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07/02/2008 03:30:53 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
You may have also stumbled upon the fact that reds supersaturate on Canon sensors (and maybe Nikons too) very easily. Even though I love boosting saturation, I find myself on a fairly regular basis desaturating reds to give a little more detail... |
You are correct. It has to do with some arcane sensor design technicality ( kirbic?). It's especially a problem in portrait work, where red people are an unfortunate result.
I slathered one of my current entries with color, then after I uploaded it and looked at it again, I bumped the saturation some more, to account for DPC tastes, which is probably what provoked  Jutilda's comment. It's doing very well, though, despite the fact that the subject matter isn't really all that interesting. Am I a saturation whore? |
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07/02/2008 03:34:52 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by Ann:
Am I a saturation whore? |
No, it's not your fault; Nikon users have to find some way to compensate, it's a proven fact :-)
(runs for shelter AGAIN)
R.
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07/02/2008 03:43:04 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Ann:
Am I a saturation whore? |
No, it's not your fault; Nikon users have to find some way to compensate, it's a proven fact :-)
(runs for shelter AGAIN)
R. |
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07/02/2008 03:45:50 PM · #29 |
Pretty much all of my images 'oversaturate' to some degree. I do it to get the black density that I like. I also do it in the darkroom, except there I'm using an enlarger and toners :)
If it's the 'Trend du Jour', I'd say that the trend has been going about 100 years strong :P |
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07/02/2008 04:24:23 PM · #30 |
| Well, my my Bear, you are in a frisky mood today |
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07/02/2008 07:56:31 PM · #31 |
Of the examples given by DrAchoo and  scalvert I find all of them stunning and perfect for the subject. Maybe it is just when an image is so so and then there is this out of the ordinary cobalt sky and grass that is so green I'd be afraid of staining my shoes or feet if I stepped on it. LOL I think a good photo is a good photo no matter how it's done - I guess that's what makes it good. Shall I say good a few more times?
GOOD
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07/02/2008 08:22:57 PM · #32 |
| Personally I like photos to look pretty much how I took them, after all I took the shots because I liked what I saw, not because I envisioned editing the crap out of the colors. It worries me though, when I don't over saturate my entries that I will suffer for it since others here seem to like the bright blinding knock you in the n*ts color. |
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07/02/2008 08:25:37 PM · #33 |
Here is another view on the subject of color saturation.
A long time ago, one of my sons asked me " Pops, When did the world get color? I have seen that in all the old movies that the world was only black and white. Was everything still only black and white when you were my age? "
I have started backing off on saturation recently too. Sometimes, even using a polarizer will make the sky too blue for me. We do have outstanding sunsets most of the year here in Florida though. Especially inland from the west coast where I live.
However, sat sells.
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07/02/2008 08:29:05 PM · #34 |
all done in the best possible taste... |
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07/02/2008 08:53:14 PM · #35 |
| hehe, I still think you should come visit :P |
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07/02/2008 09:35:25 PM · #36 |
| Thanks for this thread. Now I'm getting killed with 3 and 4's and comments of "over saturated" two weeks ago I would have gotten 6 and 7's for the same shot. Go figure. Oh well, I like it and my kids think I'm great photographer. I just hope they don't find this thread or I'll be ruined! :) |
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07/02/2008 09:52:41 PM · #37 |
What ... me? Never! ;-)
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However, some photos are just naturally saturated -- I always shoot with my camera at the most "neutral" settings available ...
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07/02/2008 10:20:50 PM · #38 |
I got oversaturated once, can't remember much about that night after about 10 pm. : )
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07/02/2008 11:18:00 PM · #39 |
::gasp of shock::
This is a family website, and I really don't think we need to see your undersats!
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07/02/2008 11:21:05 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
You may have also stumbled upon the fact that reds supersaturate on Canon sensors (and maybe Nikons too) very easily. Even though I love boosting saturation, I find myself on a fairly regular basis desaturating reds to give a little more detail... |
Yahhhh me too.....my poor hair has to be desaturated all the time...hehehehe!!
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07/03/2008 01:13:16 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by Judi:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
You may have also stumbled upon the fact that reds supersaturate on Canon sensors (and maybe Nikons too) very easily. Even though I love boosting saturation, I find myself on a fairly regular basis desaturating reds to give a little more detail... |
Yahhhh me too.....my poor hair has to be desaturated all the time...hehehehe!! |
hahaha I just color my grey (who? me? gray?) |
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