Beyond Photo meet #2 Zoo Photos.

[benyl]

[thich]

is that Ben chasing those ducks??

[girlRACER]

Great pics ...as usual.

Did any of you guys get some pics of the Orangutan??

[88CRX]

Originally posted by thich
is that Ben chasing those ducks??

ya i think it is.... got a good laugh at that one.

[benyl]

no, we didn't go into the primate house today...

too busy taking pics of each other... lol

[rage2]

Here's one of my HD video clips, first one that looks fairly good. Remember, you need Windows Media 9, a damn fast computer, and Windows 2000 or XP to view the video.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/zoohd/...720p-24fps.zip

Still working on getting the proper color and contrast balance in the shots. Wish I had that ND filter to see how much of a difference it makes... after the sun came out, a lot of the vids weren't very usable because of washed out colors in the sunlit areas.

It's so much harder to get good strong vibrant colors out of video .

[rage2]

For those that can't view the video...

Screenshot of original source clip:

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Screenshot of color corrected clip as shown in video:

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[Ben]

Todays Lesson: Proper Stance, Posture and Etiquette.


1. Do Proper Warm Up Excersizes.



2. Choose the right lens for the task.



3. Take care in not Spooking any Animals.



4. Find a Comfortable Position.



5. Keep good Balance.



6. Demonstrate Care and Control with your Equipment.




7. Be Inconspicuous



8. Bring something healthy to munch on.



9. Be sure to dispose of all waste in the proper fashion.



10. Enjoy Yourself.

[nismodrifter]

nice pics guys

ben: possibly time for a new version of your sig?

[D'z Nutz]

Yeah, you guys owned those Asian photographers when it comes to those poses! Hahaha!

[donz]

these pics are amazing!

[rage2]

Next clip... remember, you need Windows Media 9, a damn fast computer, and Windows 2000 or XP to view the video.

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/zoohd/...720p-24fps.zip

For those that can't view the video...

Screenshot of original source clip:

» Click image for larger version

Screenshot of color corrected clip as shown in video:

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Might have gone a bit overboard with the red, but I swear those rocks were dark reddish/brown in color!

[Ekliptix]

Ben, I think you need to stick that picture that you PSed into this thread.

[Dj_Stylz]

Great Pictures guys and nice video rage

[RC-Cola]

Great pictures so far guys... I'll post mine once I get my computer fixed and PS re-installed!

[Ben]

haha

[ExtremeSi]

Originally posted by Ekliptix

lol I like this one. . I don't know how some(most) of those pictures are made to look so significant. Nice work

[iceburns288]

What camera did you use for that HD shot? I have a sony DCX2100 (so many letters + numbers that I forget) and my shots don't come out as well... I think. I'll see what I get when I import them to my computer.

[rage2]

Originally posted by iceburns288
What camera did you use for that HD shot? I have a sony DCX2100 (so many letters + numbers that I forget) and my shots don't come out as well... I think. I'll see what I get when I import them to my computer.

You mean the Sony DCRVX2100 3ccd MiniDV Cam?

I'm using the JVC GR-HD1 HDTV camcorder.

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.p...threadid=36257

Your Sony camcorder is still limited by the MiniDV format. 480 lines of resolution interlaced. The HD1 can do 720x480x60fps progressive scan, as well as 1280x720x30fps progressive scan, thus the huge difference in quality.

The images I captured are actually worse than it looks, they've gone through 30fps to 24fps processing to give it that film look (well attempted anyways).

Here's a comparison of 24fps (a bit blurrier, especially motion objects like the water):

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And 30fps original source (a bit sharper):

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It's much more noticable when I'm moving the camera around a lot, such as motion pictures. 24fps looks a lot better when in motion tho, more fluid looking. Not to mention a huge savings in bandwidth.

[RC-Cola]

I finally got my computer sort of fixed so I'll post just a few that I have had a little time to process. I'll place more when I get back to town Tuesday night...