Removing EXIF From Flickr Images

Sorry this thread is a few weeks old but I thought I'd chime in. There is a lot of watermarking software that strips out all exif data when saving the final jpeg and this can explain some of the reasons why exif data is not available on flicker.

dwrcymru said:

Sorry this thread is a few weeks old but I thought I'd chime in. There is a lot of watermarking software that strips out all exif data when saving the final jpeg and this can explain some of the reasons why exif data is not available on flicker.

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I strip the exif data when exporting RAW into Jpeg using Photoshop settings.

mark.roper said:

As above, for me the benefit is knowing the exposure, or specifically shutter / aperture used.

Here's another great image from a photographer I greatly admire:

https://flic.kr/p/F9bHTY

I might guess at the settings used, but I don't know.

I know it's not the photographers job to teach me anything, but some do just by sharing data that didn't require any extra effort to capture.

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Thanks for the kind words Mark makes the back ache I had that day worth while.

Whenever you want to know any settings I used feel free to message me on here or flickr I will be happy to let you know and any tips you want just ask I used to leave the exif on flickr but sometimes people I would meet at Brands would start telling me I should have done this should have done that and so on the same people that when I first started out told me you must not go above 1/125 for motorsport which resulted in me coming home with little to no keepers so I decided to remove the exif for some peace

When it comes to camera settings as said above there are so many variants but the beauty of digital is you can snap away all day then just pop in another card.

Look at shutter speeds the distance you are from the subject makes a difference the speed of the corner the quicker riders/drivers even down to the type of wheel and wheel colour can make a difference as some freeze easier than others I was surprised when I started to mess about with my settings how high I could go before the wheels froze.

Re PP I know little I still use Windows Photo Gallery (everyone fell about laughing at Brands last week when I mentioned that ) I really need to step up a gear to get more out my pics.

You already mentioned Jonny another togs work you should check out is Glen Coombs (Gadget Guy on here ) check out his website https://www.freezeframe-photography.co.uk/ superb work and some shots have the exif details.

All the best

GAZ

Thanks Gaz, can see your point, and I was just looking at Gadget Guy's website the other day, and I few other's I've come across lately, there are certainly some super talented people out there!

I'm off to Cadwell Park tomorrow for the No Limits bikes, practise practise practise!!

mark.roper said:

What the data here shows me is the shutter speed Mr Henchman used is not what I would've expected. I'd have used a slower shutter to get motion into the picture, but in this case it wasn't needed as there's sufficient motion blur at the shutter speed used.

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Because shutter speed:motion blur is dependent on subject speed.

So back to your example, only if you’re in the same spot with a similar FL lens and the same subject speed is the other guys shutter speed useful.

So back to the ‘learning point’ a little trial and error on your part will get you a ‘feel’ for panning which then becomes instinctive, whereas mimicking someone else’s settings can lead to failure and frustration.

Phil V said:

So back to the ‘learning point’ a little trial and error on your part will get you a ‘feel’ for panning which then becomes instinctive, whereas mimicking someone else’s settings can lead to failure and frustration.

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To an extent, but I think I fell into the same trap Gaz speaks off in the post above, going too low because I thought that's what I needed to do but actually, especially for bikes, a tad higher gets decent results, at least looking at other people's settings gives me a starting point. But ultimately you're right, "learning through doing" has no real substitute.