Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, Crater Lake 7.30 and Crater Lake Symmetry are absolutely beautiful, breathtaking scenery and photography to match it. Douglas Peter Klein wrote: > Here are some first picks from my vacation trip to the "Dry Side" of > Oregon last week. > > Smith Rocks State Park in Wagnerian mode: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18710029SmithRocks > > Americana(?) in Roslyn, Washington: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18720024Roslyn > > A National Geographic moment in the Newberry lava fields: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18740021KatyaLava > > A GeeBee moment at an abandoned 1930s hydroelectric station, White River > Falls. Sorry, no sheep: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18750019ForGeeBee > > Family snap mode, White River Falls: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18750022KatyaWhiteRivFalls > > A Native American fishing in the traditional manner: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18750028IndianFishing > > Just outside of Sisters, OR: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18760013Sisters > > Crater Lake from an overlook on the western shore: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18750013CraterLkOverlook > > Last light at Crater Lake Lodge, with a little something extra: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18760030CraterLkLastLite > > Crater Lake, 7:30 AM: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18760035CraterLk > > Crater Lake Symmetry: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225/18760037CraterLkSymm > > The whole album, if you want to browse it via the thumbnails: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album225 > > Enjoy, comments welcome. > > Technical stuff: 1544x1024 Noritsu scans of mostly Fuji Press 400 shot > at 250, with a bit of curve adjustment, resizing, and resharpening. > M6TTL with 21/4 VC, 35/2 Summicron (4th Gen), 50/2 DR Summicron, and > 90/3.5 VC. I will probably do 4000 dpi scans of a few of these myself > for printing, but these will have to do for the Web due to time > constraints. Ballard Camera in Seattle did a nice job with the scans. > I asked them to scan a little darker than normal, and the JPGs came out > quite usable. Glaring sun on snow still blows out, but the rest is OK, > and I can usually lighten the midtones and shadows well enough for the > Web. Next time I'll ask for a bit less sharpening, as the originals > look a bit "crunchy." > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >