Accent on quality in PHOTOS instead of quality of EQUIPMENT?

[Jon Ruyle]

I think we should pay attention to whether the pic is posted to "show and tell" or to "image critique".


If I post a pic of my daughter to "show and tell", I don't want the constructive criticism "you need to pick better looking models", even if following that advice will improve my pictures []


As for the whole equipmentitis thing, I think we all know that talented photoraphers can take great pictures with very modest equipment. So what? Some of us like talking about equipment, pros and cons of this or that body or lens, etc, and I don't see anything wrong with that. If you aren't interested, don't read those threads.

[doggiedoc]

This is an awesome thread. Very cool indeed!

[Jon Ruyle]

This is an awesome thread. Very cool indeed!

I find your refusal to provide constructive criticism of this thread disturbing []

[doggiedoc]

I find your refusal to provide constructive criticism of this thread disturbing [img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img]

My skills lean toward sarcasm as apposed to criticism. []

[bob williams]

I find your refusal to provide constructive criticism of this thread disturbing [img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img]

My skills lean toward sarcasm as apposed to criticism. [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]
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You guys are killin me---[:P]

[doggiedoc]

I find your refusal to provide constructive criticism of this thread disturbing [img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img]

My skills lean toward sarcasm as apposed to criticism. [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]
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You guys are killin me---[img]/emoticons/emotion-4.gif[/img]

Allow me to be critical of my own grammar. The use of "as apposed" is incorrect. Using "rather than" would be more proper. [:^)]

[neuroanatomist]

Allow me to be critical of my own grammar. The use of "as apposed" is incorrect. Using "rather than" would be more proper.

Allow me to be critical of your criticality. "As apposed" is not only grammatically incorrect, it is alsosemantically incorrect. "Apposed" would mean 'next to' whereas I believe you intended to use the phrase, "As opposed," meaning 'in opposition to."


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[ddt0725]

I think the "noise" coming from this thread is adequate and the "highlights" are properly "exposed"! Maybe the OP should try a "warming filter"!


LOL! See, maybe I should just stick to nice and AWESOME!! [:P]


Denise

[Steve U]

I know I fall into the category that the OP is talking about. My assignment postings look a lot worse than that what I hoped, I thought they looked OK on my monitor. I loaded them onto Flickr and the full size shots look better there, oh welllive and learn. I'm not going to edit my assignment posts.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/53112139@N08/5174601194/in/photostream/


I blazed away 500 shots at a friends wedding last weekend. Two weeks before the eventI asked the bride to ask the Pro if she minded that I was clicking away behind her and it was all good. I'm probably only happy with about 10% of my shots, but I learnt a hell of a lot. The Pro who only had primes and no wide primes, had to get a lend of my 24-70 to do the wide shots, so I was glad I dropped the coin on that lens for everyones sake. (But I sure did miss it when it was in her hands)


I love this site and will soon post some pics for CC and please let the comments rain down upon me. But for now I'm just snapping away,experimenting atdifferent aperatures and mucking around with lighting and trying to learn how to use CS5.


My shoulders are big enough and I'm pretty sure the site is big enough for all opinions(including OP's) and ability levels.


As an aside I have mentioned previously, Ilook onlygood ina dim,blurry, rustic style which luckilyequates very nicely and awesomely with my pictures and myability level.[H]


Steve

[tkerr]

I know I fall into the category that the OP is talking about. My assignment postings look a lot worse than that what I hoped, I thought they looked OK on my monitor. I loaded them onto Flickr and the full size shots look better there, oh welllive and learn. I'm not going to edit my assignment posts.


[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53112139@N08/5174601194/in/photostream/]http://www.flickr.com/photos/53112139@N08/5174601194/in/photostream/[/url]
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That's a first I've heard that.


Usually it's the other way around and your pictures look better on you computer before you upload them to a Image host such as Flickr.
When you have your picture on your computer it is your image editing software and or your monitor that is rendering the colors / image data. When you are viewing them with a web browser it is the web browser that is doing the rendering.
So If your picture is looking better to your eyes after you upload it to an image host and view it via a web browser, I would take a look at your software configuration and the color profile and color space it is using. I would also look at your color management, and monitor properties and calibration.


BTW, That is a pretty flower. Don't know much about flowers, what kind is that?