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Photography

ohheckyeah

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4. You're welcome.

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 21, 2014, 02:58 AM

Jan 2014

I found a circular polarizer to be my best friend when shooting in AZ. Otherwise, the sky was always blown out in order to get the foreground exposed correctly. Raw files will help you make those adjustments, too.

Do you have a photo editor that handles raw files?

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How many of you shoot in Raw? [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 OP

I always shoot in Raw now. ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #1

Thanks for the info! I'll check it out. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #2

You're welcome. ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #4

I always shoot in raw Major Nikon Jan 2014 #3

By-the-way.... ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #5

Sometimes raw, sometimes JPEG. ManiacJoe Jan 2014 #6

i try shoot raw exclusively but lately it's been too darn cold. just gotta put some warm clothes on. MichaelSoE Jan 2014 #7

I usually have clothes on when taking pictures liberal N proud Jan 2014 #8

Raw files are only helpful if you know how to process them.... groundloop Jan 2014 #9

Is this thread inspired by MFM? Scuba Jan 2014 #10

RAW unless I'm shooting some kind of event NV Whino Jan 2014 #11

Raw with bracketing bananas Jan 2014 #12

Only. Richard D Jan 2014 #13

If you have the option, choose RAW +JPEG. You'll get both files. If you find you don't care for alfredo Jan 2014 #14

Never anything else. sir pball Jan 2014 #15

RAW only geomon666 Jan 2014 #16

raw and jpeg here also . . . DrDan Jan 2014 #17

And how many of you shoot "in the raw"? groundloop Jan 2014 #18

Funny, Peggy. Mira Jan 2014 #19

It's funny that you're getting excited... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #20

Here's the advantage to shooting raw Major Nikon Jan 2014 #21

The website I mentioned in the first post has ohheckyeah Jan 2014 #22