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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 32: Driving around
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed Aug 24 22:41:13 2005
References: <BF30B92F.4CCF%philippe.orlent@pandora.be> <430B7B71.2080207@planet.nl> <009901c5a91c$447f0280$1ae76c18@ted>

Thanks, Ted. You hit the nail on the head--the day was just like this, 
pretty dreary and flat. It really did look like on the picture.

Cheers,
Nathan

Ted Grant wrote:

> Nathan Wajsman showed the re-adjusted photo.
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAW 32: Driving around
> 
> 
>> Following Philippe's suggestion, I have revised the picture in 
>> questions to darken the cloud a bit:
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_32alt2.jpg
>>
>> I was a bit less radical than Philippe in his suggestion, because I 
>> tend to keep PS manipulation to a minimum. But this is kosher, it is 
>> like dodging and burning in the wet darkroom.<<<
> 
> 
> Hi Nathan,
> The cropped version has a better feel to it. I mean you can only do so 
> much contrast fiddling when you have a max grungy day like this.
> 
> I noticed some said they'd like to see more contrast, but I'm not sure 
> that would do anything because if this looks just like the day it was, 
> certainly with your slight up contrast version, I'd leave it right here 
> and let it stand as is. But without question your changed version is the 
> better of the two printings? postings? whatever. ? ;-)
> 
> tted
> 
> 
> 
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