Posts: bpulv | Ugly Hedgehog

Best vehicle for saving your best photos

Deanie1113 wrote:

I am a little overwhelmed by all the choices I hav... (show quote)

I would not depend on cloud storage. There are too many potential issues. Going on the advice of IT professionals who recommend a minimum of three backups including one which is offsite, I backup all my photographs on two external hard dives and a five hard drive Drobo RAID system. One of the two backup drives (there are actually three) are exchanged with a drive in my safe deposit box in the bank for offsite storage in case of a fire or natural disaster. The initial investment is high, however, the safe deposit box is free since we maintain a high balance at the bank and use their securities brokerage service. With multiple copies of every photograph and offsite storage, my photographs are safe even if our house burns to the ground or if there is a large scale natural disaster.

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Copernicus up close

Ballard wrote:

Hi PixelStan77
Thanks for checking out the photo. Using video works well for this type of image, but does create a 9x16 aspect ratio that needs to be cropped for printing on standard paper sizes.

Are you sure you didn't use a NASA telescope!!!!! What kind of 8000mm lens did you use or was it a telescope? Can you please describe your setup?

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WTB Sekonic L-358 - Found

That is a good choice.

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WTB Sekonic L-358 - Found

WInslow575 wrote:

Found thanks for everyone’s help.

Which one did you decide on?

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WTB Sekonic L-358 - Found

WInslow575 wrote:

My wife is looking for a light meter as she is getting into film photography.

I have used Sekonic analog incident light meters almost exclusively since I switched from a Weston Master reflective meter to a Sekonic L-28 in the early 1960's. Although I only do digital photography today, I am still attached to Sekonic's old analog design because it gives you all the information without pushing buttons. I am now having trouble deciding between replacing my older version of the L-358 that recently failed with a digital L-308X-U. It is a hard choice.

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Why do photos have orange tint?

DirtFarmer wrote:

But you were asking SoftLights to "Look at your recent post". I was suggesting that you place a link to your recent post there so that there would be no confusion as to which recent post you were referring to.

Oh! Thank you, I understand. It no longer gives me the option to edit that post. Is there a way around that?

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Why do photos have orange tint?

DirtFarmer wrote:

bpulv: when you want to refer to a specific post, look for the "#" to the far right on the dark band above the name of the poster. That's a link to that specific post. You can click on that, go to the post, then copy the URL and paste the link into a post.

In this case, I assume you are referring to this post:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-654651-4.html#11377148

DirtFarmer, thank you for your suggestion but, SoftLights is the originator of this post and he posted the original photograph, therefore, what you suggest does not apply in this case.

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Why do photos have orange tint?

SoftLights wrote:

I recently shot some pictures in a church with white balance set at Auto, Normal. The pictures had a orange tint that didn't change even when switching to other WB settings. I have another project coming up in the same church and would like to eliminate the orange cast all together. Any help would be much appreciated.

SoftLights,

Look at my latest post!

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Why do photos have orange tint?

David in Dallas wrote:

Interesting, but I think the cape on the Priest is really gold colored and probably more true to life in the first photo.

OK David. I moved the photograph from LR to PS, used the Magnetic Lasso tool to outline and create a clipping mask and then used the Levels adjustment layer to adjust the color of the cape.

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Why do photos have orange tint?

bpulv wrote:

Take a photograph in the church with a white card ... (show quote)

I pulled the original into LR and used the method I described in my previous post using the white pages in bible in the pew behind the women in the blue dress as a white card (see first photograph below). I then used the EDIT IN command in the Photo pulldown menu to move the file to Photoshop CC for further editing where I first highlighted all of the dark areas with the Magic Wand tool, created a clipping mask for those areas and applied Color Balance to the clipping masked area. By adding cyan and yellow (reducing magenta and blue) I arrived at my final result. I then Save(d) and then Save(d) As a JEPG file (second file below).

Final Photoshop CC edits

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Why do photos have orange tint?

SoftLights wrote:

I recently shot some pictures in a church with white balance set at Auto, Normal. The pictures had a orange tint that didn't change even when switching to other WB settings. I have another project coming up in the same church and would like to eliminate the orange cast all together. Any help would be much appreciated.

Take a photograph in the church with a white card in the picture (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1365030-REG/vello_wb_clii_white_balance_card_set.html). Make sure the white card is close enough to the camera so that it is of prominent size in the image. Then take the rest of your photos in the church.

Import all your church photos into Lightroom Classic CC and first edit the frame with the white card. Notice the eyedropper symbol over the dark circle on the left edge of the Treatment panel. Click on that icon and drag it over to the white card in your photograph and left click your mouse or trackpad. Your photograph will be instantly color adjusted to the correct color temperature. Now highlight all of your church photographs using the CMD-A function. Then SYNC and the color temperature correction of the white card photo will be copied to all of your highlighted photos.

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computer/editing

CliftonAlvin wrote:

Howdy All!
I wanted to add some editing software to my arsenal, but my Microsoft Pro Surface 2, has thrown in the towel with photography especially, where raw files are involved, outside of photography, I use my tablet for social media, shopping, and bill pay.
would anyone be able to recommend a lap top, or desk top, that would accommodate?
Thanks!

The best desktops for editing are the 27 inch iMacs.

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Taking a trip on a U.S. Airline flight

NJphotodoc wrote:

As both a physician and a business traveler, I have chosen NOT to fly for a number of reasons.

First, your travel is not just in the plane, but your risk of exposure begins as you enter the airport. These are areas of high concentration and the obvious risk of contamination is ever present. Plus you must come into physical contact with surfaces such as baggage belts at TSA checkpoints, chairs, etc. where you cannot guarantee they are properly sanitized to protect you and others. While airports do look to maintain social distancing, it is easier said than done especially when boarding and deplaning.

Airlines are in the business of making money and not keeping you safe from contracting an illness. As an example, AA recently announced they will no longer keep the middle seat open to lower the risk of contamination. Yes, you must wear a mask and no food will be served, however as most flights are turned around in a short period of time, you have to decide if the airplane you will be flying on for perhaps upwards of 3+ hrs heading to Florida will provide you with adequate protection against a disease with a high probability of airborne and contact contamination. Once you land you still have to walk through high-concentration spaces to leave the airport and claim you bags. And finally, you most likely have to rent a car or take a cab/Uber which can further increase your risk of exposure.

In my own situation, we had a large family event planned for late August in S. Florida. The host took the decision to cancel the celebration and to move the date so that the actual ceremony could be seen on ZOOM by family and friends. No one has complained and most have actually thanked the hosts for recognizing that maintaining one's health is more important than a 4-hr gathering.

Hopefully by winter things will return to normal (or whatever normal will be) however FL is experiencing an explosion of COVID-19 and when you factor the reality that we still have to contend with a Flu outbreak beginning in the Fall, you may want to plan otherwise. In any case, please stay healthy and just be smart to protect both you and your loved ones.

As both a physician and a business traveler, I hav... (show quote)

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Hair of the dog...

quixdraw wrote:

My wife brushed one of the Labs yesterday evening - as a result of fur left behind, I was greeted by a nest builder and in addition, the closest Mule Deer doe in a while - too much lens for the latter, so a head shot. D7200 200-500 5.6

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Price Jump

EricAndersen117 wrote:

I have been saving up my cash, and the lens I want... (show quote)

I have noticed that a lot of businesses are raising their prices lately to try to make up for lost business during shutdowns.