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07/02/2008 12:31:18 PM · #1051

My Rural was a last minute yank n' panic-process a shoehorn.....

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I kind of expected this to hang in better than it is, but I'm still VERY happy with this 11th hour entry......literally 11th hour!!!

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I am *STILL* amazed by this one!

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Oh, and four of my comments on my FS were from

Judi,

Jutilda,

karmat, and

Ivory; all of whom I admire greatly and am totally in awe of them liking my image.

Life is GOOD!!! LOL!!!

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/02/2008 12:39:13 PM · #1052

Hey Suckers, there's an interesting July side challenge - one that may teach a bit about perspective, angle, lighting, approach. That sort of thing. See here.

basssman7

Nikon D500

07/02/2008 02:34:00 PM · #1053

I feel like a wimp with only one photo currently in a challenge. LOL

FS

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colorcarnival

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Olympus 45mm f1.8 M.Zuiko Digital Micro Four Thirds

07/02/2008 03:00:03 PM · #1054

Thank god with your FS score. I knew it had to go up. I'm still thinking that it may squeek past the 6. I changed my mind about my FS (several times) and you and

bmartuch have already commented on it. Pretty cool!

Originally posted by Melethia:

I feel like such an underachiever with only two challenges. Not only that, but I'm so freakin' consistent with those two challenges, it's kinda scary:

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krnodil

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

07/02/2008 03:11:40 PM · #1055

mine has improved quite a bit from the first day...

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now it's looking more like how a typical FS goes for me - fair to middling

dsterner

Canon EOS-40D

Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

07/02/2008 04:47:58 PM · #1056

Holy Cow am I thrilled:

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Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon

07/02/2008 04:48:58 PM · #1057

Nice work, Deb! Looking forward to seeing which ones are yours!

dsterner

Canon EOS-40D

07/02/2008 05:34:05 PM · #1058

Originally posted by Melethia:

Nice work, Deb! Looking forward to seeing which ones are yours!

indeed...I am kinda proud. I did a huge push to get these done. It felt good. These scores really motivate too!

07/03/2008 08:48:07 AM · #1059

I just got a validation request for my Rural shot.

It amused and delighted me to see this!

I guess that means I'm finally getting it, huh?

07/03/2008 08:58:44 AM · #1060

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

I just got a validation request for my Rural shot.

It amused and delighted me to see this!

I guess that means I'm finally getting it, huh?

Either that or you processed the crap out of it. :-)

07/03/2008 09:04:06 AM · #1061

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

I just got a validation request for my Rural shot.

It amused and delighted me to see this!

I guess that means I'm finally getting it, huh?

Originally posted by Melethia:

Either that or you processed the crap out of it. :-)

Processed the crap out of it??????

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

Hardly, as it's Basic and I'm not exactly a PS guru/expert.

Oh no, it's definitely legal......that's why I'm amused.

It's also a half point below the others I have that I did "Process the crap out of". LOL!!!

07/03/2008 09:35:15 AM · #1062

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Hardly, as it's Basic and I'm not exactly a PS guru/expert.

You're actually quite good with post processing tools!

By the way, my FS is holding, but my Urban Landscape has dropped a lot in a day! Hope everyone else is faring well.

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Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

07/03/2008 11:08:17 AM · #1063

Originally posted by Melethia:

You're actually quite good with post processing tools!

I don't know what it is you want.......

But you can have it!.......8>)

Seriously, I spend more time being frustrated by what I *can't* do in CS2 than being happy with what I can.

I guess it's a combination of perfectionism and ignorance, but most of the time I feel so horribly inept, and that's only exacerbated by the amazing stuff I see here every day.

I do have fun, though......8>)

snaffles

Nikon D7100

07/03/2008 03:37:10 PM · #1064

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(deep breath: RANT - you have been warned...)

I am soooo frickin fed up with computers I could frickin scream. I hate this crap PC I bought for Internet use, cause it threatens to crash every 2nd day, and though I love my ol' orange clamshell G3 it is limited. However I did just spend $50 on an external hard drive for the G3 which bumps it up to 120GB.

