bobbennett wrote:
To me this is a nice photo of a restaurant. But I see three potential "street photos" which could be generated by simple crops:
1) the couple walking (under the Open sign), 2) man smoking pipe, 3) ladies marching around the corner. There was potential with the waiter but he was facing the wrong way. A good shot anyway you look at it!
I posted a "street photo" a while ago and got the same sort of response. That kind of confused me because there is a section for "people photography". Even though you are correct that there are other subjects contained in this one photo, how can you differentiate between street and people sections?
Sure it qualifies, and I like the color.
When I shot film I had several cameras in different formats (still have them). Now, just one.
Looks like the reflector is aimed at the photographer, not the subject.
Did the merry-go-round survive?
bull drink water wrote:
it's still out there, "google" it .
I use Picassa mostly for cataloging and storage. For occasional photo manipulation I use commercial programs.
Can Gimp be used for cataloging?
Thanks
topcat wrote:
I think that you can set the button to meter as well as focus.
Lately I have been having problems with my camera because I was thinking that I wanted to keep the focus and the meter reading.
That's what I do and it works well for me.
This is what I do, and it works for me.
I use manual mode to set shutter and f-stop using an external meter. Then I use back button focus with only the center autifocus point. Once focused I compose and shoot.
I betcha I'm in the minority here. You should use what works for you.
dandi wrote:
I think it's well explained in this article:
https://photographylife.com/dslr-autofocus-modes-explained
Thanks dandi,
I usually set my camera on manual and use only the center autofocus point with back button focus. I have the shutter and f-stop exactly where I want it and compose the shot. I really like the autofocus because my 80 yr old eyes are not what they used to be.
Good article, but when I shoot in auto using all the autofocus points in various situations I do not get consistent results. What I would like to know is exactly how the camera firmware resolves using all those autofocus points.
To be clear let me explain. A designer tells a programmer what the points should do and the programmer writes the firmware to do it.
Once in the field the programmer continues to improve the firmware based on input from the designer, but the basic requirement does not change, just the implementation is improved. Better hardware (number of points, crosstype points) also improves but the basic requirement stays the same (or nearly the same). What I am trying to find out is what is the basic requirement or what is it that these multiple autofocus points are supposed to do. Is it some sort of AI where the firmware is smarter than the user so as to provide great photos automatically? Or is it another tool. If it's a tool I don't think trial and error is an appropriate method to determine what it does.
What I am trying to find out is what is it that all those autofocus focus points are supposed to do?
I always thought that multiple focus points were used to allow the software to automatically select an f-stop that would provide proper focus for all the points. Otherwise I can not understand how the software can know which point the photographer wants to use. The manual that came with my camera does not elaborate on the subject, although I notice lots of people advocating for more focus points.
I would like someone in the know to explain how the focus points are used.
rpavich wrote:
Yes it is. I use a pakon F135 plus
Thanks,
Too bad it's no longer manufactured.
Very nice.
Is this a scan directly from the negative? If so, what scanner?
Kuzano wrote:
Yes! Absolutely! I contacted BOTH the CIA and NSA, and they were not forthcoming with any software that could be downloaded for free to the public.
Then I contacted the producer's of the TV show "Person of Interest". Again no luck.
I turned 73 this year, and "facial recognition" is getting to be a bit of a problem, but not nearly as troubling as last week, when I got behind a certain freight truck in Bend Oregon, and followed it to Redding CA before I realized it was taking way too long to drive home from the Post Office.
So I guess, I will continue to use Faststone Image Viewer, which is free and has many more tools than Picasa ever had, and an 89 page PDF tutorial, also a separate free download. The tutorial is great and I memorized it (well, I thought I did) on the way to Redding. Can't seem to recall much of it, so I keep it on the desk next to my computer. Now where did I put....................................???
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Thanks, I needed that, smile.