p.127 #2 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
wayne seltzer wrote:
So by commenting about someone's image having over-baked colors that gives them the right to post a bunch of nasty personal comments and lots of sarcastic remarks about my photography and how my lack of posting has helped the thread? And other rude comments about my self esteem. Is that really nesessary? My 2 nd comments about over use of saturation in photography was more a general topic of discussion that I don't see as such a bad thing to discuss. When does processing a landscape type image so much that it becomes unnatural looking and not a photograph anymore but a Photoshop creation? What do you think the fine line is personally? What about over-saturation being considered a crutch?
So next time I will clearly state when I am talking about a more general topic and make sure my comments on the general topic are clearly stated as relevant to the general topic only and separate from any comment I made previously about a persons image.
Luckily in all the years I have been in this forum I have never had an exchange like this with such a rude person as him like this.
Glad you enjoy my work, sorry you found my comments provocative. Sorry you don't see how personally rude and attacking were Michael's comments. ...Show more →
Wayne, you are such a character
Below is general topic of discussion: I bare no intention to offend any people but just generic discuss about photography.
I feel there is a trend in forum and internet that someone called 'experts' comment others photos like crunchy sharpness, over-saturated color, boring content, endless family pics, post too many variety pics without careful selection to flood the original simple, beautiful, high standard thread.....
Some people like them(experts), not me. As my coworker said to me: those experts make him feel sick.
I feel photographers can take good, interesting pics only he hold love of people and life to be able to get the shot, he/she has to be able to see the beauty of others work just like in life, he has to make choice to select beautiful moment, scene to represent his vision, his interpolation about life, love and world.
Photography is not only about images, is also about himself/herself. Photography as a art form is regardless of technical level or how long have been habitat in certain forum, or how many thread he started etc.....
Again I want reinstate this is just a generic discuss about photography. I bare no mind to offend any people. This general discussion has nothing to do with previous post and I feel it is a good discuss about photography and general trend in forum.
p.127 #6 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
sebboh wrote:
my daughter hunting the blair witch or something, can't decide if the selective color adds anything:
I quite like it for that specific picture, actually (and in general I personally don't really like selective colouring, but please don't let that stop anyone ! )
p.127 #7 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Hi sebboh,
I think this is a great image, as yours usually are.
Just from me, no meaning, I usually don't like hard selective color images.
I think this one be really great if the saturation/vibrance was knocked down a bit.
Maybe even change the colors?
As for the RX1(R), I've always wanted one of these since seeing this thread.
I ALWAYS have to check this thread.
I was gonna "upgrade" my FujiFilm X-E1 to the X-T1, but am STILL having a hard time "justifying".
Kinda like why I never "upgraded" my Canon 5DMkII, I still have it.
Though, I would definitely like to get one of these RX1(R), STILL.
sebboh wrote:
my daughter hunting the blair witch or something, can't decide if the selective color adds anything:
p.127 #8 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Derek, I am envy you that people can give you constructive suggestion about your image.
I am worried that my recent remark may scare people off to give me the same treatment
Please don't be, healthy discuss can help us all.
Here is mine: I feel the image is slightly tilt to right visually. could be just me!
I mentioned about beauty of leaf shutter and vertical EVF, here are few examples you can see how close I am for 35mm lens
p.127 #10 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
sebboh wrote:
my daughter hunting the blair witch or something, can't decide if the selective color adds anything:
Scenery is great, comp too. Selective coloring looks cheap but this one almost passes. I dont know the original colors but I'd check paling them rather than putting a lighthouse on your (extremely photogenic) daughter. I think I'd pale through a tasteful strong structure BW layer and mask off with light airbrush if you dont employ some fancy Nik stuff. Vignetting is already there but perhaps induce some more and push offset vignetting to see if it could move more into a troll forest.
p.127 #11 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
desvenne wrote:
I quite like it for that specific picture, actually (and in general I personally don't really like selective colouring, but please don't let that stop anyone ! )
thanks! i am not a fan of selective color in general either. at large sizes i think i actually prefer the straight b&w version, but at web size i felt like it was really easy not to notice the figure in image so it needed something to draw the eye.
buggz2k wrote:
Hi sebboh,
I think this is a great image, as yours usually are.
