Taking a trip to Antartica in a few months with Johan Drone Adventures and did some research with the help of Claude on the need for and use of ND filters. Drone Video For drone video: Get an ND set. Antarctica is exactly where you’ll need them. Smooth-looking video depends on keeping your shutter speed roughlyContinueContinue reading “ND Filters in Antartica?”
Category Archives: photography
The Universal Raw Photo Workflow
One Universal Workflow for Literally Any RAW Photo Editor from Andy Hutchinson (Thank you, Andy!) Universal RAW Workflow.pdf Stage 1: The Prep Demosaicing Lens correction Denoising Choosing profiles and film simulations Stage 2: Light White balance and tint Exposure and histogram balance Contrast Highlights and shadows recovery White and black point setting Curves adjustments StageContinueContinue reading “The Universal Raw Photo Workflow”
Halide vs ProCamera
Halide and ProCamera try to turn the iPhone into something closer to a “real camera.” They overlap a lot, but their design philosophy is very different. Think of Halide as the photographer’s minimalist camera, while ProCamera is the Swiss-army-knife camera app. Core difference in philosophy Halide: Designed around simplicity and photographic purity. Very clean interfaceContinueContinue reading “Halide vs ProCamera”
Pixel 100x Pro Res Zoom
I’ve been fooling around with the new Pixel 10 Pro for the last week (My 10-day Android trial has been a disaster so I am returning it next week for the new iPhone.) Here is a comparison of photos at 100x zoom using Google’s Pro Res Zoom, which works on some sort of artificial intelligenceContinueContinue reading “Pixel 100x Pro Res Zoom”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 