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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

07/26/2004 10:31:14 PM · #1

I'm working on a DPC dictionary to appear in the tutorials section. This will include various photography and DPC related terms and acronyms. This would not be a FAQ but rather a list of terms and definitions.

For this to be useful it is important that they be terms in common usage on the site, and not terms invented solely to contribute something to the dictionary.

Please post any suggestions here and I will add them as appropriate.

EDIT: If you can easily do so, please include definitions with your terms. If you can't, just give me the terms and I'll work up definitions.

Thanks!
-Terry

Message edited by author 2004-07-26 23:34:00.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

07/26/2004 10:33:07 PM · #2

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

... and not terms invented solely to contribute something to the dictionary...

Thanks!
-Terry

Spoilsport!

;)

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS

07/26/2004 10:41:25 PM · #3

That includes acronyms as well correct? Stuff like OOF?

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/26/2004 10:43:49 PM · #4

Yes. Any term that a user is likely to stumble across and might want briefly defined.

-Terry

nicklevy

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/26/2004 11:02:37 PM · #5

USM as in unsharp mask

and USM as in ultra sonic motor.

DOF as in depth of field

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 IS USM

07/26/2004 11:07:15 PM · #6

You most likely have all of these already:

dodge
burn
dof
lol
rofl
brown ribbon
usm
levels
histogram
reversing ring
macro coupler
blown out (over exposed)
flat lighting
fast lens
slow lens
panning
extension tube
bellows
mirror lock-up
moire
blooming
chromatic aberation
vignetting
light fall off
sunny 16 rule
thirds

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS

07/26/2004 11:11:40 PM · #7

DPC - DPChallenge.com (this website)

D/L - Drew Ungvarsky and Langdon Oliver, the DPChallenge creators and administrators

SC - Site Council

Site Council - Site Council members are volunteer helpers whose primary job is to keep us aware of the needs of the community. They are chosen based on outstanding community and site participation. Site council responsibilities include reviewing and prioritizing ideas for improving the site, ruling on image disqualifications, and moderating the forums.

Message edited by author 2004-07-26 23:12:25.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/26/2004 11:17:43 PM · #8

CCD
OOF - Out Focus
EVF Electronic View Finder as opposed to through the lens
TTL/E-TTL
JPG/TIFF/RAW

and

oofdoobrfts - Out of focus dog on old braided rug from the seventies.

Rooster

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

07/26/2004 11:18:00 PM · #9

sounds like a great idea. I'm quite sure that I dont know anything you dont already know!
look forward to checking it out! Hope you announce it for us when its up!

07/26/2004 11:18:32 PM · #10

Originally posted by Rooster:

sounds like a great idea. I'm quite sure that I dont know anything you dont already know!
look forward to checking it out! Hope you announce it for us when its up!

Feel free to post anyway... at the very least you'll save me some work!

-Terry

Rooster

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

07/26/2004 11:24:59 PM · #11

okay,

-shallow versas deep depth of field
-also maybe suggest which aperture values are best for each
-various metering modes (what is it & how it works. also examples of which conditions calls for which particular mode)
-uses for telefoto & wide angle lenses
uummm... that's all I can think of right now.
will hit you up with more if i think of any

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM

07/26/2004 11:26:20 PM · #12

Originally posted by Rooster:

These sound more like entire tutorials than definitions. The purpose of this specific project is to create a dictionary... if we're lucky this might give people ideas for tutorials to write.

-Terry

LoudDog

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

07/26/2004 11:32:15 PM · #13

How did you DSLR guys miss SLR and DSLR?

Some stuff I learned lately:
NIMH Batteries and mAh

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

07/26/2004 11:40:30 PM · #14

I made this suggestion last year. At least someone is working on one :)

The cool thing about it is that it might bring more people to the site because of the potential of linking from Google, or other search engines.

Message edited by author 2004-07-26 23:42:19.

drewmedia

07/26/2004 11:41:40 PM · #15

I'm amazed that the WWYT crew hasn't jumped on this one ;) A suggestion from an e-mail we got today: "selective desaturation" -- even how it can be done within the basic editing rules, unless that's out of the scope of your tutorial.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

07/26/2004 11:41:52 PM · #16

Originally posted by faidoi:

I made thissuggestion last year. At least someone is working on one :)

We get lots of suggestions for tutorials, but far few people actually writing them.

Yes, that's a challenge. ;-)

-Terry

faidoi

Pentax K10D

07/26/2004 11:44:04 PM · #17

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by faidoi:
I made thissuggestion last year. At least someone is working on one :)

We get lots of suggestions for tutorials, but far few people actually writing them.

Yes, that's a challenge. ;-)

-Terry

I was going to volunteer to do it back then, but the interest wasn't really there so I left it at that.

bongo

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

07/26/2004 11:52:21 PM · #18

I would love to do a tutorial on how to do selective desaturation and staying within the confines of basic editing...lol

I don't know how!

It would be fantastic to learn that one!!!!!

as far as your terms...one I've seen and scratch my head at in the threads

bump...?

other ones

slave flash
curves

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jab119

07/27/2004 12:18:05 AM · #19

bounce flash
grey card
white ballance
write speed of memory
crop factor

James

animes2k

07/27/2004 12:50:11 AM · #20

a term i don't see used much here:
bokeh:
bokeh describes the rendition of out-of-focus points of light. It describes the appearance or "feel" of out-of-focus backgrounds and foregrounds.

from Ken Rockwell's "Bokeh Explained"
//www.kenrockwell.com/tech/bokeh.htm

jadin

Nikon D800

07/27/2004 01:51:02 AM · #21

chimping ;)

compression

Message edited by author 2004-07-27 01:55:09.

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

07/27/2004 01:58:57 AM · #22

BMP- buy my prints

boomer

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM

07/27/2004 02:03:50 AM · #23

bokeh!

edit: oops, already mentioned!

Message edited by author 2004-07-27 02:04:44.

BooZon

Canon EOS-20D

07/27/2004 02:33:44 AM · #24

heida effect - Dodge and Burn
A Jacko shot - Macro

Has anyone else noticed the word burn looks like bum with this font? or is it just me.

Message edited by author 2004-07-27 02:42:53.

jcordina