The Auto-Image thread

theMAG · 14th June 2010, 19:00

Sri,

Assuming the actual Nandi Hills road is to the right, straight at that junction and then a left at the next (and only) T-junction; this leads to D'pur. I discovered this backdrop about 20 kms before D'pur on that route.

I can show the exact location next Sunday

starter · 14th June 2010, 20:23

Dear Mahesh,
Super pictures. I loved the first picture, specifically those clouds and their reflection on the hood of your swift. Brilliant!
I am learning to take pictures in my DSLR. So, a super stupid question MAG, are those clouds straight from the camera or was it after some post-processing?
Cheers,
Deepak

theMAG · 14th June 2010, 20:35

Thanks.

Straight from camera. I use post-processing to "polish" the RAW images (pun!) mildly, but am an opponent of digital rendering. I like to think that composition of a shot while shooting is pure photography.

Meanwhile, the last of that set.

Torqueguru · 15th June 2010, 05:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by theMAG

Thanks.

Straight from camera. I use post-processing to "polish" the RAW images (pun!) mildly, but am an opponent of digital rendering. I like to think that composition of a shot while shooting is pure photography.

Meanwhile, the last of that set.

Even if you process the hell out of your pic, how will the composition change my friend?
Digital Rendering is what you are presenting from the time u capture using a sensor, so what exactly are you talking about here?

The Auto-Image thread-4701654906_ba64e76c28_b.jpg

Regards,
TG.

theMAG · 15th June 2010, 08:43

I forget that we have professional photographers here! Irrespective of terminology, what I intended as a personal distaste is "creating" a picture without having actually taken it, by pasting-arranging pieces in software. The end result might be fantastic, and great credit to the creator, but it wont technically be a "photograph" from a camera.

Of course, its artistic freedom for a photographer to post-process a photograph he has taken in any way he deems worthy!

Torqueguru · 15th June 2010, 08:51

Aaah, now i get it. Waht you are talking about is compositing ( which in itself is another art, hollywood thrives on it )
And yes altering what you shoot in post is not what photography is all about.
Regards,
TG.

clevermax · 15th June 2010, 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torqueguru

Aaah, now i get it. Waht you are talking about is compositing ( which in itself is another art, hollywood thrives on it )
And yes altering what you shoot in post is not what photography is all about.
Regards,
TG.

In other words, post processing does not only mean compositing. When someone say 'I don't like to process my pictures to lose originality', they often think that post processing is mainly compositing. Fact is that there is a lot of things you can do in PP without any compositing.

As TG, said, when the image processor chip in the camera makes the jpeg from the RAW image information from the sensor, it is already processed.

TG: Is that a casual shot or a planned one? What's that thing below the bumper to the extreme left?

pramodkumar · 15th June 2010, 15:13

Till the time there is a popular belief that anything and everything can be done on a computer, good photographers will always be looked as a computer wizkid. People still feel proud to say "absolutly orignial, right out of the camera no touchups", i know this has been said many times over. For instance i and clever own similarly capable camera, both have gone for photowalk to a beach, and both shot the same sunset, same metering, same mode almost identical eif, but mine is not even half as spectacular as his. I hope people get rid of the belif of things can be made to look good on a PC if they are not already good looking.

Pramod

Samurai · 15th June 2010, 15:38

That's it Maggie! When Rudra comes back from mountains, he is going to make you do thousand push-ups in the support section for your ignorance.

Relax guys, maggie knows the difference between raw and jpg. He has moved from "N73 is the best camera" to "Shooting raw in dSLR" in 4 years. He is saying he doesn't like to alter the photograph beyond a point.

Torqueguru · 15th June 2010, 16:24

Rudra is in the mountains, boy oh boy...we can expect some cracking shots soon then!

The Auto-Image thread-4702393549_8ec13b717e_b.jpg

Regards,
TG.

prateek99 · 15th June 2010, 17:53

This one's posted in my review. Posting it here again.

pramodkumar · 15th June 2010, 20:37

Tried something today

Pramod

clevermax · 16th June 2010, 22:50

^ @Pramod: Nicely rendered!

Today was a good day, I could drive the following cars:

Pics from my cell phone camera. Excuse me for the low quality pics
These belong to pramodkumar and another bhpian sarath, both are petrol models

tsk1979 · 17th June 2010, 02:19

Ajay's gypsy and the white elephant... At the worlds highest team-bhp meet

Unfortunately, the light was flat due to cloudy weather.

The Auto-Image thread-903164521_srsuvl.jpg

The Auto-Image thread-903165013_fgwm6l.jpg

Karthik1100 · 17th June 2010, 10:48

i shot these pics near munnar

14th June 2010, 20:23	#2297
starter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,136 Thanked: 926 Times	Dear Mahesh, Super pictures. I loved the first picture, specifically those clouds and their reflection on the hood of your swift. Brilliant! I am learning to take pictures in my DSLR. So, a super stupid question MAG, are those clouds straight from the camera or was it after some post-processing? Cheers, Deepak Last edited by starter : 14th June 2010 at 20:26.

14th June 2010, 20:35	#2298
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,219 Thanked: 1,816 Times View My Garage	Thanks. Straight from camera. I use post-processing to "polish" the RAW images (pun!) mildly, but am an opponent of digital rendering. I like to think that composition of a shot while shooting is pure photography. Meanwhile, the last of that set. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by theMAG : 14th June 2010 at 20:54.

15th June 2010, 15:38	#2304
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,981 Thanked: 47,839 Times View My Garage	That's it Maggie! When Rudra comes back from mountains, he is going to make you do thousand push-ups in the support section for your ignorance. Relax guys, maggie knows the difference between raw and jpg. He has moved from "N73 is the best camera" to "Shooting raw in dSLR" in 4 years. He is saying he doesn't like to alter the photograph beyond a point. Last edited by Samurai : 15th June 2010 at 15:46.

15th June 2010, 16:24	#2305
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Rudra is in the mountains, boy oh boy...we can expect some cracking shots soon then! Regards, TG.

15th June 2010, 17:53	#2306
prateek99 BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 113 Thanked: 20 Times	This one's posted in my review. Posting it here again. Attached Thumbnails

14th June 2010, 19:00	#2296
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,219 Thanked: 1,816 Times View My Garage	Sri, Assuming the actual Nandi Hills road is to the right, straight at that junction and then a left at the next (and only) T-junction; this leads to D'pur. I discovered this backdrop about 20 kms before D'pur on that route. I can show the exact location next Sunday

15th June 2010, 08:43	#2300
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,219 Thanked: 1,816 Times View My Garage	I forget that we have professional photographers here! Irrespective of terminology, what I intended as a personal distaste is "creating" a picture without having actually taken it, by pasting-arranging pieces in software. The end result might be fantastic, and great credit to the creator, but it wont technically be a "photograph" from a camera. Of course, its artistic freedom for a photographer to post-process a photograph he has taken in any way he deems worthy!

15th June 2010, 08:51	#2301
Torqueguru BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 277 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Aaah, now i get it. Waht you are talking about is compositing ( which in itself is another art, hollywood thrives on it ) And yes altering what you shoot in post is not what photography is all about. Regards, TG.

15th June 2010, 15:13	#2303
pramodkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gods own country Posts: 2,302 Thanked: 2,246 Times View My Garage	Till the time there is a popular belief that anything and everything can be done on a computer, good photographers will always be looked as a computer wizkid. People still feel proud to say "absolutly orignial, right out of the camera no touchups", i know this has been said many times over. For instance i and clever own similarly capable camera, both have gone for photowalk to a beach, and both shot the same sunset, same metering, same mode almost identical eif, but mine is not even half as spectacular as his. I hope people get rid of the belif of things can be made to look good on a PC if they are not already good looking. Pramod

15th June 2010, 20:37	#2307
pramodkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gods own country Posts: 2,302 Thanked: 2,246 Times View My Garage	Tried something today Pramod

16th June 2010, 22:50	#2308
clevermax Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tvm/Amsterdam Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 2,766 Times View My Garage	^ @Pramod: Nicely rendered! Today was a good day, I could drive the following cars: Pics from my cell phone camera. Excuse me for the low quality pics These belong to pramodkumar and another bhpian sarath, both are petrol models Last edited by clevermax : 16th June 2010 at 22:54.

17th June 2010, 02:19	#2309
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,729 Thanked: 23,188 Times View My Garage	It takes two to tango Ajay's gypsy and the white elephant... At the worlds highest team-bhp meet Unfortunately, the light was flat due to cloudy weather.

17th June 2010, 10:48	#2310
Karthik1100 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 673 Thanked: 739 Times View My Garage	i shot these pics near munnar Attached Thumbnails