Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, If shot RAW, try to develop for the highlights only; decrease contrast down to near zero, and adjust the highlights to the highest acceptable limit, then use the black slider to restore tones - just my two cents. If using LR, more can be done with mid-range tones adjustment I guess. I'd be curious to see the result if you have time to try this. Phx Alastair Firkin wrote: >Thanks Mark: I think its an image I wanted to work that doesn't. That's >great feed back for me. I'll look at with less "white" but it may be a >gonna ;-) > >Thanks again > >Alastair > >--- mark@rabinergroup.com wrote: > >From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Don't be shy: sink the boots ;-) >Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:48:31 -0500 > >Snow is hard to shoot. You don't want to gray it down too much but you've >got zero detail in your highlights. Its all blown out. >Do NOT take that histogram and move it to the right from the right edge! >You need that stuff over there. >Its the snow! > > >Mark William Rabiner > > > > > >>From: Alastair Firkin <afirkin@afirkin.com> >>Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:13:56 -0800 >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Subject: [Leica] Don't be shy: sink the boots ;-) >> >>My landscapes have been getting a few nice comments, but this one did not: >> >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/IceScape-5.jpg.html >> >>and I thought it might be a "dodgy" one, so please don't hold back. Why >>doesn't it work? Is it just too messy and confusing? Sink the boots, I'm >>planning to be more critical this year with my own and others work, as I >>think >>we all learn more that way. >> >>Cheers and Happy new year >> >>Alastair >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >