Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is another try: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1654trial.jpg.html It is just a trial. I didn't do a very good job of cutting the mask, and the rooster's "colors" are off, but I can work on it some. The adobe wall behind him is from the St. Francis of Assisi church in NM. Probably all kinds of heresy going on here. Ken On 6/30/2011 5:14 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > Thanks to both of you for the suggestions. It was my fault not to > locate a better background - to tell the truth I was in a bit of a > hurry to get out of there. I do need to bring out detail in the > rooster. I did punch up the contrast, but that's the way I saw the > image - sort of gritty. It is a scan from a Kodachrome 25 converted > to b&w in Nik Silver Efex2. Actually, now that I think of it, the > best solution is just to mask the background and put him in front of a > stone wall or similar. Back to the drawing board once more. > > Ken > > On 6/29/2011 10:27 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> That's the problem with grab shots, no lighting control. >> If the guy was accommodating, as it appears he was, you could of >> walked him over to a better location, within a 20-30 foot radius. >> I pulled it off the page and ran it through PS. While there are a few >> tweezes that can be can done, it looked essentially the same. The >> flare on the shoulder was easy to take care of. But it's all those >> areas in the background that are really tedious to deal with. Also, >> the chicken is too flat. >> Then there's always the old standby, when in doubt, flash fill. >> Scene fidelity tests, as a rule of thumb, should always be done prior >> to any shooting, per specific location. It doesn't matter if it's an >> auditorium, or a beach scape (which I dealt with over the past 24 >> hours). >> The custom space, sometimes marked C on a wheel, should be used to >> save key settings for lighting situation you're already familiar with. >> On paper, Mark, I would of printed it with a 3 filter, and then >> burned the face slightly with the #5, to separate the values. >> S.d. >> >> >> On Jun 29, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> I think that there is no information in that area what so ever and >>> you are >>> right drying to darken it would make it worse. Though I'd lower the >>> contrast >>> of the entire pic by quite a bit and that might help a bit. >>> Some Photoshop major players would experiment with "cloning" in >>> detail from >>> the pattern of the jacket. I'm sure if it came to that that could be >>> done. >>> The image really to me looks way jacked up in contrast like it >>> could have >>> been printed on 3 but you've printed it on Brovira 6. >>> >>> It looks like a scan from print. Can you find the neg and give it a >>> go from >>> that? >>> >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photography >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Ken Carney<kcarney1 at cox.net> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:02:38 -0500 >>>> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: [Leica] Photoshop guru needed >>>> >>>> LUG: >>>> >>>> Here is an image I would like to print, but there is a flaw. There >>>> is a >>>> flare on the right shoulder of the dude holding the fighting >>>> chicken. I >>>> would like to get rid of it, but so far nothing has worked. Perhaps >>>> nothing will work since there is no detail at all there. I remember >>>> Ansel Adam's photo of the Pioneer Woman, where he regretted the blown >>>> out area on her shoulder, but concluded any fix would just worsen it. >>>> Of course, Ansel did not have PS for better or for worse. Thanks very >>>> much for any suggestions. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/Haiti+fighting+cocksBW2.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ken >>>> (I took this with the fabled Summicron f/2 - how come there is >>>> something >>>> less than perfect?) >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >