I'm using a Nikon D40X, which is an entry level digital SLR. I usually shoot in aperture-priority mode but I've been playing with manual-mode a bit lately, with mixed results.
I process the images with GIMP (the Linux/open source "Photoshop"; I believe there is a Windows version, too), usually amping-up the contrast a few notches (4-10) because I like the way that looks. I shoot in RAW (technically NEF), so there are also some interesting things you can do with white-balance when converting the images.
(O'course, I'd like to think that it's true that "No amount of Photoshopping will make a bad picture good" and that I really am a pretty okay photographer. :-) )
Oh, and the dog, for those who don't know/didn't figure it out, is my sister's Oscar. He is indeed a pretty hound doggie.
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Very nice.
What are you using, camera wise?
I'm using a Nikon D40X, which is an entry level digital SLR. I usually shoot in aperture-priority mode but I've been playing with manual-mode a bit lately, with mixed results.
I process the images with GIMP (the Linux/open source "Photoshop"; I believe there is a Windows version, too), usually amping-up the contrast a few notches (4-10) because I like the way that looks. I shoot in RAW (technically NEF), so there are also some interesting things you can do with white-balance when converting the images.
(O'course, I'd like to think that it's true that "No amount of Photoshopping will make a bad picture good" and that I really am a pretty okay photographer. :-) )
Oh, and the dog, for those who don't know/didn't figure it out, is my sister's Oscar. He is indeed a pretty hound doggie.