Forbidden City 1 C&C

[echoyjeff222]

I meant like taking RAW photos on the camera -- I thought that better cameras had an option to "shoot in raw mode"

 

[macpro88]

I meant like taking RAW photos on the camera -- I thought that better cameras had an option to "shoot in raw mode"

If you camera **supports** taking photos in a raw format (keep in mind that raw format extension is different per camera, my 7D is .cr2) than ANY version of Photoshop will be able to open it up, and if it can't then there is probably a support article on Adobe.com that sheds some light as of why not.

Adobe Camera Raw is the NAME of the program that opens and gives you control of that raw file, it is part of the Photoshop software.

 

[invisible]

I hadn't seen this – it's absolutely beautiful, proof that you don't need a DSLR to make a cracker of an image.

 

[echoyjeff222]

I meant like taking RAW photos on the camera -- I thought that better cameras had an option to "shoot in raw mode"

If you camera **supports** taking photos in a raw format (keep in mind that raw format extension is different per camera, my 7D is .cr2) than ANY version of Photoshop will be able to open it up, and if it can't then there is probably a support article on Adobe.com that sheds some light as of why not.

Adobe Camera Raw is the NAME of the program that opens and gives you control of that raw file, it is part of the Photoshop software.

so that means that from now on, I should edit everything via adobe raw? what's different editing via adobe raw vs. adobe cs5?

 

[macpro88]

I meant like taking RAW photos on the camera -- I thought that better cameras had an option to "shoot in raw mode"

If you camera **supports** taking photos in a raw format (keep in mind that raw format extension is different per camera, my 7D is .cr2) than ANY version of Photoshop will be able to open it up, and if it can't then there is probably a support article on Adobe.com that sheds some light as of why not.

Adobe Camera Raw is the NAME of the program that opens and gives you control of that raw file, it is part of the Photoshop software.

so that means that from now on, I should edit everything via adobe raw? what's different editing via adobe raw vs. adobe cs5?

You can only edit via ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) IF AND ONLY IF your camera shoots in raw. When you go to open up a raw file via Adobe CS5, ACR will automatically open up for you where you can make the needed changes in ACR and then you when you finished the program will open the image in CS5 for more editing.

ACR only edits the information captured by the camera, so you can edit white-balance, exposure, highlights, shadows, color luminance, color saturation etc...

Do some searching on your camera and whether or not it can shoot in raw (flip through your menu settings) and start there, if you can shoot raw, the only program that can open that raw file is Adobe Photoshop anyways. Play around, you can figure it out.

EDIT: Just did some research, that camera, CoolPix P90 that you have, does NOT shoot in raw, therefore you are limited to shooting jpeg only, sorry.

 

[Designer]

@Designer: I spent forever trying to get a straight line and was using the vertical line from the temple as the vertical horizon. It's still slanted?

I think it is still slanted some. Using a very short vertical is difficult, and here I think most people will assume the ground to be level. Whether it is actually level or not, it is mostly the way we look at it. Meanwhile, the short verticals of the temple don't affect our perception quite as much as the longer line of the ground.

 

[MLeeK]

this is not true. You can edit jpegs in adobe camera raw as well as raw images. Simply open bridge and navigate it to the folder tour JPEG is in. Right click on the image and "open in camera raw" will be an option. After you have made your adjustments in the ACR window you will need to click the save button to the bottom left of the ACR window to save it as a JPEG with the changes application to it.

 

[macpro88]

this is not true. You can edit jpegs in adobe camera raw as well as raw images. Simply open bridge and navigate it to the folder tour JPEG is in. Right click on the image and "open in camera raw" will be an option. After you have made your adjustments in the ACR window you will need to click the save button to the bottom left of the ACR window to save it as a JPEG with the changes application to it.

I stand corrected. Did not know this. So editing jpeg in ACR is just not as reliable/accurate as editing raw file in ACR?

 

[MLeeK]

this is not true. You can edit jpegs in adobe camera raw as well as raw images. Simply open bridge and navigate it to the folder tour JPEG is in. Right click on the image and "open in camera raw" will be an option. After you have made your adjustments in the ACR window you will need to click the save button to the bottom left of the ACR window to save it as a JPEG with the changes application to it.

I stand corrected. Did not know this. So editing jpeg in ACR is just not as reliable/accurate as editing raw file in ACR?

Why wouldn't it be? It's the exact same editing. You can't edit as much-it just wont' work. For example you can't completely change the white balance or change the exposure beyond a certain point. You could completely change the white balance in a raw image and you can recover and push exposure, etc much further in a raw image. Which is the same no matter what editing program you use.
As for reliability or accuracy it's 100% reliable or accurate. What you see is what you are getting.

 

[macpro88]

this is not true. You can edit jpegs in adobe camera raw as well as raw images. Simply open bridge and navigate it to the folder tour JPEG is in. Right click on the image and "open in camera raw" will be an option. After you have made your adjustments in the ACR window you will need to click the save button to the bottom left of the ACR window to save it as a JPEG with the changes application to it.

I stand corrected. Did not know this. So editing jpeg in ACR is just not as reliable/accurate as editing raw file in ACR?

Why wouldn't it be? It's the exact same editing. You can't edit as much-it just wont' work. For example you can't completely change the white balance or change the exposure beyond a certain point. You could completely change the white balance in a raw image and you can recover and push exposure, etc much further in a raw image. Which is the same no matter what editing program you use.
As for reliability or accuracy it's 100% reliable or accurate. What you see is what you are getting.

Played around with a jpeg in ACR, and yes functionality is ever so slightly reduced, the white balance being the biggest one, so therefore i continue to shoot raw lol

thanks for the clarification!

 

[echoyjeff222]

I am playing around with the noise removal and here is my try ... is it okay? I also tried to straighten it up a bit more.


SideTempleREEDIT by echoyjeff222, on Flickr

 

[MLeeK]

Definite improvement!

 

[echoyjeff222]

Definite improvement!

Lol, that makes me feel that there's something still wrong with it! What more?!

 

[MLeeK]

Definite improvement!

Lol, that makes me feel that there's something still wrong with it! What more?!

I didn't go into the full sized image to inspect close. At this size it's great. What does it look like at 100%? Is it adequately sharp still?

 

[echoyjeff222]

To my untrained eyes, it seems so! Another set of eyes needs to inspect it!