Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phillipe, Now that you have told us how you did it, I can say that it represents a triumph of technique over artistry. Jerry Philippe Orlent wrote: > Meanwhile I changed it, following Didier's suggestion (instead of what > I did initially: changing the frame color) and it is indeed better. > What I actually did to achieve this image was blend 9 different > exposures together (from EV -4 to EV4, 1 stop difference: you can see > the motion blur in the water surface) via PS HDR, tone mapped it, and > then converted the result to B&W, sharpened different portions of the > image, added some slight grain overall, and warmed it up a bit with PS > photofilters sepia. Finally I removed the aperture markings from flare > manually. > Miracles don't exist: at f16 at 28mm (digital equivalent) you cannot > get this in one shot, let alone avoid flare IMO. > > The high res jpg is at <www.fullflavor.be/groenendaal_HR.jpg> > > Thanks for the comments, > Philippe > > > O