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 02/11/2011 09:59:35 PM · #76
Originally posted by bvy:
You should check with Site Council. It's this that makes me nervous about your process:

You may not:
- Use a RAW original or RAW conversion software...

NX2 may work on JPG's but its primary purpose is conversion of Nikon RAW files.


NX2 works great for processing jpegs too...no problem using it for this challenge. It's pretty much all I use. The black & White conversion should be OK too as long as you don't touch the sliders...ETA: you could also desaturate it

Message edited by author 2011-02-11 22:02:59.
 02/11/2011 10:04:40 PM · #77
Originally posted by vawendy:
I went shooting today. It was fun. I liked the shots. 4 hours later, they are just snapshots. *sigh*


Yeah, I went shooting today and haven't uploaded yet, but scared of the same. Ah well, practice is good. There's still tomorrow.
 02/11/2011 10:16:12 PM · #78
Tomorrow, Saturday, I'm going to venture into the concrete jungle in search of interesting homo sapiens in their natural habitat.
 02/11/2011 10:41:38 PM · #79
Originally posted by hahn23:
Tomorrow, Saturday, I'm going to venture into the concrete jungle in search of interesting homo sapiens in their natural habitat.

I love your attitude! Have a blast!!
 02/12/2011 01:16:40 AM · #80
I have a question - I'm trying to grasp the "rules" of street photography. I'm getting the idea that a shot of a subject that doesn't realize they are being photographed is more desirable, right? So, is an eye-contact photo sort of a no-no? Or just less desirable, but still considered "good" street photography. *assuming the photograph itself is good/great overall.*
 02/12/2011 01:37:18 AM · #81
Tell me a story with your photograph. Or at least give me the elements of a story so I can make one up. If someone is looking into the camera, is there a good reason for it? Does it tell the viewer something, challenge them? So yes, you can have eye contact.
 02/12/2011 02:15:05 AM · #82
Originally posted by Melethia:
Tell me a story with your photograph. Or at least give me the elements of a story so I can make one up. If someone is looking into the camera, is there a good reason for it? Does it tell the viewer something, challenge them? So yes, you can have eye contact.


gotcha, thanks :)
 02/12/2011 05:26:55 AM · #83
do you edit a photo first, and then re-size, or vice-versa?
 02/12/2011 05:39:15 AM · #84
Personally I edit it and sharpen it first and then resize, and then sharpen again when resized.
 02/12/2011 08:46:42 AM · #85
This is a good moment to remind everyone that ... "You may sharpen your entry using your editing software’s “sharpen” or equivalent option. The use of customizable sharpening tools, such as Unsharp Mask, is not allowed." While the rules say you CAN use YOUR editing software's "sharpen" or equivalent option, that's not true if your only sharpen option has sliders or is otherwise adjustable. Even if you don't use the adjustments and keep the tool set to defaults, it would be a rules violation. I foolishly misinterpreted that rule in the last Minimal Editing challenge and lost a yellow ribbon. Learn from my mistake.
 02/12/2011 09:07:42 AM · #86
Regarding sharpening, my sole editing tool is Elements 9. On the Quick Edit side panel there is a Sharpness section with a Auto button and a Sharpen slide bar. Is is safe to assume it is OK to just use the Auto button?
 02/12/2011 09:25:05 AM · #87
Originally posted by markwiley:
Regarding sharpening, my sole editing tool is Elements 9. On the Quick Edit side panel there is a Sharpness section with a Auto button and a Sharpen slide bar. Is is safe to assume it is OK to just use the Auto button?

Auto Sharpen is okay to use, as long as there are no adjustments or sliders. If your Sharpen slide bar adjusts the Auto sharpen, then you can't use it. Here's the problem. I have PSE8 and could have used the Auto Sharpen tool (in the Enhance menu) in the last Minimal Editing challenge. But, it is a very blunt tool. Using it on my "already sharp" image would have created over-sharpening artifacts. So, it comes down to a choice of whether you need a sledgehammer-like sharpening or nothing. One must remember that your camera will apply in-camera sharpening when it converts the captured image to a JPG file. Those of us who always capture RAW images fall in the workflow rut of ALWAYS sharpening images, because they need it, because the RAW image is not refined by the in-camera algorithms. JPG captures come straight from the camera with parameter adjustments applied.

edited to modify statement

Message edited by author 2011-02-12 09:35:50.
 02/12/2011 10:39:14 AM · #88
Shot mine - quite challenging. A bright day and knowing that I couldn't recovery blown highlight made things tricky.

