Chiang Mai Queen Sikirit Botanical Garden ~ Some photos

[Propagator]

Is the botanical gardens on permanent display, or was it an exhibition?

More info here

https://teakdoor.com/thailands-travel...hiang-mai.html (Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens - Chiang Mai)

[Travelmate]

These are pretty darn good photos. Nice work.

[friscofrankie]

Uploaded a few more photos but am out of time. I'llpost them when I get back. If I'm sober enough that is.

[DrAndy]

It would be interesting to compare that shot with a similar one taken with a small Canon, like an Ixy Digital 7Mp

yours looks really good, would the Canon?

[friscofrankie]

As the pic is a jpeg saved at 72 DPI, I imagine it would be up to the post processing done to convert. If the Canon was shooting in jpeg mode the post-processing would be handled by the camera. I am extracting Jpegs from my raw files to expedite the browse & choose and I am amazed at what the camera's post processing can do.

For web-specific publishing one may be better off shooting in jpeg mode. As it is now, my shots are at about 30/70 where Jpeg/RAW fidelity is concerned. The difference isa negligible but with out working in raw and without working with my own imagery, how can I learn?
As an example this is a jpeg thuimbnail extracted from a raw file. Looks pretty good. I opened the (overexposed) raw file and tried like a motherfucker to get the lid to this carnivore to show the details, to no avail. My post processing skills must be somewhat lacking.


I think in hanbds of a skilled photographer, with good post processing skills, the photos from a good adaptable DSLR will yield superior results 90% of the time. Unfortunately I am not there yet.
But I'm fuckin workin on it.

[friscofrankie]

Couple of more carnivores:

[friscofrankie]

More Cati:
(attempt at an arty-shot that fails somewhat)

[friscofrankie]

[friscofrankie]

I've got more than a few positive comments on the lotus/lily leaves, here's a couple that were so washed out by noise I trashed them. Using new software switches I was able to get MUCH better renders of the raw files. (Am I really going to have to use WINDOZE and test the sony software?)


I like teh "Smoke from the Water" effect in this one:

[jandajoy]

But I'm fuckin workin on it.

Certainly are and most impressive. Nice shots.

The clarity and crispness on that last one is great.

[DrAndy]

I think that was what I was getting at; the post processing is obviously important but would be the same for both cameras, more or less

I would think it was the lenses that would make the biggest differences, especially if you did not crop the edges

or am I wrong?

[friscofrankie]

The lenses are probebaly the most imporatant part of any camera. I met a guy the other day, this guy has published soe very impressive photo books. While we were out he whipped out a little Sony pocket piece. Tells me this is his best point and shoot cam. Reason? Carl Ziess lenses.

Compared to most pocket piece cameras my lenses may be somewhat superior. But if I had it to do over again; I think I would have stuck with my idea to buy the Olympus cameras, for my money, the Zuiko Lenses are some of the best kit lenses on the market. Sony may have bought Minolta's Digital imaging technology and the anit shake built into the sensor rather than the lense is a huge leap for the technology but The Sony lenses I got in my "Kit" are inferior products IMO.

I will be scrounging the Camera shops for some decent minolta made, A & AF lenses very shortly (read as soon as the old lady gets over the sticker shock of the camera). minolta was a pioneer in AF lens technology and made excellent lenses.

I'm in the market for a 18 - 27 mm f/1.2 - 1.8 lens and maybe a fast zoom. The best my fastest lens will do is f/3.5 at 18mm (27m equiv). This is slow as fuck really. (for those that do not understand, a small aperture number is a large aperture the number defines a relationship to focal length, Large apertures allow more light, thus allowing faster exposrue times, hence the name, "Fast Lens")

[El Gibbon]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to friscofrankie again.

Was the second lily photo a reclamation from the dump? If so, well done.

E. G.

[klongmaster]

he whipped out a little Sony pocket piece. Tells me this is his best point and shoot cam. Reason? Carl Ziess lenses.

FF: do you remember which Sony it was?...would be good to know...

[friscofrankie]

do you remember which Sony it was?

Well, no. But I will see the dude again and try to remember to ask.

Was the second lily photo a reclamation from the dump?

Yes. the photo has large areas that are of the same color without much detail. RAW files are compressed files and that, I think contributes to the noise when I extract the TIFF or PPMs. the RAW files from that day range in size from 5.8 MB to 16.1. The smallest files are the ones with greatest noise.

Trying the different procedure with the file I submitted as an entry to the contest I got a hell of a lot less noise in that one and every one of the Night shots I've looked at so far. Some pics still do have too much noise but it is an improvement.

[racefan]

Some pics still do have too much noise but it is an improvement.

I must be a photophile or going deaf in my old age but I can't hear a f###ing thing! The photos are awesome!!