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Drifting

Postby mdboo on Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:20 pm

I went to Mallala hoping that i would come back with some decent pics....however i didnt notice that ISO was on 1000 until it was too late :evil: :evil: :evil:

Reading some of the previous post, i said that it probably wouldnt happen to me.....Wrong!

Anywho, here is one that turned out o-k-a-y-i-s-h :?
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Postby blacknstormy on Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:23 pm

BlackWater - I really like this shot - unusual angle and action - but it does give me vertigo :) (or car sickness :wink: )
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Postby mdboo on Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:24 pm

Thanks Rel, i found it was easier to pan with the camera on that angle.
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Postby BBJ on Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:26 pm

BW, i have done this many a time, and well i cant say it wont happen again but i think you got a great shot there so it made up for it.
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Postby elffinarts on Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:29 pm

I've messed up the ISO like that quite a few times. lol
Didnt seem to mess your shot here up at all though. Looks great :)
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Postby mdboo on Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:30 pm

Is there a way to get rid of the graininess using PS?? Becuase some of the other shots look quite good but are ruined becuase of that :cry:
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Postby elffinarts on Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:46 pm

I keep hearing mention of a program called noiseninja but I've yet to find a really effective method of removing noise in photshop itself.
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Postby drifter on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:35 pm

Cool shot . BW .

Not sure if the Nikon is the same but its a bug bear i have with my cam along with all canon digis is that i wish they put the ISO on permanant display on the readout on the top of the cam like a film SLR so that its in your face all the time .
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Postby mdboo on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:43 pm

Thanks Tony, Yeah you have to press the ISO button to actually see whats its on :? I think it would be great if it displayed it in the viewfinder along with the others (Shutter spd, Aperture etc)

It wasent until i was on the way back to Adelaide looking at the EXIF....ISO 1000 !!!! :evil: :shock: :cry:
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:47 pm

Good capture and timing Min. I think the perspective enhances the concept of drifting :)
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Postby mdboo on Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:55 pm

Cheers Marco
Even though most of the pics didnt turn out as i hoped, it was a good chance for me to work on my panning technique...practice does make perfect :D
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Postby jerrysk8 on Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:28 am

thats a lot of smoke
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:50 am

Blackwater - having a high iso is not a problem at all if the exposure is correct and it would appear to be so in this very nice pic :)
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Postby Aussie Dave on Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:25 pm

elffinarts wrote:I keep hearing mention of a program called noiseninja but I've yet to find a really effective method of removing noise in photshop itself.


I use Neat Image, which is a plug-in used from Photoshop....and I find it works great.

Sometimes if it smoothes the detail too much (and I cannot be bothered playing around with customising all the settings), I add a duplicate layer, then run Neat Image, then vary the opacity until it gives me the result I like the most...

I haven't used Noise Ninja to compare, though I have heard it is a great package... BTW..nice photo. This should have been a Challenge 7 Entry !
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Postby mdboo on Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:38 pm

Thanks Dave, il try that out. I didnt enter the picture because when it is enlarged, the graininess is quite visible :cry:
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