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08/20/2006 12:26:36 PM · #1
This is a picture of the beautiful chesterfied at Mountain Lake, Va. Other than the powerline in the picture what is your opinion of the picture. Keep in mind that I only have a 3megapixel camera. I also like trying to get a good exposure with the camera and not doctor it with photoshop or the likes. I am going to start playing with photoshop but I still like trying to get my settings right on the camera.

Thanks in advance.

//albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4097989&a=30573490&p=74665674
08/20/2006 12:44:25 PM · #2
exposure is not bad
but the lighting is flat
biggest probelm with the pic is that your horizonal "isn't"
try lining up withthe landing on the staircase o it is straight in the viewfinder
or get the corners of the cabin going straight up and down ..

edit: typos

Message edited by author 2006-08-20 12:44:51.
08/20/2006 04:53:05 PM · #3
Ralph covered what would help the image well enough.

I just wanted to say to not be too down on your camera. 3MP is more than enough until you start wanting to print large (or crop a lot). Also, I find the more I learn about photoshop (the digital equivalent to a darkroom) and preparing the image myself, the more I concentrate on getting the exposure 'right' in the camera. Of course, what I consider the 'right' exposure has changed since I stopped having the camera do the preparing for me.

David
08/20/2006 05:12:18 PM · #4
The shot doesn't have any real impact. A high contrast B&W version might work.
08/20/2006 05:32:35 PM · #5
If this is a shot you could easily reshoot, I would go back when the sun was casting against the cabin at an angle. This would solve the flat issues and bring out some interesting details in the wood.
08/20/2006 05:33:29 PM · #6
I know you said you didn't want to doctor it in photoshop... but still, see what you think.



Mostly just increasing contrast and a bit of saturation followed by some dodge & burn to make the lighting a little less flat.
08/20/2006 06:16:11 PM · #7
Thanks for all of the replies, I appreciate the info. Dwterry that looks very nice maybe I do need to use photediting software. I actually just downloaded paintshop pro to see how I like it.

Thanks Rupypug
08/20/2006 07:13:48 PM · #8
[thumb]?u=4097989&a=30573490&p=74665674[/thumb]
Just trying to figure out how you guys post pictures directly to the page.
Please help thanks.

Rupypug
08/20/2006 07:42:55 PM · #9
Most of us post images into our DPC portfolio and then click the thumbnail link above the message entry (2nd icon from the right).

You can often hot-link to an external image by using the 3rd icon (hover over it, it says Insert Image). I tried it with your photo and it seems that the epson.com website does not allow hot linking. Here is what the code would look like. I inserted a space after each opening "[" so you could read the code:

[ img]//albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4097989&a=30573490&p=74665674[ /img]

Edit: The above was not the right address. See next message.

Message edited by author 2006-08-20 19:46:30.
08/20/2006 07:46:01 PM · #10
Never mind. I got it to work! Here's what the code looks like with spaces in it:

[ img]//albums.photo.epson.com/j/View?u=4097989&a=30573490&p=74665674&Sequence=0&res=low[ /img]

And here it is, live:


08/20/2006 08:29:00 PM · #11
Looks like a cool subject, but composition isn't the greatest. If you can try different angles. The main thing you see is the stairs, but it doesn't lead the eye to anything.
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