My attempt at RAW..

My attempt at Processing RAW images.. First shot is the JPG straight out of the camera and second RAW. Any tips, advice, anything is appreciated!
Sorry if this is in the wrong section!

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I think you are getting more detail into the darks on your RAW processing. Your jpgs look a bit red and oversaturated to me (but I do like the red in the dirt).

I think your RAW images look awesome. They look more vibrant. But I have a question....How do you have the same exact image in JPG and RAW? Does your camera take both images and process one of each? That may sound crazy, but I didn't know cameras can do that.... I vote for RAW and if this is really the difference a RAW image provides, I think I am way behind the power curve and will start to shoot more RAW.

UPDATE: Nevermind...I did some snoopin in my menus and yup, there it is...RAW JPG. When I switched it to RAW JPG it went from 21 Images remaining, down to 7. When I went straight RAW, it went down to 6.

I guess my 4GB Card will need a brother.....

I think that your RAW processing is very good ... make that excellent. The JPG images have a heavy magenta bias that is especially noticeable in the tree colors. The dirt color in the RAW images is much closer to what my mind tells me is "right".

The RAW is great, wouldn't really change much

Admittedly, I like the jpeg more in the last shot, the dirt just seems to "work" with it, despite the unrealistic saturation.

Agreed, more realistic colors and details in the RAW version. Highlights also don't seem blown out like in the jpegs.

Could also be that the JPG setting is doing more processing than you realize, is there some form of a style turned on?

Definitely the RAW! The redness of the dirt makes it look like a ball field that's been torn up. Great shots!

Should have mentioned this.. The JPG's are underexposed about 1/3 - 2/3. Giving it more detail and colors. It's fixable but I wasn't too impressed with my self!

Maxxum5, I shoot just about everything RAW at these events. When I get home I just process them with Canon's Zoom Browser EX. The only time I shoot JPG is the holeshots's (start of the race) or when I'm running low on memory.

I will be posting 1 more set here at some point this weekend.

Thanks for all the reply's. If there's anything I can do to improve just say!

These images are about the best arguments that I have seen for why shooting raw is the best way to go. In addition to observations made by others, some of the bright colors in the jpegs are maxed out. Your raw processing brought them back in.

joedlh wrote in post #6253184
These images are about the best arguments that I have seen for why shooting raw is the best way to go. In addition to observations made by others, some of the bright colors in the jpegs are maxed out. Your raw processing brought them back in.

While the RAW images are really very nicely done as I've stated above, I believe the jpgs could be dialed down a bit in camera settings to give a more pleasant, realistic image.

I will however remain a RAW shooter. I don't even bother with the jpgs. Perhaps I give that a try today.

I like the background of the jpg as it makes the bike pop out more, but you need to process the raw so you have some more detail in the white of the bike & rider.
The last shot looks pretty good!

One more.. Little more ideal exposure..

JPG

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It looks to me like you have picked a Picture Style that has the contrast and saturation boosted up to their max values. The JPG's will follow a change in the picture style and any changes to any of the individual parameters of the chosen picture style, (e.g., contrast, saturation, sharpness and color tone).

What's your workflow within the RAW editting program (is it CRW?). I am okay with editting within CS3, but I'm at a loss at where to begin in CRW.