[pct-l] digital trail cameras

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

IMO, its almost always better to try and create the image that you want 
in the camera rather than in photoshop.  yes, you can use photoshop to 
create cool effects and add nuance/depth/etc.   ...and if you are 
really good with photoshop, only the best photography buffs will be 
abel to tell that you photoshopped them.  But for me, at least, it 
comes down to how much time I want to spend in Photoshop.  You can 
spend way too much time in Photoshop, which is MUCH less fun than 
taking the photos on the trail.  If you are not careful, processing 
photos in photoshop can consumer your entire day.  Its just much easir 
to learn how to create the image you want in the camera when you take 
the picture.  For me, its more satisfying too.



On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:40:16 -0800, Deems wrote...

> Filters are a simple tool to control the wavelengths of light entering
> the lens, before it is recorded on film or pixels. With filters, I am
> able to see the final image before it is recorded, instead of waiting
> to alter the files on a pc or the film in a darkroom. A camera that
> can accept filters will give greater control of the light and image as
> it's recorded, but you need to know what you want to the image to look
> like first. I generally see the final picture in my mind, before I
> take it.  Polarizers cancel glare on water, cut haze in skies, and
> enhance the blue of the sky. The split neutral density filter can mask
> a bright portion of the image, while allowing the darker half to
> remain unchanged. The red enhancer allows red objects to be brighter,
> but not change all the other colors. This filter is great at sunset,
> sunrise, with alpenglow, and with fall colors. Filters can sometimes
> just be a personal choice, but I prefer cameras that can use them over
> ones that won't. You can still use software at home, but you can't
> always duplicate what a filter will do when used correctly in the
> field.  Very few of the images on my site were pushed with software, a
> few were balanced for contrast.  I used filters for 30 years with
> Kodachrome, so it's a habit I can't easily break.  I must admit tho,
> software has the potential to do incredible things to images, has a
> high learning curve, and I know very little about that area.  Here's a
> good website to study filters.
> http://www.dantestella.com/technical/filterama.html
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Question - why are filters useful for a
> digital camera, compared to editing the photo on the computer, using
> Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or other editing software?  Just
> wondering - and keeping an eye out for the next camera.  I'm
> particularly interested in one that can do both macro and landscape
> photos - without interchangeable lenses.  I perhaps ask too much?
> 
> Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
> PCT partially '94
> 
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