Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas - having seen that scene myself a zillion times, I would guess that what you did with the color and contrast is on the money. However, I'd humbly suggest that you may have over sharpened it a bit. B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 2:57 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad Exposure or Something Else? that's splendid Douglas... Steve Douglas M. Sharp wrote: > Sorry this took a while Richard, I only just installed Elements 3.0 > and > a few plugins that I had to get used to before I got round to trying a > few tricks on your image. > > Processing sequence as follows : > Grey point picked from a part of the road > a touch of Focus Magic to pick out the thinner twigs and the cars > shadow/highlight shift in PS a warming filter > a slight increase in saturation > a touch more dark in the shadows > > I've posted your original, John's version and mine in the following > sub > gallery. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/TESTS > > Let me know what you think > regards > Douglas > > > > Richard S. Taylor wrote: > >> John - Your "sinful" attempt to correct the image is certainly closer >> to what I saw - and thanks you and to all the others who responded >> with ideas and suggestions. >> >> What really bothers me about the photo (and about the dozen or so >> others I took at the same time) is the blown out highlights. I've now >> looked at the negatives more carefully and the highlights are badly >> blown out there, too. (Which eliminates the scanning as an issue.) I >> think if the highlights weren't so badly blown it might have been >> possible to make something of the picture. >> >> So, I think what I've learned is: >> >> 1. ASA 400 color negative film really isn't universal. I should have >> used a longer-scale film, ASA 100 or so, in this situation. >> >> 2. Overexposure really isn't OK with color negative film (though is >> far more forgiving than slide film). I've always exposed for the >> shadows and let the highlights take care of themselves. That >> obviously doesn't always work. >> >> 3. Photoshop can't fix everything. >> >> You are forgiven. Your good works saved you. Go and sin no more... >> (unless that is, you want to try again to fix one of my miserable >> attempts to commit photography, in which case, sin away.) >> >>> May God have mercy on my immortal soul. Is this more what you had in >>> mind? >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album63/another_man_s_image >>> >>> John Collier >>> >>> On Dec 5, 2004, at 5:50 PM, Richard S. Taylor wrote: >>> >>>> As I turned onto Memorial Drive in Cambridge last week the >>>> sycamores >>>> along the drive were glowing white-gold in the mid-afternoon >>>> sunlight. I quickly parked and took pictures. The results were >>>> disappointing to say the least. I've posted one example here: >>>> >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/PICKS/21_0021> >>>> >>>> Photographic qualities of the picture aside, I wonder if any of you >>>> might have any thoughts on what I might have done to improve the >>>> rendition of the glowing trees that I saw with my eyes. There seems >>>> to be an exposure issue here since the highlights look blown out but >>>> would it have been better on a slower film, or is there a scanning >>>> problem, or something else? >>>> >>>> This photo isn't even close to the image I had in my head. >>>> Manipulation in Photoshop to darken the image overall helps but >>>> isn't really the solution. The posted picture is unmanipulated and >>>> uncropped. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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