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So here's a question - how many members are using film & scanning? Quote:
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Mainly Landscapes and some wildlife. As a beginner I shy away from Portraits but look for anything unusual that is not people related. Quite Like architecture but this appears a bit more difficult.
It has been a huge learning curve and am enjoying it immensely. More disaapointments than succes but when I get an image I like the feeling is pretty good. Tried some night shots Friday! Interesting. not too unhappy with the results. Would ike to include some light trails in the picture so will have to go out again sometime. Nogbad |
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I use 'save for web' which does indeed remove the exif data. It seems to appear better on-screen than a normally compressed jpeg at the same file-size. One of the advantages of the competitions on the sister-website Birdforum is the inclusive nature which encourages everyone to join in. I think the more ambitious suggestions you're proposing might actually put off a lot of members. Some photo magazines use a similar format and I would imagine that a large number of readers never even consider entering, just leaving it to the dedicated few.
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I must say that I have not yet made the decision to change from film to digital, not that I don't think digital is good enough, it's just that I don't see a reason to change my current camera gear (which cost me an arm and a leg) when I can do all I want and more from film! I religiously inspect my slides through a Nikon 10X loupe as soon as they come back from processing, any that are suspect are binned, any that I think are worth keeping I do a full scan of and save to disk. Once I've done this I am free to do anything I wish with the picture digitally, using Photoshop or any other photo manipulation software. From this point on the end result is no different to the pictures produced from a digital camera!
nirofo. Last edited by nirofo; 09-01-06 at 20:29. |
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I'm not sure what is being proposed here is so different to BF - that has a different theme each month - albeit within a common genre - but thats because the forum is dedicated to birds. If this one is to be dedicated to photography then surely there should be scope to broaden the horizons. That said I sure one could come up with themes which give lots of scope for people to think as widely or as comfortably as they wish. Single word themes such as Wood, People, Indoors, Night, Colour, Buildings are extremely unrestricting but perhaps offer some simple challenges to help us diversify. As to Exif I think its useful to see for other people to learn from but for those using film or wishing to "Save for Web" there could be an option/requirement to include the basic elements in the description. And for date - trust people's integrity - its not as if there's millions at stake.
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Anything that stays still long enough..Really I take anything that catches my eye or I find interesting.I'm still very new to this and finding it a good challenge but a very steep learning curve..
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For me 60% aviation, 20% landscapes, 20% other things.
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I think the competition idea is a good idea. Im sure we can come up with enough themes to keep it going and incorporate everyone. I hope the themes will challenge people if they whant to be challenged but at the same time people can take simple ones as well.
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BF also don't restrict the entry to photos taken within the previous month. It would be a crying shame if you took that once-in-a-lifetime shot in one month only to have the appropriate category two months away! I understand what Gidders is trying to suggest - as I indicated it's similar to what photo mags do with their 'Photographer of the Year' competitions and it's meant to get you out taking photos regularly so that you're always alert to possible opportunities. With WPF's gallery, though, the better your photos the more compliments you're going to get, so the incentive is already there Of course, WPF isn't anywhere near to the size of BF (yet ) so getting sponsors for all the rounds and the final might be a bit difficult, anyway - a 'Trolley Dash' around Warehouse Express or one of the bigger Jessops branches would make a nice top prize, though, wouldn't it!!
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20% birds, 80% various (empty branches, empty sky, bird-free feeders etc.)
Seriously, I currently shoot 90% birds, with the rest rural landscapes or wild animals. It used to be the other way round... I would like the challenge of a themed competition that got me thinking and looking for subjects rather than automatically bolting on a telephoto lens and heading for a feeding station when I was lacking inspiration. Exif data - I save jpg without, but would be happy (and will now) include it. I do think that seeing the settings and kit used on shots can be educational. Cheers Mark. |
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