Photo sharing: Sony Alpha

[HPS3]

some school play shots. A7r2 + 85mm FE 1.8 in APS-C mode.

Awesome shots!

The Helios has plenty character but low on contrast. It’s pretty sharp also.

 

[HPS3]

 

[HPS3]

I finally figured out how to upload directly to the Dis. I had to resize my photos because I was trying to upload the large files. I just noticed that my photo looks soft and not sharp here. The photo on my PC looks very sharp.

 

[fractal]

Who needs HDR?

Recently I went back and reedited some photos I took last year, mostly to adjust WB. This process however always seems to end up being much more, at least for me.

Here is a photo of Les Chefs de France restaurant in Epcot after the my original edit. It was taken around 9am in bright sunlight which produced plenty of shadows. I pushed the shadow slider in LR to drawn them out but you can see by looking at the front door area and into the windows that they were still dark.

In my recent edit, I used the adjustment brush in LR to increase the exposure and pull shadows more in those dark areas (full disclosure - I also reduced the vignetting I used in the first edit but don't think that had too much effect in the dark areas, especially around the front door). I also adjusted the color of the sky and fixed some distortion issues. The photo was shot with the A7r2 + Batis 18mm 2.8.

I was always impressed with the ability of my NEX-7 sensor to pull shadows, but the A7r2 sensor is truly amazing in this regard. I can't remember the last time I regretted not shooting something bracketed. My HDR software has not gotten much love lately. This method also seems to give you a more "realist" look than HDR software were I have to temper my temptation to push sliders to their limits.

 

[klmall]

Who needs HDR?

Recently I went back and reedited some photos I took last year, mostly to adjust WB. This process however always seems to end up being much more, at least for me.

Here is a photo of Les Chefs de France restaurant in Epcot after the my original edit. It was taken around 9am in bright sunlight which produced plenty of shadows. I pushed the shadow slider in LR to drawn them out but you can see by looking at the front door area and into the windows that they were still dark.

In my recent edit, I used the adjustment brush in LR to increase the exposure and pull shadows more in those dark areas (full disclosure - I also reduced the vignetting I used in the first edit but don't think that had too much effect in the dark areas, especially around the front door). I also adjusted the color of the sky and fixed some distortion issues. The photo was shot with the A7r2 + Batis 18mm 2.8.

I was always impressed with the ability of my NEX-7 sensor to pull shadows, but the A7r2 sensor is truly amazing in this regard. I can't remember the last time I regretted not shooting something bracketed. My HDR software has not gotten much love lately. This method also seems to give you a more "realist" look than HDR software were I have to temper my temptation to push sliders to their limits.

Chris - I really enjoyed reading about your editing steps; very informative even if you aren't using a Sony camera!

 

[Roshni_Patel]

some school play shots. A7r2 + 85mm FE 1.8 in APS-C mode.

Wonderful it looks!

 

[havoc315]

Spring at Kensico Dam.jpg by Adam Brown, on Flickr

 

[zackiedawg]

In the wetlands here in Florida, it's the time for babies. Newborns are all over the place, screaming, yelling, swallowing all the food they can...walking into the wetlands this time of year almost requires earplugs - the noise from hundreds of baby birds is deafening. But, they're fun to photograph, along with other baby creatures:

Baby great egrets:

Wood stork chicks:

Moorhen chick:

Wood duck momma guiding her ducklings:

Want an idea just how many baby birds there are? Almost every one of these is a juvenile wood stork...this is just ONE TREE ISLAND out of dozens, and they all look like this:

Green heron chick straying from its nest to find out where mom or dad went:

Baby red-winged blackbird practicing his climbing:

Baby slider turtle hitching a ride on dad's back:

Freshly hatched tricolor herons - two siblings sleeping while one lifts his bedhead in the air to take a first look around:

Mother moorhen chasing a great egret away from her babies:

 

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[Roshni_Patel]

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Absolutely Stunning set of images shared.

 

[havoc315]

Tarrytown coastline after sunset by Adam Brown, on Flickr

 

[fractal]

 

[havoc315]

http://enthusiastphotoblog.com/2018/05/21/best-sony-portrait-kit-under-1000/

 

[fractal]

 

[Hockeyman]

Just got back Saturday from our cruise on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas. Has such a wonderful time and was finally able to spend some quality time with the A73. Came away more impressed with it, AF was amazing and low light shooting was a breeze with AF having no issues during the shows in the dark theater


Harmony Carousel by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Labadee Haiti by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


The Girls with the Trolls by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Columbus by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Harmony of the Seas by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Central Park by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Labadee Haiti by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


The Abyss by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Labadee Haiti by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr

 

[fractal]

Greet shots @Hockeyman! What fisheye were you using?

 

[Hockeyman]

Greet shots @Hockeyman! What fisheye were you using?

Thank you @fractal I used my A mount Rokinon 12mm Fisheye, Got a cheap $20 adapter on Amazon and worked perfectly

 

[Hockeyman]

Amazing the size of this ship compared to some of the others, really put it to scale


Damn, That;s a Big Ship by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Casino Royale by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Grease by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr


Harmony at Night by Mike Sperduto, on Flickr

 

[HPS3]

Motion by Harry Shields, on Flickr

Reflections by Harry Shields, on Flickr

The View by Harry Shields, on Flickr

 

[HPS3]

I must be making a mistake somewhere when uploading either to Flickr or here. No matter what I do, the sharpness and resolution is terrible. When I view them on the Dis or when enlarged on Flickr, some of them look horrible. When I enlarge them on my PC they look amazingly sharp. I just don't get it and it's driving me crazy!