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Hi

I'm Mike and not sure how I found the forum, but having read through some of the threads thought that I'd register as I liked the discussion of work. It's nice to see a few familiar names as well!

I shoot a mixture of landscape and have recently started doing some more work including people. I'll through a few pictures up for comment and to share some work over the next few days.

Currently I'm working with a GX100 or (Canon) dslr. I've been making pictures for quite a few years (still have my old AE-1), but moving to digital reignited my enthusiasm for photography as I found that I could work without a darkroom (which I hadn't had for years due to moving, time, family etc...) and manage colour and black and white.

Hopefully I'll be able to learn and to contribute from time to time.

Thanks

Mike

Hi, Mike,

Mike Shimwell said:

Hi

I'm Mike and not sure how I found the forum, but havin read through some of the threads thought that I'd register as I liked the discussion of work. It's nice to see a few familiar names as well!

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Welcome aboard! We're looking forward to working with you.

Welcome. How do you like the GX100?

Thank you both for your welcome.

Doug,

you have some interesting articles on your website, which I look forward to reading over time.

Rachel,

I like the GX100. I bought it after trying a G9 and the Panasonic LX2, because I preferred the control interface. It provides an antidote to the slr in terms of how the images look (much more noisy) and I can fit it in my pocket. In terms of shutter lag it's actually quite good in manual or 'snap' focus mode and the autofocus is reasonable as well. The biggest difficulty is the time taken to record a raw file, but that's something you get used to and it's much faster in jpg mode.

Big plusses for me are the step zoom and the ability to use it with an optical viewfinder, deeep depth of field and a very different look.

I've attached a few pics processed in Lightrom below - hope it's not too much!

Mike

iso80, plus 1.4 exposure







iso 400 - mildly streched and sharpened

and one at iso 800

iso800

Mike,

An excellent start!

That grain is beautiful! I love the last image. I wonder if you could test your DSLR against this for the blown up artistic effect in the B&W using a shot like this so we can see the faces again at 100%.

Asher

Hi Asher

Thanks for your kind words. I must admit that I was surprised at how even the grain was. It actually makes a nice print at about 15 by 10.

I don't have anything quite like this from the slrs, but here are a couple of my girls shot in low and poor light, together with 100% crops. One in colour to follow.

Just wanted to say that one of the reasons I signed up here was the sense that there is acommunity helping each other to progress. Thanks.

Mike


1600iso no luminance smoothing







1600 iso pushed 0.6 no luminance smoothing

And one in colour with a bit of luminance smoothing as well as a bit of colour nr. This is at iso1600 pushed 1.1 stops in post.

Mike