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01/18/2007 08:48:16 AM · #1376

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

Originally posted by cosprenks:
I am soooo happy to be part of a team, and I didn't have to stand on my head or do magic tricks. I will do my best to make you proud. Please let me know what I need to do.

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So......you're pretty much the wizard amongst us when one of us can't figure out how to do sumpin' with the site?

We can direct the exasperated, incompetent newbie questions to you?

Do you hate to be pinned down?

01/18/2007 09:06:28 AM · #1377

We have many wizards here.

poser

Canon EOS-60D

01/18/2007 09:18:51 AM · #1378

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

Originally posted by cosprenks:
I am soooo happy to be part of a team, and I didn't have to stand on my head or do magic tricks. I will do my best to make you proud. Please let me know what I need to do.

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So......you're pretty much the wizard amongst us when one of us can't figure out how to do sumpin' with the site?

We can direct the exasperated, incompetent newbie questions to you?

Do you hate to be pinned down?

You can ask me any question you want I'll always give a answer but to quote my husband it might not be the answer you want :)

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/18/2007 09:20:28 AM · #1379

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

We have many wizards here.

Cool?

What does Bump mean?

I've heard of bumping up the score, but I've seen Morning Bump and I don't know what that means.

Also.....since I'm looking at our entries....what is USM?

Is that UnSharp Mask?

If not, what is it, and I have seen that in my CS@, but I don't seem to know how to use it.....anyone?

BTW, thanks for making me do this review of our entries. Since I don't really have a time limit, I've been looking at them very close.

I don't know how much you'll get from my uneducated input that will be of any use, but *I* am learning, and appreciate the opportunity to scrutinize your work for ideas.

A couple of observations: We do NOT suck.

I am really getting insight into some really interesting and feeling people.

We are horribly misunderstood and overlooked.....8>)

Really, really nice stuff, guys!

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Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

01/18/2007 09:26:37 AM · #1380

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

What does Bump mean?

I've heard of bumping up the score, but I've seen Morning Bump and I don't know what that means.

Also.....since I'm looking at our entries....what is USM?

Is that UnSharp Mask?

Really, really mice stuff, guys!

Thanks!

A bump is to put a thread back on the top 10 list showing on the front page.

USM is unsharp mask. I use it, but I play with the numbers to get a look I like. I don't know if there are any set numbers for particular type of photos.

xianart

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

01/18/2007 09:28:50 AM · #1381

bump means to post on a thread to bring it up on the front page, even thougth you have nothing new to add - just to keep it active.

USM is unsharp mask. check in the tutorials, how to prepare a shot DPC - it gives usm basics. that's all i can tell you about it.

thanks very much for the PM jeb. there's no problem with commenting on any of my work - if i put it out there, then it can be commented on. i went through art college; i have a very thick skin. basically, once i'm finished a shot, it's done. constructive crits, positive or negative, are always welcome. really. the only crits i don't like are the glib DNMC types, with no further commetns, or ones that are obviously cut and pasted with no further thought.

and i know you would never do that.

jeb, you said in the other thread about the b/w criteria that no-one from team suck had weighed in. maybe because we naturally steer clear of arguing. i agree with what you were saying in the thread, but it seemed to be getting a little heated, over semantics.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

01/18/2007 09:30:45 AM · #1382

USM - if you shoot in RAW, the picture is not sharpened at all in camera. You can check with other Nikon users to see what a recommended value is. For Canon I seem to recall it's something like 300% at a radius of 0.9-1.0 and 0 threshhold, but I find that kinda high with some shots. It's one of those "it depends" things. Smart sharpen is preferred by some.

If you shoot in jpeg, the camera DOES apply sharpening in camera and much lower amounts of USM will do just fine, if any at all.

Nice mouse, Kelli! :-)

01/18/2007 09:33:53 AM · #1383

Here is a video on a Radiant Vista website:sharpening tutorial.

Photoshop CS2 has a smart sharpening option that some have started using instead of unsharp mask.

Some use high pass sharpening -

xianart wrote something up about that I believe. I have used this but forgot how to. It was really nice if you wanted to selectly sharpen parts of your photograph (advanced edit rules only).

