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10/01/2004 06:01:14 AM · #1
A challenge that is straight from the camera for the Masters or Members only.
Only allowed to resize for loading on the site!
No other manipulation allowed!
10/01/2004 06:07:16 AM · #2
Reminds me of the The Past challenge we did ages ago. It'd definitely be fun to try this again tho!
10/01/2004 08:46:10 AM · #3
I hated the 'past' challenge... I took some great shots that week that I REALLY wish I had taken with my usual settings. There is a good reason for people who are comfortable with digital photography to use minimum sharpening, saturation and contrast and add these qualities in PS. The most important in-camera setting I use is minimum contrast, which results in my photos looking a bit washed out until I add contrast in PS. The reason for this is so that the camera captures the widest possible tonal range, which it won't do with a 'pretty' maximum contrast setting. And in-camera sharpness looks good for challenges but is nowhere near as good quality as using min. sharpness in-cam and adding in PS. It takes FAR too much time to keep changing the settings in the camera for a challenge like this while still taking shots for myself, and this is why most people who have been taking digital photos for a while would not be comfortable with this challenge.
10/01/2004 05:11:48 PM · #4
Still be fun to try though!
10/01/2004 05:16:56 PM · #5
This has been requested at least 4-5 times now on the site..

It'd be reeeaallly nice if this was done.

Can I ask if it's in the randomised challenge list?
10/01/2004 05:17:08 PM · #6
Good challenege idea but has its problems as lots of cameras have on board effects and many people shot raw which must be post processed.
10/01/2004 05:18:32 PM · #7
Wouldn't this challenge give an even bigger advantage to the high end (not just dSLR) cameras than usual?

I love it in theory, but am not sure it would really be fair.
10/01/2004 05:18:34 PM · #8
Almost every camera that shoots RAW can also shoot JPEG - it's not out of the question to do so..

Edit: Fixed fingers not typing what brain said..

Message edited by author 2004-10-01 17:25:14.
10/04/2004 03:57:53 PM · #9
I think most photographers with a half decent camera should be able to take a good image without photoshop work. Changing to Jpeg shouldnt change the image itself with a lot of my work I rely on the camera and until recently didnt know how to use photoshop I only have adobe and Arcsoft
Images can be great without all the enhancements
Although I do admit the professinal users of photoshop do an excellent job, and that in itself requires a lot of skill and time some beautiful work on this site
Most of us have gardens or can visit a garden so why not a challenge on that.
Just a thought!
10/04/2004 04:00:43 PM · #10
I think that would be fun and interesting - it would also serve as one of the best learning exercises this site has done.

Although my pics wouldn't be very good..
10/04/2004 04:24:36 PM · #11
Most of the photos I enter for challenges are straight out of camera, just resized. Perhaps that's why I don't score very high?

At least everyone else would be down to my level.
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