Zach Matthews
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Nice! What a sweet boat. I am going to split this section off this thread so people can really get into it (I think that makes more sense).
Michael – I picked a title for you but feel free to edit it and change it however you like.
How many man-hours do you reckon this took? You did a great job; I love all the old-school touches like the rope seats.
Hey guys –
I moved the discussion on wooden boat building to its own [link=http://www.itinerantangler.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1210559038]thread[/link].
Thanks,
ZachI actually prefer flat light over any other sort; no shadows, great color saturation.
Here’s what I’ve learned, however; a lot of the first generation camera bodies (Nikon’s D70, for instance) tended to have a strong gray-balance that often didn’t represent color very well, particularly at short shutter speeds and high ISOs. The newest round of cameras (Nikon D200, D80, D300 – I don’t know the Canon equivalents) have done a better job of that. So, some of it can be the camera body, although I don’t know Canon’s propensity to do this.
But, the likelihood is that most of your problem is that you aren’t exposing the shots long enough to saturate the images. Try rolling over to shutter-speed priority and choosing a slower-than recommended shutter speed. Definitely think about using fill flash when possible, and roll the ISO *down* to 100 or 200, not up. Low light is not the time to be trying to capture freeze-frames or letting the camera slide into snapshot/party mode. If you find blur is a problem, use a rest (like shooting a rifle) or bring a monopod or tripod.
Here’s an example or two:
(A very flat light day). You can use the motion blur to suggest movement rather than freeze it; this is something National Geographic does all the time.
For some reason, digital camera sensors tend to get fakes out less when the frame contains a broad range of colors. If you have reds, blues, yellows, and greens in the shot, the automatic white balance the camera chooses is a lot less likely to be so gray. But, if you aren’t getting any results out of any of these suggestions, at least flip your white balance over to a cloudy day setting (or a warmer kelvin temp).
Zach
Guys –
While web-based content is clearly the future, believe me, print is not going away for a long, long time.
Matt –
My magazine prints at two full pages are grainy and somewhat fuzzy with the D200, which granted is getting enlarged some to get to that point (and which, granted, should not be grainy or fuzzy, but printing processes for magazines are not what they are for glossy photos).
Labrati –
You are certainly correct that the poor schlub in Beckley, West Virginia who is about to be visited by his state police could have been a zombie. Probably was. If that’s the case, I’ll actually feel a lot better – I’d rather be the subject of a random DOS attack against Network Solutions than the specific target. On the other hand if he actually targeted me, and if he is just plain unsophisticated enough to assume that a single proxy bounce through Opelika, Alaska will protect him, or that I will in any way hesitate to burn his life down, he’s mistaken.
Mike’s right – I’m a nice guy, but you do not want me across the table from you.
Zach