PF Photography: Tips, Tricks, & Photo Sharing

[hypatia]

Awww how cool is that? Pussywillows!

 

[turbo]

Awww how cool is that? Pussywillows!

I don't know what kinds of shrubs have pussywillow eruptions in the spring, but I have decided to find some and mark them with bits of flagging tape so that next winter I can cut some sprigs in the winter and bring them inside to bloom in vases with water in them, much like we did when our neighbor brought forsythia cuttings to us last month. Gotta plan ahead!

 

[Borek]

Each year in the spring we are just cutting some small branches of whatever we can find, to put them into water.

Birch is great, it has a cute, tiny leaves. But most trees/shrubs have nice leaves when they start to grow.

 

[Andre]

The Netherlands this morning shortly after Sunrise:

and the sunset today behind the city of The Hague

 

[Ms Music]

I love the 2nd one! Where the sun has partly sunk below the horizon.

 

[Borek]

Ah, joys of living over the ground level

 

[turbo]

Great sunset, Andre. Nice sequence.

 

[Ms Music]

I'm FRUSTRATED! I bought some hyacinths over the weekend, and thought it would be fun to capture the lovely colors. One is a blue hyacinth, and it is actually a very DEEP dark purple, almost a black. But when I take a picture, it turns out BLUE.

I have tried changing the lighting settings, the white balance, the red and green levels, and nothing gives me the true color. Its either WAY too much red (and the off white walls in the background turn yellow), or WAY too much blue. Any suggestions? (and yes, most of my lights are flourescent, I know that causes the yellow, but I can't understand why all the lighting temperatures are to the extremes?) Should I take off the UV filter? (just thought of that one)

I haven't downloaded any of the pics that I took, but here are some examples from the net (if they work)

The color that the flowers ARE:
http://z.about.com/d/landscaping/1/0/z/O/pansy_black_large.jpg

And approximately the tone the picture turns out as:

(hope I am not violating any copyrights with those links... They are just for examples, they are NOT my photos)

 

[matthyaouw]

We might be able to help some more if you show us some examples of your pictures.

Just a thought- when your camera meters, it assumes everything is a neutral mid-grey shade. If you meter on something dark, it will overexpose. If you meter on something light, it will underexpose. Maybe it's overexposing the dark petals. How does the rest of your photo look? Light, dark or ok? Ignore this if I'm telling you stuff you already know
Also, what camera are you using to take the pictures?

 

[Borek]

Try to put a piece of white paper between flowers, take a picture and show it here. Camera settings doesn't matter, put it in some fully automatic mode. No promises, but I can be able to check if correctly applied white balance does the trick.

 

[Ms Music]

Geez, I feel like a bozo now. I saw these posts this morning at home, so I took some more pictures with white paper in the background and foreground. Then left the camera at home. <sigh>

So I will post the pictures tomorrow. Sorry!

But to answer the camera question, I have an Olympus E500 and am using the f3.5 macro (zuiko) to take the pictures. My macro had been stolen a while back, and I finally decided the person was never going to replace it, so I just bought a new one last weekend. In the meantime, my camera shop went out of business, so I went to one of the chain camera stores. Needless to say, I should have paid more attention. I just noticed this morning that my UV filter is some unheard of brand. Almost ALL of my filters are Tiffen or Hoya. So maybe its a crappy filter? I have not taken the filter off yet to try the picture, maybe tonight I can play around again. I never had problems with colors before with my stolen macro, but I can't remember what filter I had on it. I had owned that filter for nearly 30 years...

And Borek, to sortof answer your question, the dark purple flowers definitely turned out darker with the white paper next to them (I knew they were overexposed), but still blue. But you will have to wait till tomorrow!

 

[larkspur]

From looking at your EXIF data on the second image, it says the camera is in "Creative Mode" and the saturation is set to "High". Have you tried the shot using "Manual Mode" and with normal saturation instead of high?

Edit...Also, can you shoot RAW and see if you get the same results prior to processing?

 

[Ms Music]

That went completely over my head... what is EXIF? And how were you able to get the information from my photo? I know how to do it on my camera and computer, but I don't know how to do it on an image from the internet... Did you have to download it?

