Cambodian Fisherman

[kiley9806]

This was snapped out of the window on the bus we rode through Cambodia in. I know theres probably a hundred technical things wrong with it, but I thought Id post to see what people think anyways. Its one of my favorite shots of that trip, probably more for personal reasons than it being an actual good photograph. :rolleyes: I think it got a little distorted when shrunk to fit. And please know how bumpy the roads are in that part of the world, so I know its not that clear. I feel that gives it more authenticity. :D

[Marko]

Hi Kiley,

Although i can see why you like the photograph, there are many technical issues here. Distortion is the first problem, sharpness, blown out sky etc. At the end of the day - it's REALLY REALLY hard to get a quality photograph from a moving bumpy bus.

[Marko]

Kiley - How did you resize this photo? The way you saved it looks like it's seriously contributing to its pixilated quality.

[kiley9806]

yes, it definitely looks better at the original size. i resized it in irfanview. made the largest side 600 pixels and then moved that slider thing to about 48 i think.

[AcadieLibre]

I love the solitary feel of the photo. Very good capture from a Window of a moving bus. When I was a Windows user I loved the simplicity of irfanview for quick resizing and file conversion, just wish they made a mac version. Was the 48 the DPI setting?

[kiley9806]

the 48 is the jpeg quality slider thing. i really dont know how to resize or covert photos, and this is the only way i can make it work to upload as 100kbs or less. i barely know how to take a picture... :p if theres a way to resize that might make it look better, please feel free to let me in on it. and i dont know how to link to shots either, so you could view it in real size.

[Marko]

the 48 is the jpeg quality slider thing. i really dont know how to resize or covert photos, and this is the only way i can make it work to upload as 100kbs or less. i barely know how to take a picture... :p if theres a way to resize that might make it look better, please feel free to let me in on it. and i dont know how to link to shots either, so you could view it in real size.

Kiley - I have played with Irfanview several times - I'd like to try this myself with your shot to see what i get. can you send it to me (The original) by email. photography (D O T) ca@gmail (D 0 T)com Use correct email formatting of course.

If I can do better I'll explain the steps I used.

Thx
Marko

[kiley9806]

ok marko - i just emailed you the full sized original. thanks!

[Travis]

Hey Kiley...

I cropped up some of the water at the bottom of shot (cropped using scrolling on the screen) and found the picture more pleasing to me...

just a thought...

[kiley9806]

i see what you mean travis - i tried it too and it looks better - i think the lines match up with that rule of thirds better your way. :)

[Marko]

The main problem with this photo is that the 'original' was 20k - then it was resized to 40 K.

Normally the original [(depending on which camera it was taken on) and WHAT resolution (low, medium, fine, JPEG, RAW)] should be anywhere from 500k-10 megs...and be WAY too big to see at 100% on your computer without scrolling.

Then when it's resized for the web it should be 60-150 K for decent quality.

My technique is to start with original, do the post processing, THEN change the image size, then save it for the web.

Hope that helps,

Marko

[khphotography]

Kind of looks like it was taken with a film camera giving it a bit of a antique look to it.