An observation I've made about DSLRs is the less expensive ones have some "modes" for different scenes or situations maybe one of the modes being "scene". The higher the price the more scenes until the price becomes "Professional" and then most/all of the scenes go away. The little bit of explanation I get from my owners manual and camera describes easy shutter speed and aperture adjustments that I'm smart enough to make on my own however landscape, portrait and sunset mention bringing out different colors. I see that this can be done by making adjustments to the White Balance. Is this what owners of Pro quality cameras do to bring out colors or do they do it with editing soft ware? The D 5100's perspective control and fish eye effect are not an adjustment I can make!
I've used my SCENE setting one time. I selected Sunset, put the camera on a tripod, pointed it at the sunset and pushed the button. I thought the Olympus did a pretty good job.
Pagosa Springs, CO Oct 2011
Really nice shot, photopop!
I've even seen a "food' mode on a camera.
Not sure what that's about at all!
I use only A, S, & M modes 'cause I want to do the thinking.
photopop44 wrote:
Is this what owners of Pro quality cameras do to bring out colors or do they do it with editing soft ware?
Exposure, mostly. Also contrast and colour balance, which you could set in camera or change in PP. Then there are grad filters, whether on camera or PP. If I were trying to achieve the effect you demonstrate (very well indeed, incidentally -- congratulations on an excellent pic!) then most of it would be down to exposure (in Raw), plus some PP. With the exception of my Nikon D70, my cameras don't have 'modes', so it's all done manually or at most with aperture-priority automation.
Cheers,
R.
tk
Loc: Iowa
Nice shot! Now if I could find an Angeline Jolie setting, I'd do a self-portrait!
MsJ
Loc: Northern Indiana
Whatever you did...I'd do it again! Good shot!
I also use M,A & S as I am still new at this. Auto seems like cheating but I do use it in an emergency shot. Whatever setting you shot on was great! Lovely sky!
After driving a loaded Semi off of Wolf Creek Pass, that would be a wonderful view. I love sunsets and really like this one, keep up the good work.
photopop44 wrote:
An observation I've made about DSLRs is the less expensive ones have some "modes" for different scenes or situations maybe one of the modes being "scene". The higher the price the more scenes until the price becomes "Professional" and then most/all of the scenes go away. The little bit of explanation I get from my owners manual and camera describes easy shutter speed and aperture adjustments that I'm smart enough to make on my own however landscape, portrait and sunset mention bringing out different colors. I see that this can be done by making adjustments to the White Balance. Is this what owners of Pro quality cameras do to bring out colors or do they do it with editing soft ware? The D 5100's perspective control and fish eye effect are not an adjustment I can make!
I've used my SCENE setting one time. I selected Sunset, put the camera on a tripod, pointed it at the sunset and pushed the button. I thought the Olympus did a pretty good job.
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BHC
Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA
Scene settings automatically set the camera according to parameters that you would otherwise set, e.g., sunset pictures sat a large aperture, ajusted speed, lens focus at infinity and maybe +1/2 to +1 compensation. Some will go so far as to set ISO, color balance, insert a digital filter and/or advise a tripod.
But you will eventually learn the best combination of parameters for the majority of your shots.
By the way, very good shot.
Yes...congrats on a very nice shot!
You got it right...just stuff you could do on your own...myself? I hate the auto modes...they clutter up my camera :)
I just want a button for shutter speed, a button for aperture and a button for ISO and I'm good to go!
Only one steering wheel per car for this guy! :)
Awsum picture. I don't use the P button and don't even know if my camera (Sigma SD14) supports Scene modes. M, A, S and PP usually get me where I want to go.
I'd say it did a great job. I'm on my second Olympus camera and have gotten wonderfull results with both.
excellent composition and settings, keep up the good work !
BboH
Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD
It did do a fabulous one half of the job! The other half is your composition
I'd have to agree 100%...It's beautiful!
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