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Subject: [Leica] Rarities -> Mark Pope
From: mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:05:59 +0000
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Hi Lluis,

having seen the colour shot, like you, I prefer the B&W.  I see there is 
a slight crop on the B&W, which also improves it.
Thanks for giving me the opportunity to compare them.

Best wishes,

Mark


Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

Homepage               http://www.monomagic.co.uk
Blog                   http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
Picture a week (2010)  http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
Picture a week (2009)  http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
                (2008)  http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008


On 27/11/10 16:12, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> I don't remember exactly what I did for the B&W conversion, I think I 
> have used the green filter and I've put extra contrast, just because 
> the effect I was looking for was that leavesseems flotating almost on 
> the air, to your demand I've uploaded the color version, but my 
> preference is for the B&W
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Abstracts/L1016996w.jpg.html
>
> Thank you very much for your comments
>
> Best wishes
> Lluis
>
>
> El 27/11/2010, a las 12:34, Mark Pope escribi?:
>
>> I'm afraid that I am the lone dissenting voice here.
>> Whilst I like both, I  prefer the first, uninverted picture.  The 
>> second was just a bit too weird for me.
>>
>> I think the B&W works well, though the colour version could be 
>> interesting too - almost impressionistic.
>>
>> As far as the B&W is concerned, I wonder whether simulating a 
>> yellow-green or green filter would improve the rendition even more? 
>> This can be simulated in Lightroom by increasing the yellow and green 
>> sliders.  I suspect that there is also a filter in Silver Efex that 
>> does the same thing.  Knocking the contrast back a touch (similar to 
>> dropping the paper grade by say half a grade) may also lift the 
>> picture by putting more detail into the darker areas.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Pope,
>> Swindon, Wilts
>> UK
>>
>> Homepage               http://www.monomagic.co.uk
>> Blog                   http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
>> Picture a week (2010)  
>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
>> Picture a week (2009)  
>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
>>               (2008) 
>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008
>>
>> On 26/11/2010 22:35, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>> This the original image
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Abstracts/L1016996wse.jpg.html
>>>
>>> This one rotated 180?
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Abstracts/L1016996wser.jpg.html
>>>
>>> M8, Tri Elmar
>>>
>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>>
>>> Saludos cordiales
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/
>>> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll
>>> Blog:
>>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
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