tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post804693056246590168..comments2023-05-21T04:54:36.609-03:00Comments on Somewhere in Dhamma...: Taj Mahal; A teardrop on the face of eternity吉道 Giuseppehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05451938938458412188noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post-87195060821349562982011-12-18T20:28:17.956-04:002011-12-18T20:28:17.956-04:00I loved the wide-angle shots. I use a 17-55 mm tha...I loved the wide-angle shots. I use a 17-55 mm that's great for the middle-range shots that I usually take (or do I usually take them because that's the lens I have? hmmm....), but in India I was aching for 12 or 10 mm. Our school camera is a D700, and while my own camera's a Canon there are some things about the D700 I miss.<br /><br />I went the precepts-safe route and saved up for Lightroom, which I like as well as anything. It was a lot more intuitive for me to use than Photoshop, not to mention much less expensive (which was part of why they came out with it, I think). It's clear you've got more technical savvy than I do!<br /><br />The thing about editing photos is that you can make a good shot better, but you can't make a bad shot work no matter what, I've found...which is my way of saying you obviously had great shots to begin with!Seon Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151808185328643526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post-3743740392641953332011-12-17T23:56:29.968-04:002011-12-17T23:56:29.968-04:00Hello Seon Joon Sunim,
That's a shame you were...Hello Seon Joon Sunim,<br />That's a shame you were sick! I was sick about every two or three weeks that I was in India, I think usually from water. It usually made for a rough day or two...<br /><br />I went to Italy once with only a small disposable camera, and I wish now I'd had something more. <br /><br />In India, I was using a Nikon D80. I upgraded to a D200 later but the D700 is the one that really has a desires up in flames! I had an 18-200mm lens (it's a bit of a soft lens) and a Tokina 12-24mm, designed for Nikon. This is a great lens, very sharp and barely any lens distortion. It's half the price of the Nikon wide-angle and almost as good. I think the Nikon lens might start at 10mm, though.<br /><br />I use Photoshop CS5 extended. I actually downloaded the free-trial version from the Adobe website and found a key online. I don't know how good that is for keeping precepts, but I could send you a link with a key generator if you want. <br /><br />I mostly only use the automatic contrast but also tone, and/or color and adjust the levels, but with some special shots I'll get into them a bit deeper. There's a decent HDR function I've been playing with recently. It's not authentic HDR but the results are good.<br /><br />I also downloaded trials of Topaz Labs and Noiseware from the official websites and find both of these plug-ins really helpful, especially for dealing with high ISO and noisy images.吉道 Giuseppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451938938458412188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post-81639973879814739222011-12-17T21:53:06.724-04:002011-12-17T21:53:06.724-04:00These are really amazing. I visited the Taj Mahal ...These are really amazing. I visited the Taj Mahal years ago with my dad, before I had a camera; when I went with my class to India this year, I was too ill to leave the hotel and so missed the Taj (even though I'd brought extra memory cards and film for the Nikkormat just for the Taj). But this series blew me away.<br /><br />Can I ask, what camera do you use and what lens(es) were on it at the Taj? And are you still using Photoshop as your primary editing software, or something else? The colors are incredible (to echo the previous comment).Seon Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151808185328643526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3627066232096656465.post-63085714532532849602011-12-17T17:48:43.626-04:002011-12-17T17:48:43.626-04:00Amazing colours!!Amazing colours!!Haileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891194257101096493noreply@blogger.com