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05/30/2014 08:53:04 AM · #1 |
Thank God that this stretch of minimal editing is over!!
I can finally stop shooting RAW+JPEG. |
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05/30/2014 09:00:54 AM · #2 |
| and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
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05/30/2014 09:01:07 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by backdoorhippie:
Thank God that this stretch of minimal editing is over!!
I can finally stop shooting RAW+JPEG. |
Phew!!! Entered all 3...last one made me clean my sensor!!! (not a bad thing) Also, remember to change your "slots" on your settings...(for your JPEG's) |
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05/30/2014 09:03:07 AM · #4 |
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05/30/2014 09:14:06 AM · #5 |
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05/30/2014 09:18:14 AM · #6 |
:(
I love minimal editing challenges. |
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05/30/2014 09:19:35 AM · #7 |
Shhh! If our collective sigh of relief is too loud there might be malevolent repercussions.
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05/30/2014 09:19:41 AM · #8 |
I'd rather have a minimal editing challenge than an expert. |
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05/30/2014 09:20:00 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
Why?
I didn't enter but I think it is a good system to let people try to find the shot 'in camera' instead of relying on Photoshop or Lightroom to 'create' a shot with regard to Composition, Light/Shaddows, exposure etc.
Just my opinion of cause. |
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05/30/2014 09:24:10 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by MAK:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
Why?
I didn't enter but I think it is a good system to let people try to find the shot 'in camera' instead of relying on Photoshop or Lightroom to 'create' a shot with regard to Composition, Light/Shaddows, exposure etc.
Just my opinion of cause. |
because i'm OCD and it aggravates me that i cant fix a flaw. i actually dont mind them occasionally, but three in arow was dumb, as was three in a row of expert.
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05/30/2014 09:25:06 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by chazoe:
I'd rather have a minimal editing challenge than an expert. |
+483 |
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05/30/2014 09:26:23 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by chazoe:
I'd rather have a minimal editing challenge than an expert. |
Hear!!! Hear!!! |
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05/30/2014 09:27:27 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by MAK:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
Why?
I didn't enter but I think it is a good system to let people try to find the shot 'in camera' instead of relying on Photoshop or Lightroom to 'create' a shot with regard to Composition, Light/Shaddows, exposure etc.
Just my opinion of cause. |
I actually used the opportunity to discover and experiment with settings that I've never used on my camera, that I've had for 6 1/2 years. |
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05/30/2014 09:33:20 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by LN13:
Originally posted by MAK:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
Why?
I didn't enter but I think it is a good system to let people try to find the shot 'in camera' instead of relying on Photoshop or Lightroom to 'create' a shot with regard to Composition, Light/Shaddows, exposure etc.
Just my opinion of cause. |
I actually used the opportunity to discover and experiment with settings that I've never used on my camera, that I've had for 6 1/2 years. |
Well, I will say that over all "quality" of the photos has really improved since we started with the Minimal Editing rule set...I'm quite impressed with the Architecture right now...quite a few entries...look REALLY good...
And that's happened because we've learned quite a bit about minimal editing...in camera settings (a good thing), what sharpening can do alone (or several applications there to), composition and lighting, HOW TO FREAKING CLEAN OUR EQUIPMENT....again it's making us better photographers by far...NOT a bad thing at all |
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05/30/2014 09:49:11 AM · #15 |
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I didn't enter but I think it is a good system to let people try to find the shot 'in camera' instead of relying on Photoshop or Lightroom to 'create' a shot with regard to Composition, Light/Shaddows, exposure etc.
Just my opinion of cause. [/quote]
I actually used the opportunity to discover and experiment with settings that I've never used on my camera, that I've had for 6 1/2 years. [/quote]
Well, I will say that over all "quality" of the photos has really improved since we started with the Minimal Editing rule set...I'm quite impressed with the Architecture right now...quite a few entries...look REALLY good...
And that's happened because we've learned quite a bit about minimal editing...in camera settings (a good thing), what sharpening can do alone (or several applications there to), composition and lighting, HOW TO FREAKING CLEAN OUR EQUIPMENT....again it's making us better photographers by far...NOT a bad thing at all [/quote]
+1
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05/30/2014 09:54:02 AM · #16 |
Really? I felt that way when the 3 expert editing challenges were over!
I enjoy minimal challenges as well although I wouldn't want them all to be minimal all the time. And while I usually enjoy voting on the expert challenges I don't enter them because my PP skills are not adequate. |
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05/30/2014 09:59:12 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by LN13:
Originally posted by chazoe:
I'd rather have a minimal editing challenge than an expert. |
+483 |
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05/30/2014 10:03:21 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
I agree. Those who say they prefer to get by with minimal editing skills are rationalizing laziness. |
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05/30/2014 10:09:09 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
I agree. Those who say they prefer to get by with minimal editing skills are rationalizing laziness. |
I don't think that anyone is advocating "getting by with minimal editing skills". I think (well, speaking for myself at least) we are advocating learning to use the features of your camera. I don't begrudge Expert challenges, but I do think we should have Minimals to balance them out.
Do you think it's laziness to learn how to use the features of your camera to create a decent photograph?
Message edited by author 2014-05-30 10:09:55. |
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05/30/2014 10:09:41 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
I agree. Those who say they prefer to get by with minimal editing skills are rationalizing laziness. |
i was going to write something similar but its not laziness when you are setting, shooting and hoping, over and over that your camera gets the output right, its a effort in tedious futility. no thanks.
give me RAW where i set the shot and capture every ounce of information my sensor can handle and let ME fine tune the output. |
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05/30/2014 10:10:26 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
I agree. Those who say they prefer to get by with minimal editing skills are rationalizing laziness. |
What? Sorry but I don't see getting composition, exposure, and focus correct in camera as "lazy". In fact, it makes more sense that saying to one's self "I'll fix it in photoshop" is rationalizing laziness. |
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05/30/2014 10:18:08 AM · #22 |
| Taking the last 9 challenges, 3 advanced in a row, 3 expert in a row, followed by 3 minimal, I find it interesting to note that the number of total entries for the three sets of three was advanced - 176, expert - 206, minimal - 287. I, for one, was encouraged to enter three challenges in a row: the first time I have done so in a long time. |
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05/30/2014 10:20:20 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
I agree. Those who say they prefer to get by with minimal editing skills are rationalizing laziness. |
What? Sorry but I don't see getting composition, exposure, and focus correct in camera as "lazy". In fact, it makes more sense that saying to one's self "I'll fix it in photoshop" is rationalizing laziness. |
Minimal editing is quite the opposite of laziness. |
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05/30/2014 10:21:10 AM · #24 |
Originally posted by bvy:
Originally posted by chazoe:
Originally posted by pixelpig:
Originally posted by Mike:
and i finally have the urge to enter again.. the SOOC camera crap needs to go. |
I agree. Those who say they prefer to get by with minimal editing skills are rationalizing laziness. |
What? Sorry but I don't see getting composition, exposure, and focus correct in camera as "lazy". In fact, it makes more sense that saying to one's self "I'll fix it in photoshop" is rationalizing laziness. |
Minimal editing is quite the opposite of laziness. |
Exactly. |
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05/30/2014 10:22:54 AM · #25 |
| I don't mind "a" minimal or "a" expert challenge. But I really enjoy utilizing my camera AND my editing options! |
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