[Leica] LightZone WAS City limits

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Daniel,

 The sky looks pretty much the same, but the contrast in the water and rocks 
is much nicer.  Looks as if it is worth the effort.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
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Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject: [Leica] LightZone WAS City limits


> On my train ride this evening I had a chance to play around with 
> LightZone.
>
> I used this shot:
>
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v11/07v11-0008.jpg.html
>
> Compare the processing of the same shot with LightZone:
>
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v11/07v11-0008lz.jpg.html
>
> It is easy to do "split filter" printing, adjusting contrast in the high 
> end of the scale, without affecting the darker tones and vice versa.
>
> I am not pro at this. I downloaded it just recently and haven't really had 
> a chance to learn much. There are some good tutorials on the company site 
> and also on the DigitalOutBack site.
>
> The system is inspired by the zone system and it is a lot more intuitive 
> (for me) as a photographer who has done things in the darkroom.
>
> It works painlessly with layers and non-desstructive editing. All of your 
> changes are saved in a separate file (takes about 100 kb) and when this 
> file is combined with your original file, you get a result that can be 
> printed or exported or whatever.
>
> Pretty nifty stuff.
>
> http://www.lightcrafts.com/index.php
>
> Daniel
>
> Philippe Orlent wrote:
>> This is the kind of seascape I wouldn't mind looking at all day long:
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2007v11/07v11-0008.jpg.html
>>
>> Thanks for showing,
>> Philippe
>
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