*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

[Konig]

M3's first photoshoot yesterday.

[dcstep]

We finally got some new snow yesterday, so I got out in it, along with this guy:

Big Buck In Snow by dcstep, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Nice one, DC. Up close and personal. Surprised he didn't fog your lens.

[Itsed65]

Nice one Dave. Perfect mood for the season!

[Itsed65]

I was playing with the new zoom in the house using my standard subjects.

Sunday Morning Kitties by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[BrokenVert]

Finally found time to start sorting my backlog from work. Basically stuff that I shot, but wasnt needed by and of my clients. So I never edited it because of time restraints.

This may be one of my favorite shots of the year. It was taken with my Mark I 7D. Cant wait until I get to try out a Mark II!

[Itsed65]

Neat shot!

[Itsed65]

I've taken to decanting my wine these days, and I saw this decanter for sale at a winery near Geyserville California (Stryker) and my inner nerd just had to have it

Let it Breath by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^Very cool, Ed. Nice pic, too.

[dcstep]

7D MkII at ISO 3200 (large size for critical viewing):

High ISO Buck by dcstep, on Flickr

I used DxO Optics Pro's PRIME noise reduction, which does a pixel-by-pixel comparison to de-noise. I roll-off the Default setting considerably, because I think it's too aggressive and destroys some detail, when left to its own devices. I like the end result.

BTW, the Raw image was very noisy, despite using +1-2/3EV. The sun was down and this was in the shade, so it was pretty dark and I was considering going to ISO 6400.

I think that this shows that the 7D MkII, when combined with a competent NR program, can produce quite nice results at high-ISO. (I never look at the in-camera JPEGs and wasn't really shooting this as a jpeg test, so I can't tell you anything about the camera's internal NR).

f/4.0, with focus on the eyes. Hence, the tip of the nose is OOF.

Dave

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

I've taken to decanting my wine these days, and I saw this decanter for sale at a winery near Geyserville California (Stryker) and my inner nerd just had to have it

Good move.

[dcstep]

Another 7D MkII, high-ISO shot from last night. This one's ISO 6400, taken when twilight was almost totally gone:

Coyote At ISO 6400 by dcstep, on Flickr

Lots of noise showed in the Raw file, so DxO's Optics Pro PRIME NR gets much of the credit for cleaning up the shot substantially, without crushing detail. Looks like my focus was actually slightly in front of the coyote, on that brown grass. (I was struggling with AF because it was so dark that I couldn't see in my viewfinder clearly and even the preview screen was ambiguous).

[Itsed65]

Aroooo!
That is a great shot Dave. The subject is more important to me than it being technically perfect. I have a couple from last weekend that are in the same boat, taken right at dusk, and yes if viewed at 100% are pretty grainy, but with a little pp, they are more than acceptable to print up to 11x14 or so, even with a significant crop.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Aroooo!
That is a great shot Dave. The subject is more important to me than it being technically perfect. I have a couple from last weekend that are in the same boat, taken right at dusk, and yes if viewed at 100% are pretty grainy, but with a little pp, they are more than acceptable to print up to 11x14 or so, even with a significant crop.

Thanks Ed.

I think my high-ISO buck shot might look pretty good as is, printed up to around 30". It's 3648-pixel on each axis. I'm still learning DxO's new PRIME NR module, but I've been might impressed.

[remmib]

Talking about high ISO, I took a snapshot of my car and was surprised to see how little noise there were despite ISO 10000 with my Canon 6D.

[DeeDee]

From Budapest - Liberty bridge

[woosh]

Ominous shot DeeDee

[Zeiss]

Thats a great shot DeeDee, No need for the lens flares its amazing as is mate

[dcstep]

Ice Forming On Cherry Creek Reservoir by dcstep, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^^Great colors and lighting, DC.

[Itsed65]

No ducks at the marsh to try out my new lens, so a 400mm landscape

Coyote Hills Marsh by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[DeeDee]

Another one. This time from Rome. Colosseum.

And thanks for comments woosh and SKBMW