That means soon (I hope) I can dump out PS CS, which is what I have, and put in a PS that has RAW conversion...cause my Nikon d40 did NOT come with the RAW conversion disk like it was meant to, it had a so-called bonus disk instead, so I am STILL shooting in jpeg. Anytime I try to download a so-called 'free' RAW conversion chunk of software off the net, guess what, it doesn't work.

So before I do something rash, like hurl my fricking computer out the window, can someone tell me is PS CS2 has built-in RAW conversion? Or do I have to bog my poor li'l computer down even more with CS3?

*rant over cause I'm out of breath now*

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

07/03/2008 03:39:24 PM · #1065

comes with. calm down. it'll all be fine. there there...

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/03/2008 03:42:30 PM · #1066

Have I mentioned lately that I love Team Suck? (Lovely response, Christian, and a perfectly wonderful rant, Susan! Y'all are delightful.)

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

07/03/2008 03:50:29 PM · #1067

Susan - have you considered Photoshop Essentails - it has a RAW converter and would save you a good bit of money. Might be worth at least considering. Christian, is the D40 covered by the CS2 converter? The Canon 40D isn't supported - hence the reason whu I splashed out for LightRoom.

basssman7

Nikon D500

07/03/2008 04:30:00 PM · #1068

Yes. apparently Adobe Raw 3.7 works with CS2, and it does cover the D40.

However even with Adobe PS CS, you can use the latest Adobe RAW standalone with DNG converter, and convert the raw D40 files into a dng file, which can then be opened in CS. Obviously that is a pain in the butt though.

I think before I did that I would simply go to futureshop and spend the $79 on a copy of PS Elements 6, which will use the most current version of Camera Raw, and also does almost, I would say 95% of what PS CS3 will do for you.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

07/03/2008 06:01:36 PM · #1069

So if I buy PS Essentials and/or PS Elements 6 I don't need CS2 or CS3? You guys sure?

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basssman7

Nikon D500

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

07/03/2008 06:36:05 PM · #1070

Originally posted by snaffles:

So if I buy PS Essentials and/or PS Elements 6 I don't need CS2 or CS3? You guys sure?

Yep. :)

If I remember correctly you are in the boonies with dial up, but if you are not you can go here and download the free trial and check it out for yourself. Of course the trial combines PS Elements with Premier elements which you really do not need. (you just need PS Elements 6)

Ernie

kashi

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

07/03/2008 07:30:49 PM · #1071

Some days I seriously think I should just pack it in and give up (yes, it's been a REALLY rough few days in the Kashi household).

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4 comments, with the consensus being that the shot sucks.

Sadly - they are all correct.

xianart

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

07/03/2008 07:42:58 PM · #1072

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lea, i know how you feel. my comments are vaguely positive on the whole, so there must be a whole bunch of quiet grumpy people out there.

snaffles

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

07/03/2008 09:35:02 PM · #1073

Originally posted by basssman7:

Originally posted by snaffles:
So if I buy PS Essentials and/or PS Elements 6 I don't need CS2 or CS3? You guys sure?

Yep. :)

If I remember correctly you are in the boonies with dial up, but if you are not you can go here and download the free trial and check it out for yourself. Of course the trial combines PS Elements with Premier elements which you really do not need. (you just need PS Elements 6)

Ernie

Ok will get access to a high=speed computer and give it a try...otherwise my arm would get way too tired from turing the handcrank so fast :-) will let you know how it goes!

And hey Ernie & Christian...does Essentials and/or Elements have built-in noise fixers? Noise is a ginormous problem in my pix even if just shooting at say ISO 200.

Maybe as I use the Nikon more, the noise will be less of an issue? I haven't really seen any noise in these shots

and the Mama Osprey was definitely shot at aroung 800 ISO.

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07/03/2008 10:46:13 PM · #1074

Susan, I just downloaded Picasa off the 'Web at work 'cause I was tired of not being able to edit RAW shots of the used tractors I shoot for our website.

It downloaded fairly quickly on our broadband (I believe it's 13MB) and it works just spiffy.

I haven't played with it a lot, but for free it's a GREAT price.

It's a Google download and I am pleased even though I haven't a clue how to really use it.....I have edited about a dozen shots and it seems to work great.

I have *ZERO* familiarity with anything other than CS2, so I started at the bottom of the curve to learn.