ISO setting. Then, you have to adjust the shutter speed or aperture accordingly too, of course.

Well...these were just some amateur thoughts and ideas... They might be good or they might be bad... You choose how to use them. :) And maybe you knew all these things already...? :o

Maybe someone else disagrees with me and has other thoughts or ideas that are better?

Still, it's a nice picture the way it is too. :)

szammit

12-06-2006, 04:54 AM

I still haven't decorated anywhere, so I'm just going to post this:

http://static.flickr.com/116/315613528_2b190a82cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stejfen/315613528/)

Here's the EXIF data:

File Name
IMG_3677.JPG
Camera Model Name
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shooting Date/Time
06/12/2006 10:33:00
Shooting Mode
Manual
Photo Effect
Off
Tv (Shutter Speed)
1/20
Av (Aperture Value)
3.5
Light Metering
Center Weighted Avg.
ISO Speed
50
Lens
6.0 - 72.0mm
Focal Length
72.0mm
Digital Zoom
None
IS Mode
Shoot Only
Image Size
2592x1944
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
Continuous AF
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
952KB
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting

It was then PP'ed (I strengthened the yellow with Image>Adjustments>Selective Color in Photoshop), sharpened and had its noise reduced.

I'll surely have many more photos in a week or two, but that's all for now ^^;.

toriaj

12-06-2006, 08:59 PM

Wesan, thanks for your comments on my pic! I agree with you that those changes would have helped. I just kept the settings I already had from taking other shots. I was walking down the street, in the cold, and didn't want to take much time :D But I appreciate your comments because it helps me to understand what settings I can use for similar shots in the future.

And I think you did a good job on the PP for your shot. :)

danielg

12-07-2006, 10:13 AM

12 days of Christmas... tree trimmings :D
http://static.flickr.com/120/316522322_15c3c3a93d.jpg

GaryS

12-10-2006, 09:32 PM

Daniel, are you giving the new macro lens a workout? Great shots...

GaryS

12-10-2006, 09:34 PM

Run, Run Rudolph!
http://static.flickr.com/137/318903191_aeafe12aff_o.jpg
1.3s, f4.5, Twisted the camera on its tripod about 1/2 way through the exposure. Slight PP to clone out two lights in the top of the frame.

aleash

12-11-2006, 07:33 AM

http://aleash.com/images/lights3.jpg

AdamW

12-12-2006, 10:13 PM

Hey--

These are closeups of a Hanukkah prayer. They're from the prayer book my dad got for his bar mitzva, in 1932.

PP: cropping, levels, color balance, unsharp mask.
wider view--EXIF Summary: 1/80s f/3.2 8.34mm
closer view--EXIF Summary: 1/60s f/2.8 5.8mm
both are auto ISO and "Tungsten" white balance

jonalta

12-13-2006, 11:57 PM

golden christmas...

Camera: Canon S3
Shutter: 1/15s, 1/30s
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal: 67 mm, 72 mm

szammit

12-16-2006, 12:56 AM

My crib, pp'ed first and original later:

http://static.flickr.com/129/323654325_87de46999b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stejfen/323654325/)

I set my WB to Fluorescent for rosier colours, but I still had to play around in PP to get Mary's veil to be white and her dress to be blue, for example. Oh well, thank God for Photoshop ^^;.

Here's the EXIF:
Camera Model Name
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shooting Date/Time
15/12/2006 16:20:11
Shooting Mode
Manual
Photo Effect
Vivid
Tv (Shutter Speed)
5
Av (Aperture Value)
3.5
Light Metering
Center Weighted Avg.
ISO Speed
50
Lens
6.0 - 72.0mm
Focal Length
13.2mm
Digital Zoom
None
IS Mode
Shoot Only
Image Size
2592x1944
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Fluorescent
AF Mode
Continuous AF
AF Range Mode
Macro
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
1316KB
Drive Mode
Self-timer Operation
Owner's Name
Stefan Zammit

Props to dustyporch for the very original moving reindeer!

GaryS

12-16-2006, 06:17 AM

Jonalta, great christmas balls. The first shot is excellent!

Vich

12-16-2006, 06:22 AM

Jonalta, great christmas balls. The first shot is excellent!I 2nd that! :)

jonalta

12-16-2006, 10:21 AM

dustyporch and Vich: thanks for kind words. those deco are inside a big glass container. Some part of that glass has some big star stickers that glitter. I took that first shot through the glitter sticker and it turned out OK. thanks again.

very creative on those raindeers, dustyporch.

kilasting

12-17-2006, 11:58 PM

Hello all...

I finally got a chance to use my new camera the S3. This is a panorama picture I took with the camera and used camera assist stitch mode. Please let me know what you all think. I will post more pictures later on. Can someone teach or tell me an easy way to get the Exif data from the pictures? Thanks! ;)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/kilasting/SanAnselmoChristmasHouse.jpg

Kilasting

Wesan

12-19-2006, 03:01 PM

Very nice panorama picture, kilasting! :) Yikes! That's a lot of lights! It must have taken a whole month to put all those up! :eek:

I haven't tried the stich assist function on my S3 yet, but I'd like to, sometime.

Wesan

12-19-2006, 03:15 PM

Haven't had any luck getting good pictures lately. :( Tried to get one with reflections in the window yesterday, but wasn't that satisfied with the overall result. This is the best I could do - after some post processing... :o

http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_3046_levels_curves_noise-removal(despeckle)_crop_resize_unsharp_mask.jpg
Post processing: levels, curves, noise removal (despeckle), crop, resize and unsharp mask.

Here is the original picture, resized only:
http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_3046_resize.jpg
EXIF-data of the original picture:
File
Comment
Camera
Make Canon
Model Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Orientation Upper Left
X resolution 180/1
Y resolution 180/1
Resolution unit inches
Date/time 2006-12-18 20:07:25
YCbCr positioning centered
Image
Image description
Artist
Copyright
Exposure time 1/1 s
F-number f/8
Date/time original 2006-12-18 20:07:25
Date/time digitized 2006-12-18 20:07:25
Component config YCbCr
Compressed BPP 5
Shutter speed value 1/1 s
Aperture value f/8
Exposure bias value 0.00 eV
Max. aperture value f/3.5
Metering mode Pattern
Focal length 44 mm
User comment
Colorspace sRGB
Pixel X dimension 2816
Pixel Y dimension 2112
Focal plane X res. 2816000/225
Focal plane Y res. 2112000/169
Focal plane res. unit inch
Sensing method One-chip color area sensor
Custom Rendered Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Scene capture type Standard
Miscellaneous
Exif version 2.2
FlashPix version 1.0
File source DSC
White balance Auto
Flash bias 0.00 EV
Canon Maker Notes
Macro mode Normal
Self timer 2 s
Flash mode Flash not fired
Continuous drive mode Single
Focus mode MF
Image size Large
Easy shooting mode Manual
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
ISO Unknown
Metering mode Evaluative
AF point selected Unknown
Exposure mode Av priority
White balance Auto
Flash bias 0.00 EV
Image type IMG:PowerShot S3 IS JPEG
Firmware version Firmware Version 1.00
Image number 1003-0046

Vich

12-19-2006, 03:30 PM

Canon 30D with 35L + built-in flash
Converted with RSP, some minor adjustments to levels.

exif here (http://flashme.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=111556411)

Excited innocence.
http://FLASHME.smugmug.com/photos/111556411-M-2.jpg

Now; After Neat Image (freebie version)
Luminance Channel Noise Reduction: 55%
Chrominance Channel Noise Reduction: 35%
Luminance Sharpening: 25%
http://FLASHME.smugmug.com/photos/117817036-M.jpg

Wesan

12-19-2006, 04:13 PM

Canon 30D with 35L + 580EX flash
Converted with RSP, some minor adjustments to levels.

(---)

Now; After Neat Image...

Nice picture with cute girls. :) And Neat Image seems to do a very good job! :eek:

XaiLo

12-19-2006, 06:59 PM

Nice shots people.

great save Vich and the cutest little models. :)

X-SOFT

12-20-2006, 02:22 PM

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1509/img0594rd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and one more:

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1483/img0597rd8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

*you can download the picture and see exif data..

*AdamW are you from Israel?

toriaj

12-21-2006, 07:48 PM

Those are great, X-SOFT! I wonder if there could be a happy medium between the two shots, with the candles flaring, the bread lit, but the background dark? Maybe a controlled flash or something. Anyway, I love it!

drama

12-22-2006, 12:59 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/326221421_89761834e8_o.jpg

I havent taken too many X'mas shots yet

Vich

12-22-2006, 11:32 AM

Nice picture with cute girls. :) And Neat Image seems to do a very good job! :eek:

Thanks! Lik'n Neat Image's polishing effect.

X-SOFT

12-22-2006, 01:04 PM

thnx toriaj , and here are some more (by your request);

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8171/img0583xm2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and here more:

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/57/img0585ze7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and here from above:

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/2026/img0593sg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

toriaj

12-22-2006, 03:15 PM

I like! My new favorite is this first one, with the elderly woman in the background. I think it adds some context to the picture, as well as having the bread well lit and the candles flaring :)

I just commented on your other thread as well ... wow, you've been busy! Glad you're sharing.

X-SOFT

12-22-2006, 03:49 PM

heh.. it's aint bread, its doughnat..

--

btw, check out the sport section, at photo forum- i put some nice shots there as well (by my opinion anyway..)

GaryS

12-22-2006, 08:36 PM

My Favourite Ornament
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/147/330570841_b5f2c5125d_o.jpg
F8, 1/60s, Flash. Tiffen Closeup filter +4. Slight PP to correct a bad white balance mistake (flash plus incandescent bulbs = bad lighting!)

AdamW

12-24-2006, 05:25 PM

X-Soft--

Nope, never been to Israel. Moved from Detroit to Berkeley California when I was 14. I've lived in San Francisco for 24 years.

Adam

Wesan

12-25-2006, 12:10 PM

Had a bit more luck today, taking pictures at my cousin's place. :) Here's one that I like:

http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_3309_rotate_crop_exposure+0.40ev_noise-removal(despeckle)_resize_unsharp-mask_text.jpg

The lanterns are standing on the floor. Took the picture using a mini tripod put on the floor. No flash. Post processing: rotated (didn't get it straight, in spite of the fact that I was using a tripod...:o ), crop, exposure +0,40 ev, noise removal (despeckle), resize, unsharp mask and text. All post processing done using ACDSee 9 Photo Manager, BTW. ;)

Here is the original picture, resized only:
http://hem.bredband.net/wesake/Pics/IMG_3309_resize.jpg

EXIF-data of the original picture (copied using ACDSee 9 Photo Manager too, BTW...:p ):
Camera
Make Canon
Model Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Orientation Upper Left
X resolution 180/1
Y resolution 180/1
Resolution unit inches
Date/time 2006-12-25 16:41:09
YCbCr positioning centered
Image
Image description
Artist
Copyright
Exposure time 1/1 s
F-number f/3.2
Date/time original 2006-12-25 16:41:09
Date/time digitized 2006-12-25 16:41:09
Component config YCbCr
Compressed BPP 5
Shutter speed value 1/1 s
Aperture value f/3.2
Exposure bias value 0.00 eV
Max. aperture value f/3.2
Metering mode Pattern
Focal length 9.1 mm
User comment
Colorspace sRGB
Pixel X dimension 2816
Pixel Y dimension 2112
Focal plane X res. 2816000/225
Focal plane Y res. 2112000/169
Focal plane res. unit inch
Sensing method One-chip color area sensor
Custom Rendered Normal process
Exposure mode Auto exposure
White balance Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio 1
Scene capture type Standard
Miscellaneous
Exif version 2.2
FlashPix version 1.0
File source DSC
White balance Auto
Flash bias 0.00 EV
Canon Maker Notes
Macro mode Normal
Self timer 2 s
Flash mode Flash not fired
Continuous drive mode Single
Focus mode Single
Image size Large
Easy shooting mode Manual
Contrast Normal
Saturation Normal
Sharpness Normal
ISO Unknown
Metering mode Evaluative
AF point selected Unknown
Exposure mode Program
White balance Auto
Flash bias 0.00 EV
Image type IMG:PowerShot S3 IS JPEG
Firmware version Firmware Version 1.00
Image number 1003-0309

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