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Rebel XT Samples

Rebel XT Samples

Hi you can check out my photography work at:

www.designheap.com/lee

All photos on my site are shot with the Rebel XT and all lens' used are Canon's:

Canon EF 24mm F2.8
Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II
Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM

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Let me know what you think.
 
TheYankee said:
Maybe, I just think that they distract from the image as a whole, become the absolute focal point, and it doesn't look realistic.

I might adjust the opacity of that layer so that it blends more (whoa, is this me or Rapier typing) or just go back to the original color and then sharpen and slightly lighten them so that they stand out but not as much. As of right now it is just too harsh, in my opinion...

-Jeremy
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At the risk of beating this one picture to death... here it is with the original color... no alterations on the eyes...

riley-XT2.jpg

Alright... I promise to move on to something else now! And since you mentioned using layers... I figured out how to make a new layer just for the eye adjustments. That sure makes it easier to go back and tweak different settings. If nothing else, this thread was worth it just to learn that trick.

Chad
 
New picture... I'm still learning all the features of this camera... I just found the black and white parameters. I know there's probably no good reason to shoot in B&W since it can be converted in post... but I really liked the results with the built-in filters. This is with the kits lens (all I have for now). In post, I clicked auto levels, removed an eye lash from her cheek and another spot (bug?), and USM. (oh, and tried to add a border)


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Chad
 
For in camera b&w I think that looks great. I love the expression on her face. I might have shot it in color and then played with the eyes a little in post so that some of the texture of the eyes wasn't so dark, but other than that, great job. Certainly something you could blow up to poster size and mount on the wall.

-Jeremy
 
Wow... thanks!

Her eyes are SO dark brown, they're almost black. She recently bumped her head pretty bad and I was trying to check her pupils and couldn't tell where they started! But that's something I'll think about... the lighting in that picture was probably good enough to just see some brown if it was in color.

Chad
 
That is one cute kid! I just turned 35, my best friend just gave birth to the most beautiful daughter last week so I am guessing that my biological clock is ticking.
At any rate, I dig the pic a lot. I have a good amount of Rebel XT pics that I'd like to post but I need to resize them. I have photoshop, but its being buggy right now. So, I figured I'd post a comment on your pic to say hello and to keep this thread alive until I can post something...

I've heard someone say that the Canon=clean digital image vs Nikon = more filmic look is a moot debate. I COMEPLETELY disagree. I love 'em BOTH! WIth equal intensity. But, for two different reasons. I am in LOVE with some of the pics from the D50 thread and D70 thread because they do look so much like film to me. They are gorgeous. In some ways I like them a lot more than Canon. But, I have a soft spot for canon because my first digital camera I owned was the Digital Powershot 210 and though only 2megapixels, it yields GORGEOUS pics. The BEST I've seen in its class. To my eye, SOOOO much better than SONY or pretty much anything else. But, I can't deny my feelings for the Nikons...the D50 and D70...but, because of the Powershot and the good reviews of the XTrebel on DPREVIEW.com, I went with it and bought it for my girlfriend for her birthday last year. I haven't been sorry. I love it too. But, in a totally different way. To me, the Canon is a much more digitally CLEAN image. Not unlike the difference between the XL1 and the DVX. I have the DVX. I LOVE the DVX. But, in a different way, I am also in complete LOVE with the XL1 and XL2 images. So, it boils down to what 99% of us already know...its a matter of taste. I am like Hamlet. I cannot decide. I love 'em both!!! But, when I get my re-sizing situation figured out, I will post some Canon Images. I love the REBEL XT. For the price...you simply CAN NOT BEAT IT! In fact, DELL has an awesome coupon lurking around for that camera. I'd get it, but I'm currently strapped and since I have access to my girlfriends camera, I have no point to get one. Though, I do want my own Digital SLR. But when I DO get my own Digital SLR, I will go with the CANON so we can have compatible lenses. If NIKON and CANON would just play nice, I would probably get a NIKON so that we could have different photo quality characteristics...but, its was not meant to me. I love 'em both. Don't get me wrong...I DO love 'em both...but I cannot deny the affects the NIKON pictures have had on me...perhaps....like THEYANKEE said, its not the arrows its the Indian...but either way..the REBEL XT guys better step up because I'm losing faith...POST MORE PICS PLEASE!!!
 
Rick I couldn't agree more... I've really enjoyed the canon pics that have been posted but I also have always come to that same conclusion... Canon = Clean. Look at that shot above... it's clinically perfect. It's so flawless that it's almost sterile and I don't know what to think about that...?

I would like to see more shots from you Canon guys... considering I've been a Canon man my entire life... and until my next camera arrives I still am... but I do agree that they look different. I've always said I can pick a canon shot from a nikon shot and for the most part I think I still can.
 
rlm7189 said:
That is one cute kid! I just turned 35, my best friend just gave birth to the most beautiful daughter last week so I am guessing that my biological clock is ticking.
At any rate, I dig the pic a lot. I have a good amount of Rebel XT pics that I'd like to post but I need to resize them. I have photoshop, but its being buggy right now. So, I figured I'd post a comment on your pic to say hello and to keep this thread alive until I can post something...
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Thanks for the compliments on my daughter and the picture!

I'm a little surprised at the low turn-out in this thread so far. Hopefully, you'll be able to resize yours soon. I went out for a little while today, riding around the older parts of town... looking for something (anything) to shoot. I shot everything in RAW (+jpeg) just as another experiment. If anything turns out decent, I'll post it.

I completely agree about the Canon vs. Nikon images. I think that's why I had so much trouble deciding. There's just something unique about those pics in the d50 thread.

Chad
 
Another pic

Another pic

I thought I'd bump this back up with a new picture. Still waiting for all you other XT users to add yours!

This was yet another experiment... I took this the evening of July 4th. The experiments: I shot it in RAW and it was a 30 second exposure. And I guess the border was experimental, too... I didn't realize how easy it was to do that in photoshop. As always, this is with the kit lens (18-55mm).

night2.jpg


The further things are from the light, the bluer they get... I just tried to find a good balance so nothing would be too extreme. I really like the RAW conversion software that came with the camera, but it's the only one I've ever used.

Comments and suggestions are always welcome!

Chad
 
Ok, here are some pics taken with a Rebel 300D (not the XT). The first two pics are of an ice storm in Kentucky two Christmases ago. They were taken with an EF 50mm f/1.8 II (a cheap $70 lens that I LOVE). The last image of the toy hockey figure in the jungle was taken with the kit lens (18 - 55mm zoom).

ice1.jpg


icestorm2.jpg


jungle1copy.jpg
 
Uncropped (save for changing the image dimensions to be smaller), non-CC'd

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I have more (and arguably better ones) but they're not uploaded right now.
 
Great photos! 300D photos are more than welcome here, too.

And thanks for reviving this thread!

Chad
 
very cool..and a question for you

very cool..and a question for you

I love the color contrast and framing in the first image...especiallyt the red popping in there...would like to see it maybe ps a little more to bring out those berries..
Looks like there is some berries and what not still bright red...this storm must have been a surprise?? like didn't happen in the winter?

ice1.jpg


icestorm2.jpg


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