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Postby pharmer on Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:56 am

Not too exciting :) , but I liked the colours and the framing/composition on this one

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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:01 am

Man, I love the colour reproduction you get out of the D50. Excellent stuff. Your right the subject isn't the most exciting but I dig the saturated colours. What colour mode do you shoot in ?
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Postby pharmer on Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:09 am

I always shoot in sRGB mode IIIa, with enhanced colour turned on.

I leave tone and sharpness set to Auto or Normal.

I also generally set an exposure bias of -0.3 or -0.7, helps keep the tone nice and saturated.

The D50 has a slight tendency to overexpose (opposite and more aggressive than the D70s).

I've shot with a D70 and pretty got the same result out of it using the above settings. You may wish to load a more aggressive tone cuve into the D70 as it seems much less contrasty than the D50
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Postby MATT on Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:30 am

I have to agree, beautiful colour saturation.

Was this straight from the cam???

Thanks for sharing

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Postby pharmer on Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:01 pm

MATT wrote:I have to agree, beautiful colour saturation.

Was this straight from the cam???

Thanks for sharing

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Straight from the cam - I notice I did use hard contrast mode on this one. So this is a jpg straight from the D50

It just means you basically won't have to curve or change the levels via PP

Heres the EXIF

[Image]
Make = NIKON CORPORATION
Model = NIKON D50
Software = Ver.1.00
Date Time = 2006-03-13 23:02:42
IPTC/NAA = 32 Byte
Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 188

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/160"
F Number = F4.5
Exposure Program = Aperture priority
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2006-03-13 18:49:53
Date Time Digitized = 2006-03-13 18:49:53
Shutter Speed Value = 7.32 TV
Aperture Value = 4.34 AV
Exposure Bias Value = -0.33EV
Max Aperture Value = F4.44
Metering Mode = Pattern
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 46mm
Subsec Time Original = 0.10"
Subsec Time Digitized = 0.10"
Sensing Method = One-chip color area sensor
File Source = DSC
Scene Type = A directly photographed image
CFA Pattern = [B,G],\r\n[G,R]
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Focal Length In 35mm Film = 69mm
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = None
Contrast = Hard
Saturation = High saturation
Sharpness = Soft
Subject Distance Range = unknown
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Postby Nnnnsic on Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:48 pm

Hmm. Doesn't really do anything for me, I'm afraid.
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Postby pharmer on Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:16 pm

Nnnnsic wrote:Hmm. Doesn't really do anything for me, I'm afraid.


Well it wasn't the most exciting picture, just thought people would like the colour.

But hey I know it wasn't IR or a grainy out-of-focus steet shot :wink:

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Postby LIVE4EVA on Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:20 pm

I really love the colours in this, those greens are awesome.
Sorry but what lens was it with?
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Postby pharmer on Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:42 pm

LIVE4EVA wrote:I really love the colours in this, those greens are awesome.
Sorry but what lens was it with?
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The good old 18-70mm ED
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