Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
Terry the quality of files look pretty nice and looks like i just have to get one. Jack, Bob and Terry will have one each that I know of on the workshop but I am really feeling left out here.
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My computers are still Apple PowerPC models (yeah yeah, it's time to update the hardware, just waiting for my ship to come in ... ;-) where ACR5.5/LR2.5 has a horrid rendering bug. Adobe has recommended using LR2.4 until they release a new v2.5.x revision for PowerPC systems. And similarly, Snow Leopard only runs on Apple-Intel hardware so I'm locked into Leopard for the duration.... I'm running LR 2.5. When I went to use the adjustment brush I was getting something really strange. It was like a big block (square) of changed exposure when I would use the mouse to brush over an area. In addition, the preview colors on the imports was looking much better than the final import after rendering. I have to sort this out today. I may reload the files on a second Laptop that has now Leopard and 2.5 to see whats happening.
The bridge through the dirty windwo was one of my favorites also. It was nice to see Godfrey's face againTerry, I love #2 with the dirty windows and the bridge. That is a view of the bridge that I've not seen before. It is nice to see you and Godfrey out and about--using the camera in the real world.
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When we met back up after shooting the Fort on our own I said to Godfrey that I got one keeper "favorite" shot of the day. The window was the one I showed him.The bridge through the dirty windwo was one of my favorites also. It was nice to see Godfrey's face again
LOL ...The bridge through the dirty windwo was one of my favorites also. It was nice to see Godfrey's face again
That's fun---good to see you smiling LOL. The lens did a good job too.LOL ...
GF1 on tripod, my face is about 3.5 feet from camera, back wall about 6 feet.
Self-Portrait - Fort Point, San Francisco 2009
Panasonic GF1 + G 20mm f/1.7
ISO 500 @ f/1.7 @ 1/30 second, manual focus
about 10% cropped from width and heighth.
and a detail snip at 1:1:
And yes, I think that window that Terry caught is one of the day's real prizes.
Well the joke is on me. I had a tripod (my traveler) and a plate with me. I forgot a wrench to attach the plate and make it functional . Pano was handheld.Terry,
This is just beautiful. I have been going back and forth across the pano. You should be proud of this.
I have to ask if you had the GF1 on the cube?:ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:
Beautiful Terry--and gosh, it sure stitched perfectly--alignment must have been right on. So much to see--so much detail to absorb. What fun it would be to see in a big print and spend time in front of it just taking it in. Forgot to ask--how many shots???
Glad at least somebody was paying attention! GREAT pano Terry!Jack taught us good handheld technique at a workshop and LR/CS4 make it easy. You simply select the shots (after you have synched the processing) and it is essentially automatic.
You might get thrown out of the cubist society for hand-holding...I won't tell.Well the joke is on me. I had a tripod (my traveler) and a plate with me. I forgot a wrench to attach the plate and make it functional . Pano was handheld.
You're right, of course. I knew there had to be a reason I had all those 46-49 adapter rings...The Canon 50/1.4 uses a 48mm actually.
Contax G lenses all use 46mm filter size except for the 21mm wide angle. There are several nice hoods for G lenses on the bay that would probably work for the 20mm Panasonic.
If you're still using Macs with PowerPC processors (G4, G5) rather than ones with Intel processors, there is a huge issue with Lightroom 2.5 involving "maze artifacts" around highlight areas. (I believe the newest versions of Camera Raw and DNG Converter.) Bug reports have been filed with Adobe and they've acknowledged being aware of the issue.Godfrey,
I'm running LR 2.5. When I went to use the adjustment brush I was getting something really strange. It was like a big block (square) of changed exposure when I would use the mouse to brush over an area. In addition, the preview colors on the imports was looking much better than the final import after rendering. I have to sort this out today. I may reload the files on a second Laptop that has now Leopard and 2.5 to see whats happening.
Ignored :ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:If you're still using Macs with PowerPC processors (G4, G5) rather than ones with Intel processors, there is a huge issue with Lightroom 2.5 involving "maze artifacts" around highlight areas. (I believe the newest versions of Camera Raw and DNG Converter.) Bug reports have been filed with Adobe and they've acknowledged being aware of the issue.
For now the only workaround is to backdate to Lightroom 2.4 and re-render your previews (original files are unaffected, fortuntely.)
This isn't the same as your issue, of course, but I think it shows that their latest code isn't PowerPC-friendly, and that could cause other symptoms as well.
If your Mac has an Intel processor, then ignore everything I just said...
With CS3/CS4, Lightroom will pass the original RAW file and editing instructions to Camera Raw once you choose "Edit in Photoshop". I believe there's a way to alter this and have it pass TIFF files, but I don't know if this is compatible with the panorama stitching function in later versions of PS ... I use CS2 (still) which doesn't have this option or the stitching functions.Ignored :ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:
The Panos wouldn't work because I didn't have camera raw 5.5 which handles GF1 raws but that is strange since I was in LR and sending the files to PS for the merge and didn't realize it would need Camera Raw for that.
The original adjustment brush issues seems to have solved itself in a LR restart.
The last issue is with xrite and their new profile generator (xrite Passport). It is not recognizing any color charts shot with the GF1. I thought again I had it fixed with a Camera Raw update (on a different laptop), but no still can't get it to recognize the file.