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mwillems · 29 March 2008, 01:56 AM

Day-date. I am a part-time pro photographer and like to take pictures of .. my watch .. :-)

The original picture is much larger and sharper, but this board reduces it in size. Becasue it is called JPG< not JPEG. How dumb is that - with respect? If it takes me half day to get one quality picture or link uploaded on this board, I think perhaps I will go elsewhere.

Peace,
Michael

Overkill · 29 March 2008, 02:06 AM

Welcome to TRF!! Beautiful watch!!! That's a great photo, I like the bokeh and composition! Don't go elsewhere, we need your beautiful photos!

What you could do is upload your photos somewhere like photobucket, or flickr, or imageshack, and then post a link like I've done here:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=35445

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...02082#poststop

edit: you could link directly to the photo so that it actually shows in the post

Share more photos of your watch please!

DSJ · 29 March 2008, 02:12 AM

Nice watch. Many people have found an easier effective way to post pics. Luckily my digi cam is 3.2MP, so I haven't had to get past this hurdle yet.

doc_colton · 29 March 2008, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwillems

How dumb is that - with respect? If it takes me half day to get one quality picture or link uploaded on this board, I think perhaps I will go elsewhere.

Peace,
Michael

With an attitude like that maybe you should.....

Welcome to TRF, stop biting your nails.

mikey · 29 March 2008, 05:00 AM

all that just about a picture? I like the watch. Nice pic.

GMTJOHNNY · 29 March 2008, 06:13 AM

I tried with my Nikon D80, but the lens is no good for macro. I will resort to the Canon Sureshot of my DD. Just got it with black face and can;t get one focused shot of it except for when it is in my lightbox from a distance.
Good luck with it!

mwillems · 29 March 2008, 09:28 AM

Well, I teach photography as well, so if I can help let me knwo.

I have of course tried to just post a link, and a link with the fake html around it: I;ve done it all, but every time I insert any kind of link I am told that the message is being held for review...

Cheers,
Michael

GerardoG · 29 March 2008, 10:25 AM

That is a beauty!

mwillems · 29 March 2008, 10:32 AM

...and I would love to post the full-sized pic, so here's how I can bypass the 'held for review' thing:

h t t tp
doubleyou doubleyou doubleyou
flickr.com
slash photos/mvwphoto/2369318201/sizes/o/

cbrenthus · 29 March 2008, 10:43 AM

Great pic

EvEr34 · 29 March 2008, 11:43 AM

you still here?

mwillems · 29 March 2008, 12:10 PM

Yup - I'm here.

mwillems · 29 March 2008, 12:11 PM

..and you see now wy I wanted to post the link so you could see the original size: a resized picture really does not do this superb watch justice.

timackerman · 29 March 2008, 01:41 PM

GREAT shot! That looks fantastic!

Thanks

frostie · 29 March 2008, 11:32 PM

What a fantastic watch

Enjoy your new watch in good health

pol · 30 March 2008, 01:00 AM

A magnificent piece!

Andad · 30 March 2008, 09:32 PM

Nice pix but probably not worth getting annoyed about, IMO.

I can take a pix, resize it, transfer it and post it in about 90 seconds. The original pix size is 3.2meg reduced to about 290K. This pixel size is not great but the end result is acceptable.

I only have a cheap point and shoot and don't teach photography. I would be happy to get some advice from you on lighting and depth of field settings etc.

Welcome to the Forum.

jasonbellevue · 5 April 2008, 06:09 PM

Both are beautiful watches, but that shot of the T/T GMT-IIC is STUNNING!

Terry Newton · 6 April 2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonbellevue

Both are beautiful watches, but that shot of the T/T GMT-IIC is STUNNING!

I agree 100%. I love it when someone displays my watch. You did a better job than I did. Fabulous shot of the TT GMT

.

Terry Newton

mwillems · 31 March 2008, 04:46 AM

Thanks, Eddie. Ask away if you need advice - not that you appear to need much.

Pic size is important. I make my pic to serve as screensavers or backgrounds on my various PCs and Macs. It takes me at least 90 seconds to start Photoshop and load the pic, let alone do the resizing and re-sharpening (always necessary after resizing) and uploading. You are quicker than me!

vukotab · 4 April 2008, 08:38 PM

Great photo of The Most Beautiful Watch In The World,IMHO!

wmthedirector · 5 April 2008, 10:50 AM

guys i have a question, do you clean up your watches when you take thsese close up shots ??
i took few close up shots and found lots of dust , i think i need deep cleaning before taking a good picture right ??

Overkill · 5 April 2008, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wmthedirector

guys i have a question, do you clean up your watches when you take thsese close up shots ??
i took few close up shots and found lots of dust , i think i need deep cleaning before taking a good picture right ??

I just wash it with soap and water then shine it up with a cloth

daunwaun · 6 April 2008, 12:59 PM

DO you have any other pictures of your watch and how old is the watch?

topcat30093 · 6 April 2008, 02:53 PM

Michael
That was a great photo of my grail watch. I hope to see more of your work on the forum.
I have actually saved the watch to one of my folders, many thanks.
Eddie
As usual your photos are outstanding, I hope that when I come to post my photos that they turn out like yours!!

