[Leica] Landscapes - Not PAW

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Richard wrote:

> At 02:44 AM 12/1/2005, Peter Dzwig wrote:
> 
>> I am running a couple of weeks ahead of myself with my PAW, so I am 
>> offering these two for comment as non-PAW:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album117/FieldthroughIvy
>>
>> Leica IIIf BW400CN 9cm Elmar 1/60th at f11 (I think!)
> 
> 
> The first one reminds me of the Don Hong Oai work that I just posted :-) 
> Would love to see how he exposes/prints to get that Chinese pictorial 
> effect... Looks good!
> 
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It was your postings and GeeBee's that spurred me to put mine up, although a 
different lens.

The first had little or no PSing done on it except for a little contrast 
adjustment (minor because I ** wanted ** the low contrast background and 
perhaps 
a bit of USM, though again not much.

The second needed more work to get the exposure of the trees at the left 
good 
enough to show enough detail for my taste (and the little field shelter at 
their 
right end. Some more work to bring the shadow up a bit on the right and some 
to 
get a little more detail in the misty hills at the back. Mostly selective 
localised contrast and lightening, little USM and some mild tinkering with 
levels.

I hope that it doesn't look too bad to the rest of the world as I quite like 
it 
and that general kind of light.

Thanks for looking.

Peter