I should frame this.

[Max]

Not bad In Colour too.

[Kev]

Sorry Max, I don't recognize its location. Where is it? Good pics mate, your new camera?

[ChrisGeorge]

Excellent work, Max!!!

As Kev say, Timbuktu???

Just ribbing you, lad.

Chris

[lindylou]

Really good Max yes, you should frame the pic - probably the black & white one.

[iain]

Excellent pic, and what a shame we won't be having that view for much longer

[ChrisGeorge]

Max, might I suggest that you make this a pic of the day?

Thanks

Chris

[robbo176]

great Photo Max I like the B&W one best

[Walden]

Ace photo that - I like the B&W one best as well

[PhilipG]

I like the colour one best, but that's probably because I remember when everything was B & W, including dreams.

I know I'm going to get a lot of stick for this, but I can't understand the attraction for monochrome.
I like to capture images as I see them, and get a true record of the subject.

[Max]

Monochrome?

Liking shooting pictures In RAW mode though It's more flexible when photo shopping.

It's a digital version of a negative so I can see how It's more flexible to editing.

Going to St Barnabas soon to get a night shot since It's lit up.

[eddie french]

Monochrome?

Liking shooting pictures In RAW mode though It's more flexible when photo shopping.

It's a digital version of a negative so I can see how It's more flexible to editing.

Going to St Barnabas soon to get a night shot since It's lit up.

Now you've got my FULL attention!
I know that RAW is a format which carries a lot more info and is used by pro print works etc. I know it's less lossy and creates bigger files. That's about it.
I gather that it's better to work with RAW in PSP or Photoshop, is this correct?
One of my greatest hobbies is digital manipulation/enhancement, though I'm not the worlds best snapper. - I just take lots of shots and hope for a good one.
What exactly are the benefits of using RAW. I use BMP when I want to work at high magnification at pixel level and only use Jpeg out of consideration for net users and view times etc.

[baztop3]

Now you've got my FULL attention!
I know that RAW is a format which carries a lot more info and is used by pro print works etc. I know it's less lossy and creates bigger files. That's about it.
I gather that it's better to work with RAW in PSP or Photoshop, is this correct?
One of my greatest hobbies is digital manipulation/enhancement, though I'm not the worlds best snapper. - I just take lots of shots and hope for a good one.
What exactly are the benefits of using RAW. I use BMP when I want to work at high magnification at pixel level and only use Jpeg out of consideration for net users and view times etc.

If you've saved the file in raw mode when it is subsequently loaded into a raw conversion program and then saved to a TIFF or .PSD format file it can be exported in 16 bit mode. The 12 or 14 bits recorded by the camera are then spread over the full 16 bit workspace. If you've saved the file in-camera as a JPG than it is converted by the camera's software to 8 bit mode and you will only ever have 256 brightness levels to work with. In other words, the 4,096 to 16,384 brightness levels recorded by each pixel are reduced to 256 brightness levels.



By the way nice pic's Max i like them both.

[eddie french]

If you've saved the file in raw mode when it is subsequently loaded into a raw conversion program and then saved to a TIFF or .PSD format file it can be exported in 16 bit mode. The 12 or 14 bits recorded by the camera are then spread over the full 16 bit workspace. If you've saved the file in-camera as a JPG than it is converted by the camera's software to 8 bit mode and you will only ever have 256 brightness levels to work with. In other words, the 4,096 to 16,384 brightness levels recorded by each pixel are reduced to 256 brightness levels.



By the way nice pic's Max i like them both.

Thanks....Ta....I think.

[PhilipG]

Originally Posted by baztop3
If you've saved the file in raw mode when it is subsequently loaded into a raw conversion program and then saved to a TIFF or .PSD format file it can be exported in 16 bit mode. The 12 or 14 bits recorded by the camera are then spread over the full 16 bit workspace. If you've saved the file in-camera as a JPG than it is converted by the camera's software to 8 bit mode and you will only ever have 256 brightness levels to work with. In other words, the 4,096 to 16,384 brightness levels recorded by each pixel are reduced to 256 brightness levels.

Thanks....Ta....I think.

It's a completely alien language, isn't it?
Too much for me to learn at my advanced age.

[Max]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxmolyneux/642959672/

My New favourite Nikon Pic.