Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Phong. Actually, I've post-processed these images a lot less than others I've shared in the past. Check out this comparison of one of the lily shots. ++++++++++ This is the original image from the 10D; all I've done is run the RAW file (with camera default on all the settings) through the Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) converter built into Photoshop, downsized it to 800x600 (90 DPI) format and saved it as a JPG for web viewing. No crops, no color correction or enhancements, no curves, no sharpening or unsharp mask, no nothing. Just a straight JPG conversion from the RAW source file: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ssgc/Lilypons/untouched.jpg ++++++++++ This is the same image after post-processing. http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ssgc/Lilypons/2004_08_25_lilypons_005a_std.jpg With this version, I've done the following: A) Run the RAW file through ACR in Photoshop, bumping the Exposure setting to +15 and Shadows to +5. No other adjustments were made; White Balance and Tint were left "As Shot". B) Enhanced the monochromatic contrast in Levels, with neutral midtones (this is a tiny adjustment). C) Enhanced the monochromatic contrast in Curves (this is another tiny adjustment). D) Left Highlights and Shadows alone (I usually apply some tweaks here, but not on this image). E) Save the file as a TIF and close Photoshop. F) Open BreezeBrowser and create the HTML creator against the selected files. Settings are: 800x600 size, JPG quality is 90, unsharp mask is Radius 0.5, Amount 1.5 and Threshold 0.0. No other settings are used or required. G) Done; no further cropping, dodging or burning, or noise reducing has been applied. Just post to the web at this point. ++++++++++ What I've found so far is that the image coming out of the 10D is much truer to reality than what I used to get from film, no matter what glass, camera body or film scanner I used to get the final image. Regards, Mitch -----Original Message----- From: Phong Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 7:20 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] Nope - not a Telyt either Having worked with Canon a lot, I attribute the success more to Mitch's post-processing ability. The photos are very well done from shoot to post-processing, to presentation. - Phong