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Originally Posted by MeadsMan  I have had a long hard think on this,and RAW in general,and I am of the opinion that I would never feel happy inside with an image,wich has been enhanced to this degree,neither in my photo album,and certainly not hanging on my wall,despite the end result looking so proffesional,I realise I will likely get roasted,but to all intents and purposes,this is nothing like the original image you took,to me, it ses little for actual photagraphy skills,when you can enhance and manipulate to this degree,on your computer,and get results of this nature,from what was at best a very average photo.It falses to ask how honest some peoples images are.I admire you for posting the original untouched image,it ses to me your quite happy with obtaining your photos in this manor,I know I wouldn`t be.Although it is very clever,I think I will take all the dissapointment,in the knowledge of knowing,that when I do get it right,it will not be via over enhancement. |
Hi Meads Man, I have read through your comments and would suggest that you have a great misunderstanding of how a DSLR operates and how there is a need for 'digital image editing'.
As has already been explained you can set the DSLR to produce JPEG images and allow the camera to carry out ALL the necessary functions including sharpening etc. All of these functions are done by the camera processor in a 'fraction of a second'. You can then just accept the image as produced as being the finished article. Alternatively you can improve the image, not necessarily alter, by using image editing software on a computer. For a more controlled method you can set the DSLR to take RAW images and carry out most of the image editing on the computer using software that can be more precise than in camera editing. All the computer software is doing is carrying out what can be done to a certain degree in camera but more precise and with greater control.
If in the past if you ever had a 35mm film processed via the 'local chemists' followed by automated processing equipment and the same film processed by a 'proffesional lab', who would be checking visibly all stages of the operation, you would see there was no comparison in the quality. The same applies now with regards to processing digital images.
Surely the aim is to obtain as sharp and detailed an image as possible. Cropping isn't new, it was done albeit by different method, when using 35mm film.
At the end of the day however it is for each and everyone of us to decide what we like to produce, what we acknowledge as to being acceptable and what methods we use to produce the final product.
I know what I prefer!
Just MHO
John D