NO POST PROCESSING ALLOWED!!

Tom Reichner wrote in post #17887764
I have never understood when people say that digital images HAVE TO be edited in order to look good. . . . they don't have to be edited to make them look different - at least not if the photographer shoots them properly in the first place.

There's no mystery about it. People edit their images because they (we) (well, okay, I) have less experience and/or skill than you do for getting it right the first time. We may also have inferior or less-suitable equipment.

I would have had to sharpen any such shot; no doubt, you have a better lens and a better technique for holding still. I also would have wanted to frame differently, with more space (background) at the left.

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OhLook wrote in post #17888092
There's no mystery about it. People edit their images because they (we) (well, okay, I) have less experience and/or skill than you do for getting it right the first time. We may also have inferior or less-suitable equipment.

Ok, I apologize for not being specific enough in my post. I certainly understand, and always have understood, why people edit their images. In fact, I edit almost all of mine.

What I do not understand is when people say that all digital images need to be edited. Or that all RAW photos need to have some sharpening applied.

My problem - my lack of understanding - is with them making a blanket statement by using the word "all".
If they would say, "almost all digital photos need to be edited", or "just about every RAW file will have to be sharpened", then I would understand, and agree with, their statements.

Are they just being careless in their wording, or do they really believe that every single digital image that anyone ever took needs to be edited? For that is what they are indeed saying, even if they do not mean to say it.

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OhLook wrote in post #17888092
I also would have wanted to frame differently, with more space (background) at the left.

I would actually like to have done the opposite; to have more space on the right of the buck.

In my opinion, the composition would be more pleasing if the subject were more off-center, but doing as you suggest would actually make it even more centered.

I am trying to get the deer as far off-center as possible, whilst still maintaining a minimum amount of "margin" on all sides. Adding more space to the right would allow the buck to be more off-center, the way I would prefer it. Unfortunately, I was using a prime lens, and was hence unable to give more space around the buck without backing up and physically changing the position of the camera, or without removing a tele-extender - each of which would have taken precious seconds that I did not have.


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Evening
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Demosaic'd only

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Just found this thread and like the idea of " No post processing " . The majority of my pictures are jpeg with incamera and external filters , preset exposures ,etc. I've really only made the slow switch to digital in the 3 to 4 years. So I've still got my film habits. Funny ,I can go out for half a days shooting and still only take 30 or so pictures.

I took this picture in the middle of the day ,While on a 4 day motorcycle trip. Colours and scene are stark, but to add contrast,saturation etc would take away the feeling of a hard Dry land . The camera was a little canon 490 that I kept in my pocket.

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Jason C wrote in post #17896753

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/D9PM​JQ


Camera generated jpeg, no external pp.


jason

Very clever shot.

My (half) wit wants to say "I would crop out the light"

BasAndrews wrote in post #18041239
Very clever shot.

My (half) wit wants to say "I would crop out the light"

Then you would be delighted!

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Here's a couple of my favorites. SOOC other than raw to jpeg conversion and crop for size. I am continually amazed by the quality of image that I get from the Lumix FZ1000. I was a Canon shooter for most of my professional life and all of my digital period. However, I bought this camera to carry on my motorcycle. (got tired of strapping a bag and multiple lens on and off) and after using it for about six months, decided to sell all my Canon equipment.

I particularly like the 'face' shot since it was at 361mm (35mm), 800 ISO, and hand-held. It was a grab shot when I saw this fellow bend to drink out of a fountain at the Viet Nam Veterans Memorial. The light hit his face just right, I zoomed and shot and while nothing I would want to frame and keep, it did convince me that I made a good decision to buy the camera.