Posted by Sharon Menke on September 1, 2007 at 1:30 PM
I went to Big Bear Lake the weekend of August 17. I am just now getting photos up. This will be my first posting in this forum. I hope that it comes up okay as when looking at the thumbnail, there are white blocks all over the place. Anyway, this is the view that we had from the camper. It is kind of hard to see, but there are ducks in the lake, which is (what I have been told) down 5 feet!!! This is also my first attempt at using the RAW format. I also used a wide angle [0.7x] lens. Right now, this is one of my favorite photos.
Camera Model Name: Canon PowerShot G3
Shooting Date/Time: 8/18/2007 9:04:16 AM
Shooting Mode: Program AE
Photo Effect Mode: Off
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/800
Av(Aperture Value): 4.0
Metering Mode: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: Auto
Lens: 7.2 - 28.8mm
Focal Length: 17.6mm
Digital Zoom: None
Image Quality: RAW
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: Continuous AF
Paint Shop Pro was used to adjust the color curves, levels and sharpness.
Posted by Richard Wong on September 2, 2007 at 12:25 AM
welcome to CANP Sharon! I'd say that the sky looks a bit posterized. probably because of dynamic range limitations from the point & shoot. I think you'd be better off zooming in a little more on the houses and reflection to minimize the sky since the sky doesn't really add much.
believe it or not, after 25 years of living in So Cal, I have never been to Big Bear yet...
Posted by Nelcha Cross on September 2, 2007 at 2:47 AM
another Welcome Sharon!!
...good thing you went when you did...there is a fire there today!!
I agree with Richard, esp. on days when there is nothing special in the sky.....
like a good cloud formation or a sunset....it is usually not worth including much.
So you want to make a decision ahead of time, "what is your main focal point of interest?"
In this image, if you crop out most of the sky, the main focal points would be the
2 cabins and they would be in some of the sweet spots....
and you could still maintain the Rule of Thirds by showing
some sky, trees & cabin, and the water.
Did that camera come with a Polarizer for your lense?
and do you have a tripod?
Just looking for things to help you continue to improve....
Just cuz it's not a dSLR doesn't mean you can't make some wonderful images...
Most of the same Rules/Guidelines/Starting Points for visualization apply.
Just need to learn the rules and then know the limitations of your camera
to get the MOST out of it....and manual will teach you the quickest.
....and welcome to another female there are too few of us!!
Email me if you wish and we can communicate.....OK?
in gratitude,
Nelcha aka bodieangels on YIM, FM, NSN, NPN
Posted by Sharon Menke on September 2, 2007 at 1:00 PM
Thank you for the welcomes!! I am looking for posting more in this forum.
Richard: Man, you gotta go!!!! It is absolutely beautiful up there. As for the comment on zooming in, unfortunately, when I am in the RAW mode, I lose the ability to use the digital zoom. Instead of being to zoom to 14x, it only allows me to zoom to 4x [boy, am I bummed]. I do have a telephone lens, which I did use on the trip. The RAW thing is new to me, but I am working on it.
Nelcha: Hi Nelcha!!! I have a friend that sort of lives near you in Placerville. Another beautiful area. I haven't heard anything here about a fire at Big Bear Lake or any fires for that matter. No, my camera did not come with a Polarizer and yes, I do have a tripod. I just checked on Canon's website and did not see a polarizer accessory for my particular camera. I will contact you soon.
I will make the above corrections and repost.
Posted by Sharon Menke on September 2, 2007 at 3:25 PM
I cropped off a bit more. I hope that I perceived your comments correctly. I kept playing and playing and himming and hawing...LOL
Posted by Lon Overacker on September 5, 2007 at 1:19 AM
Sharon,
Welcome to the CANP forum! We're not a terribly active group, but it's always nice to have something just for us left coast folks. :-)
I think I actually like the first posting a bit better. It has more of a landscape feel to it, where as the cropped version feels more like it should belong in a developers brochure (which isn't necessarily a bad thing if they used your image!) A crop of about half the sky only in the first would really work for me. But that's just one person's opinion.
I don't know what you're using for processing (Photoshop, Elements, ?) or what you're doing to save for the web, but the jpeg compression is a bit noticable in the sky. If you have any questions about processing or posting for the web, feel free to ask here or in the NPN digital forum.
Thanks for posting a quite pleasant and peaceful image. Welcome.
Lon
Posted by Anil Rao on September 7, 2007 at 12:22 AM
Hi Sharon,
Sorry for the late reply. I was really tied up these past couple of months and as a result didn't have much time for NPN. Its nice to see your work here on CANP.
I like the cropped version you posted. IMHO, the ability to see more details (in this case at least) makes it a more visually interesting image.
Discussion
6 repliesCamera Model Name: Canon PowerShot G3
Shooting Date/Time: 8/18/2007 9:04:16 AM
Shooting Mode: Program AE
Photo Effect Mode: Off
Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/800
Av(Aperture Value): 4.0
Metering Mode: Evaluative
Exposure Compensation: 0
ISO Speed: Auto
Lens: 7.2 - 28.8mm
Focal Length: 17.6mm
Digital Zoom: None
Image Quality: RAW
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: Continuous AF
Paint Shop Pro was used to adjust the color curves, levels and sharpness.
believe it or not, after 25 years of living in So Cal, I have never been to Big Bear yet...
...good thing you went when you did...there is a fire there today!!
I agree with Richard, esp. on days when there is nothing special in the sky.....
like a good cloud formation or a sunset....it is usually not worth including much.
So you want to make a decision ahead of time, "what is your main focal point of interest?"
In this image, if you crop out most of the sky, the main focal points would be the
2 cabins and they would be in some of the sweet spots....
and you could still maintain the Rule of Thirds by showing
some sky, trees & cabin, and the water.
Did that camera come with a Polarizer for your lense?
and do you have a tripod?
Just looking for things to help you continue to improve....
Just cuz it's not a dSLR doesn't mean you can't make some wonderful images...
Most of the same Rules/Guidelines/Starting Points for visualization apply.
Just need to learn the rules and then know the limitations of your camera
to get the MOST out of it....and manual will teach you the quickest.
....and welcome to another female
Email me if you wish and we can communicate.....OK?
in gratitude,
Nelcha aka bodieangels on YIM, FM, NSN, NPN
Richard: Man, you gotta go!!!! It is absolutely beautiful up there. As for the comment on zooming in, unfortunately, when I am in the RAW mode, I lose the ability to use the digital zoom. Instead of being to zoom to 14x, it only allows me to zoom to 4x [boy, am I bummed]. I do have a telephone lens, which I did use on the trip. The RAW thing is new to me, but I am working on it.
Nelcha: Hi Nelcha!!! I have a friend that sort of lives near you in Placerville. Another beautiful area. I haven't heard anything here about a fire at Big Bear Lake or any fires for that matter. No, my camera did not come with a Polarizer and yes, I do have a tripod. I just checked on Canon's website and did not see a polarizer accessory for my particular camera. I will contact you soon.
I will make the above corrections and repost.
Welcome to the CANP forum! We're not a terribly active group, but it's always nice to have something just for us left coast folks. :-)
I think I actually like the first posting a bit better. It has more of a landscape feel to it, where as the cropped version feels more like it should belong in a developers brochure (which isn't necessarily a bad thing if they used your image!) A crop of about half the sky only in the first would really work for me. But that's just one person's opinion.
I don't know what you're using for processing (Photoshop, Elements, ?) or what you're doing to save for the web, but the jpeg compression is a bit noticable in the sky. If you have any questions about processing or posting for the web, feel free to ask here or in the NPN digital forum.
Thanks for posting a quite pleasant and peaceful image. Welcome.
Lon
Sorry for the late reply. I was really tied up these past couple of months and as a result didn't have much time for NPN. Its nice to see your work here on CANP.
I like the cropped version you posted. IMHO, the ability to see more details (in this case at least) makes it a more visually interesting image.
Best regards