I was torn between a prime and a zoom lens. A zoom seemed like a good idea since cropping isn't allowed but in the end, the simplicity of a prime was the way to go. There just isn't time to find a subject compose and then decide to zoom a little.

I did get one I liked but all of my images would have been better with more liberal editing rules.

Message edited by author 2011-02-12 10:43:05.
 02/12/2011 11:46:56 AM · #89
I have a festival to go too... hope to get some good shots!

Message edited by author 2011-02-12 11:47:08.
 02/12/2011 12:13:42 PM · #90
Originally posted by kichu:
I have a question - I'm trying to grasp the "rules" of street photography. I'm getting the idea that a shot of a subject that doesn't realize they are being photographed is more desirable, right? So, is an eye-contact photo sort of a no-no? Or just less desirable, but still considered "good" street photography. *assuming the photograph itself is good/great overall.*


I was concerned with this too... My shot looks totally staged but I look at how well this shot did, and I figure, what the Hell? Besides, what's another 4.3 for me among friends :P


02/12/2011 12:19:49 PM · #91
I personally will be scoring staged shots very low. Street Photography, in the classic sense of the term (and there's nothing to suggest that challenge is anything different), is not staged.
 02/12/2011 01:13:02 PM · #92
So, I'm considering entering a shot taken with my phone. The app I used adds a photofilter automatically. If I download it and submit it without editing it in any way, would it be legal? Or is this an SC question?
 02/12/2011 01:19:33 PM · #93
Originally posted by tanguera:
So, I'm considering entering a shot taken with my phone. The app I used adds a photofilter automatically. If I download it and submit it without editing it in any way, would it be legal? Or is this an SC question?

I've been thinking the same thing based on this rule: "You may use any feature of your camera while photographing your entry, with the exception of combining multiple captures in-camera." Still it sounds risky, because I don't think the rules were written with smart phones in mind. I'd check with SC. And I'd like to know what they say about it.

Message edited by author 2011-02-12 13:20:54.
 02/12/2011 01:20:19 PM · #94
Thanks, I will.
 02/12/2011 01:26:13 PM · #95
Originally posted by tanguera:
So, I'm considering entering a shot taken with my phone. The app I used adds a photofilter automatically. If I download it and submit it without editing it in any way, would it be legal? Or is this an SC question?

Don't know which smartphone you have, but my iPhone 3GS only retains exif data when using the native camera app. The non-native apps, with bells and whistles, don't retain the exif data required for a validation.
 02/12/2011 01:27:26 PM · #96
Oh. Glad you guys mentioned the slide bars on the sharpen feature. I didn't get that from the rules at all, and I was being super diligent about reading everything carefully. That should be way more clear in the rules, imo.

Originally posted by adamelliott111:
Personally I edit it and sharpen it first and then resize, and then sharpen again when resized.


Hmm, hadn't thought of that. I'll give that a shot. thx.
 02/12/2011 02:55:44 PM · #97
Originally posted by kichu:
Oh. Glad you guys mentioned the slide bars on the sharpen feature. I didn't get that from the rules at all, and I was being super diligent about reading everything carefully. That should be way more clear in the rules, imo.

Originally posted by adamelliott111:
Personally I edit it and sharpen it first and then resize, and then sharpen again when resized.


Hmm, hadn't thought of that. I'll give that a shot. thx.


In minimal, you can resize only once.
 02/12/2011 03:15:39 PM · #98
I smell a litany of DQ's coming on. And I don't mean Peanut Buster Parfaits.

I remember one Minimal Editing challenge from last summer. Of 99 entries, 16 were disqualified. That's about one in six. My own entry was called into validation during that challenge (it passed). But that suggests that quite a few more were called in for validation.

Someone from SC could do a lot of good by jumping in here and addressing concerns. Where's the General when you need him?
02/12/2011 03:31:21 PM · #99
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Originally posted by kichu:
Oh. Glad you guys mentioned the slide bars on the sharpen feature. I didn't get that from the rules at all, and I was being super diligent about reading everything carefully. That should be way more clear in the rules, imo.

Originally posted by adamelliott111:
Personally I edit it and sharpen it first and then resize, and then sharpen again when resized.


Hmm, hadn't thought of that. I'll give that a shot. thx.


In minimal, you can resize only once.


Yes, but he's not proposing multiple resizing: he's proposing sharpening both before and after resizing, and that's allowed as far as I can see.

R.
 02/12/2011 03:31:51 PM · #100
Originally posted by bspurgeon:

In minimal, you can resize only once.


Right, saw that. Just meant that I would try to edit, resize, then edit again for other stuff.
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