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sdommin

9th of November 2003 (Sun), 20:52

Hi Folks,

I just put a new gallery of pictures up, "New Hampshire Fall Colors (2003)". These were taken with a Canon 10D and various zoom lenses. Now, I know this is the G3 Forum, but I hang out here a lot and consider you people here to be my friends. Don't worry, I'll be keeping my G3 for travel!

http://www.pbase.com/sdommin/fall2003

pradeep1

9th of November 2003 (Sun), 22:01

So this is how it will end. First a few photos here and there taken with the "other" camera. Then less and less postings. Maybe a photo taken with the help of a dumpster once in a while. But that's the best we can expect. G3 put away slowly. Focus not fast enough. Shutter lag too slow. But my 10D is so much better. It allows my expression to fully bloom. I need my breathing space. My creative freedom to choose.

We have heard this before. We know where it is going. Eventually we will all be with you. Our time together was well spent. We learned something, laughed sometimes, and were the best.

Who can blame you. Interchangeable lenses. Black color. The smell of ozone.

We will miss you sdommin. May the next forum that gets you be blessed with your wisdom, your photos, and your quick wit. Leave your dumpster behind for us.

Sincerely,

Pradeep

svong

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 05:07

Scott,

Superb work as usual! Glad to hear that you will still be bringing along your G3 when travelling. I'm still learning from your works! At least, you made me give up buying a wide converter but bought a little Giotto ball pod instead! It really works great! Thanks.

Sue

Sundance

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 05:15

Hi Scott

Onwards and upwards, eh! Beautiful pics and very inspiring as usual.

Apart from the variation created by the lenses, do you find the differences between the 10D and your G3/Sony to be amazing each time you use it (ie. in terms of resolution and image quality) or is it not too noticeable and it's the flexibility of the lenses that you appreciate most? Just wondering :)

jpmccormac

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 06:58

Great images. I also like the style sheet you are using
Is it a standard Pbase template? If so, what is it called?
Thanks. John McCormack

getg3

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 10:34

Scott,

Another breathtaking gallery!
How do you like your new toy? What G3 features do you miss most, if there is any?
Though in my pbase profile I have set you up as my favorite artist, still I would appreciate you can post in this (G3) forum whenever a new gallery is set. So everybody can enjoy the images and continue learning from you :).

sdommin

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 14:58

Hey! You guys seem to think that I'm leaving this forum - nothing could be further from the truth. I've had my 10D for a few months now (since June), but I still use my G3 a lot.

You can't get rid of me THAT easily!

sdommin

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 15:01

Sundance wrote:
Hi Scott

Onwards and upwards, eh! Beautiful pics and very inspiring as usual.

Apart from the variation created by the lenses, do you find the differences between the 10D and your G3/Sony to be amazing each time you use it (ie. in terms of resolution and image quality) or is it not too noticeable and it's the flexibility of the lenses that you appreciate most? Just wondering :)

Thanks, Steve. The image quality is somewhat better, but its not "amazingly" better. What continues to amaze me is that the G3 can compete at all with the image quality of a DSLR! And it can!

What I do like is the ability to change lenses and get a wide angle view (I never did like the add-on lenses for the G3).

sdommin

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 15:05

jpmccormac wrote:
Great images. I also like the style sheet you are using
Is it a standard Pbase template? If so, what is it called?
Thanks. John McCormack

Thanks, John. The template is one of PBase's stylesheets (called "alexc"), but I edited it a little to make it more to my liking. I changed the background and text color and the way the thumbnails are displayed.

sdommin

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 15:06

svong wrote:
Scott,

Superb work as usual! Glad to hear that you will still be bringing along your G3 when travelling. I'm still learning from your works! At least, you made me give up buying a wide converter but bought a little Giotto ball pod instead! It really works great! Thanks.

Sue

Thank you, Sue! Glad I could help. I knew you would like it.

sdommin

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 15:08

pradeep1 wrote:
We will miss you sdommin. May the next forum that gets you be blessed with your wisdom, your photos, and your quick wit. Leave your dumpster behind for us.

Haha! Pradeep, like I said before, me and my dumpster ain't goin' nowhere!

(Especially the dumpster. I'm tired of lugging it around!)

sdommin

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 15:16

getg3 wrote:
Scott,

Another breathtaking gallery!
How do you like your new toy? What G3 features do you miss most, if there is any?
Though in my pbase profile I have set you up as my favorite artist, still I would appreciate you can post in this (G3) forum whenever a new gallery is set. So everybody can enjoy the images and continue learning from you :).

Hi Richard! You know, the one thing that keeps me using the G3 instead of a DSLR all the time is the live LCD preview. In all the time I've been using these compact digital cameras (I refuse to call them "point and shoot" - its become a derogatory term among the DSLR elitists), I've become dependent on the live LCD. I don't know if its a good thing or a bad thing, but I think its the best thing to help you compose your pictures. When I use my 10D, I'll take a picture, then immediately check it on the review screen. More than half the time, I'll need to re-take the picture because the exposure wasn't what I wanted. On the G3, I can see all that BEFORE I take the picture. Much less wasted time.

pradeep1

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 18:57

sdommin wrote:

Hi Richard! You know, the one thing that keeps me using the G3 instead of a DSLR all the time is the live LCD preview. ... On the G3, I can see all that BEFORE I take the picture. Much less wasted time.

So on your 10D you cannot see and compose as you would on your G3 using the LCD? I thought it would be better on a DSLR than on a compact?

pradeep1

10th of November 2003 (Mon), 22:04

So tell us a little bit about yourself. I am not sure if you have done this before. What's your background, how did you get into photography, how many cameras do you actually own (you seem to have every good model), and the burning question....are you a pro? and if not, then why not?

Thanks,

Pradeep

sdommin

11th of November 2003 (Tue), 06:44

pradeep1 wrote:
So on your 10D you cannot see and compose as you would on your G3 using the LCD? I thought it would be better on a DSLR than on a compact?

No, and its the same on any DSLR. You can only see and compose through the optical viewfinder (just like in a film SLR) - there is no live preview. You can't have a live preview on a DSLR because of the way they're designed. The CCD is behind the mirror, and no light hits it until you click the shutter and the mirror flips up out of the way.

So tell us a little bit about yourself. I am not sure if you have done this before. What's your background, how did you get into photography, how many cameras do you actually own (you seem to have every good model), and the burning question....are you a pro? and if not, then why not?

No, I'm not a pro, just a serious amateur - for almost 25 years now. I do seem to have the bad habit of wanting all the latest "toys", even though right now I only have the G3 and 10D (thanks to eBay). I used to use 35mm film cameras, then I went on to a medium format Mamiya 7 camera (I loved to take black & white landscapes with that). I work as an Air Traffic Controller; photography is a good stress-reliever.

msvadi

11th of November 2003 (Tue), 09:39

Scott,

An amazing collection of photos. I believe that many people here have been waiting for it and I'm one of them. Your work is really inspiring. It was one of the reasons I started to take landscape pictures. (I'm very new to photography, I bought a G2 just a few month ago.)

Now, I have a few questions.

What was the exposure time for the waterfall picture? Did you use filters? If yes, what type?

I'm shocked by the clarity of your pictures (there was a thread here sometime ago discussing this http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13799#70953 ). I wonder if you can share some of your secrets on how to prepare photos for the web. Right now I'm struggling with the significant quality loss from size reduction. My problem is that the photoshop unsharp mask filter produces edges too thick (only with small files, it does work great with original large files). Can you tell us, please, what software you use and what's your usual workflow?

pradeep1

11th of November 2003 (Tue), 21:45

Yes, I forgot to think how SLRs work. That dang mirror.

jjoejr

12th of November 2003 (Wed), 10:11

SD The autumn pics were great. I like your style and composition. I also have been around for awhile takin pics. Just turned 50. I still have my RB67 for the big shots and a canon G5. Plan to move up to an slr this year but taking my time. Will keep the G5 though. Once again, the shots were beautiful, capturing the highlights and shadow detail in every shot. Very,very, good. Not many group pics that I care for, but these captured my eye! And you want to go back and look at them again and again. Very artistic work young man!...HA!

John

sdommin

13th of November 2003 (Thu), 08:15

msvadi wrote:
Now, I have a few questions.

What was the exposure time for the waterfall picture? Did you use filters? If yes, what type?

I'm shocked by the clarity of your pictures (there was a thread here sometime ago discussing this http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13799#70953 ). I wonder if you can share some of your secrets on how to prepare photos for the web. Right now I'm struggling with the significant quality loss from size reduction. My problem is that the photoshop unsharp mask filter produces edges too thick (only with small files, it does work great with original large files). Can you tell us, please, what software you use and what's your usual workflow?

The waterfall shot was 1 sec. at f19 (ISO100), with a 17-40mm lens. No filters.

I don't have many "secrets", but one thing I do use is Corel PhotoPaint 9. I think it does a better job of USM than PhotoShop. It has 3 different kinds of USM instead of one.

benca1

14th of November 2003 (Fri), 18:55

Fall colors are so hard to shoot. How do you get the composition AND the color? Interesting challenge. The trees are higher up, requiring distance between you and the subject - how do you get something to anchor the picture in the foreground?

I really like the one image (I like them all actually, but you know I'm a fan) of the cemetary. First of all, it's old looking, capturing an element that I really enjoy about New England. Then those old head stones are surrounded by this brilliant color. Just a great image.

I certainly see a diffferent style from your desert portfolio. Your desert images are magnificent studies of composition with an abrupt focus on the main subject. I really like them since they so expertly capture the mood of the desert. A mood of ruggedness and solitude that keeps me going to the desert.

But here in your fall gallery, this focus is tougher isn't it? Awesome, but it's nice to have my suspicion confirmed that shooting fall colors isn't so easy.

I tried to take some pictures today... total suckage. I just gave up and shot what I wanted of these Japanese Maples. There was just no way to crop out all of the crap behind them.

So, I know I get how tough it is to pull off what you did.

Case

14th of November 2003 (Fri), 20:51

sdommin wrote:
I work as an Air Traffic Controller; photography is a good stress-reliever.

Hehe, me too!!

Chris

sdommin

15th of November 2003 (Sat), 10:42

benca1 wrote:
I certainly see a diffferent style from your desert portfolio. Your desert images are magnificent studies of composition with an abrupt focus on the main subject. I really like them since they so expertly capture the mood of the desert. A mood of ruggedness and solitude that keeps me going to the desert.

But here in your fall gallery, this focus is tougher isn't it? Awesome, but it's nice to have my suspicion confirmed that shooting fall colors isn't so easy.

Ben, you got it exactly. Very insightful. You have to change your style and use different "tricks" depending on your subject. For example, if I see an old car out in the middle of the desert, I can make the car the entire focus of the picture, and the picture should work (because of the rarity of seeing a car in the middle of the desert). But when you want to take photos of trees in the autumn, you can't just take a picture of a tree standing there with pretty colored leaves - that would get boring after 3 or 4 shots; besides, almost everyone can go out and see something like that in their back yards. So you have to put other elements in the photo, while still keeping the impressions of "fall color". And that's what I tried to do.