Just from me, no meaning, I usually don't like hard selective color images.
I think this one be really great if the saturation/vibrance was knocked down a bit.
Maybe even change the colors?
thanks! i actually did pull down the vibrance on her to -46 and shifted local white balance to make her clothes less pastel. i'll play with bringing it down a bit more.
zhangyue wrote:
Derek, I am envy you that people can give you constructive suggestion about your image.
I am worried that my recent remark may scare people off to give me the same treatment
Please don't be, healthy discuss can help us all.
Here is mine: I feel the image is slightly tilt to right visually. could be just me!
thanks! i agree it looks tilted to the right, but it's the trees that are tilted. the image is actually tilted to the left (judging by my daughter and the thin tree, which i know to be straight). maybe if i play with the tilt and vertical distortion settings i can make it look straighter...
wfrank wrote:
Scenery is great, comp too. Selective coloring looks cheap but this one almost passes. I dont know the original colors but I'd check paling them rather than putting a lighthouse on your (extremely photogenic) daughter. I think I'd pale through a tasteful strong structure BW layer and mask off with light airbrush if you dont employ some fancy Nik stuff. Vignetting is already there but perhaps induce some more and push offset vignetting to see if it could move more into a troll forest.
- as per requested cents :-)
thanks! will play with toning down the colors. no fancy b&w conversion, everything except downsizing was done in LR. not sure what you mean about structure? do you mean adding local contrast? vignetting could definitely stand for some local tweaking.
p.127 #13 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Great images guys.
Btw: my A7 files have brilliant DR, but when pushing shadows I have the feeling that the RX1 files are cleaner. The RX1 really is such a wonderful camera.
p.127 #14 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
dtchan, Love the 3rd one, The 2nd location is very familiar:
This must happen at the same location within few block below image M9 35cron 8 elements, two month ago at SF
Jochenb, Fully agree, it is not the same sensor for sure even color, I am quite sensitive to these thing, though that is for myself and I don't want back it up in case anyone asked, I have not find time to test 55FE yet, but my lens has no sideway play with A7, I will try to recreate the unsymmetrical DOF behavior within this week. I feel it is the lens itself but not your copy issue.
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The images went through quite push-pull in post process
p.127 #15 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
sebboh wrote:
thanks! will play with toning down the colors. no fancy b&w conversion, everything except downsizing was done in LR. not sure what you mean about structure? do you mean adding local contrast? vignetting could definitely stand for some local tweaking.
thanks to everyone for the suggestions/comments.
yes, I was thinking structure as in "ACR clarity". That often adds a bit of vibrance too.
p.127 #16 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Seems a lot of ppl in this thread also have the Sony A7/7r. I am tempted as well but will probably wait for the next iteration. Anyone know if A7 + the zeiss 55mm f1.8 is of the same quality as the RX1 with 35mm?
p.127 #17 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
[redisburning wrote:
says it all I guess.
m.
Not really,most of my posts were before this like button was added and I have not posted many images since the button has been there.
Judging quality of someone's images my number of likes is nonsense. Volume posters always get likes and there is a bit of you like my images I will like yours back. Plus, the number of snaps which get likes is a lot around here.
But that is ok pile it on, red. Hope you feel better.
p.127 #18 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
wayne seltzer wrote:
Not really,most of my posts were before this like button was added and I have not posted many images since the button has been there.
Judging quality of someone's images my number of likes is nonsense. Volume posters always get likes and there is a bit of you like my images I will like yours back. Plus, the number of snaps which get likes is a lot around here.
But that is ok pile it on, red. Hope you feel better.
I "liked" this post if it makes you feel any better
p.127 #20 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
wfrank wrote:
Scenery is great, comp too. Selective coloring looks cheap but this one almost passes. I dont know the original colors but I'd check paling them rather than putting a lighthouse on your (extremely photogenic) daughter. I think I'd pale through a tasteful strong structure BW layer and mask off with light airbrush if you dont employ some fancy Nik stuff. Vignetting is already there but perhaps induce some more and push offset vignetting to see if it could move more into a troll forest.
- as per requested cents :-)
Derek, I agree with W.Frank, that I would like it better without the selective color on daughter. My eye goes to the much brighter areas at the top of the image above your daughter.Like the atmosphere of the fog as always.
