Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair Great shot but a little dim. here's a quick fix - open the image in Photoshop - select levels - select the white-point eye-dropper (right)- click it on the brightest white (snow, just below middle right) - move the black level slider a little to the right. I think it looks a lot more dramatic; the grey veil disappears almost completely - let me know what you think. Douglas Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Alastair for me, the darks are gone completely on screen. If there's any > information there you could doubtless lift those parts at least a stop to > start with? Maybe from one or more of the original colour channels? There > is > sparkle and bite in the water and the mid ground ice, less on the > mountains. > Some selective sharpen/contrast maybe? > The content is spectacular, naturally. The two bracketing slopes somehow > annoy me. They are neither mountain nor space. > I might consider a composition maybe that was not so symmetrical. It is > pretty static (to me) as presented. Which may be completely irrelevant but > was my second impression. > Did I mention that I remain insanely jealous of these trips of yours and > that you have the mother of all dynamic ranges to deal with there? > My two grams of krill worth. > > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Alastair Firkin > Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 20:06 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] Another Landscape IMG > > G'day all, > > I've begun to work up another landscape: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/icescape-8.jpg.html > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alastair/album184/2008/icescape-8.jpg.html > > > http://tinyurl.com/9g3acm > > > I would love comments, especially any negative ones with suggestions for > improvements. Where is GB when you need him ;-) > > > Cheers > > Alastair > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >