Its 2am...'nuff said -- ver 9.0

I actually think I need a good CPL I love shooting in bright spots... and often get a lot of reflections or something

vipergts831 wrote in post #12404233
Hmm. In the 7D you can select 4 different groups of points. But your focusing system is awesome anyway. Dont worry about grouping. Play around with it. Use all 3 options and see which one works Great for children shots when they are running around

5 different groups Top, bottom, left, right, and center

vipergts831 wrote in post #12404245
I found the link Will:

http://help.adobe.com …2e081210db09b94​-7fef.html

As you can see at the bottom of it:

Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while dragging a slider to see the areas being affected (white) versus the areas masked out (black).

I do this all the time. I hate! universal sharpening!

Cool, I'll look at it after my final today!

tonylong wrote in post #12404246
I am a pretty stubborn goat -- I like to stick Lightroom and just my Raw files unless I have to go to Photoshop, which doesn't happen often.

So, yeah Lightroom does not have a specific selective noise reduction effect. It does, though have a brush effect for Sharpening and Softening, which can actually do a lot unless your noise is really bad. That's what I'm trying to work with.



Here's a major thread with all kinds of stuff on sharpening:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=466333

Thanks for the link!

Harm wrote in post #12404278
Yes, the gradient tool is great in LR!

Is that the Graduated ND filter looking thing?

vipergts831 wrote in post #12404373
Roger is rubbing off on you

Most of us on here i think are running i7 Sandybridge.

WHAT? Most of us are running Sandybridge? Nehalem/Lynnfield for me =(

themadman wrote in post #12404431
Is that the Graduated ND filter looking thing?

WHAT? Most of us are running Sandybridge? Nehelam/Lynnfield for me =(

yes and yes or at least a lot of us.. actually I can only think of 5... me, Kenji, Raz, Nick and Omar... who else Omar?

Harm wrote in post #12404409
CPL set as if your camera didn't have one on - i.e. glare:

Wow! I haven't really shot many beaches so I never really tried that with my CPL, but thats a HUGE difference!

monk3y wrote in post #12404438
yes and yes or at least a lot of us.. actually I can only think of 5... me, Kenji, Raz, Nick and Omar... who else Omar?

Sandybridge just came out 2011, so you all built computers!

I never believed that CPL could really help a lot with our photos before... but recently I really want one and so I ordered and got disappointed coz the transaction failed and I am on wait list

Will, you don't need a beach for CPL to be handy, you can just take a photo of the sky too, and you'll see a mega difference.

But the key is to have a decent CPL

themadman wrote in post #12404452
Sandybridge just came out 2011, so you all built computers!

yeap..me Kenji and Martin completed ours at the middle of the Geek thread...

but Martin had an i7-980 and not a sandy bridge...

Nick as far as I know built a fairly new system himself, Omar bought an MBP i7 sandy bridge... and ohh JAY (Flyingphotog) is building his as well

Harm wrote in post #12404470
Will, you don't need a beach for CPL to be handy, you can just take a photo of the sky too, and you'll see a mega difference.

But the key is to have a decent CPL

yeap like a LEE 4 x 4 CPL

Alex will be making an appearance

monk3y wrote in post #12404396
hahaha ooo he is probably getting too close to me hehe

Martin and Julian are not...but equally as fast I guess...

I still can't figure out my problem, its probably the power supply... its the only thing that I have not tested... its highly unlikely its the GPU

now don't tell me to buy MBP again hahaha

MBP i7 and be done with it. Then you can take your power every where

vipergts831 wrote in post #12404475
Alex will be making an appearance

hahahaha

themadman wrote in post #12404431
5 different groups Top, bottom, left, right, and center



Cool, I'll look at it after my final today!


Thanks for the link!


Is that the Graduated ND filter looking thing?


WHAT? Most of us are running Sandybridge? Nehalem/Lynnfield for me =(

Good point Will. Its 5 i just never count center anything

Yup thats the graduated ND filter thingy

Next year you will surpass us Will when you upgrade

vipergts831 wrote in post #12404475
Alex will be making an appearance

Okay, now I am seriously scared! O__O"

monk3y wrote in post #12404483
hahahaha

Steven, I just noticed your signature, lol.

You got that out of what I said a while ago, huh?