bilzmale
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia
- Name
- Bill Shinnick
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SiJ 2017 Day 7.
- Thread starter bilzmale
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Steve Noel
In Memorium
- Location
- Casey County, KY
So far, so good!
- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
Easier than I thought. It was probably good that I didnt participate last year. Renewed enthusiasm and all that 
- Location
- The Netherlands
- Name
- Marlof
I'm having tons of fun. Sticking to one subject actually made life easier. I no longer wonder what, when and how to photograph, but only which one and when. It requires some careful planning, but I'm ok with that.
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
It's really fun, but I'm also gaining some insights into what I really want or need from a digital camera. The S95 *is* limiting in spite of all its merits; it encourages certain types of images while sometimes making it difficult (or even impossible) to technically get the shot I want or at least would expect to be able to take. Yes, the photographer is infinitely more important than the camera, but you need the right tool to fulfil your vision. A 16Mpix 
sensor might not be the best solution on the market, but it opens up a range of additional opportunities - I hadn't been aware of how big the gap actually was.
Today, I was in a world of high contrast, yet lots of fine tonal hues and transitions - drudging through the forest an hour or so before sunset. There were lots of tones in the dark areas and lots of tones in the bright ones. The S95 would have me choose: Either (totally) blow out the skies or let the trees/bushes in the foreground run black. I chose the latter, but with some reluctance - what's in the images doesn't convey what I saw at all. They may still turn out nice (look in the Day 6 thread later on - I may use one of them), but only I will know what it was like. Perhaps that's a good thing, but it's also a pity.
But there's another side to this: If you use whatever's at hand (like you have to do if you shoot film - something I love to do), you have to school your eye to catch feasible opportunities - or experiment. That can really boost your creativity. If everything works, it's sort of trivial if something works ...
M.
sensor might not be the best solution on the market, but it opens up a range of additional opportunities - I hadn't been aware of how big the gap actually was.Today, I was in a world of high contrast, yet lots of fine tonal hues and transitions - drudging through the forest an hour or so before sunset. There were lots of tones in the dark areas and lots of tones in the bright ones. The S95 would have me choose: Either (totally) blow out the skies or let the trees/bushes in the foreground run black. I chose the latter, but with some reluctance - what's in the images doesn't convey what I saw at all. They may still turn out nice (look in the Day 6 thread later on - I may use one of them), but only I will know what it was like. Perhaps that's a good thing, but it's also a pity.
But there's another side to this: If you use whatever's at hand (like you have to do if you shoot film - something I love to do), you have to school your eye to catch feasible opportunities - or experiment. That can really boost your creativity. If everything works, it's sort of trivial if something works ...
M.
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- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Ouch indeed. I hope this doesn't happen regularily - and that whatever the reason you get over it.
M.
bilzmale
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia
- Name
- Bill Shinnick
- Location
- The Netherlands
- Name
- Marlof
SIJ 2017 - Day 07 by Marlof Bregonje, on Flickr
Gillymaru
Regular
- Location
- Sunshine Coast Australia
- Name
- Gilly
Something I don't normally do, OTT post processing
I've still got memories of how hard last year's SIJ was, especially in the last week but so far, it's better than last years, it feels like there's more active participants this time but it will get harder, in fact after 7 days it is harder, but it's good to see everyone up for it still.
Oh I was completely aware, that's why I needed you on board!
Oh I was completely aware, that's why I needed you on board!
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
A somewhat hidden treasure
- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
Why don't you do PP?
bilzmale
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Perth, Western Australia
- Name
- Bill Shinnick
I (foolishly) wanted to see what unprocessed jpgs look like - I'm really a RAW shooter.
christilou
Legend
- Location
- Sunny Frimley
- Location
- The Netherlands
- Name
- Marlof
Same here, but stuck to the resolution for one full day. Now I still use JPEG, and limit my post processing (straighten / shadows / highlights). Things became more fun that way, but still is mainly OOC based.
Jock Elliott
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Troy, NY
Nice contrast with some of the snowy images.
