Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, I think that the first image you linked to http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/StLouis/3-21PenguinDive16-3.htm is the better take. Like Phong I don't mind the junk and reflections but they are somewhat distracting so why not remove them? As to the crop, I might have taken even more off the right to make a larger statement about how fast the bird was moving. On my monitor which does need to be replaced the separation of the penguins back from the surrounding water leaves a little to be desired but then again, I no longer get the last two squares on the Deadman's site to show either. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Peter Klein Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:22 AM To: Leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica@topica.com; paw@topica.com; MUGers@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Leica] Dive! Dive! Dive! Here's my latest. This little guy was *fast*! http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/StLouis/3-21PenguinDive16-3.htm M6TTL, 35mm Summicron-M, probably 1/30 at f/2. Tri-X in Xtol. With this image, I went a bit further in editing than I normally do. I used a fairly extreme curve, probably the equivalent of #6 paper with a bit of burning-in. I also cloned out some reflections and junk suspended in the water that I found distracting. The question is, did I go too far? I could have done most of this in a wet darkroom, albeit with much greater effort. Also, should I crop a bit off the left side, or leave the shot full frame as it is now? Here it is with the more drastic curve, and dust spots cloned out, but the reflections and junk still in the picture: http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/StLouis/3-21PenguinDive16-1.jpg Here's the original image, with only my first curve adjustment. This looks pretty much like the machine print I got back from the lab: http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/StLouis/3-21PenguinDive16-0.jpg - --Peter Klein Seattle, WA - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html