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Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

04/10/2011 10:42:44 AM · #76

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

04/10/2011 01:01:08 PM · #77

cgino

Nikon D810

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED

04/10/2011 01:20:35 PM · #78

franktheyank

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/10/2011 02:16:47 PM · #79

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

04/10/2011 08:18:33 PM · #80

I just installed SEP2 and been experimenting:

04/11/2011 09:01:36 AM · #81

sjhuls

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/11/2011 10:29:54 AM · #82

Okay I need some feedback to see why this ended up with a below average score on B&W. I have to say I was a bit surprised by the score. I wasn't expecting a really high score on this image, but I did think it would get closer to a mid to high 5. A low 5 to me says this isn't any better than a snapshot, I just don't see it, so I need help.

04/11/2011 10:35:06 AM · #83

Originally posted by sjhuls:

When you get down in that range (mind-5's) scores cease to have meaning. After all, 5.4+ IS a "mid-5" score, you can't make a meaningful distinction between that and 5.5+... What it all comes down to, in that range, is individual preference. Your score is telling you people didn't particularly relate to a decently-crafted image of cows grazing a messy field.

You mentioned "snapshot" above; that's exactly what this appears to be; a well-processed snapshot. You might try coming at it from a different direction, and tell us what, in your mind, elevates the image above "snapshot", besides the processing.

R.

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

04/11/2011 12:54:15 PM · #84

Another overlay of SEP2 in luminance mode.

Louis

Nikon D800

04/11/2011 01:42:52 PM · #85

I have to tell you also that I think pre-processed borders like those available in SEP are a kind of turn off for some voters. They make the image appear contrived.

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

04/11/2011 02:15:30 PM · #86

Originally posted by Louis:

I have to tell you also that I think pre-processed borders like those available in SEP are a kind of turn off for some voters. They make the image appear contrived.

Well, I'll debate that with you. You know what appears "contrived" to me? I'll tell you: images that have clean, rectangular edges, all neat and tidy. Life's not like that. Back in the film days I always loved the images that were printed with the film borders showing, and I'm having a great time working with these new ragged borders, which are fully customizable in SEP2.

They're not really pre-processed; you pick from what amounts to a style gallery, then sort of spin the wheel, and keep spinning until one that works for your image shows up; then you can adjust the smoothness/roughness, the overlap, and the width to precisely what you want them to be. So there's a lot of artist input available, if you care to exercise it.

R.

Louis

Nikon D800

04/11/2011 02:18:14 PM · #87

Life may not be like that, but a real-world print on a piece of paper sure is. ;-)

Sony Sonnar FE 2.8 35mm ZA

04/11/2011 02:30:22 PM · #88

Originally posted by Louis:

Life may not be like that, but a real-world print on a piece of paper sure is. ;-)

Not if you print them with borders like this :-)

R.

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

04/13/2011 03:56:12 AM · #89

jagar

Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+

04/13/2011 04:25:04 AM · #90

A similar one to my B&W challenge entry:

04/13/2011 10:58:40 AM · #91

Another case of using SEP2 as a luminance overlay.

04/13/2011 01:22:02 PM · #92

04/13/2011 01:24:07 PM · #93

Originally posted by sjhuls:

Left you a comment on the image itself. :)

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

04/13/2011 04:11:20 PM · #94

Rainy-day nonsense...

bassbone

Nikon Z8

04/13/2011 05:19:29 PM · #95

I hope you don't mind if I intrude...

I was at the beach in Rhode Island today. This is how it felt to me out there.

bspurgeon

Fujifilm x100

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/14/2011 01:54:08 AM · #96

bassbone

Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

04/14/2011 07:09:32 AM · #97