RAW vs JPEG

Windy Sunrise, a photo by David Butali (Dylan@66) on Flickr.

This is one of the first images taken with the Canon extender 2X on my Canon 70-200 f4.
It was a surprise to see how it comes out.
Considering that this images is 640 ISO I must say that what can do the difference is to use RAW instead of JPEG.

RAW is able to minimize rumours and keeps quality of your images very high.
Esposizione 0,003 sec (1/350)
Aperture f/11.0
Lente 330 mm
ISO 640

The image above is taken with the same lens ith the 2X on, but here the ISO value is higher, here is 1600.
The image comes out from a RAW but despite the ISO here the quality is still quite good.


Esposizione 0,008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/8.0
Lente 400 mm
ISO 1600

How to calibrate monitor

Have you ever asked why your images are so different seen in different monitor?The reason is the setting of the monitor.If you deal with photograph you cannot ignore it.In order to see images the way they were intended to be seen, your monitor might need to be calibrated.The best way to do it is to use a tool as Pantone Huey Pro, you can buy it on Ebay.You'll see the huge differences from the way you see your images now.

See this:
Pantone Huey Pro. How use it


How to calibrate your monitor

LCD monitor test images

The HH Lady

The HH Lady, a photo by David Butali (Dylan@66) on Flickr.

These are just an example of the funny and nice objects that you could find in this old and amazing fair i my town,Arezzo (Italia).

The fair is every saturady and sunday of every month and it takes place in the old part of the town. It involves many streets and squares and most of the shops are open during this time.

It's a great chance to visit the town at the same time and surely a nice way to do it.