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[ScottinPollock]

Most of our cameras have a variety of picture/scene/filter modes, which apply exclusively to in-camera JPEG conversion. I think most photographers pretty much ignore them so I thought it might be interesting to explore some of these to see what we get.

 

Rules: Just one...  Must take the shot as a JPEG and do all edits in-camera (with the exception of cropping/resizing). I'll start it off with:

 

Up Periscope: Rough Monochrome Filter... a noisy, high contrast, almost Kodalith paper kind of look.

[Merco_61]

Nice idea! I will have to start shooting in raw+jpeg for a while and see what I can do. I already use the Picture controls actively to get a better starting point for raw conversions with NX-D, so I won't have to adjust my shooting workflow too much.

[ScottinPollock]

Vintage.JPG: Lowkey Monochrome

[Merco_61]

Here's one from today.

 

All that has been done is a resize and watermark for the web using PhotoMechanic.

 

Model: NIKON D7200
Lens (mm): 85 (AF Nikkor 85/1.8D)
ISO: 100
Aperture: 6.3
Shutter: 1/200
Exp. Comp.: 0.0

Picture control: [PT] Portrait

ADL: Normal

[Merco_61]

I won't clutter this thread up with photos that are already posted in another thread... In Live music 20180206 - Post Your Photos - NikonForums.com, all photos except the one shot @ 20.52.27 are SOOC except for cropping and resizing. The group shots are made with D2X Mode3 active on the D700, the individual shots are with the [PT]Portrait picture control on the D7200. ADL is on @ Normal in both bodies.

[ScottinPollock]

StreakyWeather.jpg : Impressive Art Filter

 

[ScottinPollock]

The End of an Era.jpg: Monochrome Picture

 

[Merco_61]

More strange mallards who don't migrate.

PES_2018-03-05_12-37-42_50mm_ by merco_61, on Flickr

 

Model: NIKON D7200
Lens (mm): 50 (Tamron 17-50/2.8)

Käsemann polarizer set for max contrast.
ISO: 320
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/80
Exp. Comp.: +1.0

Picture Control: [VI]Vivid

ADL off.

 

The only thing done in post is resizing for web and adding the watermark.

[ScottinPollock]

Half My Opinion: Rough Monochrome

[Merco_61]

A nearly timeless painter.

PES_2018-03-15_08-59-56_35mm_A by merco_61, on Flickr

Monochrome:Sepia SOOC, even the cropping is done in-camera. Resizing and watermark done in computer.

[ScottinPollock]

An Old Favorite: 4k focus stacking/merge (no, I wasn't going to reset the time - too much of a PITA)