My appartment with available light !

JPS · May 26, 2005

Lighting: no flash, only the 60W. lamps that were available !

ENTRANCE
Fuji S2 Pro and Sigma 12-24 @ 12mm. - 1/8" @ f/4.5 - ISO 100 - RAW

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LIVING-ROOM
Fuji S2 Pro and Sigma 12-24 @ 12mm. - 1/3" @ f/6.7 - ISO 100 - RAW
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KITCHEN
Fuji S2 Pro and Sigma 12-24 @ 12mm. - 1/10" @ f/8 - ISO 100 - RAW
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This 12-24 is a GEM !!! I love it for that kind of shooting !

Bohdan · May 26, 2005

Wow Jean Pierre - I'm impressed with what the Sigma can do...I didn't realize it's capabilities and at IS0 100 yet! Could you share what you did for post processing? Did you use a flash? Certainly a tripod with those shutter speeds. Anxious to try some interiors now with the D70 and the Sigma 12-24

Thanks

p.s. nice apartment...who keeps it so clean? I have 3 teenage sons who present a challenge in maintaining a clean household.

bohdan

Gale · May 26, 2005

JP,

These are great images. You do such good work.

Love the modern furniture and your apartment set up. Very attractive.

Thank You for sharing.

Gilles · May 26, 2005

Jean-Pierre you have a very nice place, in the entrance on the walls are those your photos?

PhotoDawg · May 26, 2005

NICE APARTMENT!! Very modern looking!! Thanks for sharing images of your home with the Cafe!!

JPS · May 27, 2005

Bohdan said:
..........Could you share what you did for post processing ?

Hi Bohdan ! Here's my usual workflow:
1- shoot RAW
2- convert as a *.TIF with the Fuji EX converter
3- open PS, clean the dust-spots and clone out unwanted things
4- play with Shadows/Highlight
5- if needed, some Hue/Saturation
6- USM, usually Amount 500, Radius 0.5, Threshold 0.3
7- if needed, USM Amount 20, Radius 10>50, Threshold 0.3 (to add some edge contrast)
8- resize for printing A3+ at 220 ppi
9- save as *.PSD under another name
10- still using the *.TIF, resize for Web use
11- USM usually around Amount 200, Radius 0.2, Threshold 0
12- save as *.JPG

............Did you use a flash ? Certainly a tripod with those shutter speeds.

No, i didn't use flash, as i don't know how i could "master" the light in there conditions... Yes i used a Feisol carbon fiber (very cheap but very sturdy) for these shots !

..........who keeps it so clean? I have 3 teenage sons who present a challenge in maintaining a clean household.

Fortunatly (in some ways), we don't have kids at home anymore, so it's not a problem to keep it tidy... but you should see the "spare bedroom"..., that's where my wife keeps -well, in fact: THROW- her clothes :shock: !

Hope this helps ?

Terri French · May 27, 2005

These are neat pictures

Have you done any landscapes with this lens. I would love to see what it can do outdoors. Your indoor results are very impressive. By the way, nice apartment.

Ping279 · May 27, 2005

Are those your pictures hanging in the "entrance" shot? I really like your apartment, very nice sense of style. I hope to someday own an apartment or house with such a nicely furnished interior. By the way, great shots!

twig · May 27, 2005

Jean-Pierre,
I saw your lovely pics way back in the day when I was pondering which 12-24 to buy, and they really helped my decision for the Sigma.

For people thinking about wide lenses, look at the distortion present in his pictures, it is very significant.
Ooops, maybe I mean lack of distortion?

Point being, sigma rocks for architectural stuff, cannot wait to see how their 10-20DC lens performs.

Terri, while I am not as accomplished as JP, I will try to take some landscapes for you this weekend if I can. The Sigma performs quite well when stopped down to f/8-11-16, and responds quite well to USM too. In my opinion the lens does not quite rip with contrast like Nikon lenses, it has a tiny touch of a Sigma-cast, but quite good nonetheless.

I used it indoors in a situation like this with hand-holding and bounce flash and had nice results.