Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, No question the reworked image looks better--but it is not really a good comparison, because the areas that you cropped away are precisely the most problematic ones. Wonderful kitty portrait, either way. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jan 22, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > I have taken to heart the discussions or bokeh and positioning of > the exposure histogram that have appeared on the LUG this past week, > and decided to see if I could improve on a RAW image that I had post- > processed and posted recently. While I could not go back and re- > expose the image that included a wide range of shadow and highlight, > I found that I could make improvements in the way I handled the RAW > image. The original and reworked images are linked below. > > Original image > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Backyard+Visitor.tif.html > > Reworked image > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Reworked+Visitor.tif.html > > I like the bokeh of the Takumar 50/1.4 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information