Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Doug, An interesting experiment indeed. OK. I'll make some "identical" shots during my holiday on both my MP loaded with B&W and some filters, and my D200 in -to be in PS converted- color. Will make it easier to compare. Philippe Op 5-aug-07, om 02:34 heeft Douglas Herr het volgende geschreven: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------- >>> I have a general rule: Use PS only for cropping. >> >> Come on. You can't be serious. Pay 650 USD for a cropping tool? >> Use it for everything it was made for. If used right, no erszatz >> about it. >> Exactly the same effects can be obtained in PS as can be with >> filters. >> With the advantage that you, after you made the shot, can decide >> which filter would have been the right option. > > I'd like to see some actual comparison photos, comparing filtration > at time of exposure vs. Photoshop filtration. My general rule for > best image quality is to do the best work I can at each step of the > process rather than relying on fixing things later in Photoshop. I > use PS primarily for dust that I couldn't get off the sensor (& > scratches for film scans), minor color tweaks, and cropping. I > would think that proper exposure of the desired color channels at > time of exposure would beat pulling detail out of an image that was > exposed primarily for an average blend of the channels rather than > for a specific channel. > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >