This marks about the half way mark on the challenge for the first quarter! I am already starting to get an idea on what lens I am eyeing!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween! and Farewell to October!
Well good bye to October and thank you for all the wonderful colors and scenes!
This marks about the half way mark on the challenge for the first quarter! I am already starting to get an idea on what lens I am eyeing!
This marks about the half way mark on the challenge for the first quarter! I am already starting to get an idea on what lens I am eyeing!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Daily photo and RAW vs JPEG
Hello!
So in my last post I did mention I would be shooting this week in JPEG only. Some of you may be wondering why? RAW is generally the better format to use, so why go back? Even for a week?
Well lets just put it this way. I am challenging myself to make sure my exposure and white balance skills are still up to snuff. Some people say RAW can be a crutch for people who can't do White Balance (WB) or Exposure. To some extent they are right, you COULD use it as a crutch, but most people don't. RAW in general provides more color data, exposure (EV) data, and detail data. Most times RAW files will look sharper and hold more detail, while allowing you much more color control. It allows you to do just about everything you could do with film in processing.
By shooting JPEG though, its more important to get your WB correct when shooting because its much harder to correct in JPEG form through post processing. If you blow your WB under some tungsten lighting (you might notice this under those nice new florescent power saving bulbs that are very popular now), you'll get a heavy yellow tinting/tinge all over the photo... whites look yellow and gross. Bringing that photo back to a proper white value is much harder with JPEG, as the data has already been processed by the camera (hence RAW is a completely un processed data form.... raw data), pushing it to white again will most often lead to bad color shifting and overall just a bad day. This forces me to check my white balance via balance cards and through the use of the image reviewer. It also makes me check for blown highlights which are almost impossible to recover in JPEG files.
I am sure I confused the heck out of anyone reading... so check out Ken Rockwell's explaination here.
Here is today's photo.
So in my last post I did mention I would be shooting this week in JPEG only. Some of you may be wondering why? RAW is generally the better format to use, so why go back? Even for a week?
Well lets just put it this way. I am challenging myself to make sure my exposure and white balance skills are still up to snuff. Some people say RAW can be a crutch for people who can't do White Balance (WB) or Exposure. To some extent they are right, you COULD use it as a crutch, but most people don't. RAW in general provides more color data, exposure (EV) data, and detail data. Most times RAW files will look sharper and hold more detail, while allowing you much more color control. It allows you to do just about everything you could do with film in processing.
By shooting JPEG though, its more important to get your WB correct when shooting because its much harder to correct in JPEG form through post processing. If you blow your WB under some tungsten lighting (you might notice this under those nice new florescent power saving bulbs that are very popular now), you'll get a heavy yellow tinting/tinge all over the photo... whites look yellow and gross. Bringing that photo back to a proper white value is much harder with JPEG, as the data has already been processed by the camera (hence RAW is a completely un processed data form.... raw data), pushing it to white again will most often lead to bad color shifting and overall just a bad day. This forces me to check my white balance via balance cards and through the use of the image reviewer. It also makes me check for blown highlights which are almost impossible to recover in JPEG files.
I am sure I confused the heck out of anyone reading... so check out Ken Rockwell's explaination here.
Here is today's photo.
Weekly Challenge
For this week I will be shooting only jpeg. Typically I do RAW as it allows me a lot of room for exposure adjustments. Well I am going to shoot jpeg this week because I want to take my time and make sure I am shooting and I am using my settings correctly.
Typically jpeg can be adjusted but not to the extent of what RAW allows.
Should be interesting!
Typically jpeg can be adjusted but not to the extent of what RAW allows.
Should be interesting!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday 10/24
Nothing too much going on. The Derby was fantastic yesterday so its hard to live up to that!
Here is today's photo.
Here is today's photo.
CRRG vs OCRG!
Just an awesome night at the Derby! Here are just a couple shots!
For more you can check this out CRRG vs OCRG
For more you can check this out CRRG vs OCRG
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
Not a whole lot going on today. I did some work, watched some football, and took a couple photos.
Nice red leaves, love the texture
Camouflaged.
OM NOM NOM!
Brandon relaxing between frames.
She could have won 264 bucks if she got a strike, she left one pin up though.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Busy Saturday
Well. Yeah, working all day Saturday.. I am pooped.
The only thing that happened this morning, was getting my van's windshield replaced. I also visited the Johnson County Veteran's Memorial.
The only thing that happened this morning, was getting my van's windshield replaced. I also visited the Johnson County Veteran's Memorial.
Look ma! No window! (Lame)
Ahhh, much better. I just love how new glass looks.
Serving, Served, Lost, and Fallen. You are not forgotten.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Light Box
Just one today, I was trying out my light box kit some more.
These were NOT taken with the D700
but with the Nikkor 50 1.8 D
. I borrowed my Dad's D90
for a couple shots to showcase the D700 in the light box.
A sexy machine it is!
These were NOT taken with the D700
but with the Nikkor 50 1.8 D. I borrowed my Dad's D90 for a couple shots to showcase the D700 in the light box.
A sexy machine it is!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuesday comes to close
Hello! Well just two from being out and about. A couple more from the light box kit I purchased. I have never done any product shots or anything like it before. I really enjoyed it and you might have to put up with a few more days of shots from it.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Da Ono Kine!
Just dinner tonight. Lau Lau! Classic Hawaiian dish!
For those of you who don't know what this is; Lau lau, a Hawaiian classic dish. Its meats wrapped in taro leaves, then wrapped again in banana leaves or ti leaves. Then its steamed/slow cooked... put it on a bed of rice, removed the banana leaves and enjoy! The meats fall apart and melt in your mouth, and taro leaves add just a hint of bitterness (depends, think spinach leaves).
This particular one is just pork and a cube of pork fat (us Hawaiians LOVE fat!). While it does not look so appetizing I assure you the flavors are just amazing and its
VERY ONO!
For those of you who don't know what this is; Lau lau, a Hawaiian classic dish. Its meats wrapped in taro leaves, then wrapped again in banana leaves or ti leaves. Then its steamed/slow cooked... put it on a bed of rice, removed the banana leaves and enjoy! The meats fall apart and melt in your mouth, and taro leaves add just a hint of bitterness (depends, think spinach leaves).
This particular one is just pork and a cube of pork fat (us Hawaiians LOVE fat!). While it does not look so appetizing I assure you the flavors are just amazing and its
VERY ONO!
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