the other thing to do is to check yr camera settings and verify that you don't have the compression cranked up.
How to take great photos of your bike?
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narlus said:
Should I shoot with 6 megapixels..???
Photobucket automatically resizes and compresses large images. You should do that on your end - just get an image editor (www.irfanview.com or Picasa, whatever) and resize them to 1024x768 or 800x600 @ 85-90% compression. They'll look a lot better.
And yeah, you should always be shooting at the highest resolution your camera will handle. No point in throwing out data.
And yeah, you should always be shooting at the highest resolution your camera will handle. No point in throwing out data.
If you're putting them on a website, though, the 10% compression will do a lot for the size and not a lot to degrade the image quality.bjanga said:
Otherwise, you're right... On your own computer, you should always save at 100%.
These 2 were taken at 6MPxl
*out of focus pic deleted
*out of focus pic deleted
Doesn't help 
... and the second one is out of focus anyway 
You should be taking pictures with your camera at full resolution. But in order to put them on the web, you should resize them and save them yourself.
Download a program and resize them down to 1024x768 or 800x600, and compress them to about 85 or 90%.
The issue is that Photobucket is ruining your pictures by using a lousy resizing method and then compressing the heck out of them.
... and the second one is out of focus anyway You should be taking pictures with your camera at full resolution. But in order to put them on the web, you should resize them and save them yourself.
Download a program and resize them down to 1024x768 or 800x600, and compress them to about 85 or 90%.
The issue is that Photobucket is ruining your pictures by using a lousy resizing method and then compressing the heck out of them.
#2 is OK if you're rocking a point and shoot, but if you have an SLR with a Speedlight type flash, just use a diffuser...it can really help in many situations and lend a cool feel as well.ncj01 said:
#3 Again, generally you're right, but get creative...
Nice shots!
RJ
^ smart stuff herebinary visions said:
And to add to it:
N8, purchase ACDSee Pro. For the beginning photographer with no budget or time for Photoshop it is a very powerful tool. It isn't as refined as Photoshop and doesn't allow you to do all that fancy stuff, but for basic editing, cropping, leveling, imaged correcting it is 90% as effective as PS CS2 and less than half the cost.
I believe there is a free version online, but you have enough money to pay for the full version. I'm pretty positive that any partially computer savvy person can learn it in 30 minutes.
The Ito
I snapped this pic following 17 miles of single speed riding on Sat morning...
I am going to mess with the colors and contrasts in Picasa later.
I am going to mess with the colors and contrasts in Picasa later.
It is really all about making your bike feel sexy
MTB_Rob_NC said:It is really all about making your bike feel sexy
:Austin Powers:
Ohhhh.. Yeah BayBeeeeeee.... YEEEAAAH!!!
If you ever want a more powerful tool than Picasa, I would highly recommend Photoshop Elements. It's Photoshop for us folks who don't make our living with photography and can't afford the real deal. Last I knew it was about $90 and provides a huge chunk of Photoshop's functionality at a fraction of the price.
Fixed up....
I took this one too...
I took this one too...
adobe bought pixmantec...rawshoot premium is $99.
http://www.pixmantec.com/products/rawshooter.asp
looks like essentials is still free until adobe unveils lightroom.
http://www.pixmantec.com/products/rawshooter.asp
looks like essentials is still free until adobe unveils lightroom.
I tried it... but it was waaaaaay too much for my needs...bjanga said:
I wouldn't buy a damn thing from that online store; if the price is too good to be true it isn't true:narlus said:
http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1805.html
I have had very good luck with www.buydig.com however, and have bought nearly all of my lenses from them. (no affiliation)
ouch, that reseller rating is horrendous. i've not purchased anything from them, so i didn't mean to infer that i endorsed the vendor.
for camera stuff i use B&H mainly (have used adorama once), and for electronics it's either been newegg or buy.com.
still, i've heard rumors that a new rebel xt is out soon, so prices on existing stock of rebel xts will drop accordingly.
for camera stuff i use B&H mainly (have used adorama once), and for electronics it's either been newegg or buy.com.
still, i've heard rumors that a new rebel xt is out soon, so prices on existing stock of rebel xts will drop accordingly.
My pro photo bud say for me to sack-up and buy a Nikon D200...
well you went high-end as a singlespeed n00b, might as well stay the course and go top-of-the-line for yr 1st DSLR...
as a canon homer i'm obliged to add a 'noink sucks' bit
as a canon homer i'm obliged to add a 'noink sucks' bit
narlus said:
is that so wrong..???
:hot:
it's your money. get a hasselblad/leaf combo.
btw, the new canon body (rebel XTi) looks to be pretty damn solid and at a very competitive price. the only thing it lacks from the 30D (of which the nikon D200 is the competitor) is:
3 fps vs 5
spot metering
'control dial' on camera back
extra LCD for viewing camera settings (they are available on the main LCD)
magnesium body construction
and for ~400 dollars less you also get 2 extra MP and an automated sensor cleaning feature.
not sure what nikon features the D200 has over the 30D, but i do know that the canon sensor trounces nikon and others when it comes to low-light shooting.
Ok, I have an easy question. If I decide to step up and get a digital SLR body, could I still use my 35mm lens's?
it really depends on the camera body and lens mount...current canon bodies can take EF and EF-S mounts, but not the older FD mounts. some other 3rd party lenses may not be able to use autofocus. it really is a case-by-case basis.
cool, thankyou