pat lillich
10-03-2010, 04:14 PM
wasn't really sure where to put this - but liked it in spite of all the mistakes, and wanted to share.
the bacterial mats around the hot springs were incredible. I made the mistake of taking pics of large areas instead of focusing down on small sections - and the pictures are overwhelming when i look at them in LR. So I cropped this one down to a small portion - and realized this is what I should have done in the first place. This was taken looking almost straight down, which probably wasn't the best choice again. guess we need to go back again and make a thorough scientific study of the best way to take these kinds of pics. :o
I'm curious how people suggest cropping pictures like this - it is pretty much abstract
Taken handheld - reaching out over the mat so its not as sharp as it should have been either, upped the ISO so I could get a short exposure time, but should have gone for more depth of field too.
nikon d300, 18-200 f3.5-5.6, 1/650 sec f/7.1, ISO 640
large crop in LR, plus a little clarity and vibrance
NIK output sharpening in PS.
would love to hear any suggestions on what I could have done differently to get a better pic...
the bacterial mats around the hot springs were incredible. I made the mistake of taking pics of large areas instead of focusing down on small sections - and the pictures are overwhelming when i look at them in LR. So I cropped this one down to a small portion - and realized this is what I should have done in the first place. This was taken looking almost straight down, which probably wasn't the best choice again. guess we need to go back again and make a thorough scientific study of the best way to take these kinds of pics. :o
I'm curious how people suggest cropping pictures like this - it is pretty much abstract
Taken handheld - reaching out over the mat so its not as sharp as it should have been either, upped the ISO so I could get a short exposure time, but should have gone for more depth of field too.
nikon d300, 18-200 f3.5-5.6, 1/650 sec f/7.1, ISO 640
large crop in LR, plus a little clarity and vibrance
NIK output sharpening in PS.
would love to hear any suggestions on what I could have done differently to get a better pic...