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 {} LIVING-ROOM Fuji S2 Pro and Sigma 12-24 @ 12mm. - 1/3" @ f/6.7 - ISO 100 - RAW View attachment 9451 KITCHEN Fuji S2 Pro and Sigma 12-24 @ 12mm. - 1/10" @ f/8 - ISO 100 - RAW View attachment 9452 This 12-24 is a GEM !!! I love it for that kind of shooting !
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
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.
Hi Alain ! Thanks for looking ! Yes, as she decided to hang her sister's paintings in the living-room, my wife eventually convinced me to hang some of my pics in the entrance hall !
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 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 ! 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 ?
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.
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!
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.
Re: These are neat pictures Hi Terri ! Yes, the Sigma is great also for landscapes, though it doesn't show it's best quality versus the Nikkor, wich is the the almost total lack of distortion ! IMO, it also has less CA than the Nikkor... Here's some landscapes: Right in front of my appartment - F:12 mm. - 1:250 @ f/9.5 {} After the harvest (Geneva's countryside) - F:12 mm. - 1:180 @ f/8 {} Pumkins ? (Geneva's countryside) - F:14 mm. 1:125 @ f/9.5 {} Snow melting (mountain lake in France) - F:12 mm. - 1:180 @ f/8 {} Vineyards over the lake (Neuchatel, Switzerland) - F:12 mm. - 1:60 @ f/8 {}
