roof

[jpgr]

eltham palace roof

this one doesn't change colour when you click it. 

[kev7d]

That is a most interesting roof.

I always think these shots look best when a symmetrical point of view is displayed. Have you tried sharpening the image a touch?  

[jpgr]

thanks for looking.

i looked at it symmetrically but thought it looked more like a pattern. i tried to get it to look more 3d-ish by shooting at an angle. maybe next time i'll try both.

i'll have a try at sharpening it a bit - i'm always worried about oversharpening.

[jpgr]

i've sharpened it a bit more.

[kev7d]

Thats a great improvement. See how it "pops" now? Good one.

Maybe work on getting it a bit sharper in camera?  

[jpgr]

thanks - it does stand out more.

i'm using raw files produced by a canon camera and they all come out soft; so i need to sharpen them and i'm always worried about oversharpening.

[kev7d]

A little sharpening often never harms and often makes a good difference in small doses.

You should be able to get good results in camera with practise though!

 

[jpgr]

thanks.

i've just checked the exif for that shot and it's 1/5 sec at f5.6 ISO 800 with the kit lens.

i may have been pushing it a bit.

[kev7d]

It can be awkward when you get in doors with reduced light.   

 

 

[jpgr]

i'll have to get the wife to grow a third leg and use her as a tripod. 

[kev7d]

I am saying nothing now!    

[ChrisLumix]

Sorry to be a bore on the subject (but jpgr hasn't heard me yet ) but you can easily adjust JPEG sharpness in-camera. Just sayin'...

[jpgr]

i like to shoot raw so i can mess it up meself. 

[Clicker]

It's a no brainer really innit.....  shooting RAW  that is ..... not you messing it up ... doh 

[colinb]

 

i'm using raw files produced by a canon camera and they all come out soft; so i need to sharpen them and i'm always worried about oversharpening.

and as a Raw file they will always need 'sharpening' which is all part of processing a raw file, any in camera adjustment will make no difference to a raw file.

Interesting picture, although I find the composition a little harsh and would have preferred to pull the lens back but as you shot this with a kit lens I'm assuming it would be 18mm at its widest? 

[jpgr]

yes, it was the widest it would go - 28mm in old currency.

i don't know if it would have been better to shoot just a small section, but i like seeing that much wood and skill.

[colinb]

yes, it was the widest it would go - 28mm in old currency.

i don't know if it would have been better to shoot just a small section, but i like seeing that much wood and skill.

No -  I think you did the best with what you have as a small section wouldn't really do the craftsmen justice.

[jpgr]

thank you.