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Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

12/13/2004 09:53:18 PM · #1

I was in Sedona Arizona this weekend and took some pictures. I would like a critique on this one. It is a picture in Redrock of the formation called Bell Rock. It looks like a bell if you look at it long enough.

Thanks in advance.

SummerBreeze

Canon EOS-30D

12/13/2004 09:54:45 PM · #2

Very pretty, I love the colors!

LevT

OM System OM-1

12/13/2004 10:10:08 PM · #3

It looks like a postcard. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I prefer some element of surprize in the photo beyond the beauty of the subject and technical prowess of the photographer (which are both obvious here). Unusual angle, interesting lighting, etc. You know what I mean.

scottwilson

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8

12/13/2004 10:10:15 PM · #4

Great colors, thanks for sharing.

This is just a very very little bit of jpeg artifacts that show up at the edge between the rock and sky, but you have to be looking pretty close to see it. You might also play with just a little bit of USM but this is largely a personal preference.

SummerBreeze

Canon EOS-30D

12/13/2004 10:36:27 PM · #5

scottwilson-
you've got a good eye, I never noticed it when I looked the first time. How would one get rid of something like that? I'm betting if I go back & look at my photos I will discover the same thing.

BikeRacer

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

12/13/2004 10:51:22 PM · #6

i like it, and i know how colorful sedona can be, but the saturation seems way too high for me - it kills the subtle pallette that you can see when you're standing there.

having said that - man, that shot makes me want to go visit sedona again.

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

12/13/2004 10:58:58 PM · #7

If you like good landscape shot,sky is the most important part of it !
Blue monotone sky is boring and 12:00 photo timing is adding to it :-)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/13/2004 11:24:31 PM · #8

This is the original and it was not shot at noon. It was about 4:00 in the afternoon. I wish there was some clouds to help this picture but it was a clear day all day.

Maybe I did a little too much process on pic.

Message edited by author 2004-12-13 23:25:18.

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/13/2004 11:44:08 PM · #9

I don't have many but here is a little gallery of Sedona images I took:
//www.pbase.com/azleader/sedona

The one in there taken from the same place as yours actually has a sky replacement done on it... the day I was there for that particular picture the sky was white and washed out.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/13/2004 11:50:58 PM · #10

Originally posted by stdavidson:

Maybe I will have to do that to my pictures. I will post some more pics after I go through them all. I was there for the light festival. It was great!

Artifacts

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/13/2004 11:56:54 PM · #11

I would very much like to see your light festival pictures.

scottwilson

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8

12/14/2004 12:01:12 AM · #12

Originally posted by SummerBreeze:

You can mostly avoid jpeg artifacts by saving with lower compression. This photo really does look good but it is not using the full 150K limit, closer to 90K. Going to a lower compression / higher quality will almost completely remove the problem.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

12/14/2004 12:13:59 AM · #13

Originally posted by scottwilson:

Originally posted by SummerBreeze:
scottwilson-
you've got a good eye, I never noticed it when I looked the first time. How would one get rid of something like that? I'm betting if I go back & look at my photos I will discover the same thing.

You can mostly avoid jpeg artifacts by saving with lower compression. This photo really does look good but it is not using the full 150K limit, closer to 90K. Going to a lower compression / higher quality will almost completely remove the problem.

Thank you for taking the time to look at that. I try to use the least compression I can. The 150K is always fun to get to or a pain sometimes.:-)

scottwilson

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8

12/14/2004 12:17:51 AM · #14

Originally posted by AzCrazy:

Originally posted by scottwilson:

Originally posted by SummerBreeze:
scottwilson-
you've got a good eye, I never noticed it when I looked the first time. How would one get rid of something like that? I'm betting if I go back & look at my photos I will discover the same thing.

You can mostly avoid jpeg artifacts by saving with lower compression. This photo really does look good but it is not using the full 150K limit, closer to 90K. Going to a lower compression / higher quality will almost completely remove the problem.

Thank you for taking the time to look at that. I try to use the least compression I can. The 150K is always fun to get to or a pain sometimes.:-)

What program are you using to edit and save with?
I know that in Photoshop Elements the save for web allows you to get very close to 150 without going over, better then Saveas, which seems to go right from say 110 to 151.

deapee

Kodak V803

12/14/2004 12:18:35 AM · #15

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BikeRacer

Canon EOS-300D Rebel