Photography

AndyS

(14,559 posts) Mon May 8, 2023, 09:54 AM May 2023

So how good is the equipment we photgs use these days?

I was doing some final processing on my Smith Oaks Pictures and noticed a little black spot on Daddy's leg. Hmm what could it be?

I cropped in on the spot and enlarged it 300x. Guess what? It's a house fly!

It's to the point that I don't question the technology anymore because any technology sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic . . .

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So how good is the equipment we photgs use these days? (Original Post) AndyS May 2023 OP

It's astonishing how good the equipment is! Love the photos. nt CaliforniaPeggy May 2023 #1

That closeup is actually a very cool image in it's own right, IMHO! Diamond_Dog May 2023 #2

Not just the gear... Grumpy Old Guy May 2023 #3

Amazing what you can do with ones and zeros!! nt AndyS May 2023 #4

Yes it is. Grumpy Old Guy May 2023 #5

dang.... mike_c May 2023 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,719 posts)

1. It's astonishing how good the equipment is! Love the photos. nt

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Mon May 8, 2023, 10:02 AM

May 2023

Diamond_Dog

(32,095 posts)

2. That closeup is actually a very cool image in it's own right, IMHO!

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Mon May 8, 2023, 10:07 AM

May 2023

Grumpy Old Guy

(3,174 posts)

3. Not just the gear...

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Mon May 8, 2023, 11:00 AM

May 2023

The software is also amazing. A friend recommended I try DXO pureraw 3. I now use it for importing any image which may prove challenging to process. I can really push the limits of exposure knowing I can still get a clean, noiseless photograph. They offer a month long free trial too.