Far more useable than what I expected from that camera.Not the same quality, but a usable shot at an effective 550 mm. Even got a decent crop off it
Should the colour be toned down?
Some shots from a Chinese temple in the old part of Jakarta.
Should the colour be toned down?
I rarely contribute to this thread, so apologies for suddenly butting in and offering an opinion, but a big +1 to what seraphim said here. In addition, there's nothing wrong with blown highlights either, if it's necessary to the look you want to achieve.There's nothing wrong with shadow - dark areas are natural to our vision, and add depth and interest. Shadow brings out the third dimension in images. Without it, the scene looks flat.
I think HDR has a place in the toolbox, but for most shots it makes the photo look unnatural - in this case there's insufficient contrast and the haloes Walt mentioned. IMO, most in-camera HDRs are little more than gimmicks.
More natural than HDR is layering three separate exposures in Photoshop. Again, my opinion...
There's nothing wrong with shadow - dark areas are natural to our vision, and add depth and interest. Shadow brings out the third dimension in images. Without it, the scene looks flat.
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I went to Chama, NM, to ride the train on the last weekend of their season. There were still some fall colors, and the locomotives were photogenic. Here's my favorite of the bunch:
The rest of the best are in two albums:
2014 CTS Trip
More from 2014 CTS Trip
Nice train shots!
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Nice train shots!