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@netkonnexion - are you sure, because now looking at it again, it looks like a skull, the human kind. i'm kidding! just giving my imagination its daily stretch. hehehe!
Lol!
That's a truffle. Snozzle's chum is concerned that it may be stolen.
Snozzle (great name) is a pig of the world and knows that the 'togaphr is too busy taking cool shots of him and his field-mate to bother himself with such a trifle - sorry : truffle.
Impressive to get a crisp shot and pleasing composition whilst being jolted around on a tractor!
@dulciknit - Exactly right about the shutter speed and ISO. Here is the EXIF...
Model - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Artist - Photographer: Damon Guy - Netkonnexion
Copyright - Copyright: Damon Guy [The Author]
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ExposureProgram - Manual control
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
You will see from the 365 exif I used PIcmonkey. But actually that was because after I posted the detail was lost as the shot was a bit wide so I did a second crop to pull it in a bit. Actually the only processing (after exposure adjustment in Photoshop) was two crops.
My 5D is great at noise reduction so at 1000 ISO there is not too much to worry about in this type of light. I could probably have got away with working at 800 ISO for this shot, but I wanted to make sure I could get over 1000th sec to freeze any movement and make the shot sharp. Most cameras will give a good shot at 800 ISO these days - especially in daylight.
BTW you should always shoot in RAW. The processing is easy, the exposure is easier to adjust and you can make the picture pop. Remember, when you use JPG the camera does all that exposure stuff and usually gets it wrong. It does that without leaving you any adjustment afterwards. JPG does not cut it when it comes to proper exposures. There are very few places where JPG is usefully processed in camera. It gives poor exposure and zilch control. JPG should only be used as a post processing format.
@netkonnexion Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to give such an informative reply.
I really must persist with shooting in RAW. I tried it a couple of times and found that it gave me even greater scope for indecision than I already have ( you might have noticed the tendency towards indecision!) and lost heart somewhat.
I've picked up the gauntlet again, though - thank you - and will shortly be immersed in processing the shots I took today.
May 7th, 2012
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That's a truffle. Snozzle's chum is concerned that it may be stolen.
Snozzle (great name) is a pig of the world and knows that the 'togaphr is too busy taking cool shots of him and his field-mate to bother himself with such a trifle - sorry : truffle.
Impressive to get a crisp shot and pleasing composition whilst being jolted around on a tractor!
Model - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Artist - Photographer: Damon Guy - Netkonnexion
Copyright - Copyright: Damon Guy [The Author]
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ExposureProgram - Manual control
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
You will see from the 365 exif I used PIcmonkey. But actually that was because after I posted the detail was lost as the shot was a bit wide so I did a second crop to pull it in a bit. Actually the only processing (after exposure adjustment in Photoshop) was two crops.
My 5D is great at noise reduction so at 1000 ISO there is not too much to worry about in this type of light. I could probably have got away with working at 800 ISO for this shot, but I wanted to make sure I could get over 1000th sec to freeze any movement and make the shot sharp. Most cameras will give a good shot at 800 ISO these days - especially in daylight.
BTW you should always shoot in RAW. The processing is easy, the exposure is easier to adjust and you can make the picture pop. Remember, when you use JPG the camera does all that exposure stuff and usually gets it wrong. It does that without leaving you any adjustment afterwards. JPG does not cut it when it comes to proper exposures. There are very few places where JPG is usefully processed in camera. It gives poor exposure and zilch control. JPG should only be used as a post processing format.
I really must persist with shooting in RAW. I tried it a couple of times and found that it gave me even greater scope for indecision than I already have ( you might have noticed the tendency towards indecision!) and lost heart somewhat.
I've picked up the gauntlet again, though - thank you - and will shortly be immersed in processing the shots I took today.