A case for SOOC: This is my first attempt at posting a photo. I have seen many first attempts fail, soooo........ This is a photo I took at Dayton Air Force Base Museum in Ohio.

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Jul 8, 2017 20:56:37 #

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

This is my first attempt at posting a photo. I have seen many first attempts fail, soooo........

This is a photo I took at Dayton Air Force Base Museum in Ohio. Everything in the new third hanger is FLAT BLACK. The walls, ceiling, structure, except the floor, it is semi-gloss BLACK. Most if the lighting is provided by 1000+ watt lights in the ceiling pointing straight down on the middle of each plane. Auto Mode was only good for overexposures. I tried Program, Tv, Av, and ended in Manual. Read the meter, change a setting, take a picture, and chimp. Step out of other peoples road, think about my image, and repeat the process. Eventually a complete airplane would pop. The meter would be way off the scale, but that's what high powered spotlights do.

B-58 on display at Dayton AF Museum

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Jul 8, 2017 20:59:26 #

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

P.S.
I ran this photo through Photoshop Express and clicked on Automatic. It change one thing by 3%. I didn't like it so I returned it to SOOC.

Jul 8, 2017 21:07:56 #

Bill_de Loc: US

Looks very good to me.

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Jul 8, 2017 21:29:22 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

It is good as is.

Jul 8, 2017 21:50:28 #

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Way to "Hustle".
Need to go back again some day.

Jul 8, 2017 22:12:07 #

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Way to "Hustle".
Need to go back again some day.

I'm getting due. That was trip number two in 2008.

Jul 8, 2017 22:46:58 #

slo Loc: Longmont Colorado

Looks good the way it is. I long resisted digital, stubbornly clinging to my Nikon F3, and my Calumet 4X5 and my darkroom. After a steep learning curve, lots of criticism and a few classes, I have embraced digital and am continually amazed at the capabilities of modern digital cameras. I use the same method, take one, look at it, adjust and do another. With a bit of practice, one can tell on that tiny screen what will look good on a large screen or print. Most of the time, all the post processing I do is B&W conversion. Keep practicing as I will!

D610, 85mm f1.8, 1/400, f2.8, ISO100 @golden hour

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Jul 8, 2017 22:53:31 #

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

With rare exception, SOOC is not enough. Every image can use some adjustment.

Jul 9, 2017 00:06:25 #

chaman

Kmgw9v wrote:

With rare exception, SOOC is not enough. Every image can use some adjustment.

Exactly.

Jul 9, 2017 00:41:39 #

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

Kmgw9v wrote:

With rare exception, SOOC is not enough. Every image can use some adjustment.

I agree. But I had to work so hard just to get a workable image to the sensor that was not terribly overexposed by the spotlights that l managed to get a few near perfect ones. And I got those by not stopping at close enough. At the time I did not know of post processing programs.

Notice, I did not say great nor masterpiece. Many of the photos from that day have been adjusted in some way.

Jul 9, 2017 01:50:46 #

GPS Phil Loc: Dayton Ohio

lmTrying wrote:

This is my first attempt at posting a photo. I ha... (show quote)

If you have a camera/camera's with in camera HDR, It will give you a wonderful picture, using a tri-pod of course. I live minutes from the museum and have had the opportunity to make every mistake possible and over the years I have managed to learn a few lessons and come away with some very acceptable images.
Here is a sample of that process!