What is Adobe's "Cloud" version?
wm
Whatever you do, DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY!!!!! I fell for that and was I disappointed! A waste of money!!! Non-professionals that still teach film technology and no real information about photography. You'll learn more here, on UHH, than at the New York School of Photography.
JMHO
wm
Thanks to all for the feedback. I will watch the video. Have a terrific weekend.
wm
Anybody upgrade from Lightroom 4 to Lightroom 5? If so, is it worth it? I'm retired now so can't spend money foolishly. :)
wm
Soli
Like everyone has already said, there should be no hesitation! Get the camera! Just one thought, why the D800e? Don't risk the chance of moire.
Skip the e and just get the D800. And realize that the D800 is the complete opposite of the D300. While the D300 is a DX format with a 1.5 crop, the D800 is High definition! You must have a solid tripod to use it to it's best potential.
I have the D300, D700, and the D800, all for different purposes.
wildman
When you shoot a picture, the camera always shoots in RAW, whether you save the finished file in RAW or not. Any settings you adjust in the camera, ANY settings, will determine how the camera will process/develop the image for you. So, if you choose a jpg final product with white balance set to cloudy or whatever, the camera makes that adjustment after the shot is taken.
The advantage of RAW is that you aren't letting the camera "develop" the picture for you and you have FULL control over the Kelvin temperature of light, and nearly everything else, in post processing.
wildman
Simply beautiful! I love this style of photography! And thanks for the Rain-x hint.
S
Hi! And welcome to UHH. I did an experiment once with the Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 and th3 Tamron (I forgot the low end number! but it went out to) 500mm. I used my Nikon D800 (HD)and found the Tamron lens just as sharp as the expensive Nikon lens. The only drawback I saw was that the Tamron was so super light in weight that any vibration would move the lens at the same focal length. I had it mounted on a Really Right Stuff tripod, but on a carpet in a wooden house.
I saw this same (Tamron) lens in the field and the breeze was brutal. The heavier Nikkor stood steady.
Just my 2 cents.
I agree with jjester. I shoot exclusively in RAW and do most of my post processing in LR4 (for now! Haven't upgraded yet!) Composites, especially multiple exposures and focus stacking has to be done in PS CS. Don't know if PSE will focus stack but I believe you can composite and it is much less expensive!
15 mm IS a pretty wide angle! But! If you don't want to go to the expense of owning another lens, just tilt the camera on its side (or not) and take multiple shots and stitch them together in a panorama.
Work on trying to better steady the camera. Then, as Snowbird pointed out, get the best exposure you can on the original shot! I will underexpose only if, while metering on the entire scene, I get blown-outs!
LMAO! I wasn't really going for the prize, though. I also make compost and I shred a lot of personal documents. I never heard of using the shredded paper for compost! Interesting!
I echo Pigpin! 50 mm f1.4, no flash!
So you put shredded paper in a compost pile?
wildman