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Thread: The Grid

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    The Grid

    A little afternoon experimenting with my new Coolpix L10. I laid down under my patio table and shot thru the bottom into a blue, clear sky. Applied the Orton Effect in pp. It probably is pretty ordinary by most standards, but it's something I wanted to try out simply for the possibilities down the road. Any suggestions or advice?



    Camera model: COOLPIX L10
    Date/Time: 2007:04:13 15:18:00
    Resolution: 635 x 400
    Flash used: No (auto)
    Focal length: 6.2mm (35mm equivalent: 37mm)
    Exposure time: 0.0042 s (1/239)
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO equiv.: 64
    Whitebalance: Auto
    Metering Mode: matrix
    Exposure: program (auto)

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    Re: The Grid

    Looks out of focus and poorly lit. I also detect a bit of sharpening artifacts. The bluye is nice though.

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    Re: The Grid

    Quote Originally Posted by eaglesona
    Looks out of focus and poorly lit. I also detect a bit of sharpening artifacts. The bluye is nice though.
    Ok, thanks.

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    Re: The Grid

    Quote Originally Posted by swmdrayfan
    A little afternoon experimenting with my new Coolpix L10. I laid down under my patio table and shot thru the bottom into a blue, clear sky. Applied the Orton Effect in pp. It probably is pretty ordinary by most standards, but it's something I wanted to try out simply for the possibilities down the road. Any suggestions or advice?



    Camera model: COOLPIX L10
    Date/Time: 2007:04:13 15:18:00
    Resolution: 635 x 400
    Flash used: No (auto)
    Focal length: 6.2mm (35mm equivalent: 37mm)
    Exposure time: 0.0042 s (1/239)
    Aperture: f/5.6
    ISO equiv.: 64
    Whitebalance: Auto
    Metering Mode: matrix
    Exposure: program (auto)
    I don't see a photo.
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    Re: The Grid

    Almo -- I deleted it from my Photobucket site, which broke the link. Believe me, you're not missing anything.

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    Re: The Grid

    Quote Originally Posted by swmdrayfan
    Almo -- I deleted it from my Photobucket site, which broke the link. Believe me, you're not missing anything.
    Dude, don't let one drive by bashing ruin the party. Some of us are actually here to give advice and try to help.
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    Re: The Grid

    Quote Originally Posted by almo
    Dude, don't let one drive by bashing ruin the party. Some of us are actually here to give advice and try to help.
    Actually, he was spot on. After I posted it, I realized just how bad it was. I think the L10 was a bad choice for that particular shot, and I might try it again with my D70. After 30 some views without a comment, I got the feeling there was some "If you can't say anything nice..." reaction. . I went back into the original files to see about correcting some, but man, those just flat-out sucked. So, I don't really consider it a bashing. More of an extra incentive to get rid of it. . The original reason for posting was to find out if the concept was worth pursuing. I'm going to try to find a way to see if it works. If not, nothing lost but my time.

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    Re: The Grid

    Leaving the image up whoever could have helped others. I leave up my bad reviewed shots as well as the good ones (no matter how bad the critique lol) so that others can look at it and get the "what was he thinking?.." and the "I guess I won't try that" reactions. It helps us all improve. Besides.. I have seen enough of your shots to know that even if you think they suck.. there's got to be some value to it.. otherwise you wouldn't have posted it.

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