New to posting/uploading pics to this site and this format/hosting etc..
So i'll trial...maybe an error!!
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The Tunnel
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21st April 2009, 12:31 PMLCCThe Tunnel
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21st April 2009, 06:06 PMColin SouthernRe: The Tunnel
Well done on the inline display.
Easiest way is to simply hit the "Insert Image" button on the toolbar and paste the URL in to the box that pops up :) -
21st April 2009, 10:54 PMajith.rajeswariRe: The Tunnel
Seems like a World War I/II secret passage :), what is it ?
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22nd April 2009, 01:10 AMbatman44Re: The Tunnel
Now this is a cool picture! :D
Where was this taken?
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22nd April 2009, 01:17 AMRoxyRe: The TunnelThis may not be the answer but I'm reminded of the ku chi tunnels in VietnamQuote:
Originally Posted by batman44
http://anthormiga.blogspot.com/2007/...i-tunnels.html
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22nd April 2009, 03:33 AMLCCRe: The Tunnel
Colin,
Thanks, took a few attempts but funally got it sorted.
Ajith/Kori,
It's actually a rail line tunnel for trams not trains, it is small, but the wide angle lense makes it appear smaller than in reality.Finished in 1901 it was used for saw mills soft wood transportation and the tracks were removed 1934.
It's in small country town Canungra, about 30klms west of the Gold Coast QLD.
I have a photo of the inside looking out I like I'll post soon
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22nd April 2009, 04:59 AMLCCRe: The Tunnel
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Okay, question time.
I'll explain something before I ask the questions.
This photo was taken on Raw as I normally do.Changed it to Jpeg because my wireless broadband is slow.So it went from a 9meg to 3meg file.
I only had my camera with me and noticed the lens was a tad dusty, and wasn't going to clean it with my t-shirt.
So, while Raw, only did a slight PP on cs2 due to the fact I liked the way the tunnel entrance gave a natural vignette affect, maybe just personal.
Whilst still in Raw format and also Jpeg when you open it to full pixel size it is very grainy, also coloured specks.It was like this before any PP.
Was it the dust? Or something else?
Suggestions???
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22nd April 2009, 05:19 AMColin SouthernRe: The TunnelHi Liam,Quote:
Originally Posted by LCC
First up, it's not dust - if you want to try an experiment one day, cut out a piece of paper a few mm square and put that on the front element of the lens and see if you can see it through the viewfinder - dust has no chance of showing.
What you've got here is classic shadow noise - This is a very contrasty scene; the highlights are already blown - and it also requires that one "dig deep" into the shadows to reveal shadow details - only problem is, by shooting it at ISO 1600 you've reduced the dynamic range of your sensor by around 2 1/2 stops - so the shadow detail that you need is now buried along with the (increased) noise - so what you've seeing here is 1/2 shadow detail, 1/2 noise.
Solution would have been to put the camera on a tripod - stuck with 100ISO and shot on manual exposure (to reveal more and cleaner shadows) - but to get the best out of it you'd probably need to take 2 or 3 bracketed shots and combine them into an HDR image. Rather than have the camera use F13 @ 1/160th @ ISO 1600, I'd have gone for F11 @ 1/20th @ ISO 200 (for the shadows) and possibly something like F11 @ 1/80th @ ISO 200 for the sky & trees.
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22nd April 2009, 05:34 AMLCCRe: The TunnelCheers Colin,Quote:
Originally Posted by Colin Southern
Makes sense, and i'll try your suggestion.I was on my road bike so a tripod was not an option, it was merely just a happy snap. :-)
Have been having a dab at HDR of late so here's another good subject to retry.
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22nd April 2009, 05:43 AMColin SouthernRe: The TunnelThere's always room for a tripod :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LCC