[Leica] When do special Fx work?

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

I think?that the use of any tools that?enhance a photographer's ability to 
produce what they?visualized and want to convey with a photo is fair game as 
long as any?significant departures from reality (e.g., photoshopping in an 
extra 
missle or two) are clearly disclosed.

As for?HDR, it has a place in my toolkit. This photo from last week is a 
blending of 7 exposures. I could not have captured the shadow detail 
in?forground and also show snow detail on the far, right mountain without 
it. 
It's actually what my eye saw and what I wanted to produce (it still would 
need 
a bit more work if I decide to print):

http://www.rgaphoto.com/2011-01-Yosemite/content/RGA_Photo__001075_HDR_MASTER_large.html


I like?Tina's photo very much. It holds my interest extremely well (I'm 
drawn 
into the frame and it?doesn't let me go!). I didn't notice 
the?"manipulation" 
other's did because the photo itself was so engaging. The added detail from 
the 
PS action only held my interest more.

Tools?are a personal choice. I only assume that an artist like Tina (and 
other's) here use them for a purpose. Sort of feels like the old arguement 
that 
cropping is sacrelidge...

YMMV,
Bob
?Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com 




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From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 12:18:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] When do special Fx work?


On Jan 20, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> I guess I've just seen too many abandoned houses in HDR!

Quite so.
Seems to be a very popular "newish" genre with lots of practitioners around 
the 
globe.
And it seems to me to be an area where, in the right hands, the subject, 
style 
and effects merge well to express something worthwhile.
The same can be said of those doing the best work in night photography and 
other 
high dynamic range subjects.

I do think that Viveca Koh's work stands a bit above many others riding this 
particular train;
because while she's obviously using special effects
the effects seem necessary to achieve, and at the service of, her very 
strong 
vision.
Too many others it's the opposite.
No sense of their vision - just a lot of special effects.

as always
YMMV

> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:29 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at 
> mac.com>wrote:
> 
>> Here's a photographer that seems, to me, to use Fx to successfully achieve
>> her vision and style:
>> <
>>http://vivecakohphotography.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Fine-Art-Special-Effects-Urban-Exploration/G0000DcoLCJePo0s/I0000oKTTCu6XTDg
>>g

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist






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