When you say "2nd image" do you mean the flowers? Or the glass? The 2nd flower picture was taken on auto per Borek's request, and I don't remember what I did for the 2nd picture of the glass. It may have been on the macro setting, but I am not sure as I was just goofing off because I was tickled to have my macro lens again. But I do often use manual mode, although I don't have that "down pat" yet. Still learning!

And if it is truly set to high saturation, that could be my problem. I loaned my camera out (long LONG story) to someone that really screwed it up (on top of "losing" my macro lens), and I have been trying hard to get it back to normal, so that very well could be part of my problem. I haven't heard of an option on the Olympus to reset it back to factory settings, but the book said what factory settings are. I'm not sure it caught everything this person changed...

I will try RAW soon, but I think I need to find a factory reset first...

 

[larkspur]

That went completely over my head... what is EXIF? And how were you able to get the information from my photo? I know how to do it on my camera and computer, but I don't know how to do it on an image from the internet... Did you have to download it?

When you say "2nd image" do you mean the flowers? Or the glass? The 2nd flower picture was taken on auto per Borek's request, and I don't remember what I did for the 2nd picture of the glass. It may have been on the macro setting, but I am not sure as I was just goofing off because I was tickled to have my macro lens again. But I do often use manual mode, although I don't have that "down pat" yet. Still learning!

And if it is truly set to high saturation, that could be my problem. I loaned my camera out (long LONG story) to someone that really screwed it up (on top of "losing" my macro lens), and I have been trying hard to get it back to normal, so that very well could be part of my problem. I haven't heard of an option on the Olympus to reset it back to factory settings, but the book said what factory settings are. I'm not sure it caught everything this person changed...

I will try RAW soon, but I think I need to find a factory reset first...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format"

I collected the camera data using a free program called Opanda IExif. If you can shoot RAW, then none of the camera presets will be applied to the image and if the color turns out in the RAW image the way it ought to look, then my guess is the the factory reset would work.

Here is the Exif data from this photo:
[Image]
Image Description = OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Make = OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model = E-500
Orientation = top/left
X Resolution = 314
Y Resolution = 314
Resolution Unit = inch
Software = Version 1.2
Date Time = 2009-04-09 14:18:09
YCbCr Positioning = co-sited
Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 290
PrintIM Data = 528 Byte

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/80"
F Number = F3.5
Exposure Program = Creative program
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2009-04-09 14:18:09
Date Time Digitized = 2009-04-09 14:18:09
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F3.5
Metering Mode = Pattern
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Flash fired, auto mode
Focal Length = 35mm
Maker Note = 2198 Byte
User Comment =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 3264
Exif Image Height = 2448
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 758
File Source = DSC
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Manual exposure
White Balance = Manual white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = None
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = High saturation
Sharpness = Normal

[Interoperability]
Interoperability Index = ExifR98
Interoperability Version = Version 1.0

[Thumbnail Info]
Compression = JPEG Compressed (Thumbnail)
X Resolution = 72
Y Resolution = 72
Resolution Unit = inch
JPEG Interchange Format = Offset: 12820
JPEG Interchange Format Length = Length: 10456

[Thumbnail]
Thumbnail = 160 x 120

[MakerNote (Olympus)]
JPEG Quality = High Quality
Macro = Normal
0203 = 0
100F = 0
1017 = 268, 64
1018 = 148, 64
1029 = 1
102A = 0
102C = 0, 0
102D = 0
102E = 3264
102F = 2448
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[chroot]

Ms Music,

It looks like you are having trouble correcting white balance. If you're using flash, you need to set the camera to "flash" white balance, and use a strong enough flash to drown out any other light sources that have a different white balance. (Flashes are balanced to be very close to daylight, at noon.)

If you're using ambient light, you either need to guess (using the "tungsten" or "fluorescent" or "shade" settings), or you need to use a white reference and use your camera's manual white-balance function.

The UV filter will have very little effect except outside in strong sunlight, when UV reflection can add a bit of haze. Indoor lights just don't produce any significant UV, and you won't notice the effects of UV reflection over short distances like those in your home.

- Warren

 

[larkspur]

Edit scratch that post comparing the exif data you may have received in the email notice.
See next post

 

[Ms Music]

WOW! I wonder if they have that for the mac? I will have to look into that! So cool, thanks for sharing.

I see now why I should try RAW. Probably won't do it tonight, still feeling rather puny and sick. Flowers are still looking pretty good, so I think I have a few days. So I will try that soon and let you know? Although that shot WAS taken in auto mode...

Chroot: just saw your post, I did manually adjust the wb specifically for that shot... which actually worked better than using any of the presets for lighting. And I think I said this earlier, but I have compact flourescent lights in my house.

Gotta run folks...

 

[larkspur]

Comparing the Exif data between the two glass shots show a change in ISO from 400 to 100 in the new shot and the gain control in the old shot is "high gain up" compared to "none" in the new shot.

Here is the Exif for the old glass shot followed by the new shot Exif.

[Image]
Image Description = OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Make = OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model = E-500
Orientation = top/left
X Resolution = 314
Y Resolution = 314
Resolution Unit = inch
Software = Version 1.2
Date Time = 2006-11-12 16:24:16
YCbCr Positioning = co-sited
Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 290
PrintIM Data = 528 Byte

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/80"
F Number = F8
Exposure Program = Creative program
ISO Speed Ratings = 400
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2006-11-12 16 24 16
Date Time Digitized = 2006-11-12 16:24:16
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F3.5
Metering Mode = Pattern
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Flash fired, auto mode
Focal Length = 35mm
Maker Note = 2198 Byte
User Comment =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 3264
Exif Image Height = 2448
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 758
File Source = DSC
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = High gain up
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = High saturation
Sharpness = Normal

[Interoperability]
Interoperability Index = ExifR98
Interoperability Version = Version 1.0

New shot Exif:

[Image]
Image Description = OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Make = OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model = E-500
Orientation = top/left
X Resolution = 314
Y Resolution = 314
Resolution Unit = inch
Software = Version 1.2
Date Time = 2009-03-28 14:50:54
YCbCr Positioning = co-sited
Exif IFD Pointer = Offset: 290
PrintIM Data = 528 Byte

[Camera]
Exposure Time = 1/80"
F Number = F8
Exposure Program = Creative program
ISO Speed Ratings = 100
Exif Version = Version 2.21
Date Time Original = 2009-03-28 14:50:54
Date Time Digitized = 2009-03-28 14:50:54
Components Configuration = YCbcr
Exposure Bias Value = ±0EV
Max Aperture Value = F3.5
Metering Mode = Pattern
Light Source = unknown
Flash = Flash fired, auto mode
Focal Length = 35mm
Maker Note = 2198 Byte
User Comment =
Flashpix Version = Version 1.0
Color Space = sRGB
Exif Image Width = 3264
Exif Image Height = 2448
Interoperability IFD Pointer = Offset: 758
File Source = DSC
Custom Rendered = Normal process
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Digital Zoom Ratio = 1x
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Gain Control = None
Contrast = Normal
Saturation = High saturation
Sharpness = Normal

[Interoperability]
Interoperability Index = ExifR98
Interoperability Version = Version 1.0

 

[chroot]

One more thing to note: it looks like some of your white references are actually overexposed. If you overexpose a white reference, you will saturate the sensor, and it'll look perfectly white, even when it isn't. Make sure you use the blinkies or histogram to prevent that.

- Warren

 

[larkspur]

WOW! I wonder if they have that for the mac?

There is something similar for the Mac.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19758"

or
http://homepage.mac.com/aozer/EV/"

 

[Andre]

Anyway, my daughter was counting the coins in her piggy bank, when she found this coin of about 9mm diameter:

Camera Canon 450D Lens 100 mm EF Macro at 32 cm distance magnification 0.98, shrunk to 25%

Life size crop of the crown (W-side)

It's a half cent of a Dutch guilder. She is now trying to find out if it has some value.

