March 19, 2009 4:08 PM PDT

Indecent Exposure 42: Incommunicative extras

by Lori Grunin
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It's not easy shooting green, whining about Wi-Fi (cameras), and AVCHD editing made uneasy.


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Episode 42

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Contests
Last topic: Green

Winner: Diner fan

Runner up: Too many good ones this week! Check out all last week's entries on the Episode 41 page.

Next topic: Shadows
To enter, please use the blog comments to provide a link to your entry plus any background information you'd like to share with us and other listeners.
Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald.
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by atfr March 20, 2009 5:41 AM PDT
Hello Lori and Matt,

Here is my submission for this week's "shadows" contest:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/allex/3037262243/

Allex Radu
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by Owen_Martin March 20, 2009 9:00 AM PDT
Hi Lori and Matt,

This is my entry for the "shadows" contest:
http://owenmartin.deviantart.com/art/IMG-0199-97684305

Owen Martin
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by dfp127 March 20, 2009 10:59 AM PDT
Hi Lori and Matt,

While skiing at Beaver Creek last year, I was having fun including myself (via my shadow) in my pictures. My wife is not a good enough skier for the higher elevations, so I did this for her.

http://tinyurl.com/centpj

Love the show, been listening since the start,
-DFp
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by topslakr March 20, 2009 1:42 PM PDT
Just wanted to post a note about editing AVCHD. I just bought the Canon HF100 camera and edit the footage on my not that new intel iMac. I don't find performance to be poor and transferring the footage into Final Cut Express takes very little time. It's not ideal, but it's not bad. It's faster, better and easier then pulling footage off a DV camera. It could be better but I'm fairly happy thus far.

What I really wanted to mention though was the using it in iMovie 09 is really great. Takes no time to pull in the footage and then you just edit away without any problems. I'm able to scan around and grab what I need to put something together very fast, and it's done. I guess it's all relative. Perhaps you know how good it could be, but coming from importing DV tape it's a huge step forward for me. Even if it took a long time to import, at least I don't have to baby sit the transfers!

I really enjoy the podcast, and seeing what two word combo the title will be. You'll run out of words for it eventually!

Topslakr
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by shutterdipity March 20, 2009 9:39 PM PDT
My entry for the "Shadow" contest
http://shutterdipity.blogspot.com/2009/03/shadow-kisses.html

With all the bright light bouncing off the white wall, a lot of my shots in this series came out dark. Looking at some of my exif data from these shots, I was having one of my common errors with exposure compensation. I don't know why I can never get it right in my head to turn up exposure compensation in bright situations. I always have the the incorrect impulse to dial in negative compensation when there is too much light...my subconscious wants to turn something DOWN when it sees that it is too bright. I'll get it right someday. Luckily for me, there are post processing tools.
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by OliverDeg March 21, 2009 2:13 AM PDT
hey guys, here's my entry for the "shadows" contest

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oliverd/3061845728/

oliver
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by genebrowder March 21, 2009 2:46 AM PDT
This is my entry for the "shadows" contest.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/genebrowder/3371711459/

An older couple doing their morning walk during an hot air balloon festival.

Gene
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by Lladnaar March 21, 2009 4:08 AM PDT
My entry for "shadows", a sundial...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lladnaar/3371831345/
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by homebrandcola March 21, 2009 5:15 AM PDT
G'Day all,

This is my entry for the Shadows challenge.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timhughes/2853193236/

Cheers, Tim.
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by jeppcharts March 21, 2009 1:22 PM PDT
Hi Laurie & Matt,

Thanks for the kind critique of "What!? No Ham?" . Matt was right. I used Photoshop for the green egg effect. I went to the Image/Adjustments/ Hue/Saturation dialog, selected 'Yellows' and slid the Hue slider until the yolk went green. Simple!


Love the show!

Eric
www.studiodigitalsalsa.com
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by jeppcharts March 21, 2009 1:41 PM PDT
Hi Guys!

Here is my submission for this weeks contest, shadows:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/digital-salsa/3096176433/

I think I broke about every rule of lighting and composition, but I was going for moody and I think I got it.

Thanks and love the show!

Eric D.
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by GCTonyHawk7 March 22, 2009 12:12 AM PDT
Hey guys,

Just discovered this podcast. Wish I would have sooner, it is really cool to have a podcast dedicated to photography. Anyhow, I figured I try my hand at this week's contest. Here is my entry:

http://www.gcthawk7.semicreative.com/files/general/indecentexposureentry/shadowphoto.jpg

Took it a while ago, always loved the shadows in it.

Keep up the great work,
Justin
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by bob.mcclenahan March 23, 2009 11:43 AM PDT
This week's entry:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobmcclenahan/3083677636/
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by steve228uk March 23, 2009 12:08 PM PDT
Hey guys :)

Thought I'd have a go at this weeks competition, though viewing some of the other entries I don't think I have a chance!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve228uk/2790158312/

Great Show,
Steve
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by jdmedina March 23, 2009 12:15 PM PDT
Hey Lory & Matt

While enjoying my delicious food for thought I post this week's entry for the shadows contest

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bloodless/3379306803/

Bye!
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by heidifischer March 23, 2009 8:23 PM PDT
Hi Lori and Matt,
I used this panel of pressed paper made by indians in NM. The design is created by the pieces of bark that make up the paper. Anyway, I had to attach my flashlight to a lamp to get the shadow in focus.
Here is my entry:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22756141@N06/3380502577/
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by bartmanblues March 24, 2009 10:13 AM PDT
Hello, here is my submission to teh contest "shadows".
thx

gb

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartmanb/2501890222/" title="snow reflection by bartman blues, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2501890222_abc92163b5_b.jpg" width="1024" height="680" alt="snow reflection" /></a>
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by KeithMac2007 March 24, 2009 4:37 PM PDT
Hello All,

Here is this weeks entry for "Shadows"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kmacke/3380065804/

Keith
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by Bendersaxophone March 24, 2009 4:59 PM PDT
Hi Lori and Matt,
I recently discovered your podcast. I enjoy what you're doing and love the weekly contest idea. Here is my shadow entry

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bendersaxophone/3383791690/

Rhett
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by graceraven March 24, 2009 6:10 PM PDT
Shadows entry taken very early morning at nearlly deserted Mombasa, Kenya RR Station.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30978872@N03/3373383607/

Thank you,
Grace Tomkins
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Lori Grunin Lori Grunin has been an avid photographer for almost 30 years, and spent the past 15 attempting to master every aspect of technology.
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