DRAGONFLIES LOVE THE 20D !

Had a little more fun in the hot sun today during lunchtime.

Caught these guys posing and hiding:

http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/62266801
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/62266802
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/62266803

Annika1980 wrote:
Had a little more fun in the hot sun today during lunchtime.

Caught these guys posing and hiding:

http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/62266801
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/62266802
http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/62266803

How come these are a different aspect ratio to your 20D's sensor?
Did you make monster crops?

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From Douglas...
My photographic site: http://www.douglasjames.com.au
Canvas Archival and Metallic Prints: http://www.canvasphotos.com.au

Dmac wrote:
How come these are a different aspect ratio to your 20D's sensor?
Did you make monster crops?

Yes, I almost always crop my pics (which is one reason I lust after a
1DsMKII). Sorry if they won't fit perfectly into your frames.
Tell me what size you need and I'll send you a different version. Maybe
you can sell em at your booth this weekend?

DD wrote:
I am quite surprised
to see that the picture of the grasshopper has a substantial amount of
noise in the shadows for ISO 400. What's up with that?

Your eyes must be better than mine.

DD wrote:
I am quite surprised
to see that the picture of the grasshopper has a substantial amount of
noise in the shadows for ISO 400. What's up with that?

I'm not seeing what you're seeing. Here is an actual size crop from
the original with no sharpening, noise reduction, or post-processing
applied.

http://www.pbase.com/image/62289070

So whatever you are seeing must have come from me in Post rather than
from the sensor of the 20D.

"Annika1980" wrote in message
oups.com...

Dmac wrote:
How come these are a different aspect ratio to your 20D's sensor?
Did you make monster crops?

Yes, I almost always crop my pics (which is one reason I lust after a
1DsMKII). Sorry if they won't fit perfectly into your frames.
Tell me what size you need and I'll send you a different version. Maybe
you can sell em at your booth this weekend?

There are some interesting comparisons between 1dsmkII images and 4x5 film
he
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/columns/1Ds-4x5.shtml

Also some great images of the Grand Canyon taken with this digital
camera......

Annika1980 wrote:
DD wrote:
I am quite surprised
to see that the picture of the grasshopper has a substantial amount
of noise in the shadows for ISO 400. What's up with that?

I'm not seeing what you're seeing. Here is an actual size crop from
the original with no sharpening, noise reduction, or post-processing
applied.

http://www.pbase.com/image/62289070

So whatever you are seeing must have come from me in Post rather than
from the sensor of the 20D.

I see quite a bit of color noise in that 100% crop.
Maybe it's time to hit the optical warehouse?

It's not a big deal, and likely wouldn't be very significant in a
print...but it's definitely there.


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www.pbase.com/markuson

DD wrote:
In article .com,
says...

DD wrote:

I am quite surprised
to see that the picture of the grasshopper has a substantial amount of
noise in the shadows for ISO 400. What's up with that?

Your eyes must be better than mine.


May be, but it just doesn't seem to have the smoothness that the rest of
the pics usually have.


He got lazy Dallas... Either that or the blur tool in Photoshop stopped
working!

Didn't you know Dallas? All 20D /30D cameras produce noise in the area
of the image under exposed? True. 5d's don't but 20D/30D sure does...
Even at 100 ISO, too!

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From Douglas...
My photographic site: http://www.douglasjames.com.au
Canvas Archival and Metallic Prints: http://www.canvasphotos.com.au

Mark² wrote:
Annika1980 wrote:

DD wrote:

I am quite surprised
to see that the picture of the grasshopper has a substantial amount
of noise in the shadows for ISO 400. What's up with that?

I'm not seeing what you're seeing. Here is an actual size crop from
the original with no sharpening, noise reduction, or post-processing
applied.

http://www.pbase.com/image/62289070

So whatever you are seeing must have come from me in Post rather than
from the sensor of the 20D.


I see quite a bit of color noise in that 100% crop.
Maybe it's time to hit the optical warehouse?

It's not a big deal, and likely wouldn't be very significant in a
print...but it's definitely there.


Go easy Mark, he's very sensitive about his images, you'll destroy his
day if you get critical. What would anyone do with 2"x3" print anyway?
He's cropped it so far, that's all it would make without my magic
interpolation routine which he doesn't have!

--
From Douglas...
My photographic site: http://www.douglasjames.com.au
Canvas Archival and Metallic Prints: http://www.canvasphotos.com.au

Dmac wrote:
Go easy Mark, he's very sensitive about his images, you'll destroy his
day if you get critical. What would anyone do with 2"x3" print anyway?
He's cropped it so far, that's all it would make without my magic
interpolation routine which he doesn't have!


Dmac, the only interpolation routine I've seen of yours that works is
the one that you use on your ego and your perceived abilities as a
photographer.

You are pretty good at talking the talk, I'll give you that.
Producing verifiable results is a different matter.
"All hat and no cattle," as they say in Texas.

As for the miniscule amount of color noise that PW mentioned, that is
easily swept away in Camera RAW. Things really can get messy at 3200
ISO, however, but the results are still 100x better than film at
equivalent ISOs.