The adjustments did help the color but it still doesn't look real sharp or something... I wonder if the two filters were at odds and cut the light enough to make it a bit soft. I've done things like that and sometimes catch it too late that I had something on the camera set wrong. So frustrating but it happens; you're probably right that it would be worth reshooting it, you'll probably in the end have one of your usual beautiful landscape photos.
I've been doing a bit of comparing between my digital and film and I needed to really raise the ISO to get a decent shutter speed on the digital. Shooting film outdoors in sun or changing light I use the meter to determine camera settings, but I'm still learning the histogram. (Matt aka Henry P. could give you a good explanation on it). Of course here what little bit of snow we had on the ground is melting so wasn't that scenic anyway! - will look forward to what you end up with.
BTW - Yesterday we had a brief heavy snow shower with snow thunder that scared the daylights out of my dog. NO accumulation and all was gone within 30 minutes.
Thank you Sharon, frustrating is right but I'm definitely going to reshoot this. I hate shooting at higher ISO's just because of the noise that I get with this camera-but I do when all else fails. Thanks for info on Matt-I don't want to bother him though- I feel like an idiot as it is... OMG, I wish our snow would start melting, as ugly as it is, I'm looking forward to Mud Season. I appreciate your help Sharon, Thank you!
Thanks a bunch John, I know you sent me one of these links a few months ago but I haven't been able to find it. It's somewhere Safe, trust me.... lol, I'll print the article out this time.... It's weird when you get a thunder during a snowstorm isn't it? We've had that a couple of times already this winter, freaks our cats out too.
I believe that there is an explanation for everything, so, yes, I believe in miracles. ~Robert Brault
Shanna-Marie wrote: Randy, not that it matters now but you did ask to see the original. I shoot in RAW/jpg fine so this is the original jpg image. Pretty dark huh? I knew I could lighten the shadows of the trees with Capture NX and the snow looked O.K. to me in camera....Wrong. Lot's of trial & error going on here but I'll get it, with all of your help. Thanks again.
Pretty typical and about what I expected to see. NX should be able to make this image look good. That's what I use for my initial processing. Remember to bump up the exposure a little more next time and look at the histogram. Get it as far right as possible without a big spike on the very edge and you will be fine.
Is there any way you can host the RAW file somewhere? I think Adrian and I could take a crack at it in a bit.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
ISO 320 should be plenty. When I first got a polarizing filter I used it for everything. Now I only use one when I'm certain it will be beneficial. And even then I always take a matching shot without the filter, just as insurance. The JPG in a RAW+JPG set can be misleading. As it reflects the camera's settings for picture control/style, which can be off. With the RAW image you get to start over from scratch, even if the camera settings happened to have been a mess. The simplest way to share a RAW file is to offer to E-mail it to those who want it. Unlike a photo host, E-mail doesn't give a hoot what format the attached file is.
Good Lord.... I didn't know that Kelly, what a waste of space all those JPG's are, I shall change that tonight. I also leave the polarizing filter on ALL the time.... I sent Scotty a message over 2 hours ago so I'm kinda waiting to see if I can E-mail the file to him....I figured that would be easier. Thank you Kelly,I appreciate you coming back to help.
To all of you who helped me today, I want you to know how much it means to me. Just when I think I'm getting this Photography thing figured out it becomes painfully clear once again how much I Don't know... I still have so much to learn.... Thank You.
I believe that there is an explanation for everything, so, yes, I believe in miracles. ~Robert Brault
Here's an edit. If you like it and have any questions go to town. Working on the noise in the top left corner of the trees.
EDIT: It looks darker than it did in photoshop for some reason.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
Stealthy Ninja wrote: "fixed" it WAAAY faster than Scotty will (and his monitor is probably being calibrated right now).
Your white balance called me, and says it's too drunk to drive home.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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I sent Scotty a message over 2 hours ago so I'm kinda waiting to see if I can E-mail the file to him....I figured that would be easier. Thank you Kelly,I appreciate you coming back to help.
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