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Subject: [Leica] Playing with Photoshop/Orion Alternates
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Fri Dec 23 09:56:17 2005

The two alternates are definitely better than the originals, Richard. And,
oddly enough, I find myself liking the 0077 color shot more than the black
and white...the colors remind me of one of the N.C. Wyeth Treasure Island
illustrations - perhaps the one of Black Dog being run down at night?


On 12/23/05 11:31 AM, "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote:

> A few days ago I posted a few shots of Orion and the night sky taken
> with my Digilux 2.  Since then I've had a chance to play with them in
> Photoshop a bit to try and enhance the sense they were winter shots
> taken on a particularly chilly night and to correct a few defects.
> 
> All Digilux 2 ISO 100 f2.0 @ 8 seconds "24mm."  What's new is the use
> of a cooling filter, some minor level adjustments, and some cloning
> to correct the blown highlights.
> 
> I'd be interested in hearing what you think about the changes.
> 
> Orion 9 PM: Original (B&W)
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020077_web_sm
> 
> Orion 9 PM: New (Color)
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020077_web_sm2
> 
> 
> Orion Midnight: Original
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020037_web_sm
> 
> Orion Midnight: New
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020037_web_sm2
> 
> 
> Concord River Midnight: Original (in a rather unworldly color)
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020050_web_sm
> 
> Concord River Midnight: New (more like midnight blue ,now)
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/BOSTON/L1020050_web_sm2
> 
> Many thanks.



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