Incurable · 6 April 2008, 04:35 PM

mwillems... posting an image without review just takes a little longer membership and post count. Check the FAQ's and help here on guidelines to that. As far as posting pics goes, I host all my own pics and just use the [img] tags to display them. Size restrictions do not apply to externally hosted material that way. Keep in mind, most people don't have 1900x1250 screen resolutions so keep the pixel count reasonable. I usually just go 800x600 and 100% crop when possible. Enjoy your time here and don't sweat the small stuff...

mwillems · 7 April 2008, 01:07 PM

It depends on the light also. Soft light shows less dust. Harsh flash light is awful. Use a softbiox or shoot-through umbrella.

And you can also clean it up in Photoshop i you have any residual dust after that...

Michael

mwillems · 7 April 2008, 01:09 PM

Yes, I too host all my own pictures. It is the link posting that was disallowd, that;s all - just like I cannot see attachments I believe, due to some forum restirction. Small stuff, rifht, though somewhat annoying.. life's too short etc...

Anyway on with my day. I am in Hong Kong at the airport about to fly back to Canada. In HOng Kong, more Rolexes per square km than in any other place in the world...

globalphotographic · 12 April 2008, 04:15 AM

Don't get it.

If you're a semipro you'd have probably noticed that resizing is the way to post your wonders on the web... Bokeh or not - what's the big issue here?

Best Regards
Another pro
Sune Wendelboe
www.globalphotographic.net

wmthedirector · 12 April 2008, 11:40 AM

thanks overkill, some of my close up shots have lots of particles showing on them even aa piece of hair showed on one of them i was mad, becz i think iam a good photographer.
look at this you will see a hair on the crystal

29 March 2008, 01:56 AM	#1
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	Try again. My watch. Day-date. I am a part-time pro photographer and like to take pictures of .. my watch .. :-) The original picture is much larger and sharper, but this board reduces it in size. Becasue it is called JPG< not JPEG. How dumb is that - with respect? If it takes me half day to get one quality picture or link uploaded on this board, I think perhaps I will go elsewhere. Peace, Michael Attached Images

29 March 2008, 02:06 AM	#2
Overkill "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Youssef Location: Cairo, Egypt Watch: Milgauss Z-Blue Posts: 925	Welcome to TRF!! Beautiful watch!!! That's a great photo, I like the bokeh and composition! Don't go elsewhere, we need your beautiful photos! What you could do is upload your photos somewhere like photobucket, or flickr, or imageshack, and then post a link like I've done here: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=35445 http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...02082#poststop edit: you could link directly to the photo so that it actually shows in the post Share more photos of your watch please! __________________ Rolex GMT-Master II 116700 Rolex Explorer 214270 Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue IWC Portuguese Hand Wound IW5454-08 Panerai Radiomir PAM183

29 March 2008, 02:12 AM	#3
DSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: David Location: USA Watch: your step! Posts: 7,882	Nice watch. Many people have found an easier effective way to post pics. Luckily my digi cam is 3.2MP, so I haven't had to get past this hurdle yet. __________________ Rolex. The Rolex of watches. 16570 Expy2 Noir, 116710 GMT Master II, 2552.80 SMP

29 March 2008, 06:13 AM	#6
GMTJOHNNY "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: LONG ISLAND, NY Watch: 2007 DAY DATE 18KT Posts: 1,378	trying for the same shot... I tried with my Nikon D80, but the lens is no good for macro. I will resort to the Canon Sureshot of my DD. Just got it with black face and can;t get one focused shot of it except for when it is in my lightbox from a distance. Good luck with it!

29 March 2008, 10:43 AM	#10
cbrenthus "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Real Name: Brandon Location: FL Watch: ing my second hand Posts: 869	Great pic __________________ www.bknicholas.com www.myspace.com/bknicholas

29 March 2008, 05:00 AM	#5
mikey "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Watch: Oysterdate 6694 Posts: 2,713	all that just about a picture? I like the watch. Nice pic.

29 March 2008, 09:28 AM	#7
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	Well, I teach photography as well, so if I can help let me knwo. I have of course tried to just post a link, and a link with the fake html around it: I;ve done it all, but every time I insert any kind of link I am told that the message is being held for review... Cheers, Michael

29 March 2008, 10:25 AM	#8
GerardoG Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Gerardo Location: Here Watch: ALL of them Posts: 32,098	That is a beauty!

29 March 2008, 10:32 AM	#9
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	...and I would love to post the full-sized pic, so here's how I can bypass the 'held for review' thing: h t t tp doubleyou doubleyou doubleyou flickr.com slash photos/mvwphoto/2369318201/sizes/o/

29 March 2008, 11:43 AM	#11
EvEr34 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,909	you still here?

29 March 2008, 12:10 PM	#12
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	Yup - I'm here.

29 March 2008, 12:11 PM	#13
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	..and you see now wy I wanted to post the link so you could see the original size: a resized picture really does not do this superb watch justice.

29 March 2008, 01:41 PM	#14
timackerman "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Tim Location: Calgary Posts: 1,117	GREAT shot! That looks fantastic! Thanks __________________ Daytona 116520

29 March 2008, 11:32 PM	#15
frostie 1,000,000th PostMember Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 14,048	What a fantastic watch Enjoy your new watch in good health __________________ GMT - Master II C - 116710 LN

30 March 2008, 01:00 AM	#16
pol "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: Missouri, USA Watch: YG Day-Date/SS Sub Posts: 273	A magnificent piece! __________________ Rolex...the only way to go...

30 March 2008, 09:32 PM	#17
Andad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,534	Nice pix but probably not worth getting annoyed about, IMO. I can take a pix, resize it, transfer it and post it in about 90 seconds. The original pix size is 3.2meg reduced to about 290K. This pixel size is not great but the end result is acceptable. I only have a cheap point and shoot and don't teach photography. I would be happy to get some advice from you on lighting and depth of field settings etc. Welcome to the Forum. Attached Images __________________ E

5 April 2008, 06:09 PM	#18
jasonbellevue "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Jason Location: at home Posts: 5,098	Both are beautiful watches, but that shot of the T/T GMT-IIC is STUNNING! __________________

31 March 2008, 04:46 AM	#20
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	Thanks, Eddie. Ask away if you need advice - not that you appear to need much. Pic size is important. I make my pic to serve as screensavers or backgrounds on my various PCs and Macs. It takes me at least 90 seconds to start Photoshop and load the pic, let alone do the resizing and re-sharpening (always necessary after resizing) and uploading. You are quicker than me!

4 April 2008, 08:38 PM	#21
vukotab "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Real Name: Vukota Brajovi Location: Belgrade,Serbia Watch: ing movies! Posts: 3,812	Great photo of The Most Beautiful Watch In The World,IMHO! __________________ My fashion blog and Instagram: https://stylebyvukota.com/ https://instagram.com/vukotabrajovic/

5 April 2008, 10:50 AM	#22
wmthedirector "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 371	guys i have a question, do you clean up your watches when you take thsese close up shots ?? i took few close up shots and found lots of dust , i think i need deep cleaning before taking a good picture right ??

6 April 2008, 12:59 PM	#24
daunwaun "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Ken Location: toronto Watch: 18K YG Day Date Posts: 2,985	DO you have any other pictures of your watch and how old is the watch? __________________ DAUNWAUN

6 April 2008, 02:53 PM	#25
topcat30093 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Tony Location: England Posts: 5,460	Michael That was a great photo of my grail watch. I hope to see more of your work on the forum. I have actually saved the watch to one of my folders, many thanks. Eddie As usual your photos are outstanding, I hope that when I come to post my photos that they turn out like yours!! __________________

6 April 2008, 04:35 PM	#26
Incurable "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Pat Location: PNW Watch: your P's and Q's Posts: 2,549	mwillems... posting an image without review just takes a little longer membership and post count. Check the FAQ's and help here on guidelines to that. As far as posting pics goes, I host all my own pics and just use the [img] tags to display them. Size restrictions do not apply to externally hosted material that way. Keep in mind, most people don't have 1900x1250 screen resolutions so keep the pixel count reasonable. I usually just go 800x600 and 100% crop when possible. Enjoy your time here and don't sweat the small stuff... __________________ Rolex GMT Master II 16710 (Blk/Blk) Rolex Explorer 114270 Sinn 356 Sa Flieger Limes Endurance 1Tausend Too many others... #2592 It may seem like I'm doing nothing but, at a cellular level, I'm actually quite busy...

7 April 2008, 01:07 PM	#27
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	It depends on the light also. Soft light shows less dust. Harsh flash light is awful. Use a softbiox or shoot-through umbrella. And you can also clean it up in Photoshop i you have any residual dust after that... Michael

7 April 2008, 01:09 PM	#28
mwillems Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakville, Canada Posts: 32	Yes, I too host all my own pictures. It is the link posting that was disallowd, that;s all - just like I cannot see attachments I believe, due to some forum restirction. Small stuff, rifht, though somewhat annoying.. life's too short etc... Anyway on with my day. I am in Hong Kong at the airport about to fly back to Canada. In HOng Kong, more Rolexes per square km than in any other place in the world...

12 April 2008, 04:15 AM	#29
globalphotographic Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Changes a lot Posts: 75	Don't get it. If you're a semipro you'd have probably noticed that resizing is the way to post your wonders on the web... Bokeh or not - what's the big issue here? Best Regards Another pro Sune Wendelboe www.globalphotographic.net

12 April 2008, 11:40 AM	#30
wmthedirector "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 371	thanks overkill, some of my close up shots have lots of particles showing on them even aa piece of hair showed on one of them i was mad, becz i think iam a good photographer. look at this you will see a hair on the crystal

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