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Subject: [Leica] PAW Weeks 7 & 8 - Alternate Alternate!
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Fri Feb 25 07:14:49 2005
References: <421E543B.7080802@summaventures.com> <p06200716be4439a3d85f@[131.142.12.152]> <421F17C4.8040602@summaventures.com> <p06200719be44e946229b@[131.142.12.152]>

Dick,

dodged and burnt and squuezed a few more photons; but yes, you're right 
about 
the noise. This (I have changed the picture) is about as far as I would go...

All the best,

Peter

Richard S. Taylor wrote:
> Peter - Well, it's better in some ways but now the gal has gone all 
> grey.  The picture has no "snap,' at least to my eye.  I would be 
> tempted to bring up the contrast with Levels or Curves to see if that 
> helps, although you may get far too much noise doing that.
> 
> 
>> Dick,
>>
>> re-working of the second at. I squuezed a few more photons and dodged 
>> the sofa cushion. Which do you prefer?
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album164/DrinkingCoffee200503Version2
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> Peter - This pair was striking.  The first because the texture of the 
>>> snowy trees in the middle ground contrasted to the brilliant white of 
>>> the snowy mountains behind; the second for its simplicity and the 
>>> light.  I guess the only comment I would make is that the white mass 
>>> in the lower right of the second is bothersome, but I don't see any 
>>> way to crop it out, and maybe a few more photons on the film would 
>>> have been helpful?
>>>
>>> Thanks for the look.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Back from Skiing at Meribel in the French Alps. Took the camera so:
>>>>
>>>> PAW 7:
>>>>
>>>> This is a the valley as the sun rose over the valley:
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album164/MontdeLaChallefromAltiport200502
>>>>  
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> (snip)
>>>
>>>> PAW 8:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> (snip)
>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album164/DrinkingCoffee200503
>>>>
>>>> (not the same window - the next one ;-) )
>>>>
>>>> Hope that you enjoy them all. Comments and guidance are as always 
>>>> welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Peter Dzwig
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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