>The quality is simply better. Interesting comment.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: First *ist Ds shots > Congrats, Bob. > You realy should try out shooting RAW. > I do it all the time now. The quality is simply better. > I am a D-user, so the time it takes to write the images on to the card is a > PITA. I guess the DS works faster. > The PEF (RAW) files can be handled by various kinds of software. My rather > cheap image database software; ACDC can open them and save them as JPEGs or > what ever. However, to make the best of RAW files, you might wnat to get a > proper RAW converter that does batch conversion - like Phase One (LE), which > is not too expensive and very good (the best I believ - next to Phase One > SE, of course. > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Bob Sullivan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 12. juni 2005 17:28 > Til: [email protected] > Emne: First *ist Ds shots > > > I went to the Arboretum at 7 AM this morning. > Put the A400/5.6 on the camera. > Cranked the ASA up to 800 as it was a bit overcast. > Was quickly rewarded with this...(warning, big for dial-up readers) > > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Deer41.jpg > > This is out of the camera and simply resized to 25% in PSP. > > Also captured this trio... > > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Feeding1.jpg > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Feeding2.jpg > http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/Feeding3.jpg > > All three are as they came out of the camera. > The first two are cropped and resized to 40% in PSP. > The last is just cropped without resizing, ie. the pixels as they came. > The 1st shot is the best, but I included the 3rd one just to show the > full size image. > > I'm still a bit puzzled about sharpening these images as my habit is > to sharpen the web image a bit to better match the slide image...but > no slide image here! > > I haven't shot anything in RAW yet. Don't I need something like > Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to handle the 12 bit color? > > Critique, comments and suggestions solicited. > > Regards, Bob S. > >
