Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hoppy, Try adjusting your wife's photo. That one is the most underexposed. I'm sure she loves it though. Len On Aug 9, 2007, at 7:38 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Three alternate versions after the originals in the gallery > Two outside shots, the light is bright and contrasty and one low > light interior (1/15 1.4 400ISO) > http://tinyurl.com/27w5wo > http://tinyurl.com/ypnsaf > http://tinyurl.com/29vrfz > These are just simple global minus 1 stop. Please tell me if you > think that I am on the right track. I might need to reduce the > contrast from my curve as well, but how do the exposure levels look? > > Cheers > Hoppy > > Luis said, > Fine pictures Hoppy, the only comment would be that at least on my > monitor some ones seems to me to hard in contrast, and IMHO, this > is by - either - over exposure or over development. Knowing that > you are an experienced photographer without exposure problems, > maybe the reason will be the developing. I've appreciated > principally this aspect on the outside pictures, the indoors > pictures or > the ones with a less contrasted light, are excellent, as your > portrait or "Busker in the mall", or your friendly se?orita..., or the > tea conversation - I see these ones as perfect exposed or developed -. > > Salud! > Luis > -----Original Message----- > Gene said > Hoppy, > Nice set of photos, and nice photo shop sales girl. ;-) However, > I'd say about half seem a bit or two over exposed, at least on my > screen. > Gene > -----Original Message----- > > Gene thanks for taking a look and commenting. I think that the film > exposures are OK. There are a range of conditions there. > Developing, I am fairly confident, but I need a densitometer there, > maybe. (one roll Neopan 400 one of Delta 100 here).I use an > gentle S curve to add a bit of punch to the fairly flat scans. > Sometimes I think too, the viewing from within a browser makes the > tones suffer. > I'll try again with a new curve and some proofing in the browser. > No idea what they look like on everyone else's monitors, of > course. These are adjusted for printing with my hardware. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > > -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" > <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- >> Folks, 10 new pictures by Hoppy, one of Hoppy, starting here >> http://tinyurl.com/38zupz > >> a walkaround in central Sydney including lunch at the Belgian Beer >> Caf?. That is >> a mini Hoppy tradition that I follow while travelling in Australia. >> >> a friendly camera shop staff member who enjoyed looking over my >> M7. She showed >> me a neat DSLR and I told her that she would soon be >> seen by LUG photographers across the world. >> >> Some portraits of our very good friends. > >> As usual I?d love to read some comments or critiques. >> Cheers >> Hoppy > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information