01/18/2007 09:37:34 AM · #1384

Originally posted by kdsprog:

Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Really, really mice stuff, guys!

All right, all right....I fixed it, okay!

DAMN, you guys are QUICK!!!

Buncha smarta$$es, too!

Yeah, another typo edit......okay, I *DO* type with two fingers, okay?

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01/18/2007 09:40:44 AM · #1385

Ah! We have a Kelly and a Kelli!

Damn, I'm quick, huh?

01/18/2007 09:40:54 AM · #1386

Motion Panning II

Votes: 156
Views: 232
Avg Vote: 3.9359
Comments: 16

See -a sure thing for the brown ribbon.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/18/2007 10:13:32 AM · #1387

Okay, folks, I'm done with the various entries as Mary has them posted. I'm going to go one step further and post my favorites out of this week's offering and publicly state why in the hopes that others will chime in and the offerees get a little extra time in the limelight.

First favorite:

I really have a thing for old buildings so this one is skewed towards my subjective tastes, but this is still really cool. The technical aspects just floor me and I want to learn how to do all this kind of editing.

Second favorite:

Again with the antique/days of old thing.....but I also like the panorama and the tilted effect that this has. Love the colors, too.

Third favorite:

This is so weird, so hot, so funny, so creative.......young lady, you are a talented thing and are going places as long as you never say no to that outstanding inner voice.

I sure have a much better feel for the people I share this team with.....you guys are a terrific group!

Thanks for your support, patience, understanding, and acceptance!

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noraneko

Canon EOS R5

01/18/2007 10:46:07 AM · #1388

Originally posted by quiet_observation:

Motion Panning II

Votes: 156
Views: 232
Avg Vote: 3.9359
Comments: 16

See -a sure thing for the brown ribbon.

I may be joining you for that brown in Match, with a 4.34. Maybe we can get Team Suck browns all around? That would do us proud, I think!

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

01/18/2007 10:52:00 AM · #1389

Someone explain OOBIE please

01/18/2007 11:00:14 AM · #1390

OOBIE suckers are awarded to "Out Of the Box" entries in recent
DPChallenges-- particularly images that meet the challenge in a creative
fashion that DPC voters might not have properly appreciated. We ignore self-nominated images.

The YAPPIE award is given to a commentor for either a particular comment
or a history of great comments.

These are awarded periodically - depends on team work.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

01/18/2007 11:22:33 AM · #1391

Speaking of OOBIEs and YAPPIEs, is it time for nominations? I have one for a YAPPIE if it is...

And Kelli, your comment on my kitten picture cracked me up! :-)

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

01/18/2007 11:28:15 AM · #1392

OOBIEs and YAPPIEs can be given for any image or comment, regardless of time period, right? Or do they have to be for that week's challenges?

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

01/18/2007 11:29:09 AM · #1393

Originally posted by xianart:

we naturally steer clear of arguing.

No I don't! :p

*snicker*

01/18/2007 11:29:54 AM · #1394

I believe the OOBIE/YAPPIE ball might be in Team Entropy's court.

skewsme

bcoble

mist

sickdog

JerseyGenie

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

cosprenks

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levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

01/18/2007 11:38:03 AM · #1395

Originally posted by klstover:

Be sure to read the end of the photographer's comments if you want a laugh. :)

Klstover, I find that turning on my camera is easy when I use champagne, soft music, and dark chocolate. Oh, and maybe some porn, like this or, depending on how you value heft vs. length, this. ;)

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/18/2007 11:57:12 AM · #1396

I'd like to be so bold as to suggest that, in the interest of conserving space in this thread, we avoid pressing the enter/carriage return key at the end of every sentence. It is the enter key/carriage return that causes the double spaced posts. Using it only at the end of a paragraph, or before a new thought will make the post more readable.

meyers

Canon EOS-6D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/18/2007 12:33:20 PM · #1397

Happy Birthday to Jason, a frequent subject of my dpc entries. Today he's 3.

silverfoxx

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/18/2007 12:38:12 PM · #1398

happy birthday dear Jason! you look cute with this huge scarf:)

01/18/2007 12:40:14 PM · #1399

to Jason - hope we see many more photographs.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D