tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887845566921710896.post48081742050440084..comments2023-10-20T05:05:01.131-08:00Comments on AlaskaPhotoGraphics Blog: The meltdown beginsPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16776714512929130392noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887845566921710896.post-34685180226331273352009-07-16T03:02:09.698-08:002009-07-16T03:02:09.698-08:00very nice....
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Surprisingly, digital media is very reasona...Elias,<br />Surprisingly, digital media is very reasonable in price now. The last two years have made a big difference. I use 16GB cards, which cost $89 at this point on Amazon! I paid over $300 for a 4GB card not too long ago. It is WAY cheaper than film used to be. <br /><br />Shooting RAW?--always. I never shoot in JPEG, although some shooters, based on their time frame and accessibility to computers, choose to do so. However, I would always recommend shooting in RAW+JPEG mode. The reasons are many, and there are abundant articles on the web noting the benefits of shooting RAW. The RAW images look terrible out of the camera, but come to life with a few basic developmental adjustments.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776714512929130392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887845566921710896.post-79447796747821428142009-04-23T15:30:00.000-08:002009-04-23T15:30:00.000-08:00Patrick,
I actually use a point-and-shoot, so I ca...Patrick,<br />I actually use a point-and-shoot, so I can't take RAW, unfortunately. But in a few weeks, a hope to purchase a Canon 40D, so I can not only do RAW, but can have the "Highlight Tone Priority Custom Function", high quality at high ISOs, and all the other tools a DSLR offers. <br /><br />It must hurt you to take 21 MP RAWs! How much memory do you usually bring on your photography trips? In what situations do you use RAW instead of JPEG?<br />EliasEli Mitchellhttp://www.dreamstime.com/elimitchell_portfolio_pg1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887845566921710896.post-1591257345348461512009-04-23T08:59:00.000-08:002009-04-23T08:59:00.000-08:00Elias,
There are many factors that weigh in on you...Elias,<br />There are many factors that weigh in on your question. But, in general, i very rarely use a polarizing filter for sky control--only once in a while when the haze is very bad. And I no longer use split grads, and instead do a two-image composite with different exposures as a superior method for controlling sky exposure variation. <br /><br />For processing or "grading" the images, I prefer to use the basic RAW adjustment controls in Lightroom 2+, like contrast, brightness, vibrance, and occasionally the individual color saturation in the blue channel. I'll be making a post on how I use lightroom one of these days. What program do you use to process your RAW files?<br />PatrickPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776714512929130392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887845566921710896.post-80110577719015519262009-04-21T19:00:00.000-08:002009-04-21T19:00:00.000-08:00Hi Patrick!
Beautiful photos. I was in the AK rang...Hi Patrick!<br />Beautiful photos. I was in the AK range a couple days ago as well. I saw a herd of caribou, that I enjoyed photographing. <br /><br />In most of the landscape images I took, the sky was an extremely light blue. It was acceptable, but just not as attractive as the deep sky blue that you got. Did you use a split ND filter and/or polarizer? <br /><br />EliasEli Mitchellhttp://www.dreamstime.com/elimitchell_portfolio_pg1noreply@blogger.com