Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you're going to print big, do you have any ghosting in the leaves, grass, etc.? If so you may want to do more work on the single frame as all the data seems to be there... Good for you for printing big!! Sent from my iPad > On Feb 10, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > Thanks, Sonny. I'm going to play with several of them. I think this is > one I'm going to want to print big. > > Tina > > >> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I like the second mix a little better, but the first wasn't bad. Maybe >> split the difference? >> >> >>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, Bob- >>> >>> I took over 40 photos of this scene, some bracketed and some not. I like >>> the drama of the HDR that is not available with a single exposure but I >>> don't want to over do it. Maybe the second one is better: >>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/154445908 >>> >>> I used Photomatix to merge the exposures. I have Nik HDR but haven't >> tried >>> it. The Photomatix software is very intuitive and gives you lots of >>> choices. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> TIna >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 2:59 PM, rgacpa at gmail.com <rgacpa at >>> gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tina, >>>> Well there is no doubt it's HDR! But does that make it "bad"? Not in my >>>> opinion; HDR is just another tool that's available to us in the digital >>> age. >>>> Is it over-done? Now that's a very subjective question. IMO, it could >> use >>>> a little desaturation in the greens and a bit less drama (contrast >>>> reduction) in the skies. >>>> >>>> One question I have is why or if you needed it. It looks like a cloudy >>> day >>>> and your M has about 12 stops available. Was there not one of the >>> exposures >>>> that had recoverable whites and blacks? If so, did you check it out and >>>> preferred the HDR? >>>> >>>> I think the HDR certainly gives a mood that is hard to reproduce from a >>>> single exposure, so it really is a matter of taste. IMO, this image >> would >>>> be spectacular on canvas. >>>> >>>> Did you use NIK HDR? Some other program? Just curious... >>>> >>>> Decisions, decisions... >>>> :-) >>>> Bob >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 7:50 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> PESO: >>>>> >>>>> An HDR of three exposures: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/154445482 >>>>> >>>>> Too much? >>>>> >>>>> C&C greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tina Manley >>>>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information