After sharing yesterday’s post I got a comment on facebook about the relationship between white balance and RAW vs JPG. The person in question meant that I was wrong, and that the whole reason my image lacked colour was because I shot RAW. Today I’m going to prove that I am right. My opponent is not entirely wrong, but his arguments are only ripples among waves, so to speak. (mer…)
Stikkord: photography tips
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A daffodil «macro» and the importance of white balace
A couple of weeks ago I photographed some mini daffodils that we keep in pots outside our house. It had been raining, so there were some nice drops of water on the flowers, giving some extra life to the images.
I tried out a technique that I haven’t tried so much, a sort of «poor man’s macro». The idea is to detach the lens from the camera body and reverse it. There are adapter rings you can buy to mount the lens that way, but I don’t have one. Instead I just held the lens close to the body. Out of several attempts this one was the only one I managed to get sharp without any camera movement. I think it turned out quite nice. (mer…)
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Stockholm: variations on a theme
I have finally got around to editing all of my photos from our trip to Stockholm around New Year. I have been way to busy with work, setting up a media server in my home and loading it with all our music and DVDs and lots of other stuff.
Stockholm City Hall and Riddarfjärden after sunrise on New Year’s Eve
H P Birkeland fotografi 