Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/06

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Subject: Now: Group Tweaking? Re: [Leica] looking for comments - twilight photos
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Sat Sep 6 19:10:20 2008

now there is an interesting idea!

How about someone posts a RAW file of a shot, and we all tweak it,
post them and compare results!

I be happy to post a DNG of one the files for download and yet you all
tweak away..

and takers?

Eric

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Eric, I think there's lots of wonder in those shots, and a little work with
> curves could make the magic you saw.  I would have played with it, but the
> dagnab browser wouldn't let me capture the picture to play with it.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Eric,
>>
>> I assume you're describing the light after the sun is down, or the "quiet
>> light" as John Sexton calls it.  I've done my share of that, but with LF
>> cameras, long exposures and very compressed development.  I have no idea 
>> if
>> a digital sensor has enough range for that or not.  But, it will be a 
>> great
>> experiment, one I hadn't thought of since "going digital".  I think one
>> thing you need is a contrasty subject, so the tree mass may not be the 
>> best
>> subject.  Maybe HDR would work, though the jury is still out on that, for
>> me.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
>> > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Eric Korenman
>> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:36 PM
>> > To: LUG
>> > Subject: [Leica] looking for comments - twilight photos
>> >
>> > One of the many projects bouncing around in my brain is working with
>> > that amazing outdoor light just before things go dark.
>> > Not the golden hour -- I mean that very fleeting time just AFTER.
>> > I'm talking the toast is burnt, but it hasn't started smoking yet..
>> >
>> > But it is a very tough feeling to capture on film, sensor, whatever.
>> > Here are a few attempts:
>> >
>> > http://www.korenman.com/lr/twilight/
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >
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>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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Replies: Reply from ericm at pobox.com (Eric) (Now: Group Tweaking? Re: [Leica] looking for comments - twilight photos)
Reply from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) (Now: Group Tweaking? Re: [Leica] looking for comments - twilight photos)
Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) (Group Tweaking? Re: [Leica] looking for comments - twilightphotos)