Comments on: Photos From My Trip to South Africa http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/ Refenestration Daily. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: The WhiBal Is a Sweet White Balance Card — Hand Coding http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-106125 The WhiBal Is a Sweet White Balance Card — Hand Coding Wed, 02 May 2007 17:55:11 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-106125 [...] really been enjoying my new camera (a Nikon D80) since buying it in January. And other than the occasional blown highlights, I find that it usually [...] [...] really been enjoying my new camera (a Nikon D80) since buying it in January. And other than the occasional blown highlights, I find that it usually [...]

]]> By: Hand Coding » Blog Archive » Photos from SXSW 2007 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-95246 Hand Coding » Blog Archive » Photos from SXSW 2007 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:11:01 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-95246 [...] For what it’s worth, I made use of raw mode this time (well, RAW + JPEG Fine) and I my shots seemed to have a better resistance to having their highlights getting blown out (a reoccurring problem that I was running into as I was taking shots during my trip to South Africa in February). Then again, the lighting was almost completely different between those shots and these; in South Africa, I was mostly dealing with either bright sunlight or incandescent light, while in Austin I mostly had cloudy days (not that I'm complaining — cloudy days can be very handy for their diffuse light!). [...] [...] For what it’s worth, I made use of raw mode this time (well, RAW + JPEG Fine) and I my shots seemed to have a better resistance to having their highlights getting blown out (a reoccurring problem that I was running into as I was taking shots during my trip to South Africa in February). Then again, the lighting was almost completely different between those shots and these; in South Africa, I was mostly dealing with either bright sunlight or incandescent light, while in Austin I mostly had cloudy days (not that I’m complaining — cloudy days can be very handy for their diffuse light!). [...]

]]> By: Alex http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-92441 Alex Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:29:19 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-92441 Ah, all righty. I may give that a try the next time I go shooting. Ah, all righty. I may give that a try the next time I go shooting.

]]> By: Nat http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-92343 Nat Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:09:10 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-92343 Sorry..that's occasionally, most often with available light, esp. when it's really bright. Sorry..that’s occasionally, most often with available light, esp. when it’s really bright.

]]> By: Alex http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-92105 Alex Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:04:25 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-92105 Nat: Just to be sure, are you saying that you use -0.3 exposure compensation all the time or that you use it only occasionally? Nat: Just to be sure, are you saying that you use -0.3 exposure compensation all the time or that you use it only occasionally?

]]> By: Nat http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91964 Nat Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:08:27 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91964 I've read where the D80 shoots a little hot, overexposing the highlights. I've actually had some good results by going to spot meter, and dialing in a -.3 exposure compensation. The matrix meter is good but sometimes in mixed lighting I find i don't have as much control. Then there's white balance....! Switching from film was not as easy as I thought! I’ve read where the D80 shoots a little hot, overexposing the highlights. I’ve actually had some good results by going to spot meter, and dialing in a -.3 exposure compensation. The matrix meter is good but sometimes in mixed lighting I find i don’t have as much control. Then there’s white balance….! Switching from film was not as easy as I thought!

]]> By: Alex http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91669 Alex Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:34:27 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91669 Thanks for the tips, Nate! By chance, do you know if there's any truth to the comments in that <a href="http://photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00K2qL&tag=" title="Photo.net: D80 blown highlights" rel="nofollow">blowing-out-highlights thread</a> that the “D80 exposes for shadows and hence irretrievably blows highlights”? Thanks for the tips, Nate!

By chance, do you know if there’s any truth to the comments in that blowing-out-highlights thread that the “D80 exposes for shadows and hence irretrievably blows highlights”?

]]> By: Nate Carlson http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91664 Nate Carlson Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:43:44 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91664 1) Purchase <a href="http://www.bythom.com/d80guide.htm" rel="nofollow">Thom's Guide to the D80</a>. It's worth every penny. 2) Shoot raw for everything. It'll save you many many times. 3) Buy a copy of <a href="http://www.bibblelabs.com" rel="nofollow">Bibble Labs</a> to do your raw processing. 4) Get a nice big flash card. :) 1) Purchase Thom’s Guide to the D80. It’s worth every penny.

2) Shoot raw for everything. It’ll save you many many times.

3) Buy a copy of Bibble Labs to do your raw processing.

4) Get a nice big flash card. :)

]]> By: Alex http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91656 Alex Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:51:01 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91656 I'm glad you enjoyed them, Keith -- you have some nice shots, yourself :). I’m glad you enjoyed them, Keith — you have some nice shots, yourself :).

]]> By: Keith http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91653 Keith Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:32:13 +0000 http://www.handcoding.com/archives/2007/03/06/photos-from-my-trip-to-south-africa/#comment-91653 Incredible pictures! The ocean shots reminded me of the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithandjoanne/17590723/in/set-418064/" rel="nofollow">Na Pali</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithandjoanne/17590016/in/set-418064/" rel="nofollow">coast</a> in Kauai. Thanks for posting them. Incredible pictures! The ocean shots reminded me of the Na Pali coast in Kauai. Thanks for posting them.

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