[adrean8j]

For Canon: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/suppor...codec_software

For Nikon: http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/


I don't know about the NIKON codec, but I know with the Canon codec you will be able to see your .CR2/RAW files in thumbnail and Preview mode on Windows based PC's. Once you double click the thumbnail it will still open with PS.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

For Canon: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/suppor...codec_software

For Nikon: http://nikonimglib.com/nefcodec/


I don't know about the NIKON codec, but I know with the Canon codec you will be able to see your .CR2/RAW files in thumbnail and Preview mode on Windows based PC's. Once you double click the thumbnail it will still open with PS.

Thanks. Have to wait to try it on my laptop at home. My work machine is 64-bit and this doesn't support 64-bit Windows.

[The1]

i couldn't get it to work, it tryed, but it didn't work. maybe i'll try and install the older codec, it may work better


***** never mind, played around with a few functions on the computer, had to associate the file with windows live photo gallery for it to work. there still isn't a preview window showing up though.

[adrean8j]

Originally Posted by The1

i couldn't get it to work, it tryed, but it didn't work. maybe i'll try and install the older codec, it may work better


***** never mind, played around with a few functions on the computer, had to associate the file with windows live photo gallery for it to work. there still isn't a preview window showing up though.

By preview do you mean you can't see the thumbnails of the photo? In order to see previews you have to right-click the file and then move down to the third option "preview". Once you click that you can view all the .CR2/RAW files.

[The1]

there's no picture in the bottom left corner or anything, but it does work in windows live photo viewer where it didn't before, so i can at least review the pictures in a more normal way. So this does solve a problem for sure

thanks

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

... i usually shoot RAW and JPEG. ...

That's what I do. I like it because I can Preview the images full-screen and then only convert the ones that I want to keep. For the wildlife stuff that's only 1 to 10%. Next time I shoot, I reformat the card and all the crap shots simply dissappear.

Dave

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

By preview do you mean you can't see the thumbnails of the photo? In order to see previews you have to right-click the file and then move down to the third option "preview". Once you click that you can view all the .CR2/RAW files.

Works like a charm on 32-bit Windows 7 on my laptop. Just what I've been missing. Great find! Thanks.

[panicos81]

hey guys one more unedited pic from the noob here

looking forward for your comments/instructions

[Weebl]

Panicos,
You need to level the horizon, it is slightly off.
Your exposure was F10 and 20 seconds and the picture is on the dark side. You can get away with using an aperture of ~F8 with the same time to get more detail in all that black or crop it by about 1/3rd.

That was technical now here is the artistic.
An option you can try is to move as close as the surface of the water as you dare without getting wet.
Generally speaking you should try to take a photo from an angle that you would not normally see with your eye. That can be from a very low angle or a high one. This looks like it is over the surface of the water ~15 feet, like you walked up, set the tripod and took the picture. If you can do this with the moonlight shining on the water it will not be so black.

[The1]

Originally Posted by dcstep

That's what I do. I like it because I can Preview the images full-screen and then only convert the ones that I want to keep. For the wildlife stuff that's only 1 to 10%. Next time I shoot, I reformat the card and all the crap shots simply dissappear.

Dave

might be worth looking into that codec then for you. It started working fully on my computer now, so it's kind of a nice treat to not have to worry about JPEG files.

[adrean8j]

Originally Posted by dcstep

That's what I do. I like it because I can Preview the images full-screen and then only convert the ones that I want to keep. For the wildlife stuff that's only 1 to 10%. Next time I shoot, I reformat the card and all the crap shots simply dissappear.

Dave

Originally Posted by The1

might be worth looking into that codec then for you. It started working fully on my computer now, so it's kind of a nice treat to not have to worry about JPEG files.

Yeah Dave,

Download that codec then you will only have to take .raw photos = more space on your card AND preview options in windows similar to .jpeg I was frustrated before by not being able to see .raw and the .jpegs taking up extra space.

[panicos81]

Originally Posted by Weebl

Panicos,
You need to level the horizon, it is slightly off.
Your exposure was F10 and 20 seconds and the picture is on the dark side. You can get away with using an aperture of ~F8 with the same time to get more detail in all that black or crop it by about 1/3rd.

That was technical now here is the artistic.
An option you can try is to move as close as the surface of the water as you dare without getting wet.
Generally speaking you should try to take a photo from an angle that you would not normally see with your eye. That can be from a very low angle or a high one. This looks like it is over the surface of the water ~15 feet, like you walked up, set the tripod and took the picture. If you can do this with the moonlight shining on the water it will not be so black.

thank you very much kevin, really appreciate your comments. i will try again tonight maybe see if i can take anything better.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by TL

well this guy from Vancouver was having a great time...i wonder if that's the1

Wow, so this is supposedly a real picture. Although they claim they weren't making out. They say the girl got knocked down and was in a panic and the guy was trying to calm her.

Still , if you download the image and zoom in close, there is weird pixelation all around them that doesn't fit the background. Could have been aberration from the lens, though. The article says this is a Getty Image, so one would expect it to be authentic.

Nice shot, then. Photog got the DOF just right, which couldn't have been easy in all that chaos.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by adrean8j

Yeah Dave,

Download that codec then you will only have to take .raw photos = more space on your card AND preview options in windows similar to .jpeg I was frustrated before by not being able to see .raw and the .jpegs taking up extra space.

I'm 64-bit Windows 7. Someone said earlier that the codec doesn't work in 64-bit. Still, thanks for the suggestion.

My cards are 32-Gig. The jpegs never make it off my card, so I don't really consider them a big issue. The only time they annoy me a little is when I'm shooting at 7-fps and the buffer gets filled earlier than with RAW-only. That's a minor deal because I usually only do around 4-shots in burst mode, but I DO occasionally fill the buffer.

Dave

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

I'm 64-bit Windows 7. Someone said earlier that the codec doesn't work in 64-bit. Still, thanks for the suggestion.

My cards are 32-Gig. The jpegs never make it off my card, so I don't really consider them a big issue. The only time they annoy me a little is when I'm shooting at 7-fps and the buffer gets filled earlier than with RAW-only. That's a minor deal because I usually only do around 4-shots in burst mode, but I DO occasionally fill the buffer.

Dave

Yeah, it won't work in 64-bit. You can run 32-bit programs in 64-bit Windows, but this is not a program. It's a driver. It has to be written for 64-bit. Too bad because I do a great deal of editing on my workstations and they're both 64-bit. I end up just accessing the SD Card through Adobe Bridge, which actually gives me quick access to ACR and PS.

[panicos81]

hey guys has anyone seen this?
http://indyhiphop.com/whats-hot/deac...laxy-of-stars/


anybody here taken a shot like that before?

[Chewy734]

that's cool.. I was researching this astrophotography stuff 2 weeks ago and came across some sick shots.

[Weebl]

I tried to get some of the Milky Way up in the Grand Canyon with some 20-30 second exposures and was able to get some of it with a 100/2.8 I think.

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by Weebl

I tried to get some of the Milky Way up in the Grand Canyon with some 20-30 second exposures and was able to get some of it with a 100/2.8 I think.

Post 'em up.

[Weebl]

blowing off the dusty electrons Don't shoot me, the results were not mind boggling.

Eight and sixty+ seconds 100mm 2.8 and 200 ISO I think

[Weebl]

Same trip
Arizona,Las Vegas,Mono Lake and Yosemite.
The Grand Canyon sunset and Mono Lake sunrise.

[adrean8j]

Just wanted to post a pic of my house (got it for free!) Unfortunately it is only a two rooms with no water. But I can't complain


My House and Office by Adrean8j, on Flickr