Raw Shots

[jayboat]

Vic, you might be speaking of RAW Vs. Jpeg? I believe that the OP's post was in reference to unedited photos?

Yeah, that's the way I interpreted it.

Vic, no real need to shoot raw unless you plan to do prints, or if you really, really like to do post-processing on your shots. You need a program like Lightroom (windows) or Aperture (Mac) to process them. They are fairly large files, so you may be filling up your drives unnecessarily. Dunno what you are shooting with, but your camera will probably perform better if you just shoot jpeg instead of raw+jpeg.

Back to the original question- here's one from way early (2006) that really motivated me.
Lunch stop at Harpoon Harry's, Punta Gorda for Poker Runs America Sarasota run.

No processing other than the border/dropshadow.

[jayboat]

Raw files allow an unprecedented degree of control over saturation, contrast, exposure-- basically everything.

Been pushing the envelope lately. A lot more fun for me and I hope for others. :courage: Part of it is a desire to see, and then show... something not seen before.

[GotHalos]

Yeah, that's the way I interpreted it.

Vic, no real need to shoot raw unless you plan to do prints, or if you really, really like to do post-processing on your shots. You need a program like Lightroom (windows) or Aperture (Mac) to process them. They are fairly large files, so you may be filling up your drives unnecessarily. Dunno what you are shooting with, but your camera will probably perform better if you just shoot jpeg instead of raw+jpeg.

Back to the original question- here's one from way early (2006) that really motivated me.
Lunch stop at Harpoon Harry's, Punta Gorda for Poker Runs America Sarasota run.

No processing other than the border/dropshadow.

This looks like a cigarette ad out of a magazine!! Great scott!

[jayboat]

This looks like a cigarette ad out of a magazine!! Great scott!

Like I said, this one was a real early motivator for me. I had only known Bobthebuilder for 6 months- that's his original 50 Nor-Tech, Predator in the bottom right.

This was 2006. One of those blue Cigs has since burned, I think. And, at the time of this shot, John Elway owned American Muscle III.
I was very impressed by the whole scene- walking right by Elway was kinda cool- and it was a big run
the season opener from Sarasota...

Harpoon Harry's has a great deck overlooking the docks, which is really what made the shot possible.

[Cbad]

Ready to upgrade to one of these.

[WESTERNAERO]

Great pic. Thanks!

Keep going, your almost there. You now have 11 posts.

[Bean]

Love the pics.

[SnoC653]

I like shooting RAW, and having more editing options. Back when film was the medium, I believed in the theory of buying the best glass you could. But with the digital age do you put emphasis on the glass, the body, or the editing software?