Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phillipe, Just #2 and 3 apply. Similar in concept to the expression that Mercedes represents a triumph of engineering over design (art) Except of course, the 1953 Mercedes Benz 300SL. Jerry Philippe Orlent wrote: > Jerry, > > This can mean many things so what do you mean? > > 1) artistically it sucks > 2) using technique is cheating > 3) why all this work when geebee achieves this (better) straight out > of camera? (which is true BTW) > 4) rather positive > 5) ... > > Not assuming anything, just wondering. > > Philippe > (student, probably for life) > > Op 11-mrt-07, om 22:54 heeft Jerry Lehrer het volgende geschreven: > >> Phillipe, >> >> Now that you have told us how you did it, I can say that it >> represents a triumph of technique over artistry. >> >> Jerry >> >> >> >> Philippe Orlent wrote: >>> Meanwhile I changed it, following Didier's suggestion (instead of >>> what I did initially: changing the frame color) and it is indeed >>> better. >>> What I actually did to achieve this image was blend 9 different >>> exposures together (from EV -4 to EV4, 1 stop difference: you can >>> see the motion blur in the water surface) via PS HDR, tone mapped >>> it, and then converted the result to B&W, sharpened different >>> portions of the image, added some slight grain overall, and warmed >>> it up a bit with PS photofilters sepia. Finally I removed the >>> aperture markings from flare manually. >>> Miracles don't exist: at f16 at 28mm (digital equivalent) you cannot >>> get this in one shot, let alone avoid flare IMO. >>> >>> The high res jpg is at <www.fullflavor.be/groenendaal_HR.jpg> >>> >>> Thanks for the comments, >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>> O >> >>