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Re: [OM] IMG: Friday Flower from Jim N.

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Friday Flower from Jim N.
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:34:56 -0600
Hi Moose,

I am gradually getting to understand more of the subtleties of lighting and 
exposure, and, more recently, about the benefits of using the histogram as a 
final review tool.  With all of my flower photos, I have photographed them 
where I found them, not cutting them and making a "studio" shot.  In the 
case of the recent rose photo, I surveyed the possibilities and was lucky to 
find a great combination of form and lighting. I think the E-1 is a better 
tool than the E-510, but my experience with it is very limited. 
Unfortunately, its histogram is monocolor, so I could not judge the red 
content during exposure.  I try to cover that during RAW conversion, but I 
am still learning that process as well.

Thanks for the kind words.  I hope my future posts will show more 
improvement.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Friday Flower from Jim N.


> Ken Norton wrote:
>> Jim, That rose shot is outstanding!
>
> I agree! Far the best of your flower series that I can recall.
>
>> There is something about the E-1 images and how that camera captures 
>> flowers which I've not seen in other cameras --even within the E-thingy 
>> family. Probably the closest I've seen is from Joel's E-330.
>>
>> My wife is still able to spot an E-1 image a mile away when I show her 
>> pictures on the web that you all have taken.
>>
>
> I'm sure you are right. Those Kodak sensors likely do have something
> special.
>
> Still, I think there is another factor that makes this image stand out
> from its predecessors. This is the first of the flower series with any
> major red component in it that doesn't have a blown red channel. Whether
> it's chance, different metering, different sensor system or, unlikely,
> finally listening to Moose, there it is.
>
> Flower petals have extremely fine, subtle variations in the surface,
> both as texture and in color. Most, all that I remember, of the prior
> shots, using E-510, have had areas where bright color goes flat and
> often off color, compared to unblown areas, and the surface becomes
> visually a flat plane, without natural variation.
>
> With this image, that hasn't happened, and the glorious natural subtlety
> of the petals comes through.
>
> So Jim, see how the praise goes up when you don't blow the reds? :-)
>
> A. Persistent Didactic Moose
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