Going for that "film feel" with the A900.....

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Going for that "film feel" with the A900.....

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I've been really enjoying DxO filmpack as of late. Here's a series from a recent trip to San Juan Island.

Most of these were processed with the Kodachrome 25 or 64 color profile.

Also, is my little watermark at the bottom overkill? I have to admit, I was pretty proud of these when I finished, so I just threw it on there.

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I like em, certainly looks slide film-ish, with the strong contrast and extra deep shadows everywhere.
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The colors are lovely indeed! The composition could be better on the third, in my opinion: the right side is resolved very simply but the left side has too many interesting details sliding away. The only crop I could suggest eliminates half the picture and compromises a lot that you must have worked hard to get. The second shot is solid, though, a real winner.
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It's strange, isn't it? People keep whining about dynamic ranges of current digital cameras being too narrow, but when it comes to mimicking film then they happily sacrifice their shadows ...

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01af wrote:It's strange, isn't it? People keep whining about dynamic ranges of current digital cameras being too narrow, but when it comes to mimicking film then they happily sacrifice their shadows ...

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In my short trial of DXO, I also played with the film pack, albeit very little. I did like the results, and the ability to change film looks on each photo.

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I should also add that the free program, Photoscape, offers limited ability to give your photo a few film effects.

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For Photoshop I can recommend two plugins which let you simulate colour film. I like to use them both. :D

Imagenomic RealGrain - http://www.imagenomic.com/rg.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Alien Skin Exposure 2 - http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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