Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I almost never use PS for anything except tidying up a shot (color balance, levels, and the usual stuff). - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 01:49 Subject: [Leica] Photoshop and Leica > I love using the Leica M camera for more reasons than the ultra sharp > lenses. It's just a great photographic instrument. And the best images > aren't always the sharpest. > > Reading all the comments about Photoshop I pulled up an image that I spent > all of 10 minutes tweaking in PS (did not crop, however). It much improved > the original image, which was pretty boring. Not that this is too thrilling, > but it definately is an improvement, and it's kind of growing on me. Sadly, > I think I'm beginning to apply PS fx mentally as I look through the > viewfinder sometimes. Oh, the heresy! > > The original, btw, was shot with a Leica M and 50/1.4 Summilux. Film was > Kodak E100VS scanned on an LS-30. The original was razer sharp, but it > looked too sterile. Again, sharpness isn't everything. > > http://www.lightcurves.com/images/modsculp.jpg > > Dave >