Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, Try using Nik Viveza 2 and control points to precisely change the areas you want. There is a 15 day trial version available: http://www.niksoftware.com/viveza/en/entry.php Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 6:07 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > Here is another try: > > http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/kcarney/CRW_1654trial.**jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1654trial.jpg.html> > > It is just a trial. I didn't do a very good job of cutting the mask, and > the rooster's "colors" are off, but I can work on it some. The adobe wall > behind him is from the St. Francis of Assisi church in NM. Probably all > kinds of heresy going on here. > > Ken > > > On 6/30/2011 5:14 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > >> Thanks to both of you for the suggestions. It was my fault not to locate >> a better background - to tell the truth I was in a bit of a hurry to get >> out >> of there. I do need to bring out detail in the rooster. I did punch up >> the contrast, but that's the way I saw the image - sort of gritty. It is >> a >> scan from a Kodachrome 25 converted to b&w in Nik Silver Efex2. Actually, >> now that I think of it, the best solution is just to mask the background >> and >> put him in front of a stone wall or similar. Back to the drawing board >> once more. >> >> Ken >> >> On 6/29/2011 10:27 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> >>> That's the problem with grab shots, no lighting control. >>> If the guy was accommodating, as it appears he was, you could of walked >>> him over to a better location, within a 20-30 foot radius. >>> I pulled it off the page and ran it through PS. While there are a few >>> tweezes that can be can done, it looked essentially the same. The flare >>> on >>> the shoulder was easy to take care of. But it's all those areas in the >>> background that are really tedious to deal with. Also, the chicken is too >>> flat. >>> Then there's always the old standby, when in doubt, flash fill. >>> Scene fidelity tests, as a rule of thumb, should always be done prior to >>> any shooting, per specific location. It doesn't matter if it's an >>> auditorium, or a beach scape (which I dealt with over the past 24 hours). >>> The custom space, sometimes marked C on a wheel, should be used to save >>> key settings for lighting situation you're already familiar with. >>> On paper, Mark, I would of printed it with a 3 filter, and then burned >>> the face slightly with the #5, to separate the values. >>> S.d. >>> >>> >>> On Jun 29, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> >>> I think that there is no information in that area what so ever and you >>>> are >>>> right drying to darken it would make it worse. Though I'd lower the >>>> contrast >>>> of the entire pic by quite a bit and that might help a bit. >>>> Some Photoshop major players would experiment with "cloning" in detail >>>> from >>>> the pattern of the jacket. I'm sure if it came to that that could be >>>> done. >>>> The image really to me looks way jacked up in contrast like it could >>>> have >>>> been printed on 3 but you've printed it on Brovira 6. >>>> >>>> It looks like a scan from print. Can you find the neg and give it a go >>>> from >>>> that? >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>> Photography >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/lugalrabs/<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/> >>>> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Ken Carney<kcarney1 at cox.net> >>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:02:38 -0500 >>>>> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: [Leica] Photoshop guru needed >>>>> >>>>> LUG: >>>>> >>>>> Here is an image I would like to print, but there is a flaw. There is >>>>> a >>>>> flare on the right shoulder of the dude holding the fighting chicken. >>>>> I >>>>> would like to get rid of it, but so far nothing has worked. Perhaps >>>>> nothing will work since there is no detail at all there. I remember >>>>> Ansel Adam's photo of the Pioneer Woman, where he regretted the blown >>>>> out area on her shoulder, but concluded any fix would just worsen it. >>>>> Of course, Ansel did not have PS for better or for worse. Thanks very >>>>> much for any suggestions. >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/kcarney/Haiti+fighting+** >>>>> cocksBW2.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/Haiti+fighting+cocksBW2.jpg.html> >>>>> >>>>> Ken >>>>> (I took this with the fabled Summicron f/2 - how come there is >>>>> something >>>>> less than perfect?) >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>>> more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>> more information >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >