'zat a Hoochie?

wxwax · April 10, 2006

No, it's the Chattahoochee. :lol3

I took the 5D for a walk yesterday. It was a familiarization exercise, and I wanted to play with the 16-35, see how my life had changed. Overall, I'm very pleased. A few niggles: the way you dial-in exposure compensation is odd, and the viewfinder isn't 100%, which annoys me for a camera this pricey. But you gotta love getting the full wide angle benefits.

This is the Chattahochee river that flows through northern Atlanta. Next time I'm taking the tripod, so I can do multiple exposures. I also want to play with the ND filter, see what games I can play with the water.

On this one, the water's pretty smooth already. But I hate the sky. A tripod will fix that.

TristanP · April 10, 2006

Holy Wide Angle, Batman. Looks like a place with lots of possibilties.

jamesl · April 10, 2006

Nice shot. I really like the wide angle. I'm pretty much set on a 5D in my near future. I played with one at B&H, and I liked it. Of course, the downside of having full frame is that I have to have better lenses.

It's an endless cycle.

Thanks for sharing.

James

wxwax · April 10, 2006

jamesl wrote:

Nice shot. I really like the wide angle. I'm pretty much set on a 5D in my near future. I played with one at B&H, and I liked it. Of course, the downside of having full frame is that I have to have better lenses. It's an endless cycle.

Thanks for sharing.

James

Thanks. Don't forget that the files are much, much larger. Large enough to choke a horse... or an underpowered computer.

I have 1GB and and 1.4ghz processor, and it's not enough. Also, either you upgrade to CS2 or you settle for Adobe's DNG converter. In other words, buying the 5D may force you to spend money in other areas. Something to think about.

On the other hand, full frame is niiice! The viewfinder's nice and meaty, and so's the playback screen.

ryan_wedemeyer · April 10, 2006

a graduated ND filter would fix the sky, would it not?

i hate tripods.

jamesl · April 10, 2006

wxwax wrote:

Thanks. Don't forget that the files are much, much larger. Large enough to choke a horse... or an underpowered computer.

I have 1GB and and 1.4ghz processor, and it's not enough. Also, either you upgrade to CS2 or you settle for Adobe's DNG converter. In other words, buying the 5D may force you to spend money in other areas. Something to think about.

On the other hand, full frame is niiice! The viewfinder's nice and meaty, and so's the playback screen.

Thanks for the info. I've got a pretty beefy PC (Athlon 64 running at 2.4 Ghz with 1 Gb RAM). I plan on getting some more CF cards, as my current ones with my 10D aren't very big.

Why would I need to get CS2? I use Canon's RAW software with my 10D. I then use PSE to finish things off. Does DPP not work with the 5D?

Again, thanks for all the info!

James

wxwax · April 10, 2006

ryan_wedemeyer wrote:

a graduated ND filter would fix the sky, would it not?

i hate tripods.

Yes. But as others have pointed out, the world isn't evenly divided along horizontal lines, making graduated filters challenging. Yup, a tripod's a pain (there's a reason I didn't bring it!) but if you have one, things get really easy. Now that I have an idea of what might work, I plan a return visit.

On this one, funky smooth water might have looked interesting. Wish I'd lightened up the left treeline, too.

wxwax · April 10, 2006

jamesl wrote:

I then use PSE to finish things off. Does DPP not work with the 5D?

Again, thanks for all the info!

James

Sounds like DPP 2.0.3 works with 5D files (I haven't upgraded in a couple of months or so. Odd, this update came out in October, I must be further behind than I realized.)

I use DPP as a file browser. But I'm not crazy about it for converting files. For some reason, the RAW image always looks a lot warmer in DPP than it does in PS.

And as funky as Adobe's DNG converter is (I'm no fan of it) I like the layout (similar to PS.)

wxwax · April 16, 2006

Not the 'hooch, just a small stream that empties into it. I'm still playing with the 5D and the 16-35.

wxwax · April 16, 2006

And one more. One of these days I'll bring a tripod and an ND filter.

Ric Grupe · April 17, 2006

"Hootchie"

Sounds like something Abe Simpson would say!

Nice place....I'll be looking for the retakes.

wxwax · April 17, 2006

Ric Grupe wrote:

"Hootchie"

Sounds like something Abe Simpson would say!

Nice place....I'll be looking for the retakes.

How about 'hoochie mama?

Thanks.

John Mueller · April 18, 2006

Sid,nice wide shots

Looking forward to your experiments:D
I found DPP works really well.Use neutral or landscape and adjust color temp.

wxwax · April 18, 2006

John Mueller wrote:

Sid,nice wide shots
Looking forward to your experiments:D
I found DPP works really well.Use neutral or landscape and adjust color temp.

Thanks John.

I'm going to upgrade and see what it feels like. I'm still reluctant to buy CS2, as I know it will bog down my machine.

wxwax · April 24, 2006

Still playing, trying to figure out which lenses work best on the full frame. Also playing in PS a little bit.

arroyoshark · April 25, 2006

That last image has a nice feel to it. I like it. Perhaps, tho, there is a teensy teensy bit of oversaturation in the greens...at least on my screen.

KMCC · April 25, 2006

I can attest that walking along the Hootch is always a pleasant experience, especially with a camera in hand; doubly when it's a new camera!

Nice shots.

wxwax · April 25, 2006

arroyoshark wrote:

That last image has a nice feel to it. I like it. Perhaps, tho, there is a teensy teensy bit of oversaturation in the greens...at least on my screen.

Yeah, I was playing with heavily oversaturating parts of the image, trying different things. The water wasn't that colorful, either.

The whole thing is over processed, but it was a fun experiment. I'm trying to figure out how to get an extra zing in post, when the basic scene is attractive but not terribly special. I play with a lot of stuff I never upload, 'cause I'm pretty ham-fisted about this sort of thing.

wxwax · April 25, 2006

KMCC wrote:

I can attest that walking along the Hootch is always a pleasant experience, especially with a camera in hand; doubly when it's a new camera!

Nice shots.

Thanks, K. Patch showed me this trail, near Northside Drive.

lynnma · April 25, 2006

Hi Sid.. I like the last one very much.. I agree it's a tad over sat. but I still like it. Keep em comin sid...

wxwax · April 25, 2006

Lynnie, you're an all-time sweetie!

Here's a much less processed second version.

lynnma · April 25, 2006

wxwax wrote:

Lynnie, you're an all-time sweetie!

Here's a much less processed second version.

s'beautiful!:D

Awais Yaqub · April 25, 2006

weldone beautiful work

ErikAllas · April 27, 2006

I like these pictures. Good job.

wxwax · April 27, 2006

Erik, digging deep for threads! Thanks, man.

And thank you, Awais.

'zat a Hoochie?

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