 

[Ms Music]

Thanks, larkspur. I will print those and go home and go through the comparisons line by line. I'm just now starting to realize how much this person screwed up my camera. And who knows why... But I will learn a lot having to get it back to normal!

But what I think is funny, is I found a tiny bug crawling on the couch last night, so I picked it up and put it on an envelope, and started taking pictures. They turned out fine. But other times I can't get a decent shot for anything... I just need to find some time to take a class. And I need to get that camera working the way it used to...

And thanks for the links. I am still amazed at how much information you can pull from an internet photo.

Andre: Cool coin!

 

[turbo]

OK, here's a really dumb mistake that could have been avoided. I stopped off at the scenic lookout in back of my property and snapped some pictures. Only after I started playing with them them today did I think that I should stitch them in a panorama, and of course, I should have metered, averaged, and set the exposures manually. I took the lazy way and ended up cloning the sky to get rid of really objectionable banding due to exposure changes in the pan. Duh! Note to self: if you are going to take scenery shots, expose them manually. Warning: Fairly big file. As you can see, there is still plenty of snow on the East slopes of the Western mountains, but we're in a warm dry stretch and the rivers are behaving so far with gradual melting.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/pan.jpg

 

[matthyaouw]

Cloning or not, I really like that. Beautiful shot, even if you had to get it the hard way.

 

[turbo]

Cloning or not, I really like that. Beautiful shot, even if you had to get it the hard way.

Thanks. I can get a similar shot from the hill that I live on, though foreground trees, etc obscure some. This was shot from a smaller hill less than a mile in back of my place, and it has a nice view over the Kennebec river valley. If you look to a larger complex of mountains to the right, you'll see ribbons of show here and there - that's the Sugarloaf ski resort.

 

[Borek]

Warning: Fairly big file.

Pretty small I would say, perhaps you have linked some sized down version?

Big version please, small one was interesting enough

 

[turbo]

Just for Borek! I didn't spend as much time taking out the exposure-banding. If we get a nice clear day soon, maybe I'll take a couple of minutes and snap another set on MANUAL. Duh!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/pan2.jpg Somehow, I can't get the Photobucket display options straightened out... :-(

 

[Borek]

Strange, I think I remember much larger picture (in terms of resolution) that you took in Autumn.

 

[turbo]

I think I've sorted it out. I can't upload any larger files unless I pay for premium service. This is the biggest one I can get with free service.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/pan2-1.jpg

 

[Borek]

Thanks

I can try to prepare a panorama from my roof one day, but it will be boring flat and full of boring flats

 

[Ms Music]

Larkspur, I did take the picture the other day under the exact same lighting conditions, but in RAW, and the flowers still turned out very very bright blue. I will post if you want to look at the numbers, but so far I keep forgetting to upload the picture.

And then hope to remember to change it back, so as I don't fill my card with only 10 pictures... hah.

 

[~christina~]

I think I've sorted it out. I can't upload any larger files unless I pay for premium service. This is the biggest one I can get with free service.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x318/turbo-1/pan2-1.jpg

Nice panorama, turbo

 

[turbo]

Nice panorama, turbo

Thanks, ~~! Next time I get a clear day, I'll take the 5-minute trip over to that hill and shoot it again with manual settings and my new Manfrotto 808RC4 tripod head. I've had a really nice, heavy Bogen tripod sitting around unused for almost 20 years. I robbed the head off it to mount on a Gitzo Pro Studex that I picked up for $75 at an insurance-salvage store and sold the Gitzo when I went digital (back when digi-cams were all tiny). Finally had to spring for a real tripod head instead of messing around with jury-rigged alternatives.

 

[matthyaouw]

Larkspur, I did take the picture the other day under the exact same lighting conditions, but in RAW, and the flowers still turned out very very bright blue. I will post if you want to look at the numbers, but so far I keep forgetting to upload the picture.

Did you change the white balance later? I think most Raw files appear with the white balance set to some default level, but allow you to edit it later.

 

[~christina~]

Thanks, ~~! Next time I get a clear day, I'll take the 5-minute trip over to that hill and shoot it again with manual settings and my new Manfrotto 808RC4 tripod head. I've had a really nice, heavy Bogen tripod sitting around unused for almost 20 years. I robbed the head off it to mount on a Gitzo Pro Studex that I picked up for $75 at an insurance-salvage store and sold the Gitzo when I went digital (back when digi-cams were all tiny). Finally had to spring for a real tripod head instead of messing around with jury-rigged alternatives.

Your lucky to have such a view after just taking a 5 min trip. I think you should try making a HDR shot. It would be great.

Interesting, I got a tripod for Christmas, and want to use it to take pictures of a sunset.
I haven't use it yet because it would look pretty funny to see me at the zoo, carrying a large tripod around as I'm not too tall. People already gave me funny looks when they saw me with a 300mm lens on my camera...imagine tripod too? lol

 

[Andre]

A random castle from a 'frog perspective' to make it more interesting. But on the belly again.

Anybody care naming the landmark?

 

[Ms Music]

Did you change the white balance later? I think most Raw files appear with the white balance set to some default level, but allow you to edit it later.

I will have to sit down with my book to figure out how to edit the WB. I'll see if I can here soon, as the flowers are starting to get REALLY sad looking if I need to take more pics. My daughter also found a bunch of purple stuff (crayons, markers, a flower, etc) and the pic of even those came out blue. I thought it might be the flowers, but its like my camera can't see the color purple.

Lovely castle Andre. I'd love to go to Europe some day and see castles.

 

[Borek]

I have found this guy accidentally.

http://www.panoramio.com/user/109117

As someone said about Larkspur - I would like to live in the world as he sees it.

 

[~christina~]

A random castle from a 'frog perspective' to make it more interesting. But on the belly again.

Wow, I love the bridge there. Nice castle, dirty moat.

 

[Andre]

Wow, I love the bridge there. Nice castle, dirty moat.

Thanks, ~Christina~ about the moat, it's in the eye of the beholder. Actually the water is clear and there is no trace of pollution. What you see is a body of floating water plants, holding an abundance of life.

 

[Borek]

I can try to prepare a panorama from my roof one day, but it will be boring flat and full of boring flats

OK, so I went up the roof, took the pictures and stiched them:

http://www.bpp.com.pl/IMG/panorama_z_dachu.jpg

Beware - it is wiiiiiiiiiide

It is around sunset, taken at ISO 1600, thus noisy.

 

[hypatia]

Nice birds eye view. Matching up the roof top shingles, will be next to impossible.

 

[turbo]

It IS wiiiide! and flat with lots of flats.

 

[Borek]

When we moved here in 2000 half of the buildings that surround us now didn't exist. These yellow ones with blue roofs, these 'high' with red roofs and buildings on the far right (with a high chimney behind) were all build since.

 

[~christina~]

Thanks, ~Christina~ about the moat, it's in the eye of the beholder. Actually the water is clear and there is no trace of pollution. What you see is a body of floating water plants, holding an abundance of life.

Ah okay. Let me rephrase that sentence. There's a lot of algae in the water.
But then again, you'd think they'd clean that plant life up when they can afford to own a castle...

 

[Andre]

Ah okay. Let me rephrase that sentence. There's a lot of algae in the water.
But then again, you'd think they'd clean that plant life up when they can afford to own a castle...

It's not algea but a variety of water plants. The water is clear

But would you really want to destroy this little critters biotope?

(image Wikipedia)

 

[chroot]

Andre's... critter... sure is a hard act to follow, but, uh, please allow me to introduce my girlfriend, Jessica.

- Warren

 

[Borek]

Cute critter

 

[Andre]

Tried a panorama too. The light was nice after the heavy rain / cold front passed. Close to 180 degrees from the south window. The right frame is not nicely fitting despite locking all settings for all the frames.

 

[lisab]

Tried a panorama too. The light was nice after the heavy rain / cold front passed. Close to 180 degrees from the south window. The right frame is not nicely fitting despite locking all settings for all the frames.

Wow, that's a really striking shot! The tracks make a nice frame. Did the software come with the camera?