[Leica] Another Landscape IMG

[afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)]

Thanks Douglas, I think I see where you are going. I need to play with this 
one a bit more. Brightening the image without losing the detail in the 
clouds is the key for me. I might look for more shadow detail, but I rather 
like the drama of the black mountain behind the iceberg.

Thanks again. I like the direction you are suggesting

Cheers

--- douglas.sharp@gmx.de wrote:

From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Landscape IMG
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:15:19 +0100

Alastair

Great shot but a little dim.

here's a quick fix - open the image in Photoshop - select levels - 
select the white-point eye-dropper (right)- click it on the brightest 
white (snow, just below middle right) - move the black level slider a 
little to the right.

I think it looks a lot more dramatic; the grey veil disappears almost 
completely - let me know what you think.

Douglas

Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> Alastair for me, the darks are gone completely on screen. If there's any
> information there you could doubtless lift those parts at least a stop to
> start with? Maybe from one or more of the original colour channels? There 
> is
> sparkle and bite in the water and the mid ground ice, less on the 
> mountains.
> Some selective sharpen/contrast maybe?
> The content is spectacular, naturally. The two bracketing slopes somehow
> annoy me. They are neither mountain nor space.
> I might consider a composition maybe that was not so symmetrical. It is
> pretty static (to me) as presented. Which may be completely irrelevant but
> was my second impression.
> Did I mention that I remain insanely jealous of these trips of yours and
> that you have the mother of all dynamic ranges to deal with there?
> My two grams of krill worth.
>  
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/
> Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Alastair Firkin
> Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 20:06
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Another Landscape IMG
>
> G'day all,
>
> I've begun to work up another landscape:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/icescape-8.jpg.html
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/icescape-8.jpg.html
>   
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9g3acm
>
>
> I would love comments, especially any negative ones with suggestions for
> improvements. Where is GB when you need him ;-)
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
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