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Nikon Capture NX2 2009 intro for new users & cameras of D200,D50, D80 vintage: See Nikon Capture NX2 2012 intro for later camera


This program is a seriously ignored gem, partly as it is not too obvious how to get into using it. If CS/PS is not fun to use and you want to stick to photography, not quasi art, this may be for you

I am doing this as an intro to pass on my own 4 years experience to supplement Nikons tutorials, and Jason O'Dell's manual which you have to pay for.( http://www.luminescentphoto.com/nx2guide.html

I will add edit commentaries of different picture types in due course, please visit again & if you have specific queries anytime, send me PM. See also more advanced gallery http://www.pbase.com/crisscross/nx2curves

v2.3 has arrived (Dec 2011) and runs fine on both OS10.5.8 and 10.6.8 and should do on 10.7 being a true 64 bit prog.

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Before you even run it - Transfer window in front of View NX window (both free)
Before you even run it - Transfer window in front of View NX window (both free)		 goodnews & badnews
goodnews & badnews		 NX2 v 2.3 on mac OSX 10.6.8
NX2 v 2.3 on mac OSX 10.6.8		 alert1011 caption updated 22.12.11
alert1011 caption updated 22.12.11
NX2 screen in 'F' mode and virgin nef in frame
NX2 screen in 'F' mode and virgin nef in frame		 Comparing similar pics in View via hole in NX following 'escape'
Comparing similar pics in View via hole in NX following 'escape'		 Appraisal - Quick fix or full works?
Appraisal - Quick fix or full works?		 Selective editing - dealing with the sky
Selective editing - dealing with the sky
Selective editing - dealing with the foreground
Selective editing - dealing with the foreground		 Finished image - includes highlighting sunlit areas of middle ground
Finished image - includes highlighting sunlit areas of middle ground		 Same image using curves
Same image using curves		 colour control, wheel & LCH>chroma
colour control, wheel & LCH>chroma
Woodpecker on quick raid; typical quality for those of us who don't have 500mm lens on tripod pointed to where it is coming
Woodpecker on quick raid; typical quality for those of us who don't have 500mm lens on tripod pointed to where it is coming		 Did have time for a 2nd exposure to avoid blown sky, but no good for bird
Did have time for a 2nd exposure to avoid blown sky, but no good for bird		 Passing the limits of NX2
Passing the limits of NX2		 in case picture not worth a thousand words
in case picture not worth a thousand words
Picture Control & Non-picture control
Picture Control & Non-picture control		 use of lasso tools in NX2 - sky needing lateral grading
use of lasso tools in NX2 - sky needing lateral grading		 polygonal lasso containing gradient
polygonal lasso containing gradient		 result of gradient restricted to sky only
result of gradient restricted to sky only
wine red rambler rose problem - original NEF
wine red rambler rose problem - original NEF		 'normal' treatment making it worse rather than better
'normal' treatment making it worse rather than better		 a counter-intuitive bit - heavy gaussian blur to problem areas
a counter-intuitive bit - heavy gaussian blur to problem areas		 final result with a few distracting highlights removed
final result with a few distracting highlights removed

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Martin Lamoon PM reply 30-Oct-2011 03:56
Great info.
anuschka PM reply 08-Jul-2009 21:24
Came back here again to learn some more about NX2 of which I now use the trial version.
You brought me a few steps further with your explanations of masking, selection brush and colour finetuning with LCH chroma. Thanks sofar, I